Entwined

Entwined Ch. 7

~7~

~Tom’s POV~

*20 minutes ago*

I dug the toe of my sneaker into the ground for what seemed like the 100th time. Even though the sun was behind the clouds, I still needed my sunglasses. Everything was just too damn bright.

I looked up at one of the third story windows of the girl’s dorm and immediately knew it was Samantha’s. Of course, I’d come here every day when Bill was asleep, so I always knew. Sometimes, shadows would creep past the glass, and I would hold my breath, afraid that she would somehow hear me. I wouldn’t move at all, not even to sit down. When the lights turned off, I would leave.

This time, it was different. What happened at the rec hall affected us all, but it hit Samantha the hardest. I could feel the stress pouring off of her when she left with Krystel to their dorm. I could still feel it, even though she was three floors above me. I hadn’t forgotten about Bill; he was devastated. The minute we got to the infirmary, he stormed off to the courtyard. I wanted to go with him, but in my heart, I knew to leave him be. When we got back to our room, he clung to me and cried until he fell asleep. The only other time he cried like this was when we were separated in school. It broke my heart, my soul.

I wanted to see Samantha, but I didn’t want to waste time going up the stairs and possibly running into Aphrodite and her minions. The easiest way had to be the window. I glanced around the courtyard for something to give me leverage. There was a tree, but it was only a foot taller than I was. There was a ladder in the rec hall, but going there was out of the question.

Then a thought came to me: Just climb.

I shrugged and dug my fingertips into the grouts of the wall. I pulled myself up and my toes set into the brick. I crawled a little faster, passing the first window easily, then the second. I made sure to be far from them so I couldn’t be seen. 

However, I felt like I was already being watched. 

I released one of my hands and turned in a half circle. The view of the courtyard looked nice despite the fact that it was noon. A few cats were roaming along the walls and the paths. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of white and turned the opposite direction. A figure, a woman, stood below me, completely dressed in white. I feared that it was a teacher, but she melted away. I blinked a few times. I was hallucinating, right?

I shook my head and kept climbing. When I got to Samantha’s window, I felt a small wave of irritation. Why is it that they don’t have window ledges? I held the grout above the window and set my toes against the bottom edge of the window frame. I let go again and quickly rapped my knuckles against the glass.

The window slid open, revealing Samantha. She looked surprised and shocked at the same time. I smirked, crawled through the opening, and sat on her bed.

“Tom…” she said softly and took a step back. I heard something crack and she screamed.

“Sami?!” I was at her side in seconds. “Are you okay?”

“My foot…” Tears welled in her eyes and she bit her lip, “I stepped on my compact.”

“Let me see,” We sat down on her bed and I carefully set her foot in my lap. Several shard of glass were in her heel, blood dripping onto my hands and jeans.

I heard someone knock on the door, “Samantha?!”

Krystel! Oh God, she going to kill me…

*Now*

“So you just…climbed?” Samantha asked, still confused.