Chapter Four: Halloween
On October 31st, Gia's mother has to work the night-shift at the hospital. Since Gia hasn't made any real friends yet, she decided to spend her lonely night at the high school, where they're having their Annual Halloween Festival.
She only bothered going because she knew they kept the library open and she was interested in getting a new book.
She sat in the far off corner of the quiet library, reading to herself a book she found in the Teen-Fiction Section. It's about a young girl falling in love with a sick boy. She loves it so far, the plot is interesting and the characters are fun to read. She can't wait to see what happens in the end.
A sound like a book falling from the shelf on the other aisle causes her to look up from her book quickly. She heard a creak from the floorboard and then the sound of someone cursing quietly to themselves.
Curiosity got the best of her. She stood up and tip-toed over to the end of the aisle. She sticks her head out slightly, and her eyes go wide at the sight of who is the one standing in the aisle next to hers.
Standing there is Griffin. He's picking up books that he must of accidentally knocked over to the ground.
Should she say hi? She isn't sure if he would like for her to speak to him or not. She's surprised he's even here in the first place. She's never seen him in the school library before.
She didn't have much of a choice, though, because Griffin picks his head up, locking eyes with her.
Her cheeks fill with warmth and she knows she's blushing like mad. How embarrassing, he had caught her practically stalking him!
He turns his attention back to the shelves of books. Not bothering to give her another glance or even wave a simple hello.
She wasn't hurt by his lack of greeting. She knows he isn't used to that type of thing since she's never seen him speak to anyone besides herself before.
She doesn't understand why Lexie and her friends, even the entire school, don't like Griffin very much. He seemed nice when she spoke with him at the hospital.
Gulping, she tries to get enough courage as possible, and walks over to him with stride.
"Hi, Griffin," she says softly, not wanting to scare him off like one would a little kitten.
She didn't expect him to reply back so quickly. "Hi," he says as gruffly as possible.
Gia can't help but slightly smile, "Are you looking for a specific book?"
She tends to aid for the librarian every other day, so this is kind of a good excuse for her to spark a conversation with him at the very moment.
Even if it isn't during school hours.
He shakes his head stiffly, "No."
One worded replies are better than being ignored, Gia thought positively.
Looking up at the sign on top of the book shelf, she realizes he's in the Sci-Fi Section.
"Are-Are you into reading books like these?" She gestures to the shelves in front of them.
He gives her a side-eye before muttering, "Why are you trying to talk to me?" He asks bluntly.
She flinches at the question, but then quickly collects herself.
