Chapter 6:
I was so relieved when Monday came. I could finally put my questions to rest. I arrived to school extra early to make sure I didn't miss Maura walking in to school. After about half an hour of waiting, a car that I only guessed was Maura's pulled up. It was Maura. She was dressed in a fuchsia colored dress and heels. 'Typical Maura. Always dressed as if she's on a catwalk.'
I approached Maura. It seemed as though I had startled her. "Oh! Jane, you startled me." She clenched at her chest. "What are you doing here so early? I thought you tried to stay out of school as long as you could?"
"Well," I hesitated for a moment. "It's better than being home." I mumbled. By now we had started walking.
"It can't be that bad." Maura began. "Besides it's probably better than my home." She said almost shamefully.
"I highly doubt that. Anyway," I changed the subject. "After you left the locker room on Friday where did you go? I looked for you in the crowd but didn't see you anywhere."
"I, uh, had to… go, take care of something." I knew she wasn't telling the whole truth, but I decided not to push it.
We were walking down the hall side-by-side when I was rudely bumped into. "Hey! Watch where y-" I spun to see who it was. It was Joey Grant. He was the most popular guy in the freshman class and a total jerk. He was surprisingly fit for his age, but I only guessed it was because he was the running back on the football team.
"How's it hangin' Roly-Poly Rizzoli?" For as long as I can remember Joey always picked on me. I never knew why.
"What do you want Grant?" I asked through gritted teeth.
"I heard you got clobbered with an elbow to your face at the basketball game. That's good. It will add variety to your frog-face." He laughed along with his posse. It was only then that he seemed to notice Maura behind me. "Hey, Bora! I didn't know you liked hanging with anything that was living." Joey had a huge grin on his face. Maura had averted her eyes from Joey to the floor. A look of hurt filled her eyes.
I couldn't bear to see her being picked on like that. It was ok if it was me because I could handle it, but seeing her like that was too much. "Joey, leave her alone." I brought his attention back to me. "What? Is it bothering you that you're not getting the attention anymore, Roly-Poly?"
Just then a boy with black hair that hung over his eyes gently bumped into Joey by accident. The boy turned from staring at the ground to looking at Joey without saying anything. He then continued down the hallway staring down at the ground. Fury lined Joey's face. "Hey kid! Don't think you got away with anything! I'll get you!" Joey yelled down the hallway. "Don't think this is over." He pointed his finger in my face then headed down the hall after the boy. Soon, he was out of sight after disappearing into the crowded hallway.
I turned to look at Maura who still hadn't taken her eyes off of the ground. "Come on Maura. Don't worry about him. He's a big jerk anyway. He tries to make up in his personality for his lack of dick in his pants." This got a little chuckle from Maura. We walked down the hall until we came to Maura's classroom. "So, I'll see you at lunch?"
"Yeah, that would be great." Maura was now to her happy self again. "Where do you want to meet?"
"Uh," I thought for a while. I really had no idea where to meet her. "How about we meet at your locker? I'll need to get Frost after my class so he knows where I'll be, then I will meet you at your locker. Ok?"
"No problem, Jane, but do you know where my locker is?"
"Uh, no, that would be good information." I laughed at my stupidity. "All you have to do is give me the number and I'll be able to find it."
"Ok, it is locker number 483."
"Thanks! That would have been bad if I didn't know where to find you." I chuckled. "Well, I better be getting' to class. See you at lunch."
"Ok." She smiled then headed into her class. I made my way toward my own.
Man! Two updates in one night! You guys are super lucky! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. As always reviews, comments, and suggestions are always welcome. If I am going too fast or too slow PLEASE let me know. I don't want to bore you or make it unrealistic.