Teaching Jenny (student/teacher)

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The first week of school was over and I could not be more relived that it was the weekend. Everyday had felt like a nightmare. Not only did I have to see him in registration but he was also my geography teacher. Every time I saw him in the corridor I would duck my head, unable to look at him. In form I would keep my eyes on the desk. Lessons were the worst though. For 50 minutes each day I would have to look at Ben and act like it didn't physically pain me to see him everyday.

The majority of my lessons with him I ended up staring out the window trying to ignore him. It had meant that I had already fallen behind and I knew that this weekend would be spent reading my geography textbook trying to catch up.

Sitting with a packet of crisps next to me I opened my textbook and started reading from the beginning. I thought back to how I usually would be spending my Friday nights. Normally Ben would have just picked me up and we would be on the way to his parents house.

I tried to concentrate on my textbook but all the words didn't make sense and my mind kept flicking to Ben. I ended up reading the first page five times before finally giving up and going downstairs to watch a movie. It seemed everything reminded me of him.

By nine o'clock I was fast asleep with thoughts of Ben invading my dreams. It seemed like I could never get away from him.

Jumping awake I took in my surroundings. I pushed my arms up into the air, stretching out my stiff back from a night tossing and turning on the sofa. It was only seven in the morning so I trundled back upstairs and collapsed into my bed.

Picking up my phone from the side I checked for any messages. I only had one from Maggie saying she was taking me out today to get my mind off of Ben. My best friend had seriously been amazing through this. She was always there for me and I swear without her I wouldn't have been able to survive seeing Ben everyday.

When I got her text, letting me know she had arrived I had just finished getting dressed. Jumping into her car I smiled. This was the closest to happy I had been in a long time. For once I wouldn't have to worry about having to see Ben. All I had to focus on was having a good time with my best friend.

"So what are we doing today then?" I asked as Maggie pulled out and drove down my street. She was bobbing her head along to the Lewis Watson track playing, her mouth moving along to the words.

"Well we are going shopping of course. Then I'm taking you out for lunch," she chirped happily as she drove in the direction of the shopping centre. One of Maggie's favourite pastimes was shopping. I wasn't as big a fan as her but at the moment I would do anything to take my mind off of Ben.

After a couple hours shopping I was exhausted. Maggie had dragged me around twenty different shops and my feet ached like I was on DofE all over again. In the end I had managed to pick up a couple new tops while Maggie had at least seven different bags hanging from her wrists.

After much pleading on my part Maggie finally agreed it was time for lunch so we headed towards my favourite Italian just outside the shopping centre. Happy to be able to finally sit down I slumped down in my chair before picking up my menu. I scanned the menu even though I already knew what I was going to have, I had it every time I came here.

Once I decided that like normal I would have my favourite pasta dish I placed the menu down. Freezing, I looked again to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. But no, sure enough sitting on the table across from us was Laura, Ben's younger sister. Slumping further down in my seat I tried to hide my face with the menu not sure if Ben had told his family the truth.

Maggie sent me a strange look as she wondered what an earth I was doing. Behind my menu I mouthed, 'Laura, Ben's sister, is here.' Instantly she peaked in the direction I pointed although she had never met Laura before so I don't know who she was looking for.