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Cursed
Chapter Twelve: Wrong
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And so the days go by. Despite the headmistress's earlier threat, classes start again the day after my fight with Angela. We continue to do our best in hopes of impressing Headmistress, but still rely on Selinda and Baran to slip us information. We've completely given up all hope of being chosen, but that doesn't mean sucking up won't be useful. In fact, it might just save us from getting a harsher punishment once she realizes what we're up to.
I've already finished all my assignments today, which leaves me with two options. Option 1: wait around like a bored fool until Jade gets done with her assignments so we can play, or Option 2: wait around like a bored fool until Selinda gets done with her assignments so she can go over what she's learned about the field trip. It's only three days until her and Baran leave, so we need to know as much as possible so we can sneak out.
Roy, ever courteous enough to provide me with a third option, walks into the room and sits next to me on my bed. I yawn and finish fixing the bow on Zippy's ear.
"Tired?" Roy asks.
"Yeah," I sigh. "Selinda's planning and stuff has kept me up pretty late. I'll be fine though."
Roy frowns. "Are you sure? Because I can always take over that part if you really need me to."
"Nah, I'll be fine. I'm a big girl, I can manage."
"Okay," Roy says. "But if you change your mind just let me know."
I nod my head.
"What, am I not filling you in enough or something?" I tease.
Roy laughs and shakes his head as Jade triumphantly holds her folder in the air.
"Done!" she announces.
"Great!" I say with a grin.
Roy smirks mischievously. "Hey, since Selinda isn't here yet, who wants to go in the cafeteria? All the tables are cleared, it'll be a great place to play tag or something."
Jade's eyes light up. "Count me in!"
"If Lin will know where to find us, I don't see the problem," I say, hiding my excitement like a lady. Headmistress always scolds those who show too much emotion- something my friends often forget. "Count me in too."
Unfortunately, someone knocks at the door. I open it knowing exactly who it will be, but at the same time I'm still pathetically surprised to see Selinda standing in front of me.
"Hey Mal," she says with a lopsided grin. "You ready?"
I look back at Roy, feeling oh-so pathetic. He frowns before quickly forcing himself to smile again.
"You can catch up with me and Jade later. Go with Selinda right now."
"You sure?" I ask.
Roy nods his head. "Yeah. Just hurry up, okay? We're not afraid to start without you."
"Got it," I say, although my feelings of guilt have yet to go away. What started out as a favor for my friends as well as an adventure we could take together has very quickly became an excuse to ignore them. And it feels horrible.
Selinda and I cross the hall into one of the empty rooms. She shuts the door behind us as I sit down on one of the beds, setting Zippy down on my lap. Guilt continues to eat away at me as I listen to her instructions.
"Okay, so apparently instead of leaving on the 3rd instead of the 4th."
"Why?" I ask. While we're mostly prepared, I still feel a little nervous at the thought of having to leave a day earlier than originally intended.
"She's trying to keep people from sneaking out," Selinda says, laughing at the irony of the situation. "The good news is that she says if anyone does manage to sneak out and join us, they won't get in too much trouble since they were smart enough to get past her trick. I think she's on to us though. She was lookin' right at me when she said it."
I try to wrap my mind around the fact that I was just told that it's basically okay to break the rules. It doesn't come easily, even with Roy's rumors.
"But wait, we'll still get a little in trouble?"
"I guess so," Selinda says. "That's really all I have to say. She basically just repeated stuff she already told us for the rest of the time. Sorry I kept you from your friends. I guess I could've just told you out in the hallways."
I shake my head. "No, it's fine. I didn't miss much." Probably. "So the plans still the same? Just bump it up a day?"
"Yeah. Hey, I'll meet with you again tomorrow. Go play."
"Okay, thanks!" I grin, tucking Zippy back under my arm. I give her a quick hug, but wiggle away before she can react. I run out the door, before going back in my room for Clover. It takes me a minute to find her, though, and by now I'm sure my friends are already having fun without me. And then, because this would only happen to me, I manage to get lost in the school that I've been going to for nearly six months. Lucky me.
Eventually, I make it to the cafeteria. I don't think we're supposed to be in here, but then again nobody ever told us we couldn't. Besides, it won't be the worst thing I've done all week. I go in half expecting to see Jade and Roy running around like speedsters. However, it soon becomes clear that the tables were not, well, cleared. Instead of playing, the two are merely sitting next to each other on top of one of the tables. It's worth noting the rather large distance between the two of them. Paired with the awkward looks on their faces make it clear that something is wrong.
"What happened?" I ask.
"Well, tables aren't up, so we can't play tag."
I roll my eyes at the obviousness. "No, I mean... other than that."
"Oh," Jade says. "Well, I kissed Roy, and then Roy kissed me, so now we're sitting down and thinking through our life choices."
If I had a drink, I would've took a spit-take.
"You what?"
"What, you're mad we're thinking this through?" Jade scoffs.
"Yeah, I mean, we kind of have to. On all of the chick flicks Ollie lets me watch with him when Dinah isn't looking, people are always worried that they'll mess up their friendships. Jade's one of my best friends- I don't want to ruin that."
"Yeah," Jade says, before adding, "and Roy's turning 8 next month, and then he'll be way too old for me."
I frown. "Aren't you turning 6 the month after that?"
Jade nods her head. "Yeah, but still."
I sigh, rolling my eyes yet again. "Okay, whatever. Just deal with your drama later, because I want no part of this. Do you want to know what Selinda said or not?"
Jade scoots closer to Roy. "Was it something important?"
"If you consider leaving a day earlier important, then yeah."
Jade bites her lip, as if this news worries her. Roy, on the other hand, breathes out a sigh of relief.
"Good. That... actually works better," Roy says.
Jades sighs, running a hand through her long black hair. "Not for me. How am I gonna tell Lian?"
"Your friend?" I ask. Jade nods. "Why would you need to tell her?"
A guilty look flashes across Jade's face. I would know, really. One of our teachers is teaching us how to read emotions. And if I'm not mistaken, Roy looks guilty as well.
"No reason," Jade says. "I just... miss telling her everything. That's all."
I nod. "Understandable. So, do you guys want to go play in one of our rooms?"
"Yeah," Roy says, pushing himself off the table. "Let's go to your room. That way Baran won't bother us."
Jade copies him and stands between us. "Sounds good to me."
As we walk to my room, I can't help but notice how silent Roy and Jade are. And I can't help but feel as though something is very, very wrong. This feeling is cemented when Roy stops walking, and I hear his response when I ask what's wrong.
"It's nothing. Just thinking about how much I'll miss you guys. I mean, would miss you guys. You know, if I ever left."
It doesn't take rocket science to know that he's lying, and something is very wrong indeed.
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To make up for my terrible habit of not updating, I decided to throw in a little ship tease. Sure, it wasn't for Flinx like a lot of you were probably hoping, but guess what? One's coming very soon. I think you guys will like it. ;)
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"The absence of pee in my truck is the most important part of this conversation!" –my dad when I asked him if he found the mouse that peed in his truck, or if it had peed in there again.
The fun part about this is that he said that months ago, but I found it on my quotes list so whatever. I really need to start writing stuff down for it again- I'm starting to run out.
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