Chapter 2: First Day Back at School

The next morning, at the hospital, my mom and my brothers were sitting in my room. I had a huge cast on my ankle, and I had to walk with crutches. I slowly woke up and Max said, "He's awake, Mom." My mom got closer to me and said, "Hey Jackson. How are you?" I replied, "My ankle still hurts. Will I go to school? It's 6:30 and school starts at 8:20." Mom said, "Yes. Ramona will help you walk." Max asked in a disgusted tone, "Why is Ramona helping him?" Mom replied, "Maybe it's because she wants to." I said, "Hopefully she knows how to help me with crutches." Mom nodded, and the doctor walked in and said, "Okay, Mrs. Fuller, your son is released. Just make sure he's not walking on it for 8 weeks. Just make sure he's careful." He gave Mom my papers and she said, "Thanks." He left the room and I said, "Okay… let's do this." Later at school, Ramona was walking right next to me as I slowly walked with the crutches. A lot of kids looked at me. I told Ramona, "This is so embarrassing. I can't believe my ankle is broken." Ramona patted my back and said, "Don't worry, Jackson. It's how I felt when I broke my wrist." I asked, "When did you do that?" She said, "I was 7-years-old. Fell off a slide." I said, "Oh." Then Lola came up to us and saw me. She gasped and asked, "Bae, what happened?" I said, "Football practice. I fell and Johnson plowed right on my ankle. It's broken badly, too." Lola hugged me a little bit and she said, "I hope you feel better." Ramona told me, "Hey Jackson, we have to go to first period now." I looked at her and nodded. Lola asked, "So is it okay if I come over at 6:00 or something? My parents will be out of town all night." Me and Ramona smiled and she said, "Yes of course. Just be like my mom when she was a kid. She always welcomed herself into DJ's house. You can come in anytime." Lola smiled and said, "Thanks. See you guys later." We all waved and she walked away. I stopped smiling when she couldn't see me anymore. Ramona saw me and she put her hand on my shoulder and asked, "You okay, Jackson?" I looked at her and said, "Oh, uh, nothing. Thanks for helping me." I smiled and so did she. She said, "No problem. Anything for you." I giggled a little and I asked, "Really?" She nodded ad we looked into each other's eyes. Then I said, "W-Well, we better get going to first period. We don't want to be late." Ramona said, "Y-Yeah." Then we started heading to first period. Now I'm wondering… why do I have a feeling towards Ramona like I do for Lola?