Until the End

Chapter 2

John's POV

I wake up at the sound of my alarm clock, I stand up and head towards the kitchen where my parents are talking and taking their breakfast, I say "hello", they just wave at me and go back to their discussion... I take my breakfast, dress myself up, take my bag and head towards the door. I didn't say anything to my parents, they wouldn't have listened to me anyway...

When I arrive at school, I see Marlon and Chloe, I try to avoid them, I didn't want them to ask me why I went away when everyone was asleep at the party. Too bad, they notice me, I fake a smile and Chloe says:
"Hello John how are you?
- Fine, what about you?
- We're alright too... She answers. I try my best to hide my feelings but I think they noticed I'm embarrassed. Marlon asks me after a silence:
- Where were you Sunday morning? We were worried about you...
- You had nothing to worry about, my mother called me, she needed me at home for... some things.... I answer trying to find an acceptable reason... The true reason was that I didn't want to face Lisa and the whole group again... I didn't feel right around them....
- Oh okay..." Marlon says, I see they don't believe me but they don't ask anything else, thank God... Right after, Michael comes, he wasn't with his girlfriend. He shakes my hand smiling a bit early and hugs Marlon and Chloe... I pretend I have something important to do and left.

As soon as I'm in the building, I head towards the toilets and put water on my face. All of them must think I'm completely crazy...

Michael's POV

John's been strange since this morning, he's not answering when I talk to him in class, he doesn't even look at me... I don't know if we did something wrong but he wasn't there when we woke up Sunday morning... I can't pretend not being worried about him, I just wonder what's gotten into him, I don't know him so well but he doesn't seem like the guy who does that all the time... I'll try to figure it out...

At the last break, Chloe comes to me and says:
"Hey
- Hi
- How have you been this week?
- Hum... Fine I guess... I'm just wondering why John's like this all of sudden...
- Same... He's like that since the party, he didn't seem to enjoy it though... Perhaps we haven't cared about him enough that night, he wasn't talking at all...
- You're right... Perhaps he's too shy and he doesn't know how to talk to us... I should go to speak to him....
- Yeah but don't pressure him.
- No don't worry, you know me right ? I winked, she smiled and agrees. The bell rang signaling is it was time to go back to classes..
I say myself I'd go to talk to him tomorrow...

When I'm home, I say hello to my mother and go to my bedroom. I take my phone and call John, knowing he's not gonna answer but it's worth a try. As I expect, he doesn't answer, I sigh and throw my phone on my bed. I was about to take my bag to do some homework when my phone rang on my bed. I hope it's Michael, I take it and see it's Lisa... I sigh once again, I hang on and say:
"Hello ?
- Hey love, how's been your day?
- Hum... As usual, why did you call me ? I ask, I don't want this call to last forever, I didn't feel like talking to her.
Are you upset about something? She asks, I sigh for the third time and say
- No I'm fine, I just need some rest I guess... I'll call you later if you don't mind.
- It's alright, see ya later honey...
- Yeah, bye." I answer quickly and hang off before she could say something... I don't want to talk to her, I don't know why but the only thing that's on my mind now is John...