The Spirits World

Chapter #4

When I calm down, and the voices subside, I sit there. I heard the door open lot's of times. Some people knew it was me because of my crying. Some made fun of me. Some just did their business and left.

"Luna!? Luna!? Are you in here!? Please answer me!" Clove calls.

"Yeah." I croak.

"Please come out. I know they were being jerks. Mr. Edwin gave everybody shit. Please come and eat. I have your bag."

I struggle to get up. But when I'm up and out of the stall, I wash my face.

"Oh Luna." She says in a whisper.

I guess she saw my face. I saw it in the mirror. I had big, puffy, red eyes. My hands were shaky. My pants were wet where I was crying on them, along with the sleeves of my shirt. I'm cold. I got a sweater in my bag and I put it on.

When I'm done, I walk over to Clover and hug her. She hugs me back tighter.

"It's okay. It's okay." She whispers to me and rubs my back.

We let each other go and she looks at me.

"It's okay. You know that?"

I nod.

"Come on. Let's go and eat. That'll make you feel better."

She gave me my bag and I sling it over my shoulder. I put my hands in my pockets, and she hooks her arm in mine.

We walk out of the bathroom and head to the cafeteria where it's packed. Normally it is at the beginning of lunch, not near the middle and defiantly not the end.

But there's always one table open. We've really claimed it and nobody wants to sit with me.

We take our table and sit down on the bench. I pull out my lunch bag and pull out a sandwich and juice. Clover goes and pays for hers, leaving me by myself.

I start eating and Clove comes back. We eat in silence because I have no idea what happens in the school so we can't talk about anything. Well, she fills me in on some stuff but that's it.

After we're done we go out for a small walk. Nothing special but it helps me to keep my mind off of everything else. It works too.

When I'm good to head back to the school we turn around. We open a side door and we're in a small hallway. We walk down it. We're about to round the corner when three, or more, guys stop us. Roger and Mike. No.

"What do you two losers want now?" Clover asks.

No, please don't ask that Clove. That makes it worse.

"We want pay back for Looney Luna getting us in detention. For a week."

"How are you going to do that Roger?" She asks again.

No. Don't ask that either. Then you're just going to do........it.

Roger's palm connects with my face. I turn away and hold my cheek.

"You asshole!" Clover screams.

Roger doesn't do anything. He let's Clove yell in his face. Mike gets in there too and gets slapped. Clove finally cools it and stares at them.

"Let's go." He said to his friends and they all leave laughing.

I was on the verge of more tears. Clover could see that and she brought me into her chest.

"Luna, I'm so sorry. We'll go to the principal."

I nod and we start walking. I'm still in her chest as we walk by dozens of people. They all started gasping, giggling, muttering to their friends.