DUSK

CHAPTER FIVE

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It was an hour after Chloe was taken into the nurse's office and I was told to go back to class but I just couldn't leave, I couldn't walk away without knowing what happened to her. She just fainted after I mentioned Dusk and does she even know what happened to her on that Saturday? She killed people, not just one but two people who were too huge for her, how can she just act like she doesn't know what happened unless she really is clueless.

"Young man, you will wear out your shoes if you keep pacing like that." A voice startled me out of my thoughts. I almost jumped but I didn't luckily, that would have been a weakness on my part. I turned my head, ready to yell at whoever that was but I came face to face with principle Jacobs.

Now don't get me wrong, he is one of the best principles ever only if you don't get on his wrong side.

"What's on your mind son," he asked, concern lacing his thoughts.

"My girlfriend, I mean a friend of mine was just brought here, by me, but the nurse asked me to go to class an hour ago. She still hasn't come out and am just concerned what is taking her so long," I blurted out. Girlfriend? Seriously what is wrong with me? I broke up with her.

"Well, let me see if I can talk to the nurse so that she can at least tell you how she is, what's her name?" He smiled reassuringly at me. See, he's the coolest principle ever. I felt myself smile.

"Her name is Chloe sir, Chloe Jade." I sounded too hopeful. His smile faltered for a bit and I would have missed it if I blinked. He nodded then went in, closing the door behind him. He didn't even last a minute before he came out, a tight smile on his lips.

"She went home; the nurse had called her parents to take her to the hospital since she wasn't able to make out what was wrong with her. Try to relax then after school you can talk to her parents and maybe go see her." He said as he tried to reassure me. After the talk I just had with her mom in the principal's office, I doubt she would want to see me again. I sighed in defeat and nodded, it wasn't worth it.

I walked to the gym, trying to think of a way I could know how she was doing. The coach was mad at me for being an hour late to practice and made me ran laps around the field and placed me on water duty for the next two weeks of practice, so much for being caring. After practice I was walking towards my car when a thought occurred to me, maybe I should talk to her friends since obviously they knew where she was and how she was doing. I switched direction and walked towards their side of the parking lot but I was too late, I saw Emma and Ashton drive off and I would have almost left if I hadn't seen Sapphire.

I quickly walked towards her, "Hey Sapph, where's Chloe, is she alright?" the questions flew out of my mouth before I could filter them.

She raised a questioning brow at me; "Why do you care so much and yet she isn't your girlfriend?" she challenged me. I was speechless; I didn't have an answer to that.

"I honestly don't know but I just care, so tell me, is she alright?" I just decided to wing it, hoping that my tone would convince her.

"She's alright and at home, her mom said that it was just an effect of the flue she suffered this weekend and she missed her meal, the medicine she's on is too strong." She sighed. I wanted to ask if they knew anything about dusk but I held back, Chloe wasn't sick on Saturday but I wasn't going to tell her that so I just nodded, mumbled small thanks and walked towards my car where an impatient Angeline was waiting for me.

"What the hell Alec, why were you talking to that nobody's friend?" she screeched; sometimes I wonder what I saw in her.

"I wanted to make sure Chloe was alright, she fainted earlier in class and went to the hospital, but she's okay now so we're good to go." I tried to sound casual and I guess it worked. I opened her door and walked over to the driver's side and got in.