Chapter 11: Chapter 11

2 weeks later

It’s been two weeks since I last spoke to Shane. Two weeks. I’ve seen him every day in those two weeks, every single day. He’s always there, he’s been lurking around me. I know he has been because I’ve caught him many times. He will stand a small distance away from me in the hallways, behind a crowd of people; but I know he's looking at me. My sixth sense will kick in when he’s watching me; the little hairs on my neck will fly up and I’ll get goose bumps.

He’s tried to engage in a conversation with me several times. He’s called me, texted me, sat next to me in class, he even came to my house one morning. I had to get Michael to tell him to leave.

I’ve been hanging out with Carter a lot more lately, and I don’t know… he’s been acting really weird. He always wants to cuddle and hold me... he's been ignoring my pleads for some personal space.

Last Friday I went with Sierra to the doctors, she needed to confirm if the test was wrong or not. The doctor said that, indeed, the test was correct. Sierra cried the rest of the night. But, I did manage to get her to answer some of my questions. Turns out that she hasn’t told Gage yet but, she did send him a message on Facebook saying that they needed to talk. Gage, being the arrogant boy he was, he didn’t reply to Sierra. This made her feel even worse. The doctor had suggested either abortion or adoption, if she doesn’t have a miscarriage.

Presently, I was sitting in the middle of science class and I really had to go to the bathroom. I was trying to hold it because I know that Mrs. Sealock would never let me go unless I threatened to pee all over the floor. So, that’s exactly what I was going to do. No, I wasn’t going to pee on the floor, I was going to pretend that I was about to. I raised my hand like a good little student would and waited for Mrs. Sealock to call on me.

“Yes Ms. Green?” Mrs. Sealock said in her preppy, annoying voice.

“I really need to go to the bathroom,” I said. I was acting like a little girl in kindergarten. That will surely make my reputation so much better!

“You can wait until the end of class. We only have twenty minutes remaining." Twenty minutes? She must be crazy if she thinks I can hold it in that long.

“Actually no I can’t, now if you would like me to pee all over the floor, I would like the bathroom pass,” I said with a lot of confidence. Everyone in the class was now staring at me. My confidence level started reclining very quickly. “That is if you want to. Oh, please don’t give me another detention for speaking like that. I’m sorry. I spoke out of turn. But, I can’t handle another detention. Last time this creepy Tyler kid was there and he tried to force me out of the seat and he tried to kiss me so I kicked him and he left me alone but, if I go back there then what will happen to me? I’m not fit for detention Mrs. Sealock! I will never speak like that to you again, I prom-“ there it was. The rambling triggered by being nervous.

“Take the dang pass and go to the bathroom. You’re wasting my teaching time. And next time I won’t be so generous.” Mrs. Sealock snickered. Everyone in the classroom was staring, and laughing, at me. I held my breath and went to go take the bathroom pass from her. I have yet again made a fool out of myself in front of everyone. Way to go Kaelyn.

I walked out of the classroom and down the hall to the bathroom. It was dead silent and empty. When I got there I did my business and then stopped when I went to wash my hands. I looked at myself in the mirror. Dark circles were under my eyes from lack of sleep. I haven’t been able to sleep very well and honestly I have no clue why. My cheeks were puffy and my stomach was bloated. This part was normal for me. The day before it was ‘my time of the month’ I would always have this issue.

I quickly washed my hands and then dried them with the air dryer. I then started digging through my bag for my cover-up, I heard someone walk into the bathroom. I paid no attention to them, assuming that it was just another girl in here for the same reason I am. I froze when I heard someone clear their throat.

“You know, you don’t need that cover up,” The familiar deep voice spoke. I looked up in the mirror and saw Shane leaning up against the wall. I turned around.

“What exactly are you doing in the girl’s bathroom? Are you a girl?” I crossed my arms over my chest. Shane laughed and looked at the ground, then back up at me.

“What so you’re talking to me now?” Crap. I forgot that I was ignoring him… staying away from him… the whole nine yards.

“N-no,” I stuttered.

“Ah, but Kaelyn, you just did.” He smiled, a winning smile. “So… will you please tell me why for the past two weeks you’ve been ignoring me? I came to your house for God's sake. I just wanted to talk to you…” His hands found their way into his front pockets.

“Well, you see um…" I didn't know how to explain this. I was panicking. "I have to go,” well, I certainly handled that well. I grabbed my bag and speed-walked out of the bathroom.

Shane was right behind me. When he got close enough he grabbed my arm and spun me around so I could face him. He pressed my back up against the lockers and held me there. I couldn’t escape.

“I just wanted to talk to you, that’s all,” His breath was hot on my skin. I bit my lip to keep words from leaving my mouth.

Resist the urge Kaelyn, don’t do it. My conscience told me.

“About what?” I ignored my conscience, my curiosity was getting the better of me. Shane smiled and eased his grip on me. “You can let me go, I’m not going anywhere for awhile,”

Did that seriously just come out of my mouth? What happened to staying away from him?

“I was hoping that you would say that,” Shane grinned and released me. We stared at each other for minutes, until Shane started talking.

Shane's POV

I didn’t know how to begin. How was I going to tell her how I feel? I wish that I had thought up a plan, I had two whole weeks to do it. I guess I was just going to have to wing it.

"Kaelyn, do you know how many guys want you?" I asked her. She shook her head, I could see a hint of confusion in her eyes.

"What are you talking about? No guys 'want' me. Even my old boyfriend didn't want me," She mumbled. I knew that she was referring to Ryder. I tried to grab her hand but, she slowly moved it away from me. I decided to continue.

"Kaelyn, have you not noticed how many guys check you out in the hallways at school? It disgusts me, they look at you as if you are a piece of meat." I started. Butterflies began to erupt in my stomach. "But, I'm not like that. I look at you as if you are a beautiful, smart, and funny girl. You have no idea what you're doing to me," I confessed. I was so caught up in the moment that I forgot that she probably hates me.

But that didn’t stop me. I crashed my lips on hers, cupping her face in my hands, gently. I tried forcing all of my feelings into the kiss, I tried to make it passionate… something that she’ll remember. To my surprise, she kissed me back. But, within a few seconds she pushed me away.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to,” I was mentally beating myself up for doing that.

“Don’t be sorry,” She smiled weakly at me.  "Now I know why you have so many girls head over heels for you... you are a great kisser," My heart felt like it stopped beating for a second. Did she just say what I think she said?

“Y-yeah, you think?” I stuttered. I never stutter. She really is something, she’s made me genuinely smile, she’s made me laugh, she’s embarrassed me, and she’s made me stutter. Just wow. Kaelyn flashed a smile at me and turned around on her heels.

I watched as she walked back to Mrs. Sealock’s room. Then something dawned on me.

“Hey Kaelyn wait!” I ran through the hallway so I could catch up with her. She turned around and looked at me. I scratched the back of my neck nervously and tried to get the question to come out of my mouth. “Do you want to, maybe, sit at my table during lunch today?” I hope that this wasn’t too sudden.

“Am I, Kaelyn Green, being asked to sit with the bad boys at lunch?” She said in a talk-show tone of voice. “I’ll think about it,” She smiled and walked through the door into Mrs. Sealock’s room. I decided to wait next to the door for a few minutes so it wouldn’t look suspicious or anything. When I finally walked in I saw that everyone was reading The Great Gatsby.

Perfect, it’s nap time.

*Author's Note*

I'm sorry for updating a little late I had my finals going on :( And I fucked up. Anyway what do you guys think so far?

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