Muted

Chapter 6

After the whole incident of me being found in Mr. Callaghan's room, I had tried to avoid anyone who had seen me in the closet. It was–if not–the most embarrassing thing that had ever happened to me. The news of me being "a creepy stalker who lives in Mr. Callaghan's closet" was spreading around the school like wild fire.

Surprisingly I got out of the room well away from Dillon. Aiden opened the closet with a goofy grin before jokingly letting me know I could "come out of the closet now." I successfully avoided a boy on a hunt for the rest of the day, thank the heavens.

I was walking to my locker with my head down low. Every now and then someone would look at me and snicker. My face was burning, I was so humiliated. It was the end of the school day and everyone was still talking about it.

I was tapped on the shoulder and turned to face a grinning Emily. "Did you really hide in Mr. Callaghan's closet," she signed with a comical smirk. I just scrunched up my face in response.

Emily continued to walk with me to my locker while telling me, "It's Angie who's been telling everyone. She usually doesn't talk about people unless she has problems with them. So you did something. I want to know what it was."

I did a cheesy grin before signing, "I honestly did nothing. Her psychotic boyfriend was trying to find me. You know, Dillon."

"What does Dillon want with you," Emily questioned once we finally got to my locker.

"I'm assuming to confront me for telling him he shouldn't be burglarizing funeral parlors," I signed. "Funeral parlors? That's the creepiest place you could ever rob! All of those dead people around you, the weird feeling that someone is watching the back of your head," while I was signing this, Emily's face went from happy to the look of shock mixed with a fearful look telling me to "shut up."

My eyes went wide in realization that someone who wasn't so happy with me was standing behind me. I turned around to come face to face with a very angry Angie.

"Are you seeing my boyfriend," she questioned. I just shook my head. "Why is he looking for you then," she questioned further.

Before I could answer, I saw Emily answer for me, "He was burglarizing a funeral parlor. The same funeral parlor holds a cemetery that her soldier father is held at. You should know he was arrested last night, right? Well her aunt is a police officer, so she simply told him that he should stop," Emily shrugged nonchalantly before adding, "Not to mention, your boyfriend is a psychopath. She told him to stop and now he's searching for her, to what? Possibly hit her? No, he doesn't hit women. To scream in her face and make her fear him? Now that sounds like Dillon! Or... he's simply tired of boring ol' Angie and wants something that he's never had before. Something unique. Right Riley? Right Angie," I looked from Emily to a fuming Angie with my mouth agape. Emily had no fear running her mouth to people, it was her specialty.

"I'm so sorry," I quickly signed to Angie. "He's just angry because I told him he shouldn't be robbing people's belongings. That's all I told him."

Angie looked from me, to Emily, and a tad bit up, indicating that someone a bit taller was standing behind us. Emily and I both turned to see Aiden looking shamefully at Angie. Now this is awkward.

"Angie don't start thinking you're boyfriend would be cheating on you, that's a bit hypocritical. Did you tell him about the one night stand with Chris yet," Aiden stated with a smug smirk. Angie was beat red at this point and looked around the room to make sure a certain someone wasn't around.

"You can't prove that ever happened," Angie said quickly.

"You're right. But my creepy gossiping sister can. Cameras are a thing you know. Just be happy that if I ever told him he wouldn't believe me. Now, shuu," Angie quickly took off in search for Dillon... or Sam. Depends on what's more important to her. Being with Dillon now, or saving her relationship.