Come a Little Closer ((Completed))

Chapter 15

A week has passed since we got Tinsley back. Max has avoided me to great lengths. He sees me at school and avoids me, he is hardly home and when he is he stays in his room.

He has been acting so weird, and it is really upsetting.

Today hasn't made it any better either.

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"No, Blair we didn't get into a fight! He is just being weird." I said to Blair during a video chat in the girls bathroom before my next hour.

"Well maybe he--" She stopped talking suddenly. "The bell rang Rory, I got to go."

I frowned. "Okay." I said and closed my Skype app. I just sat on the toilet thinking about how awkward class will be. Max will sit as far away from as possible and avoid even looking at me. The thought gives me anxiety.

One of my worst fears is rejection.

The idea of people turning from me is awful. I hate feeling alone, and I hate feeling stupid.

Max may have been a jerk to me, but I liked having him around. While everyone else was gone, Max was right there. Now he refuses to look at me.

Once the bell rang I jumped of the toilet and walked into my class.

"Rory!" Sam yelled to me. I seen Max turn to look at me. I waved to him, and he looked away.

Embarrassed that he blew me off, I smiled at Sam and went to sit by her.

"So, I am having a party Friday, you should come!" She said.

I sat my stuff out and looked at her. "Friday?" I asked.

She nodded. "It won't be to big. Like 50 or 60 people." 

I smiled. "I'll think about it." I said as my teacher walked in.

"Good morning." Mrs.Larson said sitting at her desk.

"Good morning." We repeated back to her.

"So, it is October. That means it is the time of year we put together the fall dance for the community. This year I have been assigned to plan it, so I thought I would use this as a lesson. After all I am supposed to teach you the ways of life. I have a special task for all of you." She said and gave the first person in each row a stack of papers. "You'll all get this paper, it has the class list and your partner on it. Your name will be next to the person I have assigned you with."

I looked over at Max, as he slammed his hand on the desk.

I looked in front of me and grabbed the last sheet or paper and scanned it until I found my name.

Next to Max's.

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"I'll talk to Mrs.Larsen, Max." I said catching up to him before he left the room.

"Don't worry about it, Rory." He said. I stopped walking with him and  stood still  while he walked away. Rory? What did I do now? I scoffed and went to find Kennedy.

My mind is boggling. I have no idea what I did to make him so mad. We were getting along just fine then we went to bed and I woke up to him being ruder then usual, and I don't know what I did.

"Hey." I said walking to sit next to Kennedy. She smiled and started talking with her group of friends again.

"Brad was being so sweet today! I'm just afraid for tomorrow." Said her friend who has been to the house  few times. She isn't the nicest person.

"Don't worry about it sweetie.  He likes you." Said Kennedy's friend with fake blonde hair. She has what I like to call 'Porn star hair.'

"I don't know, Haily." The first friend  said back. "He can be so sweet then he just pushes me away the next day.I just wish he was nicer."