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.

that to happen," He whispers.

if Ms. Art is walking

the worst

sharp, his

slams in my chest and the

to control my panic. You need to do

him in the shin beneath the desks and a smirk lifts his lips. That only makes me angrier, that wasn't the intended reaction. "What? You think because we showed each other our scars, we're the same? That

snorts, his shoulders

you

My father

he sounds like

find it a compliment to be compared to a

lose your forty year

take it that should mean it would be complimentary for me to

and his stomach where his scar is. He doesn't say anything, but that look in his eyes

look I get when I wish I was the dead one so that my father and Alex could be alive. That look I get when I don't understand why it was

had lost his mother and my heart ached for

feels,

he continues to look forward. "I

to focus. We say nothing else to each other for the rest

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

frowns. "I'm not following you. These are my

eyebrow. "I don't believe

around,

weren't in

the

I feel silly admitting that

walk into the class, exhaling in

going to leave me alone

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