Stars

05

I felt terrible this morning. I was weighed down with guilt and worry, and I felt very nauseous.

It was all his fault too. If he didn't send a cryptic message about doing something stupid, I wouldn't feel bad. I've heard that line so many times before, and it never ended well. To say my nerves were shot, was to say the least.

"Genna, you don't look to good. Had trouble sleeping again?" Caitlyn asked.

She looked cute today. She wore a plaid button-up with a white shirt beneath it and leggings with her classic black Vans. Her chestnut brown hair was loosely curled today, and she did her classic smokey eye look.

I chuckled. "When don't I have trouble sleeping?"

She rolled her eyes. "Today you look even more tired. You put more concealer on today that you normally do."

"Did I really?" I asked, panic in my voice. "Is it noticeable?"

"Not really. It doesn't look bad at all."

"Good," I relaxed.

"So, are you going to tell me why you didn't sleep last night?"

I sighed in annoyance. My reason for not sleeping seemed so stupid now. Of course he wouldn't do anything along the lines of what I was thinking. Grayson was too full of himself for that. He'd want to torment me some more. Unless he knew how to come back as a ghost, he couldn't do that if he wasn't alive.

Still, that small part of me said, he could be secretly depressed. How many friends hid their depression so well, that you didn't know until it was too late? You hardly know him.

"Promise you won't laugh," I told her.

"Can't do that," she shrugged.

I groaned. "Grayson texted me last night."

"You gave him your number?"

"No way. Ethan got it from Ms. Smith."

"Makes sense. So what were you guys talking about?"

"Nudes." I said simply.

She chuckled. "Figures. Finally using the hoards of nudes you have saved to your phone?"

"Shut up!" I hissed, covering her mouth.

"Did I hear that correctly?" A voice said from in front of us. We turned to see Cameron, Ethan, and Jack all sit down with their lunches. Cameron winked at me, and I rolled my eyes. "Does Genna have nudes to share?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," I sassed, taking a sip from my water bottle.

"I would," a deep voice said from behind me. Before I could turn around, a hand reached in front of me and squeezed my bottle. Water shot to the back of my throat, and I began to choke.

Laughter erupted around us, but I felt Caitlyn shoot to her feet in a flash.

Fuck. I quickly shot to my feet too, and began to restrain her. She was getting in Grayson's face now, and he sat there smirking.