Okay, here's the next chapter. I think I'll just upload it today along with the previous chapter because I don't know when I'll get another chance and I want to keep writing, without thinking about how I have to type this up first lol. Ooh and there may be a tiny bit of foreshadowing in this chapter. Well, there is sort of, but I don't know if you'll catch it. Enjoy! Please review if you like it!
Tuesday afternoon was the first time Paige and Spinner had a chance to talk. She was talking and laughing with JT after school as Spinner and Marco walked around the corner.
"I gotta go." JT said.
"Okay, see you tomorrow JT!" Paige said.
"Spinner!" she called.
"See you tomorrow Marco." He said as he walked towards Paige.
"Hey." He said, as he got closer.
"Spin, I'm so sorry about Friday night. I don't know what happened."
"It's okay. I was angry that you didn't return my calls, but I'll forgive you honeybee."
"Thanks. So what are you doing today?" Paige asked.
"I've gotta work. But how about we go to the movies on Friday night?"
"Okay, sounds good."
He leaned over, kissed her, and said "I'll talk to you later."
Friday morning Paige woke up in a great mood. No one was angry at her for lying, Spinner wasn't upset, and thing could be normal again. But the more she thought, the worse she felt. All through homeroom and her first three classes, she half paid attention to the teachers and her friends. She felt like everything was spinning. At lunch she wasn't hungry and didn't feel like putting on a cheerful façade for her friends. So, she decided to go to the library instead and get started on some homework. She regretted her decision for a minute when she saw Kayleigh and Craig working on a project because she really wasn't in the mood to talk. She thought they might not notice her and even if they did, they'd probably be too busy to talk.
"Paige, what are you doing here?" Kayleigh asked, "I mean from what I've heard, skipping lunch to do work doesn't sound like something you'd normally do."
'Oh well, so much for them not noticing me!' Paige thought to herself. "Yea, well I just have a lot of homework today." She said simply.
"But you have the whole weekend." Craig said, jumping in to the conversation.
"I want to have fun this weekend, not sit around doing work. Anyway, what are you guys working on?"
"Our media immersion project." Craig said, "Have you started yours yet?"
"Not really." She confessed.
"Have you picked a topic?" Kayleigh asked.
"Um...yea, it's...well, since we had to pick a problem teenagers face, I picked eating disorders. It might sound lame, but there's a lot of information out there and it affects lots of teenagers, even some boys." She said, surprising even herself with the idea. "What about you guys?"
Kayleigh said, "We're doing teens and depression."
Craig nodded and added, "We're trying to research whether anti-depressants help and what drives people to commit suicide. And what are some signs to look for and some main causes of depression."
"Wow, sounds pretty intense," Paige said, "But it's a great idea, I'm sure you guys will get an 'A'."
"Your idea is good too Paige. Kayleigh said.
"Eh, it's ok." I've gotta go, I have to stop at my locker before class. See you later."
Paige hurriedly left the library.
In her next class, which was English, she sat next to Ashley. As soon as Paige walked in the door Ashley started talking.
"Where were you at lunch?" she asked.
"I went to the library."
Ashley gave her a puzzled look.
"Whatever, I had a lot of homework and I have a date tonight, which I don't want to be ruined by the thoughts of a book report I'll have to do the next day!"
The bell rang and Ms. Kwan began class. "Okay, everyone take out your Catcher in the Rye books." "Now, in this chapter, what does Holden's brother's red hat symbolize?"
Paige tuned out the lesson for a while and started thinking about her date with Spinner that night. The more she thought about it, the less she wanted to go. But she didn't know why; it didn't have anything to do with Spinner, she didn't want to break up or anything. But she suddenly wished she hadn't agreed to going earlier in the week. She rested her head in her hands.
"Paige?" Ms. Kwan repeated, "Paige, are you paying any attention?"
"Um...yea."
"Then can you answer my question please." She said firmly.
Paige glanced over at Ashley's paper and took a guess, hoping it was a good one.
"That's right, but try to stay with us for the rest of class."
Some people in the back of the room started to giggle, but Paige shot them a look and they stopped immediately.
'I have to get out of this date tonight,' She thought. 'Spinner's gonna be so disappointed though.'
She worried about it for a few more minutes before she started feeling hot and dizzy. She raised her hand and said, "Ms. Kwan, can I be excused please. I don't feel well."
Ms. Kwan looked at her skeptically at first and then said, "Actually you don't look too well. Ashley please walk to the nurse's office with Paige."
"Sure." Ashley replied.
"Thanks." Paige said once they got there.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Ashley asked.
"Yea, you go back to class. I'll talk to you later."
Since there wasn't much longer left in the school day, she decided to rest on the nurse's cot for the rest of the period and then go to her next class.
On the way to her last class, Spinner came over to her.
"Ashley said you weren't feeling well in Kwan's class. Are you okay now?"
"Yea, I'm feeling a bit better. But Spinner, I just want to lie down when I get home. Can I take a rain check on our date tonight?"
"Sure, feel better! I'll call tomorrow to see how you're doing."
"Thanks." She replied.
When she got home later that afternoon, she went to her room, put on some music, and just thought about what went on earlier that day. She eventually fell asleep and didn't wake up until Dylan came in to tell her that dinner was ready.
'I rarely ever nap,' she thought, 'what's wrong with me today?'
