I walked over to my normal spot in the sun. It was lunch and my friends, Sophia, Gabriel, and Esteban walked with me. I dropped my backpack and sat down. I put my leather jacket next to me.
"Guess what," Esteban said.
"What," Sophia asked.
Before Esteban could say anything, we heard a familiar voice. It was my friend best friend, Livia.
"Hey guys," she yelled, running over.
Livia had been absent for a long time and there had been rumors that she was moving schools. I stood up and bolted over to her. While the others asked her multiple questions about where she had been for these two long months, I only had one question.
"Are you leaving the school," I asked. I saw the look on her face a split second before she answered.
"Yes," she replied sadly.
The others gasped and I looked at her for a moment. Then I gave her a hug.
"My dad brought cookies," she said slowly.
The others all started yelling their excitement, but I could not bring myself too. I couldn't believe it. My best friend was leaving. I would no longer see her every day. I would no longer hear her laugh in the morning, making me laugh as well. I walked with them to the lunch arbor, where her dad had bags of cookies. I hung back, still dumbfounded, as they all got little bags of cookies. Livia's dad beckoned to me. He handed me a chinese to-go box full of cookies.
"Share some with your parents. Or don't," he said with a smile.
Livia handed me three sticky notes.
"Give these to Justin, Cameron, and Daniel. They have my number on them," she said.
I nodded. We started walking to where the boys played wall ball with a few friends. I handed the boys their sticky notes and started spacing out.
Livia, leaving?! How will I cope?! What am I going to do without her?! I thought, panicking. I could feel tears coming on.
"This is the only time you will ever see me cry. Savor it," I said to Gabriel. He doubled over laughing.
"Damn, Damn, Damn. Damn it all." I said as tears started flowing. I wiped them off furiously. I didn't want anybody to see me cry. Not the boys, not Sophia, nobody. Nobody but Livia.
The bell rang and we started walking towards our classes.
"Bye," I said to Livia, giving her a hug.
She walked off with her sister and dad. I grabbed my backpack and Sophia grabbed hers. The others walked to their separate classes. I could feel the tears rolling down my cheeks. Sophia and I walked in silence. I was sobbing. We reached my class and my teacher, Ms Teixeira gave me a questioning look.
"What's wrong," she asked. I couldn't answer. I was crying too hard. Sophia explained for me.
"Would you like to go to the bathroom," Ms. Teixeira asked. I shook my head.
I walked in, grabbed my computer and took a seat. A few students asked me why I was crying, but I ignored them all. I tried to stop crying, but couldn't. It was overwhelming. The stares, the questions, the sadness. I banged my head down onto my arms. The teacher looked up.
"Would you like to go to the counselor's or the bathroom," she asked gently.
"Yeah, after I login to my computer," I replied slowly. I was trying to stall, trying to stop crying. I logged in to my computer, but waited a few moments.
I suddenly stood up and walked out. A few of my classmates glanced at me.
When I got out of the bathroom, still crying, I walked back towards my class. Ms. Belle, a language teacher at the school, stopped me.
"What's wrong," she asked me.
"M-my best friend is... leaving... the... school," I choked out.
"Oh, Livia? I just saw her. I'm sorry," She said.
She gave me a pat on the shoulder and walked away. I kept walking until I heard my name being called.
