Goodbye.

The kid in my seat.

So here we are. Back at the school. Today I decided to wear and XL hoodie so it can cover my stomach as I don't want to be known as a 'slut' even though they have no clue what happened to me... Josh has different classes than me now so the only time we can see each other is at lunch. We're slightly silent with each other after everything that's happened. The only time we've really 'talked' is this morning when he said if anything was up, or if I began to 'panic' to call him straight away. As I haven't been at school for over 3 weeks everyone was slightly silent to me as they knew I was in hospital... I mean, I was only at this school for not even a week and something already happened. I walked into the classroom and went straight to my seat until I saw someone siting there. They had their head down into a book, with their earphones in. I stood in front of them for a few seconds until the teacher walked in. There was a spare seat at the back so I went and sat down. As soon as I slid past they lifted up their head and looked at me as I walked away. 

I pulled my sleeves down, the threw my backpack off my shoulder then onto my desk. I grabbed out all of my textbooks onto the table then slouched down.

"Good morning class. Oh Rachel. Nice to see you back again hope you're doing well."

I just smiled then slightly waved to say hi before fiddling with my pen on my desk. My foot tapped over and over as I was already bored. 

"So if you can all go to last weeks work and grab a textbook then carry on from there."

The room filled with the sounds of pages being turned and clothes rustling. 

"Sir I wasn't here."

I waved my hand up effortlessly tapping my pen and foot.

"Ah yes! Um... Cory could you quickly show Rachel what we were doing just so she could catch up? Thank you."

I slowly sat myself up as the new kid, Cory, raised himself from his chair then walked over to explain what they had been doing. His headphones were draped over his top still playing music. 

"Nice song."

He lifted his hand wrapping them around his headphones,

"Fuck sake."

He grabbed his phone out of his pocket turning it off.

"Cory no phones!"

"I was turning it off."

He sighed before placing it back into his pocket. 

"Might want to hide the headphones too. I may have actually only been in this school for a week but they will take them and your phone off you too." 

"Yeah I know happened on my first day..."

"Oh so this isn't your first day?"

"Nah I started like 2 weeks ago."

"Ahh okay."

He began to show me what the work was about until,

"Sorry but I knew there was a girl called Rachel, as when I moved I got put where you sat and people were saying that's where you used to sit and that you ended up in hospital. What happened?"

I took in a slight breathe unsure of what to say. I stopped tapping my foot and grabbed a hold of my pen as my palms got sweaty. 

"Um, nothing important."

"You sure? Apparently something happened? I can't remember what but there's stuff going around school."

My eyes widened. Like what?! I never knew anyone apart from Josh! And all that time he was out of school with me? 

"Wait what? Such as?!"

"Oh that you were walking home and got stopped by a group of men. You know? Shit like that."

How do people know?! Please say they don't know about other stuff. Like motherhood that stuff!

"Is that what actually happened?"

I cleared my throat. Until I began to feel sick. 

"Um.."

I grabbed a hold of my stomach. 

"Why you grabbing your... Wait is it?!"

"I think I'm gonna be sick!" 

I ran up from my seat then sprinted through the classroom to the closest bathroom. I swung open the stool door, then collapsed onto my knees as vomit released into the toilet. 

After a while of puking I cleaned myself up then walked back to the classroom; where everyone was staring at me.

"Rachel what happened?!" 

"Nothing, sorry sir. I just feel sick that's all."

As I stand there, there 'he' is. Right in my seat. I try to not let it get to me but I began to feel dizzy. Not here. Not at school. Luckily the bell rang as everyone began to pack up and 'he' disappeared. 

"Hey here's your bags. Sorry for asking loads of questions..."

"Thanks and it's okay. Sorry for running off. My mum was ill and she gave it to me so yeah..."

"Oh okay it's fine as long as you're okay."

We walked out of the classroom chatting and smiling as we saw Josh waiting... 

"Hey I thought I would come walk you to your next lesson as I have a free period."

"Oh thanks I have History so lets go."

"Wait with Miss Kay?"

"Yeah?"

"I have her too. I'll walk you."

"Thanks. Um, Josh I'll see you at lunch."

Cory and I began to walk to next lesson as we started to laugh about the reactions of the peoples faces when I ran out. We were laughing down the hallway as the expressions he made was hilarious. Soon after I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.

Josh - "We need to talk at lunch. Alone..."