Rose's Petal Flames

The Note

I woke up . it's been maybe two weeks since Jalila told me how she felt .
She doesn't speak to me like that. But it's OK, I knew exactly how it would be if I told her. I just continued to get ready for school.
....
I walked through the back school door, "Good morning." Ms. Pearl said.
I refused to answer this was the most annoying thing in the morning.
She repeated, " Good morning."
"Hi," my words sounded dead and empty.
"Name and grade."
The fact that we had to do this proves its like a jail. Then on top of that, I've gone to school for almost two years and she still can't match my face with my name. " seventh grade, Rose White-Jonhson."
"OK, next time be louder," I nodded my head and went down a small set of stairs to the cafeteria. I walked to the lunch monitor for that day - Ms. Price."You want breakfast?"
" Ms. Price, you tell me : eat nastiness or nothing at all. Noting at all right," I walked off. I know it seems very petty and wrong to say that to a teacher, but wouldn't you be triggered if someone kept asking the same question and you said the same answer but they never got the memo.
I found a chair at an empty table and sat there.
First put my book bag on the chair next to me. I put my hair in pony tail and put my head down. It seemed like seconds until I felt a very small wind brush over my neck, and the vibrations of someone pulling out the chair to right of me and directly in front of me.
Whoever was next to me and my first instinct was to groan. I hate when people bother me but my class has a way of doing that when they see me,and a few eight graders or two sixth graders.
I lifted my head up to were my eyes were showing. There sat Kyla and Laila.
I put my heads back down. "Rose! Get up. All three of us need to talk.," Laila whispered in my ear. That one whisper put my life at a pause.
I sat up and fixed my hair and clothes. 
"What?"
"Hi," Kyla smirked. She can be devious and kinda annoying sometimes.
"Really!Your bothering me for no reason," I put my head back on the table.
..........
It was time for study hall. I now sat right in front of Jalila and next to Munta.
I grabbed my homework and stuff from my locker. Luckily we only had math homework.  I was having a terrible day.
I took my seat in study hall, not to long both Jalila and Munta joined.
"You bring 'em," I asked Munta.
"Yeah," she took out the four books. We'd always make fun of this funny looking person in a manga. -- Silently I'd wonder :do people make fun of me in the same way?
Then a gust of wind blew over my  senses . The room had this strong fishy smell from earlier. The fifth graders were dissecting sharks.(Poor fish.)
Most people literally screamed. I was horrified by the smell. I almost puked.
"Okay, i don't know if it's just me. But....Um," Mrs .Daugs snickered, " It smells really bad in here. I think we could move study to my room, the science room. So, gather your things and walk to the science room."

I picked up my belongings and waited for no one and went down three flights of stairs. The cool breeze flashed by as I raced down the stairs. 

When i entered Mrs. Daugs classroom I looked for a seat. Some how  the room was already mostly filled. I saw two tables non occupied. I sat at a table and put my book bag in the chair so that none of these kids sit next to me, 'cause I don't have the time. 

One of my class mates sat in front of me: CarlyRae. She was... let's just say we weren't the best of friends.

I looked at the door. There were only the seventh graders left: Munta, Diane,Laila and Jalila. I just moved my book bag out of the seat next to me. Munta sat next to CarlyRae.  Then Some one sat right next to me. I just stuck my earbuds in so I could listen to Blood,sweat and tears by BTS. I didn't want to get caught so I put my phone in my inside pocket and pulled the collar of my jacket up so that my earbuds weren't showing.

Then a piece of paper was slid in front of me. I looked up just a little.  I slowly got the note. I held it close so that no one in a 5 ft. radius could read it. I don't want people to be all up in my business.
The note read:
'Hey you still like me'
So I wrote:
"I mean the feeling can't just get up and walk'
And passed it back. I got my math homework. It was so easy. I know lots of people in my class hate math entirely:the teacher ,the subject,and the class. But for me explain it once and I could take the test over it.
Then the same piece of paper was slid in front of me.
"I know it can't walk away. But I was just wondering. You haven't even talked to me since I told you that all we could be was friends.'
So of course I had to write something:' well I don't talk to you because you always seem busy and I don't want to be wierd just coming out of nowhere and saying hi.'
I gave the note back. It was returned thirty seconds later. ' Why do you even like me? And do you like or love me.'
'Well I happen to maybe a lot more than just love you. And explaining why I do is like explaining the taste of water.'
I continued my homework fairly easy stuff. Then I noticed out of the corner of my eye her chocolate brown eyes were staring darts into me.  Then she scooted closer and my entire world was going to crumble. My breathing became heavy and my heart started to pound. My blood stream was still.
She slid the paper back. I was hesitant to reach out and grab it. 'i will check on you every day to see how you feel.'
'okay.' and then I could finally focus on my work. Or at least faked like I was and actually be watching her from the side of my eye.