Spiner

Chapter 24- The Look

Wednesday

Walking up to school from the bus I was pulling my headphones out of my ears when someone bumped into my shoulder.

"Hey" Alice said.
"H-hey" I said feeling funny, still not used to the fact a girl like her randomly started talking to me and saying she wanted to be my friend.

Something wasn't right about it. But I tried to always assume the best about people. Plus I enjoyed having a friend, so I didn't mind that much. What was the worst that could happen anyway?

"So.. after school detention again today, right, with that Spiner creep?" Alice said to me carelessly.
"I... yeah I do." I said biting my lip wanting to get upset that she called him a creep. He wasn't even that type of teacher- most of the student body really liked him.
Alice scoffed hearing my answer.
"That's to bad."
"And reason that is particularly?" I asked her

"Well," she said opening the door to the school for us as we entered the warm building, "I was gonna say maybe you, me Sam and Laura should hang out or something."
I let that sink in.
"...or something..?"
"Yeah, like just chill or go somewhere" she said shrugging.

I didn't know about that. The more I had been talking to Alice the more I felt like something with her wasn't right. That her being so nice to me just didn't add up. But maybe she really was just trying to be nice. Maybe they really did just want to be my friend...

I smiled at her, "well its to bad I have after school detention."
She her eyes darted down then back up briefly. Her eyes lashes barely fluttering taking me aback.
"Yeah.." she said walking away to her locker.

I turned to go to mine trying to process what had just happened.

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Sitting in my first hour Alice threw me a smile once or twice . I was trying to figure put why had she looked at me like that earlier. I rolled my eyes. I hated myself for always over complicate everything and just stress myself out all the time.

She was just looking at what I was wearing. That's it. For once in a couple of days I actually put myself together a little bit. I wasn't looking like a bum today.. she was just looking at what I was wearing. That was all.

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Acting class (4th hr.)

Walking to my acting class... there was one thong I was really trying to keep in mind, that I just needed to play things cool. I needed to stop being so fucking worried about everything. I needed to chill the hell out.

I walked into the classroom.

His eyes immediately met mine. I held his stare as if it meant nothing. His eyes were making my stomach shrink into a ball that was knotting itself over and over again.

I looked away finally, acting as if nothing happened.

Class was pretty normal, just assignments. By next week there will be more monologues, we have to do them every so often.. I was kinda starting to get irritated by it. But it was okay. 

I just read the article for that day and took the notes.

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At lunch Alice, Sam and Laura sat with me again and we all talked. It wasn't weird at all.... I've actually quieter begun to enjoy their company. They actually made me laugh pretty hard today, which doesn't happen often. It felt really good... even though I almost choked on my food.

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After School detention.

I wasn't dreading after school detention as much today since class went fine. So I felt like It wouldn't be as awkward. It would all be just fine. I would get my monologue done, which couldn't possibly be made weird like the other one had been. It was going to go smooth then I could go home and chill. I took a deep breath as I walked into class.

The moment I was in the door my heart stopped. It wasn't from the look Mr.Spiner gave me.

Or from Mr.Spiner at all....

No....

I stood there frozen in horror as Jeremiah looked up to meet my gaze after he took a seat in a desk with a bored face.