Just Hold Me ~ Norminah

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School is so boring. I was sitting in my math class during break and waiting for my teacher. There was only one other kid in my class and we had a sub today. Anytime we had a sub we had a quiz on everything we learned. EVERYTHING. I repeatedly tapped my finer nails on the desk as the other kid started growing annoyed.

"Will you stop!" She snapped and I looked up to meet her anger eyes. I sat back in my chair and rocked my feet.

"Sorry I didn't realize I was being annoying." I said sarcastically as she continued writing. She kept coughing too.

"Will you stop coughing?" I asked dramatically.

"I have pneumonia, I would if I could trust me." I groaned and scooted further away from her. "I'm not contagious thats the only reason I am here."

"Whatever you still have germs." I said shooing. The bell rang and Camila walked in happily. I shoot up from my seat and hugged her.

"What the hells you doing here Walz?" I asked excitedly releasing her from her bone crushing hug. She smiled and sat down.

"They released me. The person who put the complaint in revoked it and Lauren paid my bail." She beamed.

"When?" I asked since prom was only three days ago.

"Last night. School said that If I get a private tutor and continue working that I could still graduate." She smiled from ear-to-ear. The teacher passed out or quiz and I'm pretty sure I passed it with flying colors. I spent the rest of the class staring at the girl with pneumonia and wondering why I had never seen her before, yet she looked so familiar.

I met up with Normani in the hall as she walked me to my next class. She decided to learn my schedule just so she could. The thought made me smile.

"Why are you so damn smiley." She said kissing my cheek and grabbing my textbook. I shrugged and we walked at a slow pace.

"So how was your math quiz?" She asked interested as I watched the brown headed girl walk in front of us. I started to tune her out as I watched the girls brown curls bounce as she walked. She was walking like she was going to my next class. Normani poked my side pulling me out of my trance.

"Earth to Dinah." She said laughing and I redirected my attention to her. "What are you looking at?" Normani asked me curiously.

"My quiz was amazing thanks for asking. Being in Honors Trigonometry is a breeze." I said sarcastically. She smiled and handed me my textbook when I got to my honors physics. Math was my hidden specialty, sadly.

"Oh come on Dinah I know you love math." She smiled pulling me in for a kiss softly as I watched the girl go into MY physics class.

"See you at lunch?" She asked and I nodded heading in the room. There was no way that this girl was new, and I would've noticed her in my classes before. What was going on?

"Alright class please pull out your textbooks..." I turned to my left and saw her rocking on her stool. My physics class was set up like a Chem lab instead of a regular room. Luck us we all sat on stools.

"Miss Tandon since your book is on... back order.... you will share with Dinah." He said and the brown headed girl came over to me. She rolled her eyes.

"For the last time. I am not contagious." She said as I started scooting away. We continued through the class and my teacher passed out our worksheets. I saw her name. Grace Tandon. [If you dont know who that is... Die]. She was working on her paper as she coughed some more. Grace, Grace, Grace, Grace... It all sounded so familiar.