glass touch

Chapter 24

I pushed the doors to the Sanctum open with a grunt. The doors were heavy than my body weight making it hard for me to push the tall wooden doors open. I was tired and frazzled but I felt good about what I'd said to Aaron when he was in the nurse's office. Hopefully Aaron knew where I stood and that I wasn't backing down. All of this is one big mess, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it.

Even if it kills me.

I walk to the sanctum stopping to look for my table in the middle of the golden floor. Once I found it I walked over to it dropped my backpack onto the floor next to it and got my mortar and pestle ready. As I was in the middle of chosing my ingrediants a voice from over my shoulder startled me.

"Avoiding me again?"

I dropped my mortar and pestle and it nearly broke. I scrambled to catch it before it hit the floor but another pair of hands got them before I did. I looked up to see it was Cass holding my mortar and pestle in his hands with a grin on his face.

He looked so perfect standing there and looking at me expectantly with his stupid messy black hair and leather jacket. I nervously took the motar and pestle from his hands and turned back to my table trying to be short with him as possible. I couldn't ignore him. But I could try,

"Sorry." I answered pulling a moth wing from the jar next to me. I've gotten used to the weird ingrediants we use,

"It's fine, it's fine. Verna has been dragging you everywhere lately. I understand." He explained from over my shoulder then put his hand on my shoulder and shook it. "We're still on for this weekend right? Is Friday okay? I can pick you up at 7."

I gulped. Vernea's warnings zipped through my head over and over again. I had to say no. but something about just hearing Cass's voice and feeling his presence behind me was.... Tempting. I couldn't be short with him any longer. I turned to him resting my hands up against the table's' ledge.

"Yes. That sounds perfect, I'll be outside the girl's dorm waiting-"

"Oh hey Caitlyn." Said a feminie voice from in front of me. Claire practically pushed Cass out of the way and began talking to me."Ive been waiting all day so we could gossip in this class! Now I'm finally here."

I could tell that Claire was just trting to create a diversion so I wouldn't talk to Cass. I gave Cass a sad look. I really wanted to talk to him, but all I could do now was say goodbye.

"I'll pick you up on Friday Caitlyn." He said to me then began walking away. It wasn't like him to give up so easily. "Goodbye,"

I watched as Cass walked to the other side of the room leaning up against his table for a second. I swear I could hear his deep breath, after he gathered himself he let his palms fall from the table and began arranging his ingrediants.

"Ugh Cass is gross. Why do you even talk to him?" Claire spat making me focus on my attention on her.

I narrowed my eyes at her. I was tired of Aaron constantly hiding things from me. I was tired of Verena telling me what to do. And I wasn't going to have either of those things from Claire.

"I was talking to him because I like him. And I don't care what you think." I snapped then turned back to my table.

"Geez. What's wrong with you today? And you should be thankful that I got Cass away from you. The kid stalks you on a daily basis." Claire exaggerated leaning against the side of my table. I was trying my best to ignore her, but she was making it almost impossible.

"He doesn't stalk me. in fact her rarely sees me. and I can talk to him whenever I feel like it."

"Whatever you say..." Claire sighed a little dramatically then retreated to her table just as shay was beginning instruction.

The entire hour I tap my fingers anxiously against my table and find myself sweeting. Everything around me ha been so confusing lately. I'm glad I told Aaron how I felt about things but was it really the right thing to do? Maybe I should listen to him. But then again why should i? I barely know him, and I don't care if he feels familiar or not. I'm not going to be too trusting of him.

Verena I like her. She's nice. But I'm tired of her bossing me around and acting like she know's everything because she doesn't. I'm going to talk to Cass whenever I feel like it. Yeah her warnings might have scared me at first but I've overcome them. This is my life not her's. and I don't care what Claire or Verena or Aaron or Daniel, Thorn or even Cass has to say about it. I make my own decisions and I will speak for myself.

And one of those decisions is my decision to let Cass pick me up on Friday. It's happening no matter what anyone says. The rumors aren't true. They're just rumors.

Cass is who I want to be with. No one can change that.