Count on Me

Chapter 8

The rest of the week went by quite uneventful, unfortunately the homework eventually did start to be handed out more often and we did write a pop quiz in biology.  Lucky for me I have a photographic memory so I actually did quite well in the quiz. 

But Calan still tormented me,  I can't understand why that boy won't just leave me alone.

He still sat with us at lunch and once in a blue moon he wasn't that terrible to be around,  and I was actually able to have a normal conversation with him, but as soon as I say something that might remind him how he normally acts,  he would put on a smirk and start annoying me again,  at times like  that I just ignore him till he gets the message.

Well Jay and Laurel seemed to get along quite nicely.  She barely spoke the first couple of days, but after that she relaxed a bit and opened up a bit more.  Jay was really nice actually, sure he would sometimes join his partner in crime and annoy the Jelly Beans out of us,  but that was not nearly as many times as when Calan did it. 

Jay was also good looking, he had sandy blond hair and, he is really tan,  he has that same typical football player bult, but he's  not as good looking as Calan though, yeah yeah I know,  but as much as I hate him, he isn't that bad looking, I mean there must be another reason than his badboy attire that ALL the girls in the school fawn over him.

Anywho,  Today all four of us  were sitting together at lunch, at our usual table outside,  and it was really hot,  Aghhh, why did I wear my converse and not my sandals.

"I can't believe you did better than me in that pop quiz Row, no offence,  but I always do the best in that class, always!!! " Laurel said to me looking a bit glum and pouting.

"Well I do have a photographic memory,  and it was only with one mark,  and come on you just misspelt the word coccyx "I said snickering at the thought of how she spelt it.

"How did you spell it "Jay asked after he saw my reaction.

Laurel mumbled her reply.

"Sorry sweetheart we didn't quite get that " Calan said cockily.

"I spelled it as it sounds ok .  And I might have added a small space that it looked like two words.  " Laurel said looking down in shame and taking a bite of her Macaroni and cheese.

"Wait so you spellt ' cock sex '?"Jay asked and we all burst out laughing.

"It's not that funny " Laurel said shyly.

"Yes, yes it is,  but it was cute "Jay said and gave her a side hug.

After all the laughing subsided I heard something.

''Rowan,  can you hear me? , Please tell me you can hear me! !'' the voice in my head said urgently.

Oh, no, oh no, oh no, the voices can't start not now,  I'm in the middle of a mission,  I'm to busy to be having a breakdown.

"Will you guys excuse me I just have to run to my locker real quick " I said and ran off to my locker, I had to get my meds,  I just had to.

I got to my locker,  and ripped it open,  fumbling through all of my stuff trying to find my meds,  I finally found them at the back of my locker.

Victory!!

As I fumbled to open the bottle of pills, someone behind me spoke.

"What are you doing? " I knew exsactly who it was.

I turned and faced Calan, "None of your bussiness " I said to him angrily.

Before I could react he ripped the pills out of my hands and took a step closer to me,  my breath hitched.