This can't be right.

3rd Chapter

I was still hyperventilating until my mom came up to room and asked me, "Shelby are you going to school today?" When I didn't say anything, she came over to me. "Shelby, honey. Are you okay? You seem scared..... And you look pale. Are you sick?" I didn't want her to become suspicious so I quickly said, "No mom, I'm okay. Just a headache. I don't feel like going to school." I kept breathing heavily. "Are you sure? It looks like you came back from sprinting a mile." It honestly did feel like that. I finally shook my head. "No mom. Its okay... Don't worry... I'll be fine. I just need a few days off of school." She stared at me for a couple of seconds and then she said, "Alright. Come down to eat breakfast when you get hungry." After she left, I picked up my laptop and logged back on to Facebook. Not many people were on. I felt relieved when I didn't see Calebs name on the chat list. Good. I just imagined it.

Not long after I posted my new sad status 'My best friend died. I witnessed the whole thing. How awesome is it to be me? Not. :'( RIP Caleb. I will miss you deeply.' I heard a ding, the sound it makes when you get a new message. 'I'll miss you too Shelby.' I quickly read the name. Caleb Foster. No. This cannot be happening AGAIN. Seriously? Gosh this stalker is creepier than I thought. I wrote back, 'Okay, your fun & games are over! Who are you? And how do you know all of Calebs passwords to everything?' I nervously waiting for the 'fake' Caleb to send me another message. While I distracted myself with something else, I heard the ding again. I read what it said 'I told you Shel. This is Caleb. Your best friend. Your buddy. The person who did EVERYTHING with you. How could you not believe me? I answered questions. And they were correct. Makes me wonder why I chose you for a best friend.'

Those words hurt me instantly. How could be say that? If that WAS Caleb, he would never in his whole life say that to me. Makes me wonder why I chose you for a best friend? Dang. I feel horrible. I typed back, 'Ha. Caleb would never say anything as cruel as that to me. He loved me as a best friend.' I waiting for him to send me another message. DING! It said, 'I do love you as a best friend Shelby. Except it makes me mad how you won't believe its actually me.'  I thought of something to say back to him. I typed, 'YOU don't love me for anything. CALEB FOSTER does.' 

And thats when I logged off. I have had enough of Facebook for today. Maybe I WILL go to school today. Besides its still early. And I can't be at home all day. I need something to do. Something that will make me forget about Caleb. Of course, nothing ever will. But i'll give it a try. I got changed for school and didn't even bother fixing my hair or putting makeup on. I didn't care about looking disgusting. Whats the point now? My best friend isn't even gonna be there. I won't even be hanging with anyone. I grabbed some yogurt and told my mom I was going to school. "Are you sure? I mean you can stay home as long as you want." she said while looking at my hair. I swear, all people care about these days is how good you look. I rolled my eyes and said, "Yes mom. I'll be fine." She looked at me with concern in her face.

"Do you need a ride? Its pretty chilly." 

"No. I'll walk. Its close. I will be on time."

"Okay. Call me if you wanna come back home. I'll be here."

"K thanks mom. Bye."

I gave her a hug and grabbed my coat and walked out to the frosty cold air. I managed to get to school before I froze of coldness. I'm surprised it hasn't snowed yet. Then again, its Texas we are talking about. I looked at my cell phone clock. 8:05. Just in time, I thought. I ran into the school and once I entered, I got a bunch of looks of sympathy. Some were walking by and touching my back and saying sorry. I wanted to scream and say, 'Okay, I don't need your damn sympathy. I'm fine without it. Saying sorry isn't gonna bring Caleb back.' I miserably walked to Math class. I wanted to cry. This was the only class I had with Caleb. With watery eyes, I entered the classroom. The room was empty. No one was there yet. I felt relieved. 5 more minutes until class started. Plenty of time for me to stop having an urge to cry. Thats when I saw my teacher, Mr. Somers. He was pretty cool. He always used to tease me and Caleb about talking non stop in class. He was always smiling so of course he approached me with a big smile. "Shelby! I see your not with Caleb today. Is that why you look so down?" He joking said. I gave him a glare. He obviously hasn't heard the news yet. "Haha I'm just kidding, Shelby. I heard a rumor today. That Caleb died. That cannot be true. He was fine just yesterday in math class. Of course I heard it from one of the lunch ladies that love to gossip. So I figured it was a lie." 

Now that made me wanna cry. My eyes started to water. "Oh no... Thats not a rumor...... Is it?" I shook my head. A tear started sliding down my cheek. Then the bell rang. Everyone ran into there classes and sat at their desks. Thats when I saw the empty desk next to me. Calebs desk............. "Attention everyone. I have some bad news." The principal said into the intercom. "Our 10th grade star football player, Caleb Foster, died last night. He was run over by a car and he had very bad injuries. I'm very sorry to the ones that were deeply close to him. We will write I will miss you notes to Caleb and I'll send them to his funeral. We will all miss Caleb so much. Rest In Peace Caleb." And after that the annoucements were over. Everyone turned to look at me. Some were crying and some looked like they were about too. Everyone loved Caleb. I tried to fight back tears, but I couldn't. I started crying harder then anyone else. Mr. Somers came over to my desk. He had some tears in his eyes too. "Shelby? Would you like to go home? This is too much for you to handle. You can take the math test from today another day." I sniffed and tried to control my crying but the tears were rolling out of my eyes so fast. He took me out into the hallway and said, "This is a difficult time for you Shelby. Please. Go home. I know you loved Caleb very much. But I think you need some time from off from school." He walked me over to the office and I called my mom to pick me up.

By the time my mom picked me up, I had already cried puddles. The office assistants kept handing me tissues. I used up like a whole tissue box. I finally stopped crying when I got into the car. "Shelby, I told you to stay home, honey. Don't go to school unless your ready for the whole day." I wiped my tears from my cheeks and nodded. Once we were home, I walked up to room and shut the door. I wanted to be alone. I grabbed my laptop and decided to just browse the internet. Thats when I got a text message. Hmm, I thought. Everyone is at school. They don't let us text in class. I shrugged my shoulders and looked at the text message. One message from Caleb. 

"What the freak?" I opened the message. It said, 'Wait for your cell phone to ring.'

I rolled my eyes and closed the text. Just in case this person was telling the truth, I stared at my cell phone. 2 minutes. 5 minutes. 10 minutes. "Okay this is a joke!!!" I shouted. Not even 10 seconds after I said that, my ringtone went off....... 

*Uh oh!!! CLIFFHANGER!!!!! I love these.... <3*