"Sloan." Gaia's hands gently shook me. "Sloan! Get up!" I groaned which was code for 'piss off' in the morning. "Fine. Be late to school and get in trouble." She said while slapping her hands down.
"I don't wanna go. Screw school." I said half awake.
"Yes you do. We have our week break, just one more day." The week break was for thanksgiving, but no one in La Push celebrated it, well only Gaia and her mom.
"But you're leaving tomorrow." I wined I seriously didn't want her to go and visit her damn family why can't they come visit her. Stupid Thanksgiving!
"I know. Don't make that face. We can come back her tonight, now go get dressed." I went to the small dresser by the bed dragging out some of my clothes. I changed right in front of the window. I lifted my head gazing out the glass. Immediately I froze in fear. I couldn't form coherent words, the ability of speaking and moving gone from my body. How could the beast that was in front of the window be, it's not possible. Sure wolves were real, but huge wolves six times my size there's no way in hell. My heart pounded in my chest, my breath taken from me, I began struggling trying to find it. The wolf stared back at me looking into my eyes, no growl, no snarl, just staring at me. The breath from the beast was shown from the freezing air outside. I began shivering from the thought of what it could do to me and without my shirt on I was chilled to the bone.
"Sloan, get your ass moving we're going to be late." That broke me from my gaze. I picked up my shirt tugging it on. I looked back out the window to see if the beast was still there. He was gone nothing there, as if it was my imagination. That's it that's all it was my stupid imagination playing tricks on me. I headed down the small hall sliding on my shoes then jacket and hat. I slung my bag over my shoulder and headed out the door with Gaia.
"Do you have to go tomorrow?"
"Yes, dear. It won't be that bad."
"Yes it will." I said dramatically pretending to cry.
"Brava my darling"-she began clapping- "and the Oscar goes to pause for affect, Sloan for the best show of affection to her best friend." She laughed I joined in.
"It's going to be hell without you."
"You'll manage for a week."
"Like hell. Here let me check my phone to see if my parents are even concerned about me." I said sarcastically. I pulled it from my bag shoving it into Gaia's face. "See they don't give a care in the world, and I'm going to be all alone for a week."
"You'll live, I promise."
"You better be right." I said laughing.
We reached the school hurriedly heading in from the cold into the relatively warm school. We hastily went to our lockers putting the items we didn't need taking the ones we would. I scrolled the dial on my locker, opening with a click. Papers came fly at me, not just any papers my lyrics with guitar cords. I frantically bent down and began picking up the mass amount of papers. Another person was helping me, not Gaia hers locker was on the other side of the hall. It was him. I looked up from the floor his eyes quickly catching mine.
"Here." He said handing me my papers. I bent up forgetting my locker was open.
"Dammit." I immediately clutched my head.
"Are you ok?" He asked sounding concerned.
"I'm fine." I said coldly. I stuffed my lyrics back into my locker slamming it shut. I slung my bag back over my shoulder heading towards Gaia's locker.
"What was that?" She asked.
"I don't know. My lyrics fell from my locker and he helped me pick them up. Jeez!" I ran my hand over my head again. "Oh and then I hit my head on my locker."
"You're so clumsy Sloan, and yet you dance."
"Don't ask me." She smiled. The bell rang and we headed towards our first periods starting the long, endless day.
"Miss Travis, excuse me Miss Travis." Mr. Hobbs said to me, I completely ignored him still doodling on my paper, lost in my own world.
"Sloan he's talking to you." The girl sitting beside me, who I had no clue who she was said.
"Yes Mr. Hobbs?" I asked still in my daze.
"Please pay attention." He instructed then went back to his lecture. God how I hated his class, sure I did like history, but I mean do we really have to be learning on Friday. For real man we have a week off do you really think we're going to retain this?
Lunch finally came around the corner, I was so happy. I hated being in class and not being able to see Gaia seeing as we only had two classes together.
"Hey so how's school been?" She asked.
"Like always, sucky."
"I feel ya."
"So anymore commotion with you know who?"
"No and thank God!"
"Two more periods then we can party at the cottage."
"Yeah man." Gaia began eating on her apple. With a mouthful of food she looked at me and began to speak.
"Don't look now but something wicked this way comes." I glanced back behind my shoulder seeing him heading toward our table. He slid by me placing his hands on the table. "Speak of the devil and he shall appear. What do you want?" Gaia asked.
"Ladies I was just wondering if you two would like a ride home after school." He asked.
"No. You can go now." Gaia said waving her hands away, he didn't move. "Why aren't you going?"
"Why won't you let me give you a ride home? And why do you always answer for her? She can speak for herself."
"That's none of you're damn business and I answer for her knowing she agrees with me, but she'll just be nice to you and you don't deserve nice. You're wasting our time, so would you go now?"
"That was a little harsh, Gaia." I said quietly.
"No it wasn't haven't you seen the way he has been acting, it's all a trick, don't you dare fall into it." She said advising me as always.
As I walked to my fifth period class, I saw him in the office leaving while I passed by. Please don't walk by me. Please don't walk by me. Please don't…
"Hey what class do you have next?" He asked stopping me from my rant inside my head of not wanting him near me.
"Advanced Music, it's for…" he cut me off.
"I know. I have it next, they screwed up my schedule and I had to wait till today to get it switched over." Great just another class with him! Damn!
"Well see you there. I have to grab my project from my locker that I'm presenting today." I ran to my locker rummaging through my mess of papers grabbing my project, eager to perform.
The bell rang as I slipped through the door into the class room.
Before the teacher had a chance to call upon someone to go he had to jump in and volunteer. I wondered what he had up his sleeve to perform I never knew he could play an instrument or sing for that matter. He slipped onto the bench of the grand piano centered in the room. This should be interesting very interesting indeed. And indeed it was.
He placed the papers in front of him and began. I immediately sat up stick straight in my seat. I knew what he was playing, not because I had heard it. No I had never heard him play or sing till today. No, not that at all.
I knew because it was my song. Mine! I had written it when I was still in love with him and it was the only one I hadn't burned because I figured it was actually worth something.
He soon began singing.
Not knowing what is right/caught up in your own life.
Never noticing that I'm here/ when will you ever care.
Then it led to the chorus.
When will you see me/ know me/ open the closing doors.
When will you hold me/ love me/ tell me that I'm yours.
When will you seem to care/ and notice that I'm here.
Immediately after class was over I pulled him aside before going into our last class. Gaia would be in for it after school. She'd definitely be getting an earful.
"Here," he handed me back my music. "Thanks Sloan. I hoped you got the message." What message the only message in my song was to get him to notice how in love I was with him? Wait… I noticed him beginning to walk away from me.
"Don't walk away from me," I demanded waving my paper filled hand. "You stole my song! What the hell Jared?"