The Little Hansen

Whats Up With The Myrphys?

I never got to really ask my brother about the person who signed his cast. I didn't want to ask him when mom was home and he goes straight to his room after school.

We were sitting at the table eating breakfast and Mom came out of her room.

"I working late again so I won't be able to come home between work and school," she looked at her watch. "Shit, I'm gunna be late. Have a god day kids," she says as she kisses our heads and rushes out the door.

I turn to Evan, "Is that Connor Murphy's name?" I say pointing to his cast.

"No. Um...Uh...it's a different Connor. He-he's in my math class. Ya," Evan says sounding unsure.

"Oh. Totally..." I turn back to my breakfast. "I haven't seen Connor and Zoe since the first day of school."

"Maybe they get there before us and go hang out with their friends."

"Zoe is the teacher's assistant for jazz band and she hasn't been there."

"Oh. I mean they could be sick. Like maybe Connor was sick on the first day of school and um his mom didn't want him to miss the first day of school and he got Zoe sick. Sickness spreads quickly, especially if your sibling is sick."

"Maybe," I look up at the clock. "We should leave soon."

We grab our stuff and head to the bus. Like normal we drive my the Murphy's Home Depot but today Zoe and her parents get into the car. No Connor. And why her parents?

We get to school and go to our lockers. As I'm getting my stuff out Zoe and her parents walk up to the lockers. Zoe get her stuff from hers by her parents open up Connor's and put all his stuff in a bag.

I look to Evan and he just shrugs and walks off.

I close my locker and head to jazz band. I walk in and see a guitar sitting on my chair with a note on it.

Dear Elizabeth,
          Sorry I couldn't bring this earlier. Family problems. You an take this home with you and keep it for forever.
                            Sincerely,
                                      Zoe 💜

I sit down and brush my hand against the guitar. I look up to see Zoe walk in. She walks towards me.

"Sorry I couldn't get it to you earlier. Family problems. I dropped it off after school yesterday cuz I didn't know if I would be here today. But I'm here," Zoe says as she sits down next to me.

"Thanks," I mumble.

"No problem," she says right as the bell rings. She heads up to the front where her little desk is.

Class started and our teacher assigned everyone spots based on our instruments, I was in the back on the side.

Class continued and was interrupted by someone on the loud speaker saying, "Evan Hansen to the principal's office, Evan Hansen to the principal's office."

I looked at Zoe who's face said "oh god."

Zoe started to leave but the teacher told her to sit back down, she wasn't called to the office.

Soon it was lunch. I sat down at the table Evan and I have been sitting at recently. After five minutes Evan hadn't shown up. I looked around to see him at a table with Jared and Alana.

I walked over to the table they were at.

"Oh hey Elizabeth," Evan said. "I..um. I'm not gunna be here for dinner tonight, I think there's pizza in the fridge. Sorry."

"Oh, ok," I mumble.

I go to the library and read for the rest of lunch.

Evan and I walked home together after school.

"Why were you called to the principal's office this morning?" I asked him.

"Nothing, something of mine was found, that's it," Evan replied.

We continued walking in silence. Once we got home Evan went right to his room like normal and started messaging someone. I didn't care to ask who or about what.

Evan seems different this year than he's ever been before. I don't know.

Evan left a hour later to go Lord knows where, leaving me at home, alone.

I turned on the tv. I sat there and did some homework. When I was looking for a pencil I saw a note in the front pocket of my backpack that's said "silent freak."

Well I guess that's high school. I felt like crying. I shouldn't be crying. It's just a note some stupid person wrote. Not like they even know my name or care the siltiest bit about me. Don't even know if my family does. My dad left, Mom is more worried about Evan, and Evan, somethings changed with him.  Especially today.

I heard some kid after school say the Connor Murphy killed himself. That would explain why he hasn't been at school and why his parents where cleaning out his locker today.

Maybe Evan was called up to the office cuz Connor's name was on his cast or something. I don't know. Maybe he's somewhere right now that has to do with Connor.

I finished my homework, ate a slice of leftover pizza, then went to bed. Neither Evan or Mom was home when I went to sleep.