Pieces of Time

Chapter Five

Luna Finley's P.O.V.

I looked at the floor of the classroom I was in. The dirty, scuffed up tiles were far more interesting than the math equations on the white board. The problems weren't hard, so I easily finished them before most people.

I haven't spoken to Noah since the night Astro held the party at my house. As much as I want to talk to Noah, I just can't let him get hurt. Not like I did with Jessa.

The bell rang and it was lunch now. I bought my lunch, but decided to eat in the bathroom today. I don't want to face Noah; I don't want to face anyone actually. I'd rather be eating in a filthy room than be with people, sad right? I don't know, maybe I am overreacting to all of this. I'm such a coward! I should be out there not caring, but here I am sitting in a bathroom stall eating a sandwich.

Just as I mustered up some courage to go into the cafeteria and apologize to Noah, the people who I loath most walk into the bathroom. I choose to stay quiet, so they don't know I am here. I don't need their judgmental words filling my ears today.

"I haven't seen Loner Luna today." Gwen said referring to me.

"Good, I don't have to vomit in my mouth today." Olivia said and snickered.

"She is such a loser." Emily added.

Gwen, Emily, and Olivia have been at me since I became friends with Jessa. I don't understand why, but they always seem to have some vulgar comment towards me. I usually don't let their words get to me, but then again sometimes they say something that just hits a spot.

Jessa talked about them a lot; she called them the 'Wicked Bitches of the West' most the time. When we would hang out together, they would always shout mean things to us. Jessa would just laugh and brush it off, but I could tell it the words left a sting. Of course being the kind of person Jessa is, she would never show her being vulnerable. I really admired her for that. I always wanted to be as strong as Jessa.

Gwen is like the leader of Emily and Olivia. It is like Emily and Olivia are Gwen's evil minions. It's so cliché though. I thought mean girls only existed in movies, yet this is the horrible reality of it all. The world is not always kind to people or always has kind people in it. The three girls gave us nicknames: Jessa was 'Clown' because of her loud, crazy hair colors, and I was 'Wormy' for a while because I read all the time. Now with Jessa gone, I am 'Loner Luna'.

I'd like to think I am as strong as Jessa, but I would be lying if I said that aloud. I am clearly not as strong as her, but I am strong. All those things said to me takes a toll on me, but I won't show it. I am definitely not going to give them the satisfaction of their words getting to me, hell no.

"I heard the new kid is trying to be her friend." Emily says.

"Noah? He is so hot." Olivia says.

I peer through the small crack of the stall door and see them fixing their hair and makeup. You see, Gwen, Olivia, and Emily are all beautiful. They aren't those stereotypical girls who cake on their makeup, so they could be cousins with a carrot. No, they wear the right amount of makeup. Their personalities, on the other hand, are quite ugly.

"Why would a guy like him, want to hang with a girl like her?" Emily asks.

"I don't know." Gwen says while filing her nails. "He probably sees her as a charity case."

Does Noah really see me that way? Just as some charity case?

Olivia and Emily laugh and they soon leave the bathroom. I unlock the stall door and go to the sink. I wash my hands and look at myself in the mirror. Does Noah really think of me like that? Wait, I shouldn't even be believing what those stupid girls are saying. It's just some rumor, right?