Chapter 11
The teacher asked him to introduce himself to which he did "Hello, my name is Ryan Blake, I just transferred from Forever Falls high school and I live with my parents." He said looking straight at me and I looked back to see who he was looking at and turned forward again to see him still looking at me and the staring competition began he stared and I stared, he smiled when he saw I was not backing down but that smile looked so familiar so freaking familiar, I thought hard about it and the face flashed and went.
What's with all the new students? I asked myself, and why does the school keep accepting them, like SATs was coming up very soon and the school keeps accepting more students is it just me or there is something going on. The guy was wearing glasses and had long curly hair, blue denim jeans with a brown striped shirt he had good looks but it was like he was trying to hide behind those glasses. From what? I asked myself. The teacher directed him to take a seat up front beside Collins Frameway. If you are also wondering about his name then we need to share our thoughts about it but yep that was his name sadly, the boys had always made fun of him when he walks by our table during lunch. I had wondered who his great, great, great-grandparents were that they bore that name for years and kept passing it from generation to generation. I shook my head as I felt pity for the guy. The teacher looked at me and said "Miss Anderson, please I would like it if you could show Ryan around the school after class"
"Yes Ma'am" I answered and got ready for class, but why me? I thought as I brought my books out and placed them on the table why did the teacher ask me to show him around the school? I mean it's not like I know every single place in the school that is apart from the library, cafeteria, and parking lot, oh with my classes too. Those were the only places I knew in the whole school so those were the only places I showed him after class was done. This guy gave off a weird vibe about him so I ended up showing him those places and directed him to his next class while almost running to my next class, he looked so familiar but I still couldn't place his face especially his smile and it bothered me I got seated for English and got ready for class.
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It was lunch and I sat with the boys and Crystal I missed Adam, because he was always there when we had lunch but he wasn't here now, it made me crave for his touch and I needed him now more than ever. I put my head down and thought of everything that happened, I raised my head when it seemed like they were calling me
"Stevie…..Stevie...…Stevie" Luke called while shaking me I lifted my head and let out a groan
"What?" I asked
"I asked you a question and you didn't answer" he said
"Oh, what was your question?" I asked rubbing my hands over my face,
"I asked where you were last night?" he asked with concern all over his face, silently asking me if I was okay, was she still there when he had gone over or had she left? I'm guessing he went over and met her there.
"Oh, I was over at Crystal's place" I said as I nodded my head silently telling him I was okay, he looked relieved for a second before that look of worry came back
"Are you sure?" he mouthed,
"Yeah" I nodded
"Hi do you guys mind if I sit at your table?" Ryan asked while looking straight at me then it hit me,
That's it!
I got it!
'That was it all along', I said to myself as I watched the guy intently he plopped his tray right beside Matthew who was looking at him as he sat down.
That was what bothered me all along his glasses!
It wasn't like he wasn't wearing them, he still had them on, but I had just realized that his glasses gave off a creepy vibe. He looked like he had death in his eyes and could kill anybody who came his way, he gave off a bad aura and I could feel a shiver run down my spine at the thought of it. He and the guys were talking as he introduced himself to them, they seemed to get along great, but whatever.
School was over, I had seen Jason and he was approaching me to talk to me but I turned and went the other way, 'he cannot come and stress me because of that woman' I told myself as I got into Luke's car
"Steph, what's going on?"
"Nothing" I answered, looking outside to see if Jason followed me, luckily he hadn't.
"Hey, I asked you a question" Luke said with a raised eyebrow
"Oh, um do you mind dropping me off at Crystal's house" I said
"No, not until you tell me what's going on" he said and this time I gave him a raised eyebrow,
"Nothing's going on" I said, as I fumbled with my duffle bag,
"Nothing's going on" I said, as I fumbled with my duffle bag. Most people would expect me to go through the symptoms of abandonment, yeah it affected me at first but now I was okay. I didn't form friendships that won't last long, though some people have approached me to befriend me I keep my distance and tell them I'm not looking for new friends, for me it's like why enter my life if you're going to leave anyway so I was quite grateful for those who supported me during those hard times especially my Dad, Mike, Jason and Luke. Crystal only found out when she came over in grade six and I told her about it, and ever since then she had been a great support.
"Hey Steph, I know that she coming back is affecting you in many ways, but you can't keep running from them, they care for you that's why they come closer and try to talk to you, you will have to go back home and face it soon you know." he said while taking my hand in his, I kept my head down trying to avoid eye contact with him.
"I know that but you need to also understand that what happened is something that affected me mentally and emotionally, I can't just forget it and move on like nothing happened. I still get dreams about that night and you were also there to witness everything that happened. I do need to face her soon but that soon doesn't mean now" I said
I asked Luke to drop me off at Crystal's home and he did I got off thanked him and walked in ran up to crystal's room and cried myself to sleep.