I didn't feel any better after washing my face in the bathroom, but I still had to have lunch with Chloe or else she might get worried about me.
"I hope Develee stays clear for now" I mumbled as I made my way to the cafeteria.I had to squeeze myself past some students inorder to get to the cafeteria quick, because the hallway was usually filled with students during lunch break, this was the main reason I usually left early for my lunch.
"Excuse me" I said,as I squeezed myself past a group of students.
I could see Chloe sitting on our favourite seat,ever since I ate there with her, she doesn't seem to find any other place convenient enough for eating her lunch, that side of the cafeteria was no longer considered as lonely anymore after Peter made everyone understand that it wasn't, but still after that day not many people sit there to have their lunch, but at least people sit there now.
"Hey Chloe"
She was busy playing with her food when I entered, like she was thinking about something.
"Where did you go?" She asked, dropping her fork in her food.
"I went to the bathroom" I said taking my seat, opposite her.
"Ok"
"You were lost in thoughts there"
"Was I" She gave a weak smile, pulling up her fork.
"Yeah, you didn't even hear me walk up to you"
"I was just thinking about the test"
"What about the test?"
"Now you say that like nothing happened"
"Did anything happen?"
It was just as if I forgot about the incidents of the test for a moment there.
"Aren't you hearing the rumours?" She said with a low voice now.
"Rumours?"
"Yes the ones talking about you and me"
"What were they saying"
"They said you cheated" I could sense the frustration in her voice."And then you helped me to cheat also"
I was silent for a while there,yes I cheated, but not on purpose though, but Chloe was completely innocent and now she was being accessed of cheating all because of me.
"Chloe" I called to break the silence.
"Yes"
"Did you cheat?"
"No" She replied, I could tell she was already sobbing in her heart with the way she was talking.
"Then why are you beating yourself up, when you know you didn't do anything, let them go ahead and say whatever they like, just pretend you don't care about what they say"
Chloe nodded in agreement with what I was saying she was buying my idea but something else was coming.
"What about you?" She asked.
"What about me what?" I was expecting this to be something else.
"Did you cheat?"
That question I did not how to answer,and I didn't want to tell her anything about Develee for now.
"Emmmmmm" I tried to think of something,then I figured out that a diversion would be better."I haven't even taken my lunch" I quickly got up and rushed to the food dispenser table.
"Ok hurry up"
My plan seemed to have worked because the topic changed right after I came back with my tray of food.
"What are your plans after school Chloe?" I asked, pushing my food aside,I wasn't really feeling hungry that afternoon.
"I don't know" She said and then brought out two sandwiches wrapped in a paper bag."Go to the university or something"
"Are you going to eat that now?" I asked, staring at the sandwiches.
"Yes off course"
"After eating your lunch"
"I'm still hungry"
While we were talking someone showed up,and who else rather than Develee.
"I tried to tell him to leave using my eyes, but he just wasn't paying attention to me.
"What are you doing here?" I asked,under my breath, Chloe was too busy enjoying her sandwich to notice anything.
"I told you that I'm always with you"
"Well I'm not here to save you"
"Then why are you here?"
His eyes slowly turned to Chloe's sandwich.
"You want to take Chloe's sandwich?" I asked.
"Not really"
He started walking to Chloe,I thought he was just going to grab the sandwich, but he was smarter than I thought,as he went behind Chloe I heard a metal sound on the ground and that was Chloe's key.Chloe quickly slipped the last piece of the first sandwich into her mouth and bent to pick her key, that was when I found out what Develee really wanted,he opened up the second sandwich Chloe dropped on the tray and took the beef that was inside.
"What are you doing?" I whispered.
The only reason I wasn't freaking out was because I could see Develee,if Chloe was seeing this all she would be able to see was two pieces of bread separating and her beef going bye bye,and then she would scream even I would scream if I didn't know about Develee.
"Bye"Develee said stuffing the piece of beef into his mouth.
"What happened here?" Chloe asked, opening the sandwich."Did you do this Mike?"
"Deve..." I tried to say something, but I was stopped by Develee who now had his face very close to mine with the beef sticking out from his mouth.
"If you tell her that she will be dead"
That was a threat, but what I didn't understand was the condition for the threat, whether it was telling her something like him existed or telling her something like him took her beef, but either way I didn't want Chloe dead
"Just leave Develee" I muttered without calling Chloe's attention.
"Just don't risk your female friend's life okay" he patted me on the shoulder and disappeared.
"Answer my question Mike"
"Ye....s" I really had a tough time saying that single word.
I expected her to be really mad at me now, because it was really rude to take out the beef in someone's sandwich and eating it, but instead she started chuckling.
"What's funny?"
"You silly baby you should have just told me you wanted some"
"Yeah I messed up" I said, I was glad that she wasn't mad.
"It's okay you can have the rest of the sandwich" She handed me the rest of the sandwich, which I quickly munched on just to convince her that I was really into the sandwich.
"You didn't even eat your food" She said looking at the tray of food I had shifted earlier.
"When I'm talking with you I just lose my appetite out of happiness"
"Mike" She blushed.
"So I'm only in the mood for a snack now" I said after swallowing the last piece of the sandwich.
The school bell went off now, lunch break was over and we had to get back to class.
"Let's go silly" Chloe said standing up.
"Ok"
As we walked to class I turned to look at the table we just left,and Develee was there staring at us as we walked to class,he was once just my protector, but now I had given him an invitation into my private life.