The Saints

8. Reece

Last night is a blur, but I think I remember getting $20 and Hudson kissed me and jade collapsed and Reece and Ella like made out.

It must've been quite the evening.

For probably the third time, I couldn't keep my eyes open in class and trying to comprehend what the teachers were saying was impossible. Yet something in me gathered the energy to text in the group chat.

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Me: did me and Hudson kiss last night? Or am I unhealthily delusional.

Ella: no dude he kissed you

Jade: it was disgusting

Gracie: you also got $20

Me: oh wow I'm really winning

Ella: at least you only got kissed once :/

Jade: you say it like you didn't like it

Ella: I like Reece. Not Peter.

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Ugh she likes them both its obvious.

I had been wearing the same plaid skirt that I wore last night and I pulled out the folded piece of paper from the inside pocket and there it was. 20 beautiful dollars.

It's all coming back. Yes Hudson and I went all gross on everyone and I got $20 and Ella was being weird with Peter and Reece. I don't even know. Hudson is actually the hottest person ever. I bet our kids would be really hot.

"Lindsay?!"

"Yes Miss Smith?"

"The answer is not yes, it's 5."

"Oh I'm sorry I wasn't listening."

"Well it must be hard when you're half asleep. Or are you high? Just kidding. Don't tell Mr Carson I said that he'll probably fire me. Anyway this negative integer..."

Miss Emma Smith is probably the weirdest teacher of them all. She makes drug jokes but if she catches someone making a drug joke, they're in detention faster that she can wake me up from an internal nap.

My mind needs to stop wondering off. I can't wait until I can get back to our room so I can sleep.

Finally getting back was amazing. I went straight to my bed and didn't wake up until probably two days later when Ella shook me awake.

"Lindsay? You need to wake up. Something's wrong."

Her face was soaked in tears.

"What's happening?"

I looked over at Gracie on the phone with probably Jake. He sounded really stressed out. Gracie seemed like she was comforting him.

"It's okay Jake he's gonna be okay. No matter what happens we will always be here for you and so will your friends. Sleep tight because everything's gonna be okay."

"Thanks Gracie I'll talk to you soon."

They hang up.

"What's going on?"

Ella's still balling, "Reece is missing."

"What do you mean missing?"

"LIKE HE'S GONE HE'S MISSING."

"Ella calm down. He wasn't kidnapped was he?"

"I don't know, I hope not!"

Jade came in to comfort Ella, "I don't think he got kidnapped. Maybe he drove off somewhere without telling anyone. Or something sketchy that teenage boys do."

"Reece wouldn't never. Jade I know him all too well he wouldn't just disappear like that."

Do you know him Ella? Do you?

"Maybe we should all get some sleep. This all seems like a lot to worry about."

"Lindsay you don't get it. I actually like this guy a lot. We really have something and it hurts a lot that he's just gone out of my life."

"He's not actually gone Ella he can be found, it's not like he's dead-"

-HOW DO YOU KNOW?!?!"

"I don't!"

We spent the rest of our night in silence. Showers. Washing faces, brushing our teeth, all quiet. Not a word was spoken even as we turned out the lights.

That is until Gracie broke the silence.

"Jake wants to meet tomorrow night. Regular time. He thought it'd be nice if we all could just hang out instead of playing the game."

"Okay."

Wow. Who would've thought that Ella would be able to get any words out all night.