Different Paths

Chapter 3

Tilda Chapter 3

      To me Monday came too fast and I so didn't want to go to school, but I had to go. It's a good thing that I took two Aleve for my sides before I left for school. I needed something that wont put me to sleep, but will help with pain and even though I still hurt I can deal with it. If no one messes with my sides by bumping into me or Nick wanting to joke around then I can deal with school. After going to my first two periods it went good, but next I had was PE which I forged a letter for PE like I said I would do and gave it to my teacher as he read over the letter. He looked the letter over and was connived that the letter was real, so he just told me to sit out on the side line. On the letter it just said that I had a head cold and it didn't take much acting to get away with it too. I just sit on the branch away from the other students that didn't dress out today and just lay on my back when Nick came up to see what's up.

           "What's wrong Tilda." He said dress in his gym clothes and getting down with one knee, so that we can be eye leveled.

           "It's nothing I just didn't feel good today." I said looking at him still lying down. But Nick looked at me like he didn't buy what I said.

           "Tilda, you always did PE even when you were sick. Now I remember when you didn't have your gym clothes, but that's the only time you wouldn't dress out." He said

           "Well, this time I have a head cold." I said

           "Now, I've seen you with a head cold and you acted like a bitch last time." He said joking with me by telling the truth I do act like a bitch, but that's only when I'm really sick. When I'm really sick that's when people want to mess with me. I still didn't want to tell him what happen to me that night.

           "Well, I guess I'm in a better mood I'm just really not feeling up for gym today and I wanted to sit out." I said, but he just wouldn't let it go.

           "Tilda, really what's wrong. You're not the type to just sit out of class" He said with a smile and he pushes me on my bad side. That made me hiss in pain causing me to sit up. That's when I knew he can tell something was wrong now.

           "What happen to you?" He said worried and in a low voice so only I can hear him, but before I can tell him anything to him the teacher yelled out to Nick

           "Nick, come on this is not the time for talking this is the time to play ball!" Teacher yelled across the field.

           "Just go Nick, I'll talk to you later ok." I said before he can say something back to the teacher.

           "Ok" Nick said then he got up and started running back to the field to play ball.

      When PE was over I got up from the branch and headed to my next class fast so Nick wouldn't stop me to talk. I knew I had to talk to him sooner or later, but I just didn't want to deal with it right now. My next class was English and that was also the some class that Michael had with me. I was early coming in so I just took my seat at the back of the class like I always did. Then that's when I see Michael walking in the room taking his seat in the back on the other side of the room. We didn't say anything as we sat and wait for students to come in the classroom. As the teacher was talking I gazed over at Michael to notice that he was watching me, but it wasn't for a long time. Maybe he really didn't want that to happen to me that night, but I wasn't going to start caring now. It wasn't like he stayed and helped me he just run with his little punk ass group, so why should I even care. I just listen to what the teacher said until class was over and walked to my next class.