Finding Tegan

School chapter 5

That dreaded day when you wake up realising you have school. Don't get my wrong I'm not anti-school but I have to see Josh in most of my lessons. Not only did he break up with me for no reason, he knows about Tegan and I have no idea how.

I usually walked to school since its only round the corner but mum was so contious I'd get kidnapped like Tegan, she drove me. What was i going to do? get in to a random guys car offering sweets. I may be blonde but not dumb.

She also said to wait for her to come back from work at the school gates then she'll drop me off at the shops, she never normally does that. I can tell She wants me out the house. Her out of anyone knows I don't listen to instructions.

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At school everybody stared at me because they all knew me and Josh were a perfect couple and they also new how he just left me infront of everyone in the canteen.  I tried to ignore them but the popular girls,  Jessica, georgia and abby kept sniggering at me because they were happy I was single, I used to be best friends with abby in nursery but then she met jessica and Georgia. I was used to them being idiots falling for every boy including Josh.

I was putting my books in my locker when I heared a annoying bee buzzing in my ear.

"Aww poor poor you, you didn't have any friends but then a guy came along, prince charming until he dumped you on the spot and then little lauren turned into a frog" jessica said making abby and Georgia laugh.

"Oh well done you have a little bit of a brain, did you think that up yourself, shame miss didn't see that otherwise she wouldn't have given you a D." I said then finishing with.. "oh and Jessica I heard mark cheated on you last week pitty" I pulled a pouty face and laughed. I walked away from them not realising at the time how mean I actually was.

I turned around to see jessica bawling her eyes out. One part of me wanted to go up to her and say I know how you feel, I'll be there with you, but another part thought she needs to toughen up. I did with no help at all.

In form I felt bad about saying about mark and Jessica because I swore I wouldn't tell anyone when Josh told me last weekend to be fair I promised when we were dating, life has moved on . I even felt bad since Josh didn't show up, he wasn't in English,  he wasn't in double maths and he wasn't in french and music.

I decided to ring him to see if he was ill because I needed to know how he knew Tegan and I wasn't planning on waiting around.

Josh didn't want to face me which was good because neither did I , but I needed answers from him.

I dialled his number like I always did after school to meet up with him except I was ringing him, single, lost and needing answers not to go meet up before going out.

First time he didn't answer

I tried again, nothing.

He always used to answer even at the worst of times. Where the hell was he?

I stood freezing outside the school gates looking like a stalker constantly ringing someone who clearly doesn't want to talk to me.

My mum doesn't get here until half past and I was already a block of ice, I might as well walk home and try ringing Josh at home so everyone doesn't think I'm desperately trying to get back together with him, although I'd love that.

I kept far away from the road walking home just in case my mum was right and Alex and Andrew do decide to grab me driving past so my mum and dad cough up more money.

These people have already taken my my sister and she was practically on the run from them so think of how easy they can take me.

Every person or car that went by made me jump.

My neighbour was behind me and I was terrified,  this was getting to my head, the things I wasn't the slightest bit scared of now terrified me, I feel I can't trust anyone. Not even my own mum.

I made the simple walk home feel like days but finally arrived on ny drive.

Mums car wasn't there, she must be worried to death waiting at the school gates. I sent a text to her.

Text:

All is well @ home c u l8er xx

I put my phone away when it buzzed.

Text from mum:

Stuck in traffic from work, keep away from the house now. I'll ring mrs jones from down the road to pick you up. Xx

What did mum mean keep away from the house. Don't tell me now Alex and Andrew know were we live, if that's the case I was doomed and everything now would change. I then look up to see a man through the upstairs window staring down at me, I screem to see my sister in the house too....