Destiny calls

9

"Why do you stay even when you can feel how much of a monster I am?" he said in between his sniffs.

"Because you did not ask me to leave. And when you don't ask me to leave it is my choice to stay or leave." Whoa! that sounded cool. He he he I can sound cool sometimes at least....wait this is not the time to be thinking that but I sure am adapting quickly. I guess reading all those fantasy and not real life comic and stories has allowed me to...what am I even thinking about right now? He is crying here like a baby...cute...ahhh, but we were about to go home. It was getting dark and well thinking about it I was getting out of mood. Well I was sad but I was the one scared shit out of my pants. Well he might have had a history but I was tired and wanted to go home and sleep. Well, eat and sleep actually.

"Oh come on now, there there let's go back. Its getting late. Don't cry, its fine now, see me, I am perfectly fine." now that I had run out of energy my tone was unbearably flat and I couldn't care less.

He seemed to have noticed it too. "Ah, sorry....let's go."

"Why are you even apologizing? If you had done it willingly then it would have been one thingg but that happened accidentally so no worries..." I tried to smile but I was tired. Why? Who knows? Who cares, I am tired and I know that. I will think about other things later. We walked together until we had to go separate ways.

"I couldseeyouoff....I mean, it is getting dark and you look kindoftired." He was out of his character today. I wanted to laugh but I wasn't up for it.

"It's fine. I can go by myself (sigh). You must have had a lot on your plate too. Bye bye. See you someday."

My head felt light but my feet were heavy. My home was just around that corner. I needed to get  back, fast. Something was wrong with me and I could feel it. Well and I left. I was getting dizzier by the second. I had to support my weight on the walls not to fall off by then. And just when I was about to reach the front gate my feet decided to stumble on a rock and fall. Great just great, I didn't even have enough energy to lift myself off the ground. But the pavement wasn't so cold. If I could just lie down until I had some energy back. Worst case I would fall asleep right there and people would think that I passed out drunk considering it didn't rain. But anything could happen. Whatever, worrying about it wouldn't solve anything. Besides it was kind of comfy too. 

"Shimmeeer! Is that you? What happened?"

"Huuh, who? Dave?" Mumble...no doesn't sound like him, rather sounds like a female...Lynette?...no thats not her voice either...Mumble. "Who?"

"So its really you. What are you doing here? Come on up."

"I said who?"

"Why are you lying on the floor?"

"Can't get up. Don't have energy."

"Here let me help you."

"Who, I said. Don't touch a lady without her consent. Hands off. Who are you? tell me first." I managed to give a tired glare. Because of the light behind her I could only see her silhouette.

"Its Claire. Didn't you recognize me? We are in the same class."

Claire! That reminds me, isn't she friends with those guys? Wait... why is she here?

"Why are you here?"

"First lets get you up then we can talk. Besides you wouldn't want to be seen like this, would you?"

"Hmm...okay. That's my place. Right there."

"Okay, let's go."

She was surprisingly strong though she didn't look like it. Besides I was rather heavy. I did not look that fat as my clothes concealed well but that didn't change the fact that I was kind of fat. We went inside and was about to interrogate her but she said she was just out shopping when she saw me so she had to hurry home. Well that meant I was saved the trouble to come inside by myself and save my face. Anyway, bed my darling I missed you. 

The next day after narrating the events to Lynette I went to Claire to interrogate her.

"Yo Claire, how are you?"

"I am fine." She said averting her eyes.

"Really? Is your stomach hurting? You are clutching it rather hard and your face doesn't look fine at all."

"Please, its fine really. You don't have to worry."

"Lets go to the nurse's office. You might think that I am being nosy but I want to ask you a few questions? Is that okay?"

"Alright, lets go. Thank you." Claire has soft brown eyes and soft brown hair. She is kind and a little timid.

"Well I do owe you one for yesterday."

"Not at all, I am happy to help."

"And so am I. By the way the trio in the middle, they are your friends aren't they?"

"Yeah, I suppose."

"You say suppose, are they not? Or is one of them your boyfriend?"

"Yes the tall lanky kind of one is, why do you ask?"

"Mind if I let loose a little?"

"No, I won't."

"Then please listen." And I went ahead narrating my story of yesterday. "And on the top of the list, yours was the first name. So I was kind of worried like are you being forced or not. I mean we are adults and if its consensual then its fine. But if its not, then I ask you please tell me."

"So it was you who were protected?" She looked at at the floor and her voice was barely a whisper so I could not exactly say what her face looked like. Did she loathe me or was she angry at me? Just what had happened to her?