Why me?

Chapter 3 - Life Without Kaitlin

*Dans POV*

I finished tying my tie slowly and sighed. My mum came up behind me and put her hand on my shoulder. I looked at her in the mirror and she smiled sadly. I looked down remembering what would usually happen every morning. Kaitlin would jump on my bed and yell we were going to be late. So I'd always almost, literally jump out of bed. I rush to get dressed while Kaitlin got my lunch for me. We'd run outside for the bus and just catch it. I smiled still looking down. My mum gave my shoulder a small squeeze and walked off. I picked up my school bag and lunch and ran out for the bus. I got on the bus and sat in my usual spot. It felt weird Kaitlin not being next to me. When we got to school. I got off the bus and walked into school. Everyone was looking at me sadly. I didn't need this kind of attention. I didn't need people pitying me. I walked past the school bullies who were talking about Kaitlin by saying that they were glad she was gone and little Dan was all alone. Yeah. Kaitlin used to protect me from the bullies. I sighed. She's probably already found a new best friend and is having lots of fun with them. I bet she likes them better. She's probably already forgot about me. I'm nothing special. I never will be. I walked to the toilets and went in a boys cubical. Yeah our school has a toilet area where there are boys on one side and girls on the other. As I was in the toilet I heard the bell go off. I wasn't ready to leave. If I left now people would know I have been crying. I sat crying intoy arms for a bit loner when I heard a knock at the door.

"Dan? You in there?" Emily, Kaitlin's best friend said

"Go away." I replied

"Have you been crying?"

"No."

"Dan unlock the door."

"No."

"But I have a present if you come out."

I gasped. Kaitlin's present. I haven't opened Kaitlin's present. I unlocked the door grabbed my bag and ran out of school. I jumped the small fence surrounding the school and ran straight home. I opened the door to my house and slammed it shut.

"Dan, dear. Is that you?" My mum yelled to me.

"Yeah." I managed to choke out

I ran up the stairs heading straight for my room. I opened the door and there it was. The present still wrapped. I shut my door and walked towards the chair where it was left. I picked it up carefully. I examined it for a place to open it from. As I was searching I found some writing. It read:

'So Dan. You opening it? No doubt you put it somewhere meaning to open it but procrastinated. I don't blame you. It's a rubbish present. I'm embarrassed to even bother giving it to you. But add to it. I'll send you stuff to add to it too.

Love, Kaitlin

Xx'

Add to it? I wonder what it is? I unwrapped it careful not to rip the paper. Once it was unwrapped I smiled. It was a photo album of all our memories. I sat on my bed and flicked through it. I smiled remembering every single memory. The last picture she put in was the day before she moved. A lone tear escaped and landed on the picture. I shut the album and put it on the table next to my bed. I just sat there crying until mum told me that there was someone on the phone for me...