Undercover Gangleader

Chapter FiftySeven

Asher's POV

I pause and look at the doors to the lunchroom. There's no way I could open those things without causing a seen of breaking even more things. I turn away from it and run into a chest, me having to crane my neck as I look up to see Xavier.
"Aren't you going to lunch?"
I shake my head and say," Not hungry."
He squints down at me and I back up slightly." I don't believe that." He folds his arms across his chest and lifts an eyebrow." Are you not hungry or you just don't want to go in there?"
"Why wouldn't I want to go in there?"
"I know you Asher. You wouldn't want all those eyes on you. People coming up to you, that never knew you existed until two months ago, and say how much they've missed you."
I frown down at my feet and say," I actually never thought of that until now. Which makes me want to get as far away as I can." I begin to go around him when he blocks my way.
"Then why don't you want to go in?"
"Ican'topenthedoor." I mumble and glance behind me, not wanting to answer this question.
"What?"
"I can't open the door." I say more clearly and frown as I look at the wall behind him." I have one handicap arm and two crutches. None of which help me with the adventure of going into the lunchroom."
He grunts and a jolt goes through me, reminding me of the day that X and I had took the big step. A blush comes to my cheeks and he squints before pointing behind me." That's not really an excuse." He walks past me and opens the heavy door, gesturing for me to go in.
"Thank you." I say as I walk past him, watching his feet and making sure not to hit them with my crutches.
"Your welcome." He filled in behind me and says," I'll grab whatever you're needing."
"Root bear and flaming hot Cheetos." I say and reach into my front pocket and hand him the five.
He glances by it and reaches into his pocket before slipping money into the vending machine and getting two root bears. He talks to the lunch lady, who hands him over the hot Cheetos and three cow tails. We go into line and he grunts, when seeing my still out reached hand with the five." I don't need it."
"Yes you do. You're buying my food- why I have no idea."
"Because it's a very gentleman like thing to do." He smirks slightly before handing the woman over a ten." And correcting change and stuff would be to much of a hassle."
"That makes no sense at all."
"Yes it does. No it doesn't. Don't question me." I lift an eyebrow as my lips begin to tremble as a smile forms. He squints at me and points." You're judging me. I can feel you judging me."
"I'm not judging you. Just wondering if I should laugh at you or feel sorry for you."
"Same." He says and looks over my leg and arm.
"Whatever." I say and flip him the bird before going on." Suck my turkey."
"What?" He looks at me, this time his lips being the ones that are trembling.
"I said. Suck my turkey."
He lets out a chuckle as he stops at an empty table and sits our stuff onto it." Will you pay me?"
"You wouldn't take money from me. It wouldn't be the gentlemen like thing to do." I tell him, using his own words against him.
"I didn't know I was working with a Sherlock here." He says and pushes my stuff to me." You have some visitors." He says, glancing behind me and I groan.
"Hey Aspen." A cheerleader says to en as she takes the seat beside me." It's glad to see you back. I've really missed you, it's just a total drag without you here. I mean, tests just got so much harder."
She smiles at me and I scowl back at her." It's Asher."
She laughs slightly and says," Same thing."
I lean away from her slightly and squint at her. Her blonde hair being done perfectly in a high ponytail and her makeup being an inch to thick." I'd reply with the million insults that are in my head, but I was raised to excuse the not so intelligent."
Her face goes slack and Xavier bites down on his lip, his shoulders slightly shaking at the laughter he's holding in." Whatever nerd. But it has been more difficult here without you."
"Why? We're all the teacher's you're sleeping with come check up on me without my knowledge. Please get out of my face, I don't want to smell fish sticks when I'm not eating any."
She gasps and stands up." I'm just trying to be nice to you, yet you treat me like crap."
"Funny how karma works isn't it? Maybe you should think of that before you stick gum into other people's hair and throwing away their homework. Have fun in hell ."
"I guess I'll be seeing you there." She says back and begins to walk off.
"No you won't. I don't allow people into the throne room."
She flips her hair over her shoulder and goes to her table, facing the fact that she lost the argument.
"I see the hospital changed you." He says and opens a cow tail." For the better or worse I have no idea."
"Bush did 911."
"Inside job." He says and adds," I'm thinking better."