Mullette|| Not Alone (Hamilton Junior High AU)[COMPLETED]

Ch. 2

Lafs: POV

     I stand up and grab my tray and walk with Herc over to his table and as I walk over I notice a lot of people.  He looks at me and starts to introduce me to all of his friends "ok so Laf this is Alex, John, Angelica, Eliza, Peggy, and Maria, everyone this is Marie Lafayette but she goes bye Laf" he says and all of his friends look up at me and say hi at the same time.  I look at them and I awkwardly wave with a half smile.  

    Herc sits down and I sit next to him, Alex looks over at me "so Laf what's your story?" he says and everyone looks over at me and I stop breathing for a second and think to my self "wow everyone is looking at me."  I snap out of it and answer "um I'm from a small town in Idaho but the reason I have a French name is because my parents came from France" I say quickly.

    Everyone looks awed and Alex says "you came from where, and now your in New York?" he asks.  I giggle "you don't know what Idaho is?" I ask him and almost everyone shakes there head but Herc looks at me "you're from Idaho!?" he asks, I shake my head "ya?" I say in confusion "me too!!  I came her when I was 10,"

    What he's from Idaho "Herc, your from Idaho?!  Where in Idaho are you from?!" I ask him surprised.

    "I'm from Lewiston" he says with a smile on his face.

    What the crap "no way me too!!" I say with a huge smile on my face, and I realize everyone is looking at us with confused looks.  Then I switch my attention back to the group "oh ya, you guys how do not know what Idaho is it's a state in the northwest" I say still confused that they don't know what Idaho is. 

    "Where are you guys from then?" I ask them.  They all look at me and say "New York" all at the same time. "Oh" I say.  I look at time and realize it was time to go, and I ask Herc "so what's your next class?" 

     Herc looks at me and says "algebra" I look at him and say "me too" he smiles and says "ok lets go" I stand up and put away my tray and I start to walk to the class with Herc.  

     We get to the classroom after a awkward walk which seems like it took a hour and walks to a seat and I put down my books and Herc sits in the seat next to me.

     I sit in my seat getting stuck in my thoughts "I can't do this, I'm not a person who has friends and I can't get close to Herc because I like him and I will just hurt him if I get close to him.  So I can't do it I just can't do it" I think to myself as I feel tears in my eyes but I hold them back and focus back on the teacher.

     We get done with the class and Herc and I walk out he looks at me confused and I look at him just as confused "what's up" I ask him hoping he didn't see me have my mental freak out.

     "I saw you in class and you looked upset, is there something wrong?" he asks me and I sink my head looking at the ground "um... I'm fine" I say not wanting him to take on the conversation and just move on.

     "Laf you aren't ok." he says looking at me more serious "what's wrong?  You can tell me" he says looking into my eyes and my heart melts.  No one has ever cared this much about how I felt, this is why I can't get close to him cause I'm going to hurt him he's just going to get hurt.  I realize he was waiting for my answer for more than a minute.

     "I can't say it's just different having someone actually caring about me, and... and" tears start to pour down my face and Herc pulls me into a hug.  Oh my god he's hugging me, while I'm crying nice job Laf.

     Herc pats my head and says in a soothing voice "it's ok you don't need to talk, it's ok, hey schools over so do you want to go somewhere or are your parents picking you up?" 

     I wipe my eyes and look at him "I'm supposed walk home but my parents won't be home until 5 so we can maybe go somewhere" I say to him.  He smiles and walks out with me and we go to the park and sit on the bench.

     We sit there and I cry and he pats my head, he says to me in a soothing voice "It's ok, it's ok."