Pineapple

Chapter. Eleven

I don't want to seem like an overbearing girlfriend but I'm starting to get worried.

I mean we both drove to school with his car. I gave him the keys back. I told him I was craving McDonald's. He offered to skip the period before lunch to buy McDonald's for me. The only time we were separated this morning was when we went to our separate lockers. There is still two more periods before lunch and he is not at school.

I know he's used to skipping classes because he's a bad boy but he never skips this early.

Maybe he had to handle something. I mean he did get mad this morning about the photoshoot situation maybe he really had plans.

Now I feel horrible. What if he's skipping school so he can handle whatever it is he had to.

Mierda

I'm already a bad girlfriend and we haven't been dating for that long.

"Miss Grey is my class boring to you?" Mrs Ritchey asks. She's so annoying.

"Yes a little bit." I say too quickly. I immediately close my mouth with my hand.

She's currently looking at me as if I'm crazy. I don't blame her. That is not something I would say to a teacher.

"I'm really sorry mam it slipped." I said in a panicked tone.

" get out of my classroom right now." she says pointing at the door.

I hurriedly gather all my belongings and walk out of the class. I've never been one to apologise more than once to a teacher. I'm not that desperate.

I walk to my locker and I see a male figure standing there with his head in his hands.

The closer I get the more I recognize him as Lee. I wonder what's wrong.

Cough cough.

He looks up at me and cracks a smile at me, as if nothing is bothering him. His whole demeanor screems "I'm troubled."

"hey babe what's wrong?" I say walking closer towards him.

"nothing why?" he asks me as if I'm crazy for ever assuming something was wrong with him.

"Lee you know you can talk to me about anything right?" I say placing a hand on his cheek.

"nothings wrong babe, I promise. Don't worry about me I'm a big bad boy remember." he says giving me a 'please believe this lie I'm telling you' smile.

"we haven't been dating for that long Lee but I can see that something troubling you and you need to communicate with me, speak to me about your problems and let's solve them together Lee." I say with desperation laced in my voice. I can't believe in the little time that I've been seeing Lee I've become so invested in him.

I can't even fight the urge to back off anymore. I just want to be there for him all the time, for every little thing. I just don't want him to feel alone and like he has to fight his battles alone. Because I'm here for him.

"should I communicate like you did last night?" he asks me in a spiteful voice.

For some reason I'm not hurt by Lee's answer because I was indeed acting like a hypocrite.

How can I expect Lee to be honest about his feeling and problems when I can't do that myself.

"pineapple I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that." he says stepping even closer to me and placing his one hand on the small of my back and another on my cheek. Looking at my eyes with desperation and regret for what he just said.