Calum.

9

I sat down in my first class period of the day.  Calum lifted his head up from his arms he concealed them in.

"Hey Calum." I greeted. "What are you so happy about?" Calum asked folding his arms.
"No reason, just genuinely happy."  I pulled out my notebook and a pencil.

"What happened to your hand?" I gently grabbed his hands and held it up to examine.
"Long story..." Calum said while pulling his hand away. "It's definitely fractured, bruised, and you definitely dislocated some cartilage. You should get it checked out." Yes I did want to work in the healthcare field by the way.

"Are you like a doctor or something?" He asked looking up at my eyes. I shook her head no. "So what are you doing working at a bakery?" He crossed his arms back.

"My parents always wanted to open one. So we moved here to do so. A little extreme if you ask me." Drastic much.  "You wanna skip class?" He asked kinda squinting his eyes. I nodded in agreement and we left before the teacher walked into the room.

"So who was that guy you ate pizza with the other day?" Calum asked looking down at his mangled hand. "His name is Jason...my ex boyfriend..." I looked back up at him.

"Why'd you break up with him?" He asked crinkling up his forehead. "Well we've dated for three years. Last year he started....he was really abusive....and I got really depressed. I still haven't gotten over that part but I decided it was for the better to call it quits." I explained without crying surprisingly.

"Sorry...I shouldn't have asked that..." he apologized. He apologized??? "No it's alright, really." I tried to smile. "Smile. It's cuter than that sad face of yours..." I was shocked. Astonished. Bewildered. FLABBERGASTED!

I looked up at him and couldn't control myself from blushing like a fool.  "Why do you put on this front that you have and then show me a whole different side of you?" I asked him.

He used his hand to hold up his head "You just bring out a different side of me I guess."