Escaping Our Past

Chapter 5♥︎

I woke up the next morning with the feeling of 'nope-nope-nope-cant-do-this-im-going-back- to-bed'.

Although of course my lonely mother who has nothing else to do walks in the room. She was about to wake me up when she just held her breath & stood there looking at my tiny body, with messy brown bed head, & smudged make up across my face. So I just lay there. Looking at her skinny, boney body with bed head too. Except her hair was red & was very curly. Unlike mine. Pin-Straight. Am I adopted? Who cares I love her.

"Morning" I peep.

"Are you going to school" she says in a calm tone.

"Well, yeah um you are going to make me" I say.

"Want to take the day off?" she says yet again in a calm voice.

I think over how badly I want to, but how badly I'm doing in school, & how badly I want to speak to Jason.

"No its alright" I say & get out of bed to get ready.

"Okie dokie" she says & walks out.

Im done getting ready & my mom decides to drive me to school. She sits her bum on the seat & straps her seat belt in.

"Honey you okay?" She says worried.

"Yes I'm fine" I say.

"You haven't eaten anything last night nor this morning"

"Im fine mom" I say.

She understands & puts her hands on the wheel ready to drive. I arrive at school & thank my mom for the ride. I left my lunch under the car seat but I dont mind. I walk through the halls crowded & busy to see everyone looking at me. It reminds me of the rumours of me & Jason back last year. I get shivers & continue walking to see Jason & his girlfriend; Pat. I stay where I am so they dont see me. I over hear Pat telling at him.

"ITS OVER!" she screams

"I dont understand what I did Pat" he says worried.

"YOU WALKED TO SCHOOL WITH THAT BITCH" she said.

He lets out a relieved sigh as if it could have been something worse.

"I KNOW YOUR HISTORY" She glares over at me & I stand there wide eyed. "HER!" & she points at me.

People around me stare & I quietly walk away keeping my head down.

"I DONT CARE ANYMORE OKAY PAT I DONT" I hear him say from
down the hall. I then hear footsteps coming towards me.

Its Jason.

"Hey, look I'm sorry. We dont need to talk anymore I just wanted to break the awkwardness between each other. So I ask to go to the café which was probably really stupid & you stood me ups. I understand you can go back to Pat & tell her you & me are nothing now." I say as I rush down the hall with him half-chasing me down the hall.

"Stop" he says.

I turn around slowly & stare at him. He looks into my glossy eyes. He could tell I was offended by what had just happened.

"Tonight, 7:00pm, Italian Café, its happening & it wont be canceled. I will tell you all about this, & why I didn't make it last night. If I'm not at your house by 7:00pm EXACTLY then you have the right to punch me in the face & never say a word me again... please?" He says meaning every word of it.

"Sure" I say with the tinniest smile on my face & I walk away

He stays there not knowing what to say as EVERYONE in the hall stares at him. I guess people are shocked to see us talking, but I dont care. I hope this works out. It will make me happy.