I panic, grab my stuff and head to a side door of the cafeteria. I did not want to talk to him not while I was still trying to convince myself he is human. I hide behind a tree outside of the school. Then I look over at the cafeteria door and I do not see him. I release the breath I had been holding and sit down leaning my back against the tree.
I had just closed my eyes to relax when I heard someone say, "Why did you run away from me?" I quickly sit up and open my eyes. My head hits the head of the person standing over me. Once my eyes stopped watering I looked at the person; it was him. For a second I think that I should call him something else than him. Then I realized he had followed me outside and I did not want to know why.
I remember his question and I reply to it with, "What makes you think I was running from you I could have just wanted to be outside." I start to slide away from him along the tree.
He smiles and grabs my arm then says, "You're doing it again."
"Doing what?" I ask acting like I don't know what he is talking about.
"Running away"
"No, of course I am not," I say in a high voice and try to get my arm away from him.
"Good then I will see you Friday at Barry's Pizza; eight 'o clock," I he says and then walks away without waiting for my reply. I lean back against the tree in shock. When he gets almost to the door he turns around and says, "By the way my name is Adrian." He then stares at my for a few seconds as if he was waiting for something then leaves.
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For the rest of the week I fought over whether I should go or not to Barry's. I did not decide until it was seven o' clock on Friday night.