The Unseen world

Friendship?

~A Week Later~

Erica's Pov

I sit down at my desk after giving a meek greeting to my Health teacher. I sigh as I relish in being alone in this class without my sister and now Max. While the teacher lectured about the factors of Health my mind quickly wondered to the events of the past week. Max has tried to strike a conversation with me and every time I have dismissed him. Even though his face showed no sign of that affecting him I could somehow able to sense his sadness every time I rejected him and as well as every time I had brought up my sister. I could feel the sting of guilt every time I sense that sadness. I don't know if I should give him a chance or not, my heart has already suffered enough from the past abandonments. Not only that but the fresh wound that was craved into my heart through my grandmother's death has not healed. I feel all alone in life. "Please take out the homework that is due today" I quickly snap out of my thoughts to take out the homework. As I take out my homework a paper slips out. I quickly grab it and shove it back into my bag already knowing what the paper contained. It contained my math test that I had just gotten back from last period, it had a 78% on it with a lot of red marks. Even though I had spent all week studying for the test not sleeping until 3 am in the morning. I sigh why can't I get a good score on any of my test even though I tried so hard? My sister is able to get perfect scores without spending more than 10 minutes of studying the day before the test. I place my homework on my desk to see my teacher's worried face watching me not speaking though. She kept that worried expression as she took my homework and went to take the homework of the person next to me. After a while she continued to teach and I tried to focus on what she was saying.

~~~~Time Skip to the end of the period~~~~

The bell just rang and I was getting up to leave when my teacher asked me to stay. I could hear a few snickers but they were quickly silenced by my teacher's glare. I walk over to my teacher's desk with my backpack in hand. "yes? Am I in trouble Ms. M?" I ask my breath shaking a bit nervous. "no, no, no Erica I was just wondering if you have been sleeping enough." she questions me with a calm but worried smile "well as much as I can with all my studying. why?" I reply making sure not give away that I only get around 4 hours of sleep a day "I was just wondering cause you always seem to be tired and unable to focus." she answer with a hint of concern instead of anger in her voice. " Thank you for your concern Ms. M and I will try to get more sleep" I reply with a smile. Her expression softens and asked "Do you have any plans to hang out with your friends?" My expression for a split second changes to sadness but luckily my teacher had not noticed and I reply "oh no unfortunately" leaving out the crucial fact that I don't have any friends. My teacher just replied with " you should hang out with your friends during the weekends and relax" and she was bout to ask another question but was interrupted by the second bell. My teacher then quickly apologized for taking up my time and gave me a pass to my next class.

I quickly walk to my fourth class for the day and as I walk there I think about what my teacher had said. My Health teacher has always been there to worry and care for me. Unlike my other teachers she is able to pick up on my hidden emotions. Maybe I should do what she suggested? I do wish I could hang out with friends but I neither have the time nor have any friends. I end my trail of thought as I approach my classroom and take a deep breath before walking in. As I walk in I could here my the piano playing a complex yet beautiful melody. Without even looking I could tell it was my sister. My fourth period class of music was just my sister playing the piano as my teacher gave us worksheets of what we are suppose to learn but my teacher couldn't bare to ruin my sister's music by talking which is why talking isn't allowed. I place the pass on the desk and walk over to my desk still imagining what it would be like to hang out with friends and have fun instead of studying all day and not having it pay off. I just took my seat when Max suddenly asked in a whisper "Hey Erica do you wanna hang out tomorrow?" I sat there stunned, how did he know I wanted to hang out during the weekend? no no no its probably just a coincidence. take a deep breath and reject like always. Tho it would be fun to I mean maybe he is.... No! He may be nice now but he will also leave you behind like everyone else. I look at Max waiting him to say he was joking but instead I see his blushing and nervous. His hand  scratching the back of his head. I sigh and reject him once again "no thanks I'm going to busy studying" I say emotionless. But unlike the past he didn't give up. "Well could you help me study with English?" He replies with a darker hue of red forming on his face. Before I was able to reject him again he offered to help me study on math. 

I had reluctantly agree to think about it after he kept insisting all throughout the day. He had given me his phone number so I could text him when I would be free. I am currently at home laying on my bed pondering if I should text him. I mean I did want to hang out during the weekend and studying with some else might help me do better.... I start feeling tired and quickly fell asleep.  

*Sorry for not updating so late. I was busy with a few things as well as had a minor writer's block* Btw my friend is writing a back story for two characters that will be coming up soon in later chapters please check out her account and her stories @souless_composer (Midnight.writerxx)*