I'm Back

Chapter Seven

*Meredith Mickelson as Alexa Richards*
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Chapter Seven

Noah and I didn't talk the entire car ride to school.  Our arrival again caused pandemonium yet again amongst our classmates. I loved every second of it. The People staring, the awe, the jealous guys and girls throwing daggers with their eyes.

Before I went to Morocco, I absolutely despised having all eyes on me. Then I met Maria and Brooks. Brooks is Maria and I's best guy friend. We were literally inseparable. At first I thought Brooks had a thing for Maria but I quickly learned that he was as gay as they come. Brooks and Maria helped me out of my shell. Then I grew and went through puberty and I was like a completely different person. I don't want to say that I only did bad but also I was not an angel in Morocco. Maria, Brooks, and I were kind of the bad kids. Not particularly bad but rebellious that's for damn certain. We used to sneak off campus to kiss strangers, dance on tables, sneak into concerts, sneak into bars and so much more. I'm surprised that we never got caught. Everyone knew what we did except the teachers and headmaster. We were wild and I miss it. I miss them. As much as I love being back I miss the freedom and the thrill of doing things I'm not supposed too.

I was snapped out of my nostalgia and back into reality when I was hit like a ton of bricks by a tiny body.

"ALLLLEEEXXXXAAAA!" Bria screamed.

"BRIA!" I yelled back. "What's up?" I asked normally. She released me from her iron grip but did not stop bouncing up and down.

"WE MADE VARSITY!" She shouted. I lit up!

"Oh My Gosh!" I hugged her.

"By the way Noah you made Varsity too!" His face lit up. I leaped into him for on of those hugs. The kind that just erase you every thought and you can't help but think about the person who is making your feel so good.

Bria walked away at some point during our hug. I remember her saying something about a club meeting she had to be at earlier.

When I finally loosened my grip on Noah I realized he was hugging me just as tightly. I looked up into his eyes and butterflies erupted in my stomach. It was the feeling you get right before someone kisses you. It's amazing and scary and tingly all at the same time. We leaned towards each other's but no kiss nothing happened because the exact moment we started leaning into each other my phone rang. Fuck me honestly.

"Hello?" I asked into the speaker of my phone.

"Al?" Maria said sniffling.

"Maria? What's wrong?" Noah looked my me, concerned.

"It's Lena. She's hurt." Lena is Maria's younger sister but they may as well be twins because they are so close. Madelena is Lena real name.

"What happened?" I asked sort of shakily.

"Some kid was texting and driving and he didn't see her in the cross walk and he hit her with his car."

"Oh my god? How? What? Oh my god. Why? How is she?" I questioned rapidly fighting off tears.

"She's in a coma. She has 3 broken ribs, she had a punctured lung but they fixed it in surgery, she also has a broken leg and a skull fracture. The doctors don't know how she's alive." Maria said. I could hear the tears in her voice. She was about to breakdown.

"I'll be on the next flight out." I said strongly for Maria's sake.

"NO!" She yelled. "It's your second day of school. You have to stay. I just don't know how to get though this without you and without her."

"Listen to me babe. You'll be okay. Lena is one of the strongest girls I know only second to you. I know you can handle this. I'm positive she will pull though. " I said.

"Thank you. " she said.

"Call Brooks. He's only a train ride away. He'll be there for you. Okay?"

"Okay. Thank you Al. I love you."

"I love you too Maria. Just say the word and I'll be on the next flight out." I hung up and and almost completely broke down. Noah waited and listened the entire time I was on the phone. For this I was thankful because he swept me into probably the most reassuring hug of my life.

It made me feel safe and love. He is so warm and smells so goddamn good. It erases all of the bad news I had just gotten on the phone. I have never felt so complete. Noah was--is making me feel things that no one has ever made me feel. He took away all my anxiety and fear of the future. I was engulfed by him and everything about him. I could feel the ridges of his muscles and his heart pounding against his chest as his arms wrapped around me protectively. He was my shield against the horrors of the world and I was so thankful to have a man as magnificent as him in my life.

Then the warning bell rang.

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Mrs. Fucking Lundquist.

She has hated me since I was a freshman. She only teaches advanced math for juniors and seniors but I already took all the other math options. She is the worst teacher I have ever had. She doesn't teach, she pretty much writes the problem on the board and writes the answer and tells us to figure it out on our own.

"Alexa!" My head snapped in her direction. "Are you even listening to me?" She asked

"No ma'am." I responded with maybe a little more attitude than I should have.

"So do you know what's going on?"

"Yes, ma'am. I learned this at boarding school." From a teacher much better than you I thought to myself.

"DETENTION!" She screamed. I guess I didn't say that in my head. Whoops. Sorry not sorry though. I stood up, gathered my things, and sauntered out of class.

Walking down the hallway, I heated muffled voices and banging coming from the inside of a familiar janitor's closet. I leaned up against the wall across from the closet just to wait to affirm what I already think is going on. Seconds later out stumbles Vance and Melissa's best friend, Stacey. When Vance saw me he looked like a deer in he head lights.

"Well this seems... familiar." I laughed darkly.

"Alexa. I can explain." He says calmly

"Oh I'm sure you have some elaborate explanation as to why you and Stacey were just fornicating in the janitors closet. Lucky for me you aren't my problem anymore and I am not your girlfriend so you don't have to explain a thing." I stated, turning to Stacey who was very red in the face, "I do however have an issue with you. Girls--no-- friends that backstab other friends are not high on my list of people to respect. Having a friend betray you is worse than having your boyfriend betray you. I would come clean to Melissa, but it's up to you. Save your friendship or don't. Just know that your the one who threw it away."

A crowd had gathered around because passing time between classes had begun. About 20 people watched me bitch out Stacey and I don't really care about that as much as I care about making sure that Melissa's feelings aren't hurt. I should want her to hurt like she hurt me but I wouldn't wish that feeling on my worst enemy.

I continued on my way to detention and strutted in probably about 10-15 minutes later than I should have. I noticed that Noah and Charlie were both in here as well. Surprise to surprise. Maybe this hour wouldn't want so bad after all.