Tides

Chapter 5

2:00 AM
*phone ringing*
"Hello?" Florence said in an inert tone.

"Hey Florence sorry to call you this late, just wanted to make sure when we're going out, I mean if you still want to, I understand if you don't", jake said in a sad and vague tone of voice.

"No, no don't worry , you're my friend, of course I would want to still go out with you , why wouldn't I? , also I'm thinking an ice cream store would be amazing since I've been craving ice cream for so long", she said with a raspy voice.

"Aha, that's great, um pick you up after school tomorrow?" He replied and it was clear that he was gliding from happiness.

"That's great, see you then" Florence chuckled.
*end of phone call*

Florence yawned eager to go back to sleep, her head fell into the pillow sleeping right away.

**next day**

"Florence, come on wake up!" Dylan said continuously for the millionth time.
"Okay, okay you're so annoying oh my god. Sometimes I feel like you're jealous that I get more sleep than you do, so you just decide to wake me up early" Florence said in a very annoyed and loud tone.

"Early? Jealous? More sleep? just to inform you, you idiot , it's 7:25 already and we're so late because I still have to pick 2 of my friends, you have to eat breakfast and dress up and you have to do a shit ton of things. Not to mention that there is really nothing to be jealous of. I'm thankful for being able to sleep well and in an organized manner." Dylan blurted loudly.

"Whatever, mom and dad are coming tomorrow and I'm not up for more fights with you" Florence said going to the bathroom.

"Whatever," Dylan said mocking her.

*in school*

"My name is jake and I'm in love with you Florence," some other high schoolers started to make fun, mocking jake to tease Florence.

"Ugh, children" Florence muttered to herself.

It was the first time Florence experienced this lot of hurt all at once. Now that she lost her sister and one of her best friends, she feels like there is no point of torturing herself by going to school everyday when she could stay at home and study. It was a win-win. To add to that the sight of seeing everyone walking with their best friends, family or even loved ones made her feel empty.

As Florence kept on walking, the side comments would not come to an end. "I'm in love with you Florence". They even reach to the point where they wrote it on a paper and stuck it on her locker.

Florence got mad and annoyed at the level if immaturity and childishness, yet she continued walking and tried to control her anger. Everyone surrounded her locker at once and started videoing and taking pictures.

Fortunately, Dylan and his friends showed up to stand up for her.
"y'all better be gone by the time i blink my eye or its going to get ugly" Dylan threatened.
All of them scattered back to were they were.
"Are you okay, did anyone hurt you?" Dylan asked worried.
"Yea I'm fine", she muttered going away to go to class.

*
*P.E class*
"Wow! I must be dreaming! Is it just me or are you, Ms. Williams, first to class today?" Mrs. Shorkire asked surprised.
"not dreaming, very real" Florence said giving a soft smile.
"Well this is the proudest I've ever been" Mrs. Shorkire said smiling back. 
*Second bell rings*
"Alright class today is kind of different from usual days. I'm gonna be picking pairs and you'll have to help each other do these balancing positions, in order to move on to the critical exercising and stronger level of connection and bonding.