Maintaining Stealth

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After the panic of showering he slept, he didn't want to think anymore.

He woke up again with his body unchanged. Every day became a cautious game. After the first day he figured it was better to avoid his friends, being close to them was risky, they were smart, even if they were dicks. In homeroom, he tried to sit away from Ben. It didn't work, but it didn't matter, Ben wouldn't care if he was talking to a brick wall. He ended up looking at Katie instead. He wanted to talk to her more. It was nice when she started smiling at him during homeroom, even if he always had to turn away as his face became flushed. She seemed happier; she was cute with a smile on her face, the glasses she wore magnified her eyes. It was adorable, he wished he could sit with her. He wanted to believe that wish was just a result of his loneliness.

When it came to the outside of homeroom James' biggest problem was staying away from Nick, the dude was persistent, in classes he would try and talk and engage him in conversation; conversations that James wanted to have, yet he couldn't bring himself to open his mouth in front of Nick. At lunches he would follow him around at first for a short while, he wanted to tell Nick that he appreciated the company, yet he stayed quiet hoping a smile would get the point across. He hoped that he would just leave him alone or be fine with him sitting quietly. They found themselves spending time under a tree with a plaque, where no one tended to hangout. It was quiet, it let him forget about the fun he could be having if this hadn't happened to him.

He desperately wanted to talk to Katie but the look he was given by Adam was enough to tell he wasn't wanted. He wanted to talk to his friends. He wanted this nightmare to be over. He even contemplated just telling them it couldn't be worse than avoiding them.

Nights were worse than the school days, while at home if his Mum wasn't at work, he couldn't do a thing. Relaxing became impossible after the shower incident. He decided he would only shower when she was gone. It was easiest to sleep as much as possible. He couldn't be discovered if he was under his covers.

It was a relief when he heard his ringtone blaring.


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