got out of bed carefully and
headed into the bathroom with Tonto following close behind me. I
took longer than usual in the shower, letting the hot water soothe
my sore muscles. I popped a couple of pain pills when I was done,
even though I hated taking them. I knew I would need them to get
through the entire day.
I was silent as I ate my breakfast, and both
Jared and Liam seemed to sense that I wasn’t in a good mood. They
didn’t bug me about it, and I was grateful to them for that. They
were usually pretty good about letting me work through my moods on
my own, as long as I didn’t become depressed.
When I got to the school, I went straight to my
biology class so that I didn’t have to talk to anyone. I took my
seat and put my arms on the table, resting my head on top of them.
I closed my eyes and nearly drifted off to sleep when I heard the
chair being pulled out beside me. I decided to continue to pretend
to sleep, not really ready to talk to anyone yet.
When the bell rang, I forced myself to
straighten in my seat and face the front of the class. From the
corner of my eye, I could see Blake doing the same, and I was
grateful that he hadn’t tried to talk to me yet.
Mr. White came into the room, pushing a cart
with a TV on it. I let out a sigh of relief. At least I wouldn’t
have to pretend to pay attention in this class. Mr. White turned
off the lights and then faced us. “Okay class, we’re going to watch
this video for today. Try and stay awake, alright?”
A few people chuckled and then quieted down when
the teacher started the video. I laid my head on my arms again. I
must have dozed off for a while, because I was suddenly jerked
awake when the lights flicked back on. I looked around blearily and
realized that class was almost over.
I turned to Blake and saw that he was facing me
with a questioning look on his face. “What?” I asked him.
“Did you have a good nap?”
I grunted. “No, it was too short.”
He smiled a little. “Bad night?”
“You could say that.”
“You’re not going to want to talk about it and
make me pretend to listen, are you?”
I chuckled a little. “No, I’m not going to do
that. I just couldn’t sleep, so I’m in a bad mood. No big
deal.”
“Sucks for you.”
The bell rang at that moment, and I grabbed my
bag, ignoring the twinges in my back. I turned back to Blake. “Come
on, let’s get the rest of this day over with,” I said.
Blake slung his bag over his shoulder and waited
until I had come around to his side before he spoke again. “You
know, it’s kind of nice to know that you aren’t always so
chipper.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, it makes you seem more human.”
I pondered that for a moment. “I’ll remember
that if you ever snap at me for being in a bad mood.” He placed his
hand on my shoulder and we headed out of the classroom.
“How will you know that I’m snapping at you
for that reason and not just being an ass?”
“Hmm, good point,” I replied. “Maybe I’ll just
have to start paying more attention to your moods. Then I’ll be
able to tell the difference.”
“Doubtful. I’m always an ass.”
“That is very true. But I’m pretty observant, so
I should be able to figure it out.”
“If you say so,” he said.
We were almost to his classroom when I heard my
name being called. I groaned. “Crap, I really don’t have the energy
to deal with my friend Rachel right now,” I whined.
Blake surprised me by leaning his head down
closer to mine. “Well, just pretend we’re deep in conversation.
Then you can tell her that you didn’t hear her.”
“Look at that; you being a jerk is finally
coming in handy. I’m thinking I may just go home rather than go to
any of my other classes. I’m really not fit to be around
people.”
“I’m not people?”
“No, you’re in your own category. Since
you’re usually a pain in the butt, I won’t feel bad if I take my
mood out on you.”
“I should probably be offended
headed into the bathroom with Tonto following close behind me. I
took longer than usual in the shower, letting the hot water soothe
my sore muscles. I popped a couple of pain pills when I was done,
even though I hated taking them. I knew I would need them to get
through the entire day.
I was silent as I ate my breakfast, and both
Jared and Liam seemed to sense that I wasn’t in a good mood. They
didn’t bug me about it, and I was grateful to them for that. They
were usually pretty good about letting me work through my moods on
my own, as long as I didn’t become depressed.
When I got to the school, I went straight to my
biology class so that I didn’t have to talk to anyone. I took my
seat and put my arms on the table, resting my head on top of them.
I closed my eyes and nearly drifted off to sleep when I heard the
chair being pulled out beside me. I decided to continue to pretend
to sleep, not really ready to talk to anyone yet.
When the bell rang, I forced myself to
straighten in my seat and face the front of the class. From the
corner of my eye, I could see Blake doing the same, and I was
grateful that he hadn’t tried to talk to me yet.
Mr. White came into the room, pushing a cart
with a TV on it. I let out a sigh of relief. At least I wouldn’t
have to pretend to pay attention in this class. Mr. White turned
off the lights and then faced us. “Okay class, we’re going to watch
this video for today. Try and stay awake, alright?”
A few people chuckled and then quieted down when
the teacher started the video. I laid my head on my arms again. I
must have dozed off for a while, because I was suddenly jerked
awake when the lights flicked back on. I looked around blearily and
realized that class was almost over.
I turned to Blake and saw that he was facing me
with a questioning look on his face. “What?” I asked him.
“Did you have a good nap?”
I grunted. “No, it was too short.”
He smiled a little. “Bad night?”
“You could say that.”
“You’re not going to want to talk about it and
make me pretend to listen, are you?”
I chuckled a little. “No, I’m not going to do
that. I just couldn’t sleep, so I’m in a bad mood. No big
deal.”
“Sucks for you.”
The bell rang at that moment, and I grabbed my
bag, ignoring the twinges in my back. I turned back to Blake. “Come
on, let’s get the rest of this day over with,” I said.
Blake slung his bag over his shoulder and waited
until I had come around to his side before he spoke again. “You
know, it’s kind of nice to know that you aren’t always so
chipper.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, it makes you seem more human.”
I pondered that for a moment. “I’ll remember
that if you ever snap at me for being in a bad mood.” He placed his
hand on my shoulder and we headed out of the classroom.
“How will you know that I’m snapping at you
for that reason and not just being an ass?”
“Hmm, good point,” I replied. “Maybe I’ll just
have to start paying more attention to your moods. Then I’ll be
able to tell the difference.”
“Doubtful. I’m always an ass.”
“That is very true. But I’m pretty observant, so
I should be able to figure it out.”
“If you say so,” he said.
We were almost to his classroom when I heard my
name being called. I groaned. “Crap, I really don’t have the energy
to deal with my friend Rachel right now,” I whined.
Blake surprised me by leaning his head down
closer to mine. “Well, just pretend we’re deep in conversation.
Then you can tell her that you didn’t hear her.”
“Look at that; you being a jerk is finally
coming in handy. I’m thinking I may just go home rather than go to
any of my other classes. I’m really not fit to be around
people.”
“I’m not people?”
“No, you’re in your own category. Since
you’re usually a pain in the butt, I won’t feel bad if I take my
mood out on you.”
“I should probably be offended
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