A False Sense of Security

Chapter 31

It's Tuesday. I'm waiting for first period to start and Aiden walks in. Great.

We haven't talked since therapy, yesterday.

He sits down and stares at me. I just look forward and don't acknowledge him for the rest of the period.

This also happens in second period.

My other classes go by fast.

And now it's lunchtime. I make a group chat with Kacie, Tana, Carolina, Iyari, Katie, Molly, and Adrienne.

Me: Hey let's eat lunch by the willow tree but don't tell anyone (ESPECIALLY AIDEN)

My phone shows me that everyone read my text.

I make my way over to the willow tree and can see that everyone is there.

"Tell us what happened!" Kacie demands.

"Aiden and I just aren't doing so great and I just don't want to talk to him right now." I explain. They all nod there head. "So! What are you guys doing?"

"Picking out and matching outfits with everyone, obviously! We already had an idea for what your gonna wear!" Kacie says excited.

"About the party, You know I have anxiety and panic attacks so can we just make sure I'm always with someone." I say.

"Already on it!" Katie says. "I planned out different shifts. Your our friend we would do anything to make sure your okay,"

"Thanks guys," I say and sit down.

"By the way, Kiara, I told Josh about being here, but I made sure he wouldn't tell any of the guys about it," Carolina states.

"It's okay, I understand." I reassure her. She sighs a breathe of relief. "So what did you have in mind for me to wear?"

"I'll show you on Friday," Kacie blows off my question.

"That doesn't make me feel worried at all," I say sarcastically. She just shakes her head at me.

I grab my speaker out of my bag and connect it to my phone. I put on my favorite playlist; P!ATD and put my speaker in the middle.

'This is Gospel' starts to play and I lie down. I put my head in Kacie's lap and put my legs on Tana.

I start to sing along.

"Show off," Adrienne says.

"Your just jealous," Carolina jokes.

Then Adrienne shrieks an inaudible sentence. The. Fuck.

"Sheesh, Adrienne, I don't think you deafened me enough in the time we've known each other." I say.

A gust of cold wind blows and my hair goes in Kacie's face. I pull it back and hold it down. I give her a sorry smile and she just rolls her eyes.

"It's colder than a witch's tit out here," Molly states.

"Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah," Iyari says.

"It was just a little wind, calm yourself," I reply.

"SEPTIPLIER!" Adrienne shouts reading on her phone.