We had sat on the curb for about 20 more minutes before we gave up and walked to school.
I was ignoring Jack now, and he knew it. He hadn't talked since I had yelled at him.
When he school was in view, I had already begun to sweat. My clothes felt slightly damp and I felt slightly uncomfortable.
The entire school was littered with kids. All of them we outside, talking to other people or freaking out by themselves.
The doors were locked, and no one could get inside.
It was loud, crowded, and it made me slightly irritated.
Where were the adults?
One small child came up to me and began to pull on my shirt.
"Oh, hello," I forced a smile at her. "What are you doing at the High school? Shouldn't you be in elementary school?"
She shook her head and wiped her eyes. "My sister was walking me to school because mommy wasn't home. She saw the people outside and I got lost."
I kneeled down and looked her in the eyes. They were a startling grey color. Familiar, yes, but I couldn't place from where.
"Lily."
"You're Haley's sister, aren't you?" I recognized her eyes.
Her 17 year old sister, Haley, was a senior this year. She was on the cheer squad.
Lily nodded and resisted the urge to stick her thumb in her mouth.
"Well, Lily, my names Kim," I stood up. She reached get arms up and grabbed at the air. I took this as a, pick me up, gesture.
I picked her up under the arms and set her on my hip. "Let's see if we can did your sister."
If you've noticed, these chapters are a bunch shorter than what I usually write on all my other stories. Ranging from 2, 3, 4, and the greatest might have been about 8 pages on Word.
I purposely am making short.
Please bear with me.