Jeck

Chapter 13

As I walked through the halls I could feel people's eyes clinging to me, I could feel the weight of every stare and every whisper that was thrown my way. I was so relieved to get to my locker, one of my best friends was a locker down from me.

I smiled at him when he looked up but he just frowned and turned his attention back to the books he was pulling from his locker. One of our other friends Cameron walked up and Adam immediately started talking to him. I felt a pang in my chest when I realized it was just me that they didn't want to talk to. When Cameron glanced at me I saw his brief flicker of confusion before he turned back to Adam.

As I turned to walk down the hall I heard the whispers stop, it was like everyone had simultaneously decided to stop talking. A moment later something hit me on the shoulder, when I looked down there was an egg yolk dripping down the back of my shirt. There was a peel of laughter and another one flew to hit me on the side of the head. I walked quickly to the bathroom and peeled off my shirt to rinse it off in the sink.

By the time i had gotten the egg out my hair and my hair and shirt it was halfway through my first period. I didn't want to walk into a classroom full of the people that had just witnessed my demise to a locked myself in a stall and waited for the bell to ring.

I sat in a stall with my knees tucked to my chest for a half hour before the bell jolted me out of the trance that I had fallen into. I rose slowly hoping the entire time that people had run out of eggs.

I got a few glances when I walked into the hall but no one said or did anything to me and now I saw why: there were teachers everywhere. No one smiled at me as I walked down the hall to my next class, no one talked to me or even acknowledged that I was alive.

When I got to my history class I slid into my seat in the back corner and wished I could disappear, people started flooding in soon after; none of them even looked in my direction. When Sophia walked in I got a small smile but she too went to sit with the rest of the people that I had once called friends.

The rest of the day was a blur, I floated through my classes and flinched when anyone walked close to me. By the end of the day not a single person had said a word to me, as I packed up my bag Cameron walked up and leaned on the locker next to mine.

"You've been gone for a while." He smirked at me like he was trying to be charming but as soon as he spoke I was pissed.

I shrugged, "Nice of you to notice." His smile faded slightly when he heard my tone but he wasn't giving up.

"You could have called." I slammed my locker shut at the accusatory tone in his voice.

"Well Cam I'm so sorry for any inconvenience to you but I had other things to worry about," I paused to turn and look at him as all of the danger from the day spilled out, "You have my number, if you really cared you would have called me." I watched as his smile was replaced by something that almost looked like regret.

"I wanted to," His voice was soft, almost sad his expression made some of my anger melt away, "I care about you Mia."

I shook my head, "I'm sorry, it's just been a crappy day."

He nodded, "Would you want to get dinner or something this weekend?" I froze as I searched his face for the meaning of his words.

"Who all is going?" I tried to sound casual like I hadn't picked up on the fact that he was asking me out.

"Just us." He smiled at me as he waited for my answer.

"That sounds great Cam," I paused as he smiled, I didn't want to ruin his smile, "But it can't be a date."

He frowned slightly, "Why not?" He looked genuinely confused.

I sighed a little, "I'm seeing someone." I didn't want to explain to Cameron the reason I couldn't go out with him was because I had broken the biggest rule in the mental hospital; I had fallen in love with a patient and kept in touch.

Luckily Cam didn't question it, "Okay." As he turned to walk away all I could think about was that if he had asked me out a couple months ago I would have said 'yes' without any hesitation.

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-Kelsee<3