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Chapter 14

As was right back where it all started, staring at the clock waiting for the bell to ring. I tried not to show my feelings, putting on a smile when someone looked at me in the eyes. I could hear my friends around me talking about different stuff, the teacher was talking about some old guy, and the clock was slowly ticking by. I reached down and checked my phone, nothing. Ashley promised me she would text me every day to make sure I never felt alone, guess not.

"Spencer?"

Great. What did I do now.

"Yes sir?"

"You're wanted down in the guidance office, take your books please"

I got up and slowly grabbed my stuff and walked out of the classroom, when I turned I saw my teacher nod at me. I walked down the stairs and into the office where the staff was busy typing away; I never understood why they were always typing when their job was to talk to teens about college. I took a seat and grabbed a magazine; it had some soccer player on it. Made me miss sports, made me think about how I wanted to be a famous athlete one day.

"Spencer Carlin?"

"Yes?"

"You can come in now"

I nodded and took the magazine with me, following the women into her office. I noticed she had a picture of her family on her desk; teachers always had the perfect family. Once I heard that two teachers were having an affair with each other, and even after breaking up their own families they still lived a happy life.

"Spencer do you know why you were called down here today?"

"No"

"It seems that you're struggling with your studies, you use to have an 80% average and now it's just above 60%"

"So?"

"Well with that kind of change we are advice to check in on you to see what we can do to help"

"Help, you want to help now that school is almost over?"

"Spencer I'm sorry it took so long, but you also didn't take responsibility and ask for help either. We can help you, but only if you want to be helped"

"Well I don't"

"Is everything okay at home Spencer?"

"What has that got to do with anything?"

"I'm just making sure your okay, that's all"

"Are you a guidance councillor or a therapist?"

"Does it matter, would it be better if I was a therapist?"

"Can I leave now?"

"Sure, and you can have that magazine too"

"Thanks"

I got up and turned to face the door, when I reached it and took the knob in my hand I stopped and turned around facing the girl.

"Thanks for caring, but I don't think a person should be judge on a percentage"

"Do you like sports?"

"I use to, I played softball"

"Have you ever thought about volunteering?"

"Why would I do that?"

"To distract you from what's really hurting you"

"Have a good day"

Once I left the office and taking some of the sectary candies, I headed to my locker to find Ashley standing there. I walked up and open my locker, trying not to notice she was wearing the cologne I bought her for her birthday.

"How's today going, and why are you done class early?"

"I was called out to see one of the guidance teachers about my grades"

"What's wrong with them, are you failing?"

"I don't really care Ashley, now if you don't mind I want to go home"

"You still have a full day Spence"

"I don't care"

I wasn't trying to be rude to Ashley; I just really wanted to be alone for once. School, family, friends, Ashley they were all getting to me and I felt like I was being suffocated. I thought about how maybe I should join a sport, or just volunteer. Everything is slowly eating at me and I can feel myself slowly collapsing into a black hole. I knew I could try harder at school, but what's the point when I don't even know what I want to be when I'm done.

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