Muted minds

~chapter 4~

"Run run run!" Phoebe screamed as a teacher shouted at us for not being in class. She pulled me along making sure to shout when we turned a corner quickly. "Ok ok, compose ourselves." She blew some air in my face to reduce the redness. "I need to get in shape like cut down on the pizza!"

I took my note pad and wrote 'There is no such as too much pizza' She read and went wide eyed.

"I'm sure I said that in my head!" I shook my head at my mistake. I shouldn't let on that I know what they are thinking. "Come on lets go in class we've cooled down" Without a second thought she swung open the door to meet the silence of the class room.

"About time you got here. Take the two seats at the back." The teacher spoke without even looking up, he was distracted by the security camera tape of a couple making out. I mentally gagged and followed Phoebe to our seats.

"This old man just makes us copy from a text book. No one knows what hes distracted by. Probally some porn or something" She snickered at the thought.

'Did you not see as we walked in? Its security camera footage of people doing dirty stuff' I showed her my note and as she read it her smile slowly lifted. 

"We have dirt on the old guy!" She yelled. She quickly covered her mouth as people started to look. Multiple comments already hit me since I've come in here but more came at Phoebes random outburst.

"Wow such a freak"

"New girl already got a friend. At least they are both freaks"

"How dare she talk to Oscar!" pfft as if I wanted to talk to that stuck up asshole. I looked towards the person who said that last comment. I tired to hold in my laughter and failed miserably. Her tan skin was streaked and makeup caked. She wore a low cut bra that attracted all hormone driven males in a 2 mile radius.The snear she wore on her face made her look like shes been sucking lemons. Listening closer to her thoughts made me laugh even more. She was thinking of ways to 'seduce' Oscar back to her. Poor Oscar, I felt sympathy for him at this moment.

"Wake me up when the bell rings" I heard Phoebe from beside me, I gave her a questioning look and she soon answered "Oh you're confused at why I'm sleeping? I've copied the whole book down so I'm sett for the year, Night!" She lay her head down and drifted of the sleep.

" Finally!" Said a voice from in front of me. The owner of the voice turned around to reveal Oscar. I rolled my eyes at him. "Calm yourself I'm only here because you dented my car and you need to pay for it" His mind drifted else where. When I looked closer I saw a man slapping a pretty woman. I shot back in shock. He gave me a confused look. I quickly shook the image from my head and took out my note pad.

 'Its not my fault you have daddy problems and he won't pay for it!' I ripped the piece out the note pad and threw it at him glaring. As he read it his dropped. His mind turned dark and he turned away. The thoughts in his head made me want to cry. Dealing with emotions wasn't my strong suit. I ripped out a piece of paper and started to draw.

I looked at my finished art work, I drew a cat and a puppy that looked adorable with the words 'I'm Sorry' underneath. I've never been good at apologies.I folded it into a plane and threw it onto his desk. I smiled at his reaction.

"I forgive you, its not like you know my life so I shouldn't really be upset. I'm Oliver sorry about before I've had a rough morning" He held out his hand for me to shake and I took it shaking it.

'I'm Naomi. I understand' I wrote him. He read it when he was done a question went through his head which scared me.

"Hey Naomi wh-" Saved by the bell. I threw my stuff into my bagpack shook Phoebe and dragged her out.

"What? where are we? Oh wait up Naomi" I stopped as she pulled me back. "We are going the wrong way you know? We don't want to be late for this next class " I nodded looking in her mind. "If I'm late to this class again I'm going to hear it from my mom"  I shook the thoughts away. I hated my habit of looking into peoples mind. We finally got into the class right on time.

"You must be the new student, am I right?" asked a snappy teacher. I nodded quickly at her intimidating stature. "Class!" Everyone immediately looked up at her. "This is your new class mate Naomi! treat her fairly as she does not speak" I turned crimson in embarrassment. Most of the pupils mocked me obviously not out loud in fear of the teacher.

"Haha poor new girl. Deserves worse"

"Mute. maybe shes so stupid she can't speak"

"Ok Naomi go sit next to Oscar, Oscar wave" Oscar shot his hand up and I laughed at the panicked thoughts of the students around the teacher. I walked up to Oscar hearing insults being thrown at me for sitting next to him. Are these people idiots? I don't want to sit next to him! I threw my bag under the desk and sat down avoiding his stare.

"did I do something wrong?"

"I've done enough wrong today"

He looked down sadly and I frowned. He was like a sad puppy. A hot sad pupp- What what? I shook my head getting that thought out my head.

"What are you doing?" He asked surprised at my sudden movements. "Doesn't matter, why did you run away before?"

'Phoebe wanted to get to this class on time' I wrote down. A look of confusion cross his face as he wondered who I was writing about. I pointed towards Phoebe and he started to laugh.

"You're friends with the freak?" He laughed again.

'She is not a freak! she is one of the nicest people I've met!" I glared at him and turned away.

Sorry sorry! everyone thinks the same though" I glared at him some more. "Probably not the best time but I wanted to ask before. Why don't you talk?" My breathing stopped. I hated remembering the reason I didn't talk.

'I just don't ok? mind your own business ' He frowned as he read the note.

"Fine, just wondering. Not a crime to wonder is it" I scoffed and turned me head away and started doodling on my note pad. Near the end of the lesson I heard Oscars voice in a small whisper talking to himself. "I wonder where Ems gone this time" I looked into his mind and found the memory of this morning. I quickly stopped looking. I wrote a note.

'I'm sure your little sister is safe' I passed it him as the bell rang. I walked up to Phoebe and started to walk out.

"Thank you"