Forgotten Future

I walked out of my school, passing many people I knew and not caring at all. I just wanted to go home. Lee was staying after for basketball, leave it to him to ditch me on another bus ride. He always had his excuses. The thoughts of Lee got pushed from my mind when I bumped shoulders with someone. Aaron ran into me.

            He did this purposefully and you could tell by the grin on his face. He cared for me but he was always finding a way to pull me out of my thoughts. It got on my nerves more than it should have but I would never tell him that.

            “Hey, watch it Cecile,” he commented after, “oh, we have a meeting here after six at the school. You know,” he said grin gleaming, “so no one hears us.”

            “Fine, do you want me to tell Lee?” I ask praying he will say no.

            “Nah, He has basketball after school doesn’t he? He can just stay a little longer for the meeting.” He replied making my shoulders relax but my heart tighten.

            “You know we have homework, these meeting really do kill.” I say looking towards the buses and start walking a little faster. I was already late on my way out, I really didn't need a work out running to my bus with my book bag hopping awkwardly on my back behind my.

            “You survived soccer season. He can survive basketball.” He said walking toward the student parking lot.

            I muttered a few things under my breath and sighed. I couldn’t even figure out what I was muttering in my irritation but I know if it was something, it would be something rude. I got on my bus and I sat down alone in my seat. The heater was right under my feet and it kept them warm on winter days when boots weren't enough.

            Lee was my usual person I shared my seat with but every now and then I would sit with Sara. She was an excited person, never really all that serious and I liked that. She was never really one to complain either, so when she did, you always felt the need to make a point to listen and hear her out. She had three other siblings, all younger. Naturally she had to babysit constantly and had a life like Cinderella. Do the dishes, do the laundry, clean your room, sweep the floors, make dinner, and make sure the kids don't kill each other!

            The bus ride was a silent one, not many older students rode leaving the bus half empty and Sara was into her new book. I let my imagination drift to other things that were no longer normal. Like to the meeting. I could never figure out why we had so many of those things. We haven’t done anything that should’ve actually required a meeting since I was 7 years old.

            Truth was that I didn’t even remember how I became a part of this group, which was frequently bothersome in my head. I don’t understand how we have all been there so long also and no one else has become a part of our group since Lee and I. We were the youngest and we were treated like gems. We were always given extra training or given words of encouragement when needed.

            I was jolted out of my thoughts when I realized a whole hour had passed and the bus was now about to stop at my house. I shot up, my hair swaying crazily and I clumsily tumbled off the bus and into my own driveway. I always tried to act balanced and coordinated but really I was incredibly off balanced. That was something that couldn’t be helped.

            I finished up the remains of my math homework which I silently cursed in my room and then relaxed for the last of the time I would spend being normal today. I enjoyed being who I was but I also dreaded going to these stupid things were the only thing we talk about is things that happened in the past because nothing suspicious is going on.