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The class couldn't have ended sooner for Raya. Surprising she was the first one out of that class.
She knew the feeling of being stared at. It was very real and she thought she would've been used to it by now.
"Raya!"
She stopped upon hearing her name.
"Listen abo-"
It was Caleb. She just started walking again with her walking stick out in front of her. She wanted to get as far away from him as possible. She'd screwed herself over and knew it. Now she'd be the talk of the school. Woohoo for the creepy blind kid, Raya thought sarcastically.
"How about I help you to your classes." Caleb offered
"I'm blind not stupid." Raya said
"I just figured it's a big place is all." Caleb said
"I can get there myself." She said defiantly
Caleb stopped and watched her walk off. Then she just stopped and huffed. Half turning she kept her head tilted down.
"Where's room 320? I have Gender Studies next." she asked
Before Caleb could answer someone else swept in. he draped and arm around her shoulder as he took her bag for her.
"I can help with that seeing as we'll be in the same class. Your brother called in the favor and I couldn't help but want to meet his hopefully better half."
If Raya could've rolled her eyes and made sure the guy saw it she would've.
"You sound like an asshole my brother would definitely be friends with." She said sarcastically as the two walked off
"Hey now. I'm just being the good person I am and helping out a new friend."
There it went again. That need to roll her eyes along with wanting to hit him. The one guiding her to her next class took her guiding stick from her. she could hear the pieces click as it came apart into smaller pieces.
"I'm Reid by the way. Reid Garwin." He said
"Raya."
"Just Raya?"
"For you? Yes." She replied
"A bit cold don't you think?"
"Not at all." She said smirking
"So…what's underneath there?" he asked bluntly "I mean I hear it's grizzly."
"Then you heard right."
"How-"
"Do you ever shut up? I'm just curious."
The rest was silent to her and she just took it as a yes. Getting into the classroom she sat down beside him since there wasn't much else she could do. Pulling out her text book she opened it to the page directed.
Reid just stared at the multiple dots on the white pages.
"You can read that?" he whispered
She just nodded. She took his hand in the next instant and rubbed them across the words telling them to him.
"That is just…weird." He said
She laughed a little.
"For a while it was. Now days I love nothing more than to curl up with a book." She said
"What did you used to do?" he asked
"I don't really remember…I was six went I went blind." She said
Reid looked at her and could tell she was saddened by it. A small wave of guilt swept over him for opening his big mouth.
"Don't worry about it." she said
"Worry about what?" he asked
"It's not a big deal. It's not the first time I've been asked that. Though when I think about it…I remember dancing out in the summer rain. Jake would scream at me for doing it because of the lightning. I just said to let it hit me."
"Sounds like a death wish." Reid chuckled
"Nah. Just an adrenaline rush I guess."
Reid just nodded. The teacher didn't seem to notice them talking, but it sitting in the back of the classroom probably helped with that.
When lunch came around She ended up sitting at an empty table.
"Ah sis. When are you going to learn not to sit by yourself." Jake said as he handed her a bottle
"So this is her?" came another voice
"Yeah. She's scary eh?" Jake said
Raya just hit sideways making contact with someone's gut.
"Wrong person." He gasped
Jake who was on her other side was cracking up hysterically.
"Oh geez. Um sorry." She mumbled
Tyler just waved it off.
"It's fine." He said "I'm Tyler by the way."
"Careful Baby Boy she bites." Reid's voice echoed
He sat across from her. She only sighed extremely annoyed.
"I like sitting by myself." She mumbled
"Why?" Tyler asked
"I'm not like Jake alright! I don't come here to get popular. I come here so I can get the hell out." She snapped
Getting up she grabbed her bag and rushed out bumping into Caleb roughly along the way. He just watched her go. Looking over at the table she came from she noticed her brother looking down at the table feeling guilty.
Raya heard something clunk to the ground as she walked furiously down the hall which she was rather sure she was lost in.
"Dumb school." She muttered "Not even public school was this ridiculous."
"Raya!"
"Go away!" she yelled
"You kinda dropped something." Caleb said
She stopped and held out her hand to take it. Caleb took her hand and put the book in it. Going to yank away and walk off Caleb kept hold of her hand and pulled her back.
"It isn't that bad." He said
She huffed in response.
"If you want-"
"You could help me?" she finished
"Yeah actually."
She wanted to trust that sound in his voice and the gentle touch, but just couldn't. She'd learned the hard way about trust and she left the trust in her brother and mom.
"The last person…" she started quietly "Forget it. I don't want your help."
"Taking pity on the handicapped eh Caleb? I knew you'd sink low sometimes but damn."
Fuck off Aaron." Caleb growled making Raya jump
He hadn't let go of her hand and she could feel him rubbing small circles into her palm.
Caleb turned back towards her and brushed her hair from her face. As he did she yanked her hand back and took a step back. Having a momentary flashback.
"I need to go and attempt to get to my next class. Is it right or left to the History rooms?" she asked
"Left." He said quietly
She nodded and mumbled a 'thank you' as she turned and walked off.
He watched her once again go.
"Don't take it to heart."
Caleb turned to her brother was walking past.
"She'll come around. Plus I was an ass and deserved it." he said "She has a lot of trust issues…it's understandable."
Caleb nodded and tagged along beside him.
"I hated myself that day. I told her she was the worst twin in the world and that I was an only child and I almost became one." Jake mumbled "I'm glad I'm not…who'd keep me in line if I was?"
Walking into their next class Jake sat next to Raya. Joy for her she got stuck with the majority of the ones from lunch. Caleb saw Jake whisper something in her ear and just nodded as she wiped away what looked like a tear.
"I know you miss home. I do too. this could be good though." Jake whispered
"That's it though. I don't miss home. I don't even want to go back." She said "I-I just don't think I can do this."
"You got me." he said "Twins don't go anywhere without their other half no matter how much they hate each other."
"I don't want you too though." she said "I'm sick of being your burden."
"I don't mind you being a burden on me?" came a familiar voice to Raya's ears "I mean other than being blind I think I can make an exception."
Jake stood.
"Got something to say about my sister?" he asked coldly "You tell me."
Aaron just grinned crudely knowing he'd hit a soft spot.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind hittin it up with her. I gotta say she's got some amazing legs there." he said
Raya gripped the desk in front of her upon hearing Jake jump over it at Aaron.
"Jake!" she shrieked
Caleb was on his feet not a second after Jake jumped him. Other students were crowded around the two as they fought.
"Break it up!"
Raya's head jerked up to the higher authority's voice.
"All three of you. To the provost's office…now."
Raya stood ready to follow.
"Sit down now young lady."
"Oh shut it." she said stepping down the steps leading up to the desks "You bleeding?"
"Not much." Jake replied licking his busted lip
"Sit down Raya!"
she huffed then felt someone take her hand leading her out of the room.
"You alright?" she asked
"Yeah…" Jake said from behind
Raya paused in her steps. If he was behind her…who the hell had her hand?
"Relax…I don't bite." Caleb said
"You have a habit of stalking don't you?" she asked
He just chuckled.
"I think I've just been lucky so far."
"Lucky? You just joined in with my brother on a fight over something stupid." Raya said
Caleb bit his tongue. It wasn't stupid. Aaron was the usual jackass and he didn't need to act like that. Not towards her. She didn't deserve it.
"I didn't see you stop your brother." Caleb blurted
She stopped in that instant. Caleb looked over at Jake who just put up his hands and shook his head no like saying that he was on his own.
"He's my idiot brother, my family. Of course I don't get a say…but you? I don't even know you and yet you seem to be taking pity on me? No thanks." She said
Caleb scowled at her and made strangling motions towards her neck seeming frustrated with even trying to have a simple conversation with her. Jake snorted in laughter.
"What?" She said
"Oh nothing." Jake replied
Raya parted from Caleb and looped with her twin who was still trying to hold back laughter.
Getting to the provost's office Jake went in first since Aaron was just coming out. He smirked at the then looked Raya up and down taking a definite interest.
Caleb growled under his breath. He wasn't liking how people were acting around her. It wasn't as if she were a plague. Raya on the other hand just stuck out her foot as he passed her on his way out the door. She smirked when she hear the loud thump telling her that his face made full contact with the floor.
"Does the floor taste good?" she asked
He stood then got face to face with her.
"You know Raya I'm only trying to be hospitable and you're being a bitch about it. Then again if you want to turn down the only guy here at this school that you could actually have a chance with then that's your loss"
"If you mean have a chance to get HIV then it's not much of a loss on me." she quipped
Caleb couldn't help a grin on that one. Aaron noticed it and shot him a glare as well.
When Jake came out Raya stood knowing the end result wasn't good.
"How bad?" she asked
"Bad." He said
She nodded for a second.
"Okay, just sit. I'll be right back." She said
"What are you going to do?" Jake asked right as Caleb went to follow
"Work my magic of course and I said to sit." She said
"How did you know I was standing?" Caleb asked
"I have good hearing." She said
"Just trust her on this." Jake said
Caleb sighed and sat back down. About ten minutes later she came back out and gave her brother and his friend a smile. Caleb could tell it was only half hearted.
"Well?" Jake asked
"You're free to go." She said
"Really?"
"Yep." She said all perky like
Jake got up completely forgetting about his sister and left while on the other hand Caleb stood there knowing something was up.
"What did it take?" he asked her as he offered her his hand
"Well you were each getting two weeks of detention so I told him it was my fault with a convincing story and so I've got four weeks of detention." She answered
"Four? Wait that means-"
"Yeah. I got you off too." she said shrugging "Just don't say I never did anything for you."
"You didn't have to do that."
"You're one of my brother's newest little friends. I have to attempt to be nice. That's my attempt."
She paused for several minutes as if thinking.
"It's your turn." She said smiling as she took his hand
He smiled closing his fingers around hers.
