Getting to Know a Yaujta

Chap 17

Not Forever.

Of course Krone was gonna leave. That's a good thing, isn't it? I mean, yeah, it's not like I expected him to stay or anything. Of course not! Not like I forgot either...how stupid would that be?

These thoughts ran through my head over and over when I went to bed that night. I didn't eat dinner, by the time I turned off my computer it was pretty late and I wasn't hungry anyway.

Even though I wrapped myself up in my sheets I was desperately cold, I wouldn't stop turning, but I eventually fell asleep.

When I woke up it was 7:40.

"Damnit Josh!"

I ran out with the same clothes I had on yesterday, I didn't change into my pajamas last night. I stopped at Josh's door in order to give him a full yelling only to find he wasn't there. That dirty little prick left without me!

"Son of a-!" she's my mother too, she's my mother too.

I didn't have time for this! I ran to the kitchen hoping to at least grab a quick bite to eat.

I ran into Krone.

I cursed under my breath, Krone ate every three days(for some reason I hated myself for remembering that)he was probably getting something too.

I fumbled a quick 'good morning' and I ran out the front door.

000

Even though I didn't eat any breakfast I wasn't exactly all that hungry by lunchtime. Something in the meatloaf looked green, then again, no one eats the meatloaf anyway. Liz sometimes made an effort to get me to eat with her friends but it didn't look like I looked emo enough for her today.

I half smiled in spite of myself. Who the hell invented the word emo anyway? I pushed my tray away and buried my face in my arms.

"Look at little miss emo!" damn you Josh.

I got up, I took the brown mush that I served myself and flung it right at him, his "friends" started laughing. Usually I feel some satisfaction, but I wasn't really feeling it today, instead I just left the cafeteria thirty minutes before the bell rang.

000

I couldn't focus on my homework.

I just felt so reluctant to do anything, let alone math. Maybe if I went to visit Krone...?

I sighed. I felt like that was the least thing I wanted to do. Still, there wasn't a reason for me not to go, like there wasn't a reason for me to go in the first place. My head hurt. Maybe I should go, that usually helps my headaches, right?

I took my art pad and headed for the garage.

Krone was working on his ship like usual, I had a sinking feeling in my gut.

"Hi..." it came out more feeble than I would've liked.

He only nodded. Must be busy today, working on his ship...

Forcing back the urge to sigh, I headed to my usual spot, the one farthest away from him. Far because I didn't want to disturb him while he worked. I frowned.

"Sophie?"

I barely looked up, "Yea...?"

He was silent for a moment, "Nothing."

Of course it was nothing. He went back to work. I flipped the pages of my pad until I reached a blank one. My pen hovered over the paper. So many pages used up this month...mostly all of them Yautja. All of them drawn in this garage...I tightened the grip on my pen, I still didn't press.