Love at first slap?

Chapter 20

Everybody in the school now will see this picture. I don't care because Hayes is popular but that's why Hayes is scared. He is popular and I'm this little no life loser. He is pacing and clenching and releasing his fists. He is so angry and little tears trickle down his cheeks. The tiny drops speedily run to the ground. He looks at me and has this disgusted face. I run to the guest room tears trickling down my face. The lock on the door is old and rusted so I just sit with my back against the door. Hayes bangs on the door and ask for me to let him in but I refuse. His mom asks to come in and I have to let her into the room that she owns. She yells at Hayes and Nash to go and they kindly agree to it. She sits down and talks to me about how I shouldn't get upset about it and I explain that I'm not. I'm not upset about that. I'm upset about that fact that I lost my brother and the fact that Hayes is mad at me for it. I tell Elizabeth that I should go home but she insist no. I asked why and she sits in silence for a few minutes. The silence actually feels nice. But then I hear why I can't go home.