CODE RED (Book 1)

Shoulder To Cry On

I settled the anxiety in my chest before reaching my hand to the door handle and exited the car with my backpack on my shoulders. I saw Alex enter the building before I could even reach him.

He was walking quickly.

Was he really upset? Of course he was, he had to be, who wouldn't be after hearing the news of your best friend kissing your boyfriend?

"Not good." I muttered to myself jogging up the walk way and threw the double doors immediately getting looks from the students around me but I ignored them and stopped in the center of the entrance way looking around myself slowly.

Only thing I could see were other students and not Alex's fiery red hair beyond the groups of teenagers conversing .

There was no point in going to class now if he was mad at me for what I had to say, I needed to speak with him in private about this, not in English Lit where the class would obviously hear us speak.

I remembered the anger that crossed over his face before he left me in the car I hoped he wasn't looking for Nai or else he would be in for it, all the more reason for me to find him before that happens.

I made my way threw the crowd squeezing my way past the gossiping groups with my name roaming past their lips. This was still a growing annoyance with me about the topics of the fight and the part that had happened days ago but I didn't try to think about it, just shrugged it off and kept going down the main hallway where couples leaned against their lockers talking to each other. Not paying me any mind, thanks God for that.

"Where is he?" I said under my breath, I turned down the hall walking past other students getting things from their lockers before turning down hall A-2 and came face to face with Lock who nearly bumped into me.

"Gareki? He lifted an eyebrow. Well look who it is." he crossed his arms with a smirk on his face.

I huffed out a low sigh before dismissing him with a glare, I planned to walk around him to continue my urgent business but he simply side stepped blocking my path.

"You got a problem?" I glared up at him hating his couple inches taller then myself.

"Course not, but I do have to ask you something." he insisted, unfolding his arms he pushed them down into his jean pockets.

I sighed again before adding," You know your sister doesn't want me talking to you." I stated flatly still looking over his shoulder.

He gave me a confused look before looking in the direction I was looking in." What are you looking at?!"

"None of your business." I stood back in place no longer looking over his shoulder, Alex wasn't down that hallway either.

"Gareki?"

I wonder where he is?

"Gareki?"

Damn, I don't have time for this!

"Gareki?!" Lock exclaimed my name the third time getting my attention after being stuck in thought.

"What is the matter with you?" he frowned.

I sunk my shoulders in annoyance about him still being here asking about my own business when he should've really minded his own at a time like this." I'm looking for Alex, okay." I snapped.

Lock leaned against a locker." Oh him again, seems to me you two are always close or either arguing to find one another in this school. What happened?"

I clenched my jaw hesitating to answer but I figured I should just to shut him up. I calmed myself down and replied." Nai, a friend of mine kissed me and I had to tell Alex about it and so, he stormed off some where in the school, I'm trying to find him, I just hope he isn't punching Nai's brains out right about now. Which is another reason why I can't talk to you at the moment."