Roxie glided ghost-like down the college corridor, staring at the work mounted at the walls, but not seeing them seeing nothing. Her mind wandered as she drifted sleepily down the hall. Her books grasped tightly in both hands at her chest.
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Sabrina turned a corner to the vision of Roxie plodding dreamily down the corridor, the passing students were a blur and Roxie was the only thing that Sabrina could focus on, she tried to look away but was drawn to her even more. Roxie, like a siren was dragging Sabrina towards her…
Before they knew it they had both collided into each other, Roxie knelt down on the floor attempting to gather together her books; which were sprawled all over the floor. As Sabrina gazed around the now empty corridor before kneeling down to help her, Roxie had he books returned and Sabrina helped her to her feet. Roxie's cheeks flushed scarlet as she brushed herself down.
The same thought bolted through them both as they stared at each other.
'I hope she'll forgive me…'
Roxie smiled at Sabrina gingerly before staring at the ground, "I…I'm s-" started Roxie before Sabrina interrupted her. "It's my fault" she breathed, "I totally over reacted" Roxie looked up into her eyes, the sparkle returning. A sub-conscious smile forming… She turned to hug Sabrina, but Sabrina shied away.
'Not again!' Roxie's mind screamed.
That guilt returned once more to Roxie, she stared, again, at the ground, and tugged at her left sleeve, attempting to cover her heavily bandaged wrist. Feeling Sabrina's gaze burn through her, quickly folding her arms, she backed away from Sabrina and began to walk past her.
She was stopped in mid stride by Sabrina's arm catching hers. Sabrina gently squeezed Roxie's arm, and traced her finger gingerly along it.
"Not just yet eh?" muttered Sabrina.
As she handed Roxie a small piece of paper, she smiled and walked off.
Roxie stared after her, watching her glide gracefully down the corridor. She was snapped back to her sense by the beginning of class bell ringing, she tightened her grip on the paper and rushed round the corner, leaning on her locker she stared down at the folded paper in her hand, she opened it and read the words carefully.
'Meet me in the janitor's room at lunch'
Roxie smiled.
'at last' she thought.