Burned

Chapter Three

Of course, Science was awkward. Ivelyn was both fuming and icy cold to me, which was ironic since those were both of her powers. I hadn't texted her back, which at the time I thought would help the situation. Apparently, that was the wrong decision. The whole class I kept telling myself I didn't need the Amulet. I wanted to touch it, get a confidence boost and tell her off.

I didn't.

It became my mantra.

At the end of the period, she turned to face me. The ice had melted, which just left fire. I braced myself for her fury, knowing it was going to be bad. Ivelyn wasn't one to keep things in. She spoke her mind as the thoughts entered her brain. This time she hadn't, which meant it was going to be one for the books.

"Are you going to apologize to me, yet?"

"I'm sorry--

"Thank you." She smiled brightly.

"That you feel that you deserve an apology."

"What is your problem?" What was my problem? This wasn't me. It sounded like me, but not the words I would use.

"I dunno. Sorry." I shook my head.

Ivelyn left class without another word. Great, I had messed up -- again. Slowly, I made my way to my next class. It was English with Daniel, which I wasn't looking forward to. I knew he would want to talk more about yesterday and I wasn't in the mood. Thankfully, we had a test and there was no time to talk.

I wasn't so lucky in my next class, which was with Addie. She was in a great mood, extremely bubbly. She droned on and on about Conner and her. I guess they had been facetime pretty regularly and he was planning a trip to the East Side again. I was happy for her. As long as we were talking about her, I was happy.

"So how have you and Daniel been?" I tried to keep my face from looking annoyed. It was one thing I hated about being in a relationship. People always wanted the details on how you and so-and-so were doing. As if, the normal conversation wasn't enough. It seemed overly arbitrary.

"Good, so tell me more about Conner." Was that too obvious? Apparently, it was. Her face scrunched up in confusion.

"Are you okay?" There was that question again.

"Yeah, I'm just really happy for you," I assured her, trying to keep my temper in check. I wanted to touch the Amulet, but I was trying to hold off. It seemed to only get me in trouble when I used it at school.

"Okay, well I think I'm going to California in the summertime. I know it's not for another more, but I want to start saving up now." It wasn't a bad idea. I thought it was a little premature to be thinking about the summer when she and Conner had only just started dating. Then again, it was Addie and when she fell for someone it happened within the first week of knowing them.

"That's awesome! Are you going just to visit Conner or are you going to try and get a gig? That might help with paying for the ticket." I offered, trying to help.

"That's a good idea. The money I've been getting from the acting and modeling I've been putting in my college fund, but I could splurge and get a ticket!"

"Yeah, plus you know there's going to be a lot of auditions and shoots before graduation. You have a lot of time." It was the end of our Sophomore year, so there was plenty of time to save up.

"Exactly!" I exclaimed a little too much. Addie gazed up at me through her lashes, questioning my tone.

"How's Daniel?" She asked again. I couldn't change the subject a second time. My chest rose and fell with a heavy sigh.