Social withdrawn Alexandria Pierce makes a deal with her best friend Madison that is meant to make senior year a better one. She reluctantly agrees to get a date with the boy who destroyed her car mirror, Landon Singleton. She can't contend for too...
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Entry Four,
I hadn't seen much of Madison or Landon (Also Justin who'd come around during lunch with Landon) and the isolated feeling was familiar yet peculiar. Wednesday and Thursday, they checked on me as much as they could. Just a week ago I wouldn't even question being left alone, but I'd gotten use to the idea of having company in the halls and during lunch just that quick.
I was getting use to the few laughs I'd have when Landon would tell a joke or when Madison would playfully scold Jay, whom she'd call by his real name, Justin, just to piss him off. I had Landon mistaken, he is a great friend. He'd made it his mission to make sure I was okay during and after school and that was comforting.
I think for a while I'd resented him because of his status and what it brought when he came around me more often. Besides the fact that he damaged my mirror, and I couldn't drive my car much until he fixed it like he promised. He gave me $65 of what he owed, and I thanked him even though I said not to worry about it.
I feel as though I am at a crossroad because being friends with Landon means attention and a few enemies along with that. I'm not use to the feeling of jealously radiating from others when I'm around, it's only when I'm around Landon that I'd notice. He told me that even if I didn't believe him, he protected me from anyone who'd dare say anything ill of me and that made me happy knowing that even with all the complications I'd been experiencing, not only would Madison defend me, but Landon too.
When lunch came it was just me at my usual table. I take in my surroundings feeling invisible again. It felt as though everyone else in the school forgot about me because I was alone and that feeling itself was comforting for the moment. There were four other chairs around the table, and they were empty. The lunchroom's attendance was scarce, today was a warmer than usual fall day so many seniors were outside or gone off campus for lunch.
I always keep my notebook with me, it's where I've been expressing my feelings about senior year, and I'd hate for someone to read it like my parents if I left it home or if I left it in my locker and someone stole it. I stare at the notebook contemplating if I'd continue to pour my current feelings out right now or wait until later.
I quickly decide to go for the pencil that sat inside the wires; a few more sentences should suffice. The sound of chairs being dragged against the floor catches my attention and across the round table I see two faces who I almost never see during lunch. There sat Chrestina and Gemma, I don't react at the sight. I just stare at them.
It's almost as if we were having a staring contest to see who would blink or talk first. I for sure would not utter a word until they explain what they were doing sitting with me when they should be with their friend who happens to hate me. Normally I'd ignore them to avoid conflict, but this was getting old and annoying.
"Well?" Chrestina questions me. I immediately frown at her question. My curt interaction with her this summer was pleasant, but as of late every encounter with her has been distasteful.
