He Saved Me

Chapter thirty two

~Skip a week~

It's my first day back at school. I'm really nervous, Christine told me that I'm the talk of the school. That's the last thing I want.

I'm dressed in some maroon leggings and one of Masons black hoodies. My boot on one leg and my nike sneaker on the other.

"You ready to go Le?" Mason asks, causing me to nod, smiling.

"Yeah, I think so" I grab my bag, placing it on my shoulder, careful not to touch my side.

"Here, give me that" Mason gently takes it off, slinging it over his other shoulder with ease.

"I need your workout routine" I huff, slowly making my way downstairs.

"Here Leah, have a good day" Tara says, handing me some eggs and sausage on a plate. She kisses my cheek and Mason and I head out to the car that Ellie is sitting in.

"We need to pick Brooks up too. Leah, sit up front" She smiles, causing me to nod.

I sit in the car, not wanting to go to school anymore. I don't like attention. It makes me nervous and extremely anxious.

"You're okay" Mason whispers in my ear, plugging his phone into the radio.

We soon pull into Brooks' driveway. He says his hellos and we finish the drive to school.

"Guys, I'm nervous" I say, throwing my head back.

"Don't be. You have Mason and I on your side" Brooks says hitting Masons chest.

"And, Tim really likes you. I can get the rest of the guys too. You'll be fine Le. Don't worry about it, ignore all the stares" Mason kisses my cheek as we pull up to the school.

We grab our bags, everyone gets out of the car except me. I take a couple deep breaths, looking at Mason. He has a small smile on his face, his arm stretched out. I gently take it, standing up.

"Here, I can take my bag" I say, looking down.

"It's okay, lets go" He kisses me softly, grabbing my good hand.

"Leah, hey. How are you?" Christine asks, smiling at me.

"I'm okay" I say, ignoring peoples stares.

'She's back? I thought she was in the hospital'
'Did you hear about her parents? I feel bad'
'Did you see them kiss? I cant believe it'

I shut my eyes, trying to block it all out. Mason squeezes my hand gently, leading me into the school.

"Hey Leah. Do you need help with anything? Getting to class?" A random girl comes up to me. "Oh, no. But thank you" I give her a small smile, putting my locker combination in.

"I don't want this pity Mas" I sigh, leaning against my locker.

"It will go away soon Le" He gives me a small smile.

"Hey man, How are you? Leah, you're back. How are you feeling?" Tim says, coming up to us. He gives me a gentle hug.

"Yeah, I am. Embarrassed, nervous, panicky, annoyed and much more" I laugh grabbing my books needed for my first class.

"The stares and rumors? Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I tried to stop them but people are so annoying" He rolls his eyes. "If anyone gives you a problem though, just let us know" He says and I nod, giving him a gracious smile.

"Thanks Tim. We gotta go to class now though. See you later?" Mason says, grabbing my hand.

When we get to my class I wrap Mason in a hug. "Thank you" I mumble, ignoring the pain in my side. "Of course" He kisses my cheek and heading to his class which is a few classrooms down.