Lunch was interesting, everyone was staring and whispering nothing out of the ordinary and Charlotte and Reid were sending daggers with their eyes which weren't hard to miss. They seemed disgusted by what was going on between us. Like what they did wasn't more disgustinging. They had the guts to sit there and claim that it was love and they had to do what was right for them and not Alex.
But we didn't think much of it, we were busy teasing Chuck and Lori. They weren't a couple but they acted like one which was annoying but fun to play with. We just kept asking when Chuck was gonna man up and put his jersey number on her. Or when she was gonna take her hair tie and actually fix his hair. It had me distracted from the actual annoying couple that hadn't stopped staring.
It's not until after lunch ended and Alex was walking me back to class. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand and I could have sworn I could smell blood from somewhere. I immediately took my hair down from my ponytail and covered my neck hoping it's just the wind that I felt. I looked at Alex who was talking to Ricky so I could easily tell he didn't notice anything. He just kept walking as II pulled out my phone and texted Persephone.
Me: it's happening again
Phone: What's happening
Me: that thing that happened when my mom died
Phone: wait you mean you smell blood…
Me: yes Phone and I'm a bit in a panic
Phone: Lai yk that I only said what I said just so you could get over your trauma.
I was staring at my phone in confusion. I stopped walking and stared at my phone rereading that part over and over again. That's when she sent another text.
Phone: Don't get offended but I just wanted you better and you did.
Phone: You haven't brought it up for years now.
Phone: I think you think you smell something but in reality you're just having anxiety
I looked up trying to keep my tears in my eyes. She really just played along just to shut me up. She really betrayed me in all this knowing damn well how much I cared what she thought and that's what she had to say. I felt like vomiting, that's when I noticed that the hallway was empty and the smell of blood seemed to be getting stronger. I heard my notification go off and I already knew it was Phone. I quickly glanced at it and she said I'm sorry Lai please answer. That's when I realized she's texted me multiple times and I was just in my head so I didn't hear it.
Right before I could respond to her I felt a presence. I started to panic and look around whether it was in my head or not. I didn't wanna be here, I wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. Anywhere but here. Everything felt like what had happened during the accident except now I could pinpoint things a lot more.
I don't know what had me more, the thought of my best friend and mother or the smell of blood. I immediately started heading down the hall to double doors that lead to the side of the school but before I could get there I felt pain in my lower back. This pain wasn't bad, it just made me feel weak immediately, my head felt dizzy, and the last thing I remember seeing was Reid.
But I heard someone say "it's ok they've just awoken me"