Chapter 5

Death

"Stop following me."

Zaid says nothing, still walking behind me as I make my way to my next class.

My voice still trembles from the nerves, from the panic attack that almost took me out. But I don't care.

I step inside Ms. Art's class, rolling my eyes when Zaid follows. I beeline for a seat beside a quiet girl who sat by herself yesterday, but I am pulled back when Zaid grabs my backpack.

He leads me to the back seats, settling beside me.

"You're not even in this class," I hiss, wiping the fresh tears that fall down my face.

"I'm in whatever class I want to me."

I scoff. "Who are you?"

"I'm Zaid," He shrugs.

"You know what I mean."

Ms. Art begins her lesson, telling us to read a chapter of the book she has placed

on our desks. I pick up the book and lift it to cover my face as I turn to Zaid.

I clench my jaw, "Why are you here?"

"I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Bullshit," I grit. It was his fucking fault that I freaked out. I told him to stop, begged him to stop. He did nothing but taunt me and throw it back in my face.

to happen," He whispers. He doesn't

looks straight ahead as if Ms. Art is walking

the worst

me, his face sharp, his

slams in my chest and the tips of my

control my panic. You need to do

"What? You think because we showed each other

his shoulders

glad you

shrugs. "It's funny. My father

sounds like

his hands in tight fists. "You honestly find it a compliment to be compared

nostrils flare. "When you lose your forty year

his eyes. "Then I take it that should mean it would be complimentary for me

and his stomach

thoughts from taking hold of my brain. That look I get when I wish I was the dead one so that my father and Alex could be alive. That look I

lost his mother

feels, the thoughts he fights

look," He murmurs, his fingers over his lips as he continues to look forward. "I get enough of those. Besides, from where I'm sitting, you need a lot more help than I

try to focus on the words in the book. They blur in front of me and I struggle to focus. We say nothing else to

have to follow me. I'm fine now," I stop

following you. These are my

raise an eyebrow.

around,

in these

look like the type to always go

my lips. He doesn't, but I feel silly admitting that

and walk into the class, exhaling

ever going to leave me alone

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