A/N: I have decided to upload another chapter because I didn't want a certain person to kill me. *cough*Arietta*cough*
The Science of Friendship
Chapter 4
BRRRRIIINNNG!
The bell rings for lunch period to start. I walk down to my locker and put my books away.
I meet the guys at our usual table.
We sit there with our lunches, acting like nothing happened this morning.
It's disconcerting the way they're going out of their way not to say anything about it.
Tucker's prattling on about some new Xbox game with interjections from Sam and Danny.
I stay silent, eating my food slowly.
Normally I would've found this conversation interesting.
Normally I would've been talking animatedly, ecstatic even just having a mundane chat.
But, today, I just can't.
Because I know that they don't trust me.
I don't say a single word through all of lunch period.
When Tucker asks me what's wrong I plaster a nice, fake smile on my face and shake my head.
I calmly get up and throw away my tray without a word.
The unnatural smile sits painted across my face, looking more like a grimace now.
I thought I was done pretending.
Looks like I'll just have to put the mask back on.