The Bookworm Girl

14. A Strawberry? Oh.

    It's been two months since Roy told me about him having Epilepsy. Everything has been the same as before only i'm more cautious when he's a little off or somethings on his mind.In other words I kind of am more social ( only a tad bit ) which is some progress so that's good at least. Today is another day, specifically it's Monday and I um, okay i'm just gonna say this- it's the time of the month and I have to go to my therapist and i'm not happy. I shut my eyes unconsciously while saying it.

" Isabel you okay?" I turn to see Roy and Lucas along with Lilly and Tally standing really close to my locker.

" Huh?.. Oh yeah, mhm, yuppers." I pushed my glasses up and pulled down my black skirt feeling self conscious of revealing so much skin. I gave them a huge grin before patting my hair.

" Somethings definitely wrong with her." Lucas speaks, I look up at him frowning.

" Is it the time of the month?(I frown) Simple words are you on your period?" Tally slaps  Lilly's shoulder.

" You never say that in front of boys Lilly, I thought mom taught you better." Tally scolded at her sister before mumbling apologies to Roy and Lucas. Roy's face paled when Lilly said that, he looked almost horrified, while Lucas looked amused- and here I thought it would be the opposite.

" Uh... I think i'm gonna puke." Roy stuttered out. Lucas bursts out laughing, Roy starts gagging  before- a-cum! Yeah and you know where that went? All. Over. Lucas.

"( High Pitch Scream- Well for a boy with a kind-of-deep voice ) Roy you mother BEEP, you little piece of BEEP, Why couldn't you go to the BEEPING bathroom? You just ruined my BEEPING shirt! Do you know how much this BEEPING shirt cost me? Eighty BEEPING dollars BEEP BEEP. What am I supposed to BEEPING wear?" 

"Hey, no swearing." He gives me a flat look.

"Never in my life have I heard someone curse so much in one conversation." Tally says astonished as if he invented the most amazing thing in the world.

" Lucas that was so..hot!" Lilly says in her flirty voice and twirled her straight hair with her beautiful hands. Lucas smirked at Lilly's comment making me roll my eyes- rolling your eyes is really rude Isabel never do that again. I quickly took out my mini notebook and jotting down rule #893 Never roll your eyes at your friends comment. I put my mini-notebook away and looked up only to see Tally standing their alone.

" She just left me Isabel, she left me to go with Lucas. Roy went to the nurse office so he had an excuse to skip school." I laughed at that, big scary Roy going to a nurse office I never pictured that. Urgh i'm being rude again. 

 Wait, is their anyone at home? All his siblings are out with his grandma in Oregon- I highly doubt his parents will be their at this time. It's ten in the morning their probably at work. I headed straight to the nurses office, right when I was about to walk in I hear the nurse- specifically Ms. Daisy talk sternly- this can't be good she's always happy.

" Royal, don't you have any relatives to pick you up? I highly doubt you can drive on your own." I know this sounds so unreal but I see a red wig with an adult work outfit- oh I have to dress as this..great. I ran and grabbed it quickly  and changed, before running back into the nurses room.

" Oh honey! You called, you sick boy. We need to get you home." I faked an old voice- fingers crossed it worked. Roy looked creeped out before he saw my glasses and eyes, and smiled sheepishly. 

" And who are you?" Ms. Daisy scolded at me.

" This is my aunt Barbra, I called her to pick me up. She's my ride." Ms, Daisy nodded before letting him be excused and we both walked out.

" You look like a strawberry." A strawberry? I looked down at my outfit I grabbed- a red skirt with a red and black polkadot blouse and a red color wig, I look like.. a strawberry. I sighed.

" I heard what she said. And I had to act fast." He nodded.

" I guess your not good with girl problems." He shudders and shakes his head.

" I never can handle it. I've tried so many times, but no." I laughed, I know it's so rude but I couldn't help myself. I laughed harder and harder not being able to stop.

" What's so funny Seeds?" He gave me a weird look.

" What happened the first time?" I ask after my laughing fit. I am curious after all, as to why/ how this all started.

" It was a prank when I was eight and It involved with fake blood and when I saw it I fainted." I looked at him, I knew that wasn't the whole story, I could see how uncomfortable he was getting so I changed the topic.

" When did you find out you had Epilepsy?" He looked down at me before getting into his car- passenger seat of course.

" I was Eight. It first started when I was around seven though." I got in the drivers seat. Wow, he was Eight? Seven- oh my globby. 

" Wow, so young. I'm honestly really sorry Roy." I wonder how it must have felt for his parents to see their own child suffer that way? Just the thought made me feel bad for him, and sorry for the parents having to see their child suffer.

" I'm used to it, its okay Seeds." The few minutes after was pure silence until he broke it.

" You busy today?" I stared at the road in front not wanting to make eye contact.

" Yeah, I gotta go to stupid th- nah, nah." He looked at me confused I sighed.

" I go to a therapist, and I have to go today and I hate going and talking." He gave me a soft smile.

" Do you want company? Or maybe hang out after? Do you want me to pick you up and take you?" I smiled.

" Why not?"