WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER(A Magical Adventure)

4. TIME

We were walking down the hall way when I saw someone walking towards our direction, I recognized the familiar scent of Gatorade and seduction or some sort of sickening cologne, the shinny black cover shoes that inched closer and then that was when I saw his sandy brown hair and the flawless royal blue uniform that's always looked that way, right from the beginning...The beginning... He probably thinks his white teeth and perfectly toned abs can fix everything. Well he thought wrong, I'll avoid him and give him the silence treatment...make him pay-
"Hey babe" he greeted bringing me out of my subconscious ramble and he was so confident, even smiling at me, how dare he
"Hi Nate" I said in a cold tone "Did you really just call me babe?" I raised an eyebrow so he would get that I was a little bit pissed, scratch that, I was a lot more than a little bit pissed, I almost didn't notice joy walking away adroitly and Nate furrowed his eyebrows
"What's wrong babe?, Did I do something wrong?, You look mad."
"Oh of course not, how could you do something wrong?, It's impossible, is it not?" I was aware that I had now started to make a scene which really wasn't my intention.
"Look" he said as he paused and ran a hand through his hair seemingly calculating his next words "I don't know what all this is about but I think we can talk it out, can I come over later so we can talk PRIVATELY?"
"Sure, you can come by 5pm, if you even have the 'time' to" Nate must have gotten a hint and dropped the pretence and the glint in his eyes made it obvious he understood what I meant, it was about TIME. He always had it but he's always too haphazard to know how to use it. I'm not going to be treated like a second option, not now, and most definitely not by him.
"I do and I'll be there, and also. I'm sorry"
"Uh huh" I said not believing a word he said, he might not be sorry yet but he eventually would be.
I continued down the green to where my friends were at, I didn't wait for them before heading to the car at the driveway since the poor driver was already parked and because I didn't want to be seen as part of the crowd of girls who apparently become lust filled slaves for any new or foreign student that's hot. To be honest Octavio guy isn't that breathtaking, just another Brazilian with the same amount of melanin in his system and a little over the average teenage height would give off the same 'hot' impression as Horado did. And there's just something about him that's just too. Too much. He seems too perfect, as if everything he does has been calculated or measured, and I don't even think he's Brazilian, I mean his accent sounds completely clean, also , who the hell does he even think he's fooling with those highlights.
"So now you're just gonna leave us behind!?" I heard Mel call out from behind me
"Oh I just thought you'd still wanna chat a little and I felt I should wait in the car" Yet a part of me wanted to stay, something made me want to stay behind and look at the guy that's so perfectly inanimate
"Okay well we'll be with you in a sec"
"Sure. Hurry please" I turned, moving away from Bella, Joy, Melanie, and the other people whom I usually pretend not to see.
I hopped in the back seat of the Hyundai Verna.
Soon the others joined in and we were first taken to my house. The driver always drops me off first as instructed by Mel's mother since we all lived along the same street but a few blocks from each other, after I was dropped the girls waved at me and the driver sort to make a turn to the next route.
I freshened up and decided to get something to eat, I feel like taking a really cold beverage, cold enough to give me a brain freeze and only one thing would give me my desired food high, but unfortunately even Frozen yoghurt couldn't make me feel as complete as I did before mum travelled. It's already been two weeks since she left, she even went an extra mile as to give me her black card despite having given me my extra allowances for like three months in advance and that was a whole freaking lot. And for some reason she even asked me not to call or text her and that if I needed anything I should see my Grandma Lucy, her mom.
Thinking about how much I miss my Mom makes me feel a little down, maybe I should take a walk, I really have been overthinking things lately.
Oh crap! I almost forgot about Nate... Well a fifteen minutes walk before an emotional convo would hurt no one.
Walking on the streets I saw some of my mom's friends and neighbors who occasionally stopped me to ask about where she's been and all the things that didn't concern them.
"How's your Mother Hailey?" Or "Why hasn't Diane been coming to book club meetings kid?" Were the majority of the questions I was asked. How the hell was I supposed to keep a 24/7 tab on her life, I'm just her child and not her personal assistant. Such nosey freaks ugh.
I took a right turn when I was getting closer to a group of guys which were smoking what seemed like a thin, long and greenish paper tube, I thought I had heard one of them call out the word Mama but the loud pounding of my heart was the only thing my ears could register. It was safe to say I was too frightened to be sure.
"Hey mama". The tallest amongst them said as the rest followed suit and moved further to trail hot on my tracks. Oh my God what should I do, maybe I should run, but I then would draw attention, but then again if I walk he- or they would definitely catch up with me. Initially I kept walking but my legs failed me, and then. Just then I felt someone's warm, sweaty palm on my left shoulder. I'm not gonna wait to see what would happen next. I turned swiftly and my fist landed on his chin. He stepped back and out of my punch, not even fazed and smiled at me. I hadn't noticed how oddly attractive he was. Wait why hasn't he reacted yet. He's probably going to do something to me when I least expect it. I think I should run... I turned around and picked up my pace till I actually realized something, I stopped, my feet weren't even on the ground, my legs were literally dangling in the air. If awards were given to people with the most terrible situations to happen in a month, I'd win it, I bet the whole of the White House on it.
My life just keeps getting more interesting.
I've never been one to call righteous, but Lord, if you really don't hold grudges, I need you now more than ever. Please. Help me.
I prayed internally till I felt a folded handkerchief come up to my nostrils, I tried to fight the goons off but obviously got overpowered, I tried to keep my eyes open, but the light became too hostile, and the darkness too comfortable, I wouldn't give in, I could not give in.
And just as I lost my last grain of energy and began to fall asleep, that's when I saw it, them, whatever they were, and right after, came the darkness.