sydney is using her lunch hour to talk to him. she clutches the sleeve of her sweatshirt in her hand.
"hey sunshine." he rasps into the phone, and she can tell he's trying to smile for her.
"i wish i could see you. i'm so, so sorry i can't be there right now." her heart aches for him. for grayson. for their entire family.
"it's okay, don't worry." he assures.
the bell rings for the next class to begin.
"text me if you can, okay? i love you, baby boy. rest, i'm sure you'll need it."
"i love you, angel."
they hang up the call, and as sydney sets the phone on her lap, she lets out a huge sigh of relief. closing her eyes briefly, she leans her head backs against the brick wall, listening to all the students crowding through the hallway.
in the middle of last period, sydney's phone is sitting on her desk, the teacher not paying any attention.
ethan:
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made gray get me starbucks;)
sydney: you're amazing. i'm so glad you're okay
ethan: perfectly fine princess
just as she's about to text back, her phone is being snatched out of her hands. the teacher puts his glasses down, reading the text messages out loud to the class. the consequence of texting in class. she wishes she could shrink into nothing.
"made gray get me starbucks. you're amazing, i'm so glad you're okay. perfectly fine princess." then he has the audacity to show the photo of her boyfriend drinking coffee.
that receives some chuckles from the students, but gasps from other. sydney almost wants to smirk, scream that them that she wasn't lying and that she really is with ethan dolan.
"i will be keeping this until the end of class, ms. martinez." her phone is then put in a drawer.
when the day is over, she has multiple texts from her boyfriend.
ethan: where'd you go?
ethan: hey
ethan: baby
ethan: angel
ethan: princess
ethan: i miss you
sydney: got my phone taken away. texts were read in front of the class
