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I will admit, I was not happy when Kayla and Melissa came back to school. I would have to go back walking alone at school again, They all came in, arms linked and I quickly glanced at her. She noticed and I quickly looked away. Her eyes were filled with an uncomfortable sadness and I did not like looking at it. I walked away still feeling her eyes on my back. The days of loneliness followed.
Why did I care so much about this one, unremarkable girl? I never felt this feeling when hunting down criminals. She was nothing that would have caught anyone's eye. But she stuck in my mind and would not go away. It was bittersweet for me. I did not like the feeling when I thought of her, but my heart beat went a little higher every time I looked at her.
The bell rang and I walked to class, noting this was the only class I would have with her without her friends. I walked in and pulled the sheet of homework the teacher wanted to see. I felt her eyes drill onto me once again but I tried to pay no heed. Or at least I tried to. I kept stumbling on the words when talking to my teacher and when we were finally done he asked if I was okay, "Yes." I said quietly and walked back to my seat beside her.
She turned to me. "Sorry but I won't be able to hang out with you today. Melissa and Kayla came back and I kind of promised to hang out with them." She look stiff, and a small frown was forming. "It's alright. I noticed they'd come back." I said. She looked a little perkier after I said that. But did I honestly mean it? I wouldn't' let her know.
"Are you sure? You can hang out with us if you want to..." She trailed off. I had to convince her. "No it's fine." I replied. She nodded slowly and turned to the front. Was it fine? "I can't tell." I thought. The teacher started talking. I looked around in a half blur, not paying attention to hm. This was always the most boring part. Someone telling you things you already knew. He asked me questions and I automatically answered them.
No I am not alright. I lied to her. I have to lie to her. If I tell her the truth everything will be shattered. Lie, lie, lie. That is the only thing that you can do to protect yourself. I do want to follow her around, even if she doesn't talk to me. But I will not.
I followed close to her and listened to her friends. They went to the apple tree and talked. "So who did you hang out with when we were gone?" Melissa asked, a sly smile forming on her face. "Lawliet." She said. Alarms went off. "Don't tell them my name!" I almost spoke. "Who?" They asked. "I mean...Colin." It sounded odd on her tongue. "Oh!" Melissa said. "What?" She said. "He's a great guy, and smart to!" She exclaimed. I left then, feeling heat rise to my cheeks, an odd feeling it was.
