Darkness

Invitation

I sighed as I put the fifth book I had tried back onto the shelf. The school library was crap. Or maybe it was just me. My mind was too jumbled to be able to focus on the story. Whenever I tried to read I found myself thinking about other things. Tests, friends, Pinterest™, Sam... I squeezed my eyes shut and shook my head vigorously, coming to a sudden stop when I realised I was in the middle of the library. People would think I was spastic. I felt a little dizzy when I opened my eyes. I made a move to lean on the shelf. It was further away then I'd expected. I gasped in panic, feeling myself fall as though in slow motion. Pain shot up my arm. Marchel. He was above me. "Are you alright? Do you want me to take to to the sick bay?" I tried to answer with a witty statement but I had nothing. I just nodded, to focused on not crying.

The stabbing pain in my arm had settled into a steady ache. We were silent as we walked. I kept trying to go faster but he insisted on strolling slowly towards the nurse's office. He just wants an excuse to get out of class, I thought. Our sides brushed. It felt like a shock wave went through my body. Should I say something? "It's weird being out here with no people," he said. A couple of druggo waggers yelled some insults our way, telling us to get to class and stop missing out on our education. "Well almost," Marchel added.
"Like they can talk," I scoffed, trying to sound cool. He let out an amused sigh. Silence once more. "How's your arm?" I tried not to show that he had startled me but winced as the muscles tensed in my arm. "Oh sorry. Still hurting?" I nodded, scrunching up my face. I quickly restored it back to normal when I realised that I did not look cute doing that. "Sooo... Do you have a date to the disco?" I blurted out. Wait what?! Why did I say that? What have I done?! No one even takes dates to school disco's anymore?!! And the theme is freaking NIGHTMARE! Which is why you weren't even going. Don't you remember idiot? You have NIGHT TERRORS! Nothing better before bed then to be surrounded by freaking vampires which is obviously what everyone is going as!! I was so shocked at what I had said that I didn't even here his reply. "Oh cool," I said the safest thing I could.
"Cool when will I pick you up?"
"What?" Pick me up? What does that mean?
"I asked if you'd like to come with me?" He said with a raised eyebrow and a slight smile.
Oh.

My.

God.