The Stalker

The Stalker : Coincidence - Part 15

After Algebra, I usually go to my locker, History, back to my locker, then off to P.E......but for some reason, something felt very odd today. I got dressed into my P.E. uniform and went to go sit in my assigned seat. People were asking me what happened and all of a sudden BAM!, new "friends". Heh, I guess sympathy was completely on my side. After all, I was in a very tragic, life changing situation hahaha.

"So, yeah and after the fire caught him, I had no choi-" Some one cut me off. 

"Hey why is the other gym class coming in here?" I turned to look and it was the freshman. I didn't really pay attention until I heard a familiar voice. I watched as each one came through the door. The voice.....so....familair. It was on the top of my tongue. I almost had it until their gym teacher said, "Alright now squeeze in with everybody else." Some people got up and shuffled around. I stayed put trying to recollect my thoughts, but some kept bumping into me. Finally everybody was settled and the gym teachers spoke, 

"The other gym is being reconstructed so everybody will be doing P.E. in here together." Hmm a bigger gym class? Wonderful...

"And we're trying a new way of gym. So everybody find a partner." I hated that. I hated when teachers said that and no one likes you or you didn't know anybody. Clearly, everybody liked everybody in this class because they were quick to find partners. 

"Also when you find your partner, go ahead and go by the door." I sat there motionless. Someone kept bumping into me and I was getting aggravated. 

Whoever it was stood up and asked,

"Hey do you wanna be partners?" That voice almost triggered my memory. I stood up and stretched with my eyes closed. When I opened them, I almost had a heart attack. When I saw who it was, I couldn't believe it. I mean I would have never expected it. It was........my old good friend from middle school, David. 

"David??" I asked.

"Jaye? Is that you?"

"Yeah! I didn't know you went here?"

"Yeah.....I been here evry since the beginning of the school year."

"Cool."

We walked down the stairs to the doors. David was a cool person. We actually became friends BECAUSE of my stalking. I know, I know, surprising right? 

"How you been?" He asked. 

"Swell, I've been better."

"I heard about what happened. I'm sorry."

"Thanks......" 

"Yeah...so you enjoy high school?" 

"It's okay, I made a few friends....but I mainly be with Yuri."

I was puzzled.

"Yuri? Who's that?" 

"He's my Russian friend."

I started to feel a little awkward. 

"Does his last name happen to be Kurchov?"

He nodded. Time literally froze for a second. I smirked. No freaking way.............people just make my job way too easy.

"Yeah, do you know him too,?"

"Oh um no, I just took a wild guess. Most Russians are associated with that name I think. I have a friend named Brian that's Russian so....but yeah, so what is he like?"

I learned much about "Him" that day. No, I'll go by his name now, "Yuri". I learned much about Yuri that day. I learned he's been David's friend since 3rd grade. He then moved to Colorado for 4-5th and then back to Indiana for middle and high school. He told me his favorite things to do and what he likes and dislikes and everything. 

"His locker is right by mines but he's always so quiet and mysterious looking..."

"Oh it's probably because of his mom's death last year. You see, after his parents divorced, his mom's house was robbed and they shot her. He was devastated."

"Oh.........that's...very tragic."

"Yeah and I guess he's still grieving. Poor guy. In fact, he has this gym class. I guess he's either in the office or not here."

I felt a strong surge in my body. I had to be around Yuri now. My hand started shaking a little so I put it in my pocket. My feet happened to be at it too,. Suppressing everything was hard. I figured I would get this with him rather than Justin.

  The teachers worked us like no other. With our partners, we had to do many exercises. Barely at the end of the period did we have any fun but that's ok. I wasn't tired. I wasn't focused on my body at the time, even though it cooled down from IATE. I felt more.......awarded than bothered by the exercises. Just like that, I gathered a lot of information on Yuri......tremendous! Except for one thing bothers me, why hasn't death crossed my mind with him?