Still Missing

I went through my morning routine putting my hair in a waterfall braid. Still panicking I asked Trudy if she found my necklace, when she said no, I was too frustrated to eat breakfast. I walked out past Jerome, not even making eye contact, and went to school. Sliding into my seat, I pulled out my sketchbook, waiting for the bell to ring as I doodled. Class felt like it flew by and I was still freaking out about my necklace.

"So how did I do?" Jerome asked, but his voice seemed miles away, "Luna?"

"Huh, oh um, fine, sorry kind of feeling out of it."

We walked to the soccer field and I was the only girl playing, making the boys stare. Mick switched with Gary and decked Alfie, but I knew that he hadn't hit Alfie hard enough to do the damage that Alfie claimed.

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The next day at breakfast I sat, sketching Jerome as he sat on the coffee table.

"What are you doing?" Jerome laughed at me.

"Nothing," I smirked.

He grabbed my sketchbook and looked at the incomplete sketch of him. He smirked at me and looked at the other drawings, cars, people, animals, etc.

"What's this?" He inspected.

"Nothing," I snatched the book back.

I put the sketch in my bag and stood to leave.

"Wait, Luna!" Jerome called running up to me.

"Yeah?" I turned to see him very close to me.

"How about a date?"

"Maybe."

"Oh, come on I was a gentleman."

"Fine, we'll go out at lunch time, tomorrow."

We walked to school and I unlocked my locker and started adding pictures of me and my family and my sketches. School dragged by and I was playing my guitar when Jerome walked in on me.

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"Supper," Jerome spoke leaning against the door frame.

Jumping up a dropped my guitar with a bang.

"Not again," I moaned.

He laughed and we walked down the steps, I could feel his eyes on my white dress and combat boots.

"What's with the military boots?" Jerome asked.

"They're combat boots and I always wear them."

He grinned and at supper I sat in my seat, looking over at Fabian who was staring at my outfit. I waved a hand in my face and he looked up sheepishly; so I turned back to the seat next to me. Jerome sat there instead of Alfie, earning him strange looks.

"What?" Jerome snapped.

"Nothing, we're just wondering why you're sitting next to the newbie," Patrica stated.

"What can't a guy change seats without getting 20 questions!" Jerome pointed out.

I placed a hand on his arm and he seemed to calm down.

"Luna, you've got a call!" Trudy yelled from the other room.

I stood and walked out picking up the phone and sitting down.

"Hello?" I said.

"Hey! Luna, my mom gave me the number for your school!"

"Eddie! Hey how are you?"

"I'm good just wondering how Hogwarts is."

"Good, dusty," I laughed, "but everyone's nice, well maybe not everyone."

"So, any fights yet?"

"No, I've behaved myself."

"Good, well I have to go, so we'll video chat later, kay?"

"Yea, bye Eddie."

"Bye."

The line went dead and I stood seeing Jerome standing in the doorway.

"Who's Eddie?"

"My best friend."

"Okay," he looked at me, unconvinced.

I stood and walked back to the table and finished my meal.