Me, My Teacher and Lies

Chapter 9

Lunch came around pretty quick and one thing that had not gone unnoticed throughout the day is that Mark is a lot more attractive than I thought, every girl we passed was drooling at him or glaring at me for walking next to him and daring to talk to him it sort of reminds me of Mr Greyson’s first day but then they are brothers and being a student Mark is actually attainable to girls here and hey maybe even guys I never asked him about that.

“I’m starving is the food good here”? He asked me smacking my hand away when I went to grab a tray for myself.

“Yes and I intend on eating some of it if you don’t mind”.

He laughed and shooed my hand away again pushing me up the moving line. “Lunch is on me today for helping me out so much. I seriously thought I was going to have a crappy day today being new and all in my old school it’s like a rite of  passage to give the new kid hell - my first day there, well... I don’t like to talk about it” he shuddered and I laughed he smiled at me grabbing himself some pizza. “What do you want for lunch”?

“Uh... actually now I think about it I’m not all that hungry” I realised but I’m not surprised usually after stuff happens with Mom I don’t eat for a few days because I stay unsettled for days at a time and thinking about eating makes me nauseous so I avoid it but it is the opposite of helpful for me right now not to eat I need protein to repair the damage but I can’t bring myself to do it so I just live off of red bull and gum to keep myself going.  

Mark frowned at me tousling his hair at the same time - so vain “Are you serious? You need to eat something”.

“Can I just have a bottle of lemonade”?

“... Sure just tell me you aren’t one of those girls that eat nothing all the time”.

“Course not I just don’t feel good right now”.

“You want to go the nurse’s office”?

“Nah I know what’s wrong with me I’ll be fine in a couple days” I assured him.

When we approached my normal table all eyes were trained on me Sam surprised, Kelly proud, PJ slightly annoyed and Jenny ecstatic. I ingorned them all when I sat down in my usual seat next to Jenny and Mark pulled up a chair to the edge of the table next to me keeping his head down the whole time as if afraid, like I’d taken him into the lions den.

“Guys this is Mark he’s new it’s his first day so be nice please”.

“Of course we’ll be nice” Kelly agreed eyeing PJ sternly.

“Why is he with you”?

“I take it this is PJ”? Mark asked turning to me.

“Yep, ooh and that is Sam" I said pointing at the blonde who stopped with his spoon full of chilli an inch from his lips which were pouting awaiting his food.

“What? Do I have something on my face”? He asked worried now going crossed trying to see if he could see an imperfection on his face.

“No you’re good I just wanted to introduce you because you’ve got perfoming arts together”. At this Sam dropped the chilli surveying Mark like an opponent.

“Hmm another actor... how seriously do you take the theatre”?

“As serious as it comes to me I don’t know it’s just fun”. Sam smacked his face against the table uh oh, here comes the drama.

“How can you say that? The theatre is, is the epitome of self expression, of conveying emotions and channelling them through people to make them understand the issues in this world... that and chicks love an actor”. Sam bowed to his applause from me and threw me a wink. “Ah Claire always a devoted fan, speaking of which you know what’s coming up don’t you”?