Chapter 9
I woke up and got ready. School started today. I wasn't ready, at all. Jonathan was the only thing on my mind the entire morning.

I hadn't talked to him since he hung up, which was barely yesterday. I knew it was smart to just give him some space. He probably was thinking over some things, which was what I was afraid of.

There was a huge chance that he would leave me, and that single thought made my blood run cold whenever it crossed my mind. We had been perfect together for a little over two years, and I did one thing to screw it all up.

I packed up my bag, ate a quick breakfast, and was off to school. It would be nice to see all my friends again. I hoped that they would get my mind off all the drama.
When I arrived, I parked and made my way to the horde of students standing just outside the school. I found my group and joined in the wait for the first bell to ring, signifying the start of the new school year.

When my friends noticed me they greeted me with millions of shrieks and hugs. It was nice to see them again, as I expected, and I was glad to be at school. I hadn't seen most of them over the summer that often so I enjoyed the time with them.

Ding! Ding!

The bells rang through the school, and the front gates opened. Everyone rushed into the school like herds of cows. Of course I joked around and muttered a "Moooo." every so often as we pushed our way through the flowing crowd.

"Oh so now you're a cow?" muttered someone behind me.

I turned around to see Trey. He smiled and we hugged. He thankfully forgave me for abandoning him at the beach.

"Yes. I'm a klutz cow. Got a problem with that?" I giggled.

He grinned even more, "Cute. Now get your tail outta my way!"

"I'll mooooove when I wanna mooooove!" I bellowed in a low, cow-like tone.

We both laughed at my cheap pun and walked to our first class. We had it together along with our third period.

I was glad to know I had a familiar face in my classes, especially a close friend like Trey.

Trey and I had become best friends over the course of knowing each other. We knew almost everything about each other, we had our millions of insides jokes, and we basically had become brother and sister.

We walked into class and found two empty seats next to each other. We sat down and studied the rest of the students in the classroom. We noticed the normal nerd, sitting alone and quiet. There were the so-called popular people, with their egos bigger than all of them combined. And then of course there was me and Trey. We just considered ourselves the outcasts, and I believed it was a good fit.

"Welcome to 11CP English, students. I'm Mrs. Brown." The teacher said, as the whole room quieted.

After all the first class was over, we had a short passing period. Everyone piled out of the classroom and rejoined in their cliques. I met up with all my friends with Trey not to shortly behind.

All of my friends had got along very well with Trey, although they would always bug me and him that we were the "Cutest couple alive". It bugged both of us, pending on the fact that we were not even a couple to start out with. Whenever they would rant on about how 'adorable' we were, I would just ignore it. I still needed to stay true to Jonathon. It was very important at this very moment in time.

The break was almost over when my phone vibrated in my pocket.

Who is texting me? I'm at school… Wait! Jonathon!

I darted to check my phone. It was from him!

"Sam," It began.

He never calls me Sam… Always Samantha….Something must be wrong.

I read on, "I'm sorry I haven't said anything yet. I was talking to Kara about all this."

Kara… Kara? Wait, Kara must be that girl he met earlier. They're close now? Ugh… Whatever.

"She showed me that I really do love you, and it would be dumb to call everything off over this small thing. I know how sorry you are, and I know it won t happen again, so I'm not mad anymore."

Something seemed off, but I had no time to think about it. The bell had rung and I needed to get to my next class. When I got there, I knew a couple of people in the class so I sat near them and the class was basically uneventful after that.

The bell for lunch rang and the class shuffled out of the room. I walked over to my group of friends, where Trey was gladly waiting for me. I took his arm and pulled him at a safe hearing distance from the group.

"What's wrong?" he asked, confused.

"Jonathan." I pulled out my phone and showed Trey the message.

"Hm… Maybe you should ask. Something does feel a bit off in that text," he suggested. I studied it.

How is he so okay with this situation? Maybe because Kara is there…

"It seems sincere but I know I'd be pissed if my girl did that to me," he said.

I glared at him, "You're not helping."

"I know, this is my fault," he said, "But I'm just saying."

I nodded in agreement. "When should I ask? He knows I'm in school. He'd get mad if I texted him during."

"After school then," Trey suggested.

I agreed once more and we went back to the group. The rest of lunch I began to forget about it, and spend the time with my friends.

When the bell rang, Trey and I headed to our last class together. I managed to keep my mind off of Jonathan for most of the class. Up until Trey asked me about it.

"Ugh, I just got my mind off of it. Thanks dude." I replied.

"Oh, crap. Sorry! I'll shut up," he said and made the gesture of zipping his lips shut. The one that all kids did in elementary school that I was now watching a junior do.

"Nah, it's okay. I just am scared. Class is getting slow anyway… I'll just text him now."

I pulled out my phone slowly, making sure the teacher wouldn't noticed. I had years of practice of being discrete about texting in class.

I clicked the keys quietly and gently. "Hey. I'm glad you're not mad, but I'm a bit confused. You seem a lot calmer than I thought you'd be able all of this."

Sent.

I tucked my phone back into my pocket and continued to work. After a while, the impatience of not getting a reply left my mind.

It's the first day… Why so much work…

Midst my thoughts, my pocket vibrated. It was my phone. I slowly pulled it out and discretely checked the text.

"I know. I've been spending a lot of time with Kara. She helped me calm down and think rationally."

I tried to control my rising jealousy, but it became difficult. The concept of thinking rationally left me, and my mind raced.

He is spending a lot of time with her, huh? They must be getting close… Ugh…

I let out a quiet sigh and decided to ignore it, for now. I put my phone away and waiting out the clock. It wouldn't be long before the bell rung and I could relax.

Trey and I planned to go hang out at the new coffee house that just opened up after school. We could talk some things out while we were there. I needed to get stuff out, and he probably did too.

And for once, Jonathon wasn't the one I wanted to go to. I didn't even want to talk to him at the time.

The only thing that worried me was the feeling that this was soon going to become permanent…