Sorry for the wait but its finally here. I kept getting stuck and so I ended up taking lots of breaks long ones too. So again sorry for the wait and I tried to make it long but I didn't succeed. I think its one of my shortest chapters but I hope you like it. enjoy reading!! ^^
"The Little Things Give You Away"
Chapter 4
The rain had died down a few minutes after John had left, leaving behind the cold wind. I zipped up my jacket as I shivered. Noticing a bench nearby, I dragged my suitcases one by one to stand next to it, leaving them there, I decided to look for the main office. After what seemed to be an hour of searching, I gave up and headed back to my suitcases.
The school seemed abandoned as I walked down the halls making my way back to the bench. I slumped down, exhausted, onto the bench. I pulled up the hood of my jacket and took out my cellphone from my right pocket.
"Maybe I could call Kai or Pinky and the Brain." I thought as I turned on my cell to have it immediately turn off.
"Great, he killed the battery before he handed it to me." I mumbled under my breath, warm tears sliding down my cold face as the wind blew strong and thunder started, lighting up the night.
Placing my cellphone back in my pocket I stared out into the road with both my hands in my pockets, tears coming nonstop. Before I knew it I had fallen asleep on the bench, my face covered with the hood. I woke up to the wind blowing against my tear stained face as I looked around confused, squinting from the little light there was out as the memories from last night slowly came to me. I sat up straight on the bench
"No nightmare." I sighed in a shaky voice, with a bit of a smile as I looked around, still lost at what I should do.
The day was eerie and it seemed as if it could rain at anytime now, maybe the skies were still clearing from the day before. I had taken a look around and finally came to face the front. Staring down at my hands, I took in a deep breath and shakily released it.
"Maybe, I shouldn't have walked around, for so long." I thought while deciding what to do next, feeling extremely sore from last nights walk.
When I looked up, finally deciding to have a look around, I was surprised to find myself blocked in by a girl with blond hair who was glaring at a guy a little taller than her, with short dark hair. I quickly put my head back down and started fiddling with my hands as if nothing had ever happened.
"Of all the benches out there they had to stop in front of this one. Great just my luck." I thought arguing with myself as I squeezed my eyes shut trying to block out their conversation but found it too difficult as their conversation turned into an argument.
"Caleb I've had enough..." she yelled at him
"Wait, Sarah let me explain." he pleaded interrupting her. I sat their staring down at their feet as I crossed my arms begging for their argument to end.
"No! You already explained yourself with all the others and now this, this Jessica to be exact..." she paused taking in a deep breath
"...why do you have all these girls phone numbers...and then you just tell me their friends or there not yours or you have them calling you every morning. What should I believe?" she sighed taking a few steps back, leaving the guy speechless.
"I'm sorry Caleb were through." she breathed, tears trickling down her face as she walked away.
"Sarah..." Caleb sighed as he watched her leave.
"Damn it, you guys." he grumbled after a few minutes of silence, curling his right hand into a fist while placing his left hand over his eyes.
"Okay, nows my chance. I can leave." I thought shutting my eyes tight as I took in a deep breath and stood up. With my head down and my eyes still closed, I moved forward stumbling into a crack but never hit the ground.
"You should watch your step." the familiar voice of the guy spoke as he helped me back to the ground.
"Humph?! Yeah, I should..." I sighed in defeat of getting caught after I straightened myself.
"..um thanks." I finished as the silence followed.
Finally looking up to face him, I noticed his face was turned away from mine, a sad expression forming as he crossed his arms
"I'm sorry." I sighed breaking the silence, my hands at my side.
"No, I'm sorry you had to hear that." he breathed.
"Huh? Hear what?" I asked, confused and a bit sad myself while rubbing my chin as I tried to think of what he was talking about.
"The argument I had with my girlfriend. I'm sorry you had to hear that." he sighed, turning to face me.
"Oh that. I didn't mean to its just I-I..." I paused as a thought came to me
"...do you know where the main office is?" I asked looking up at him as I shivered from the cold wind. "Huh?" he asked surprised, a smile forming on his lips.
"What? Do I look that bad?" I pouted pulling the hood of my jacket over my face.
"No, you look fine. Its just you remind me of a little kid. Come on, I'll take you to the main office." he smiled laughing a bit as he moved to my suitcases while I stared down.
"Oh...hey, I'm not a little kid. I'm probably as old as you..." I disagreed looking up to argue but instead spotted him walking towards my suitcases.
"Hey, how did you know those were mine...I can take those, really I can." I mentioned walking towards him tripping as I did.
"Its okay I got them. You can barely carry yourself, oh and by the way I'm Caleb." he laughed walking past me, carrying my suitcases like nothing.
"Fine you win. I'm Summer." I sighed in defeat as I pulled the hood of my jacket down and followed, crossing my arms.
"...and whats he trying to say with I can barely carry myself. I put those suitcases there." I silently argued with myself as I walked behind him.
A few minutes of walking, Caleb had come to a stop in front of a little office
"Alright, thats the main office." he smiled putting down my suitcases while I continued silently arguing with myself, suddenly bumping into him.
"Huh?!..." I gasped surprised while I balanced myself.
"Sorry." I sighed lightly slapping my forehead with my left hand, wincing from the sting after.
"Now aren't you glad you didn't carry the suitcases?" he laughed while I crossed my arms.
"No because I would still be back there..." I paused pointing behind me
"...and I would have never bumped into you." I sighed barely over a whisper.
"Its okay. Nobody got hurt." he smiled.
"Huh?...You heard that? Sorry you weren't supposed to." I sighed curling my right hand into a fist and bumping it on my forehead.
"You really know how to cheer a guy up." he laughed
"This isn't supposed to be funny." I pouted dropping my hands to my sides and tightening the fist on my right hand as he smiled.
"Thats why you remind me of a little kid." he smiled
"Hey!" I shivered from the breeze coming in from the open doors, failing in my attempt to sound angry.
"I give up." I sighed crossing my hands.
"I'm sorry for listening to you two earlier." I sighed as I put my head down.
"Don't worry about that, I just have to straighten a few things out and everything will be fine and I thought you didn't hear." he smiled as he nodded.
"Fine. I did I just forgot." I agreed my teeth chattering as I rubbed my shoulders for warmth.
"Its okay." he laughed.
"Well, it was nice meeting you Caleb." I greeted taking out my right hand for a hand shake.
"It was nice meeting you to, Summer." he said taking out his hand.
"Whoa, your hands are cold." he gasped while shaking my hand.
"Well yeah, I slept outside. What else would you expect?" I sighed barely over a whisper.
"That would probably explain, why you were sitting on the bench with your suitcase." he smiled.
"Huh...you weren't suppose to here that..." I gasped as he laughed.
"Dang it, I have to learn to talk in my head." I mumbled to myself as I bumped my right palm on my forehead.
"Here, and don't worry about it, I'll see you around."Caleb laughed as he wrapped me in his jacket and left while waving goodbye. I stood there stunned
"He didn't even give me a chance to refuse." I thought as I stood there in front of the door, wrapped in his warm jacket.
I'm already starting ch. 5 and I will try not to take so many breaks. I hope you enjoyed it. ^^
