Teach Me How to Love

Chapter 10 Meeting Family

*Celeste’s POV*

It felt weird walking into school the next day. I had Louis drive me to school this morning and Kayla and Ann met us at the front doors.

I wasn’t sure where Harry was at. All I know is that he left to go home late last night to take care of his mum.

As the four of us walked down the hallway towards my locker, I kept my eyes on the ground and watched my sparkly black flats click across the ground, but I still felt the eyes staring at me. If it wasn’t for Harry covering me in the hallway, over half the school would’ve seen my naked body on the floor.

“Are you okay?” Ann questioned as we arrived at my locker.

“Yeah, I’m fine. I’ll be alright to get to class from here. Thanks for picking me up Lou.”

“No problem,” he replied.

I watched my three best friends walk down the hallway together, quickly disappearing behind the corner.

I unlocked my locker and got all of my books for my first class. Because of the rotating schedule, I wouldn’t have my only class with Harry today. I wasn’t sure when I would see him; maybe in the halls or during lunch.

The warning bell went off telling us to get to class, so I did.

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All day I hadn’t seen Harry, but it was lunch now so I was hoping to see him. I was one of the first people to get to the cafeteria so I took my usual seat at the table in the far back corner. I placed my brown paper lunch bag on the table and smoothed out my black skirt under me.

The students soon began to pour into the lunch room and the sounds became more erratic around me. I scanned all of the people walking through the doors trying to find my friends or boyfriend.

The first to come in was Kayla; she walked through the door wearing her red skinny jeans, a black sweater, and black flats while letting her brown hair fall just below her shoulders. She looked happy whilst talking to her other friends. She had plenty other people she talked to besides Ann, Louis, and I. Sometimes I wondered why she didn’t just hang out with them. She walked over to the table and gave me a warm smile and hello.

Next came in Louis by himself. He wore black pants and a blue and white striped shirt with red Toms. He too came and sat with me.

Then Ann walked in wearing a plain yellow v neck crop top, faded skinny jeans, and black toms with her dark hair in a braid resting on her shoulder. She came in with her own group of friends but quickly separated from them when she came over to me, Lou, and Kayla.

The three of them all talked while I sat in silence. The lunch room was full of kids, but Harry wasn’t one of them. Where was he? I stood from the bench to get a better view of my piers sitting at the tables thinking that Harry might have sat down with other people. I looked through every table, but he wasn’t there. I sat back down confusion and worry obviously showing on my face.

“What are you looking for? Is everything okay?” Kayla asked looking around too.

I stared down at my untouched lunch bag and thought of where he could be, but I couldn’t think of anywhere. Maybe he was sick. Maybe he realized that being my boyfriend was the wrong decision. Maybe he didn’t want to see me today so he didn’t come.

I began to panic and shake.

“Celeste? What’s wrong?” Louis asked grabbing onto my hands.

I looked up into his blue-green eyes and shook my head frantically.