When We Collide √

Chapter 58

It's lunch time and I don't feel like going to the cafeteria but my stomach is growling and I'm forced to drag myself there. On the way I bump into someone...pale skin and he's dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt. "Sorry ," I manage to say

"So now you gon' pretend that you don't know me ?" He says and I smile as I realise who he is

"Cayleb ," I literally shout and walk towards him I smile and I shake his hand avoiding his hug

"Not a hugger ," I say and he chuckles

We end up walking together to the cafeteria and after ordering I walk to my usual table and I'm shocked when he follows me. I'd figured that If he was invited to the party he would be one of the ...you know...big table members. I try to avoid the gazes both of us receive when we walk to our table....people probably wondering why the weird blackie has a friend. Caleb doesn't seem bothered maybe he's used to it or he just has confidence

When we finally take our seats I decide to ask him about him following me

"Why'd you come here don't you have a table or something ," I say while chuckling trying not to sound rude but failing miserably. He scrunches his nose before looking up at me

"If you are thinking that I belong with them well I don't," he answers firmly while motioning towards the big table where I see Gail trying to grind Amell and everyone cheers them on . I return my gaze to my food when Marcus notices me and I see a smirk on his face

"I practically hate all of them ," he says bitterly

"So why'd you come to the party ?" I ask questioningly as I take a swig of my smoothie

"I think Marcus noticed you staring at their table and now he's told the whole crew ," he says to me in a as a matter of factly tone

I feel the urge to turn my head and look behind at them but I don't I just shrug ...but I lose it when I hear their cheering going on and I turn to find Gail grinding even harder on Amell he's now holding onto her hips and her small dress is slowly snaking upwards. I roll my eyes at how childish they are ....trying to get attention from people by rubbing body parts

"Stupid huh?" I hear Cal say

"Clearly," I answer

We sit there and I laugh as he tells me of how he almost caught his parents having sex one day when he was about ten

"I was like mum why were you screaming ?" he says with amusement in his eyes

"And she was like daddy was trynna do bad things....now go sleep honey that sister is coming soon ," he says mimicking a woman's voice and I see his smile falter when he says sister but I don't bother to ask about it ...as nosey and curious as I might be I know when not to cross the line

I laugh my lungs out all through lunch break he tells me about his girlfriend and how open minded and self confident she is just like him his eyes spark when she says her name Victoria while occasionally calling her Tory

For the first time since I began schooling in that shitty place I actually feel bummed when the lunch bell rings. Cal tells me he'll talk to me sometime soon and asks me for my phone number I lie to him that I don't know it off head and that I left my phone in my locker. So he ends up giving me his in a scrambled piece of paper that I shove into my bag. I walk to block feeling a little cheery than usual. I walk into the library to my usual spot and the first thing my eyes land on is the work of art on the masterpiece body seated on the seat opposite my usual one . I let out a low sigh and adjust my bag strap as I walk slowly towards the seats. No wonder he 'helped 'me the other day when I had a panic attack he was the person who had block...for a moment there I actually thought he cared