"Miss Jeffris? MISS JEFFRIS!" Mr. Snyden yelled. "Are you copying down your notes?"

"Oh, umm, sorry." I said, snapping out of a daydream.

"First warning, Mia." He said.

"Yes, sir." I replied.

Three types of rocks…Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic…

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"Get over here!" the male voice said. Grabbing me roughly by the arm, he dragged me to the corner of the gym.

"Leave me alone!" I screamed.

But the gym was too crowded and loud for anybody to hear me. I hate the gym during lunch.

"Help!" I screamed again.

"It's just you and me now, Jeffris." He said, pushing me up against the wall.

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"Miss Jeffris! Is there something you'd like to share with the class?" Mr. Snyden asked.

"Wha- What do you mean?" I asked.

"Right when we were discussing the formation of metamorphic rocks, you started screaming 'No'. Is there a problem?" he said, annoyed look on his face.

Oh, jeez…

"Umm…No, sir." I said.

Brrrrrring!

"Mia, please stay." He said.

Torell and Kim's eyes bugged as they walked out of the room, mumbling to each other.

"Mia…Are you okay?" Mr. Snyden asked me.

…..

"Yeah." I said.

"Really?" he countered.

"No, I mean, yes!" I said. "I'm hungry. Gotta go."

"Mia, wait!" he yelled after me as I ran out the door.

No. I will not wait. None of this is any of his business. I don't care if he is more concerned than my parents. He doesn't know me and he is waaay out of line trying to understand me…..Oh my God, I'm going mad.

"Calm down, dear." Jasper said, showing up out of nowhere. He hugged me from behind and calmed me down.

"Thanks…Jasper….can I ask you something?" I asked.

"Anything." He breathed in my ear.

I caught my breath and said, "Am I…going crazy?"

"Oh, Mia..." he said. "I can feel your pain, and I can't fix it." He turned me around and kissed me on my forehead. "You are not crazy."

"I'm not so sure anymore." I whispered, tearing up a bit.

He kissed me gently on the lips. We stood there, at his locker, his arms holding me closely to him, until-

"Hey, break it up!" a female voice said. It was Miss G.

"S-Sorry." I said, wiping my tears away.

"Sorry about that, Miss G. It won't happen again." Jasper assured.

She took a deep breath.

"It's okay…Bye." She said with a relaxed voice.

"C'mon, Mia." Jasper said, leading me down the hall to lunch.

"You sent her calming waves." I said.

"Maybe….." he said. "Yes. Got us out of trouble."

"Yeah…"I replied.

He stared into my eyes. I felt him digging into my soul.

"You're not crazy." He said, lovingly. "Believe me, dear, I've seen crazy."

"Thank you…"

"You're welcome."