The Story of Us

Chapter 3

 "I bring food, clothes, and binders. As promised." Justin announces to the nurse's department, returning barely an hour after he had left the first time.

She had been sleeping but woke to the sound of his voice, "Hey" She said, sound of sleepiness in her voice.

"Hey sleepyhead." Justin said with enthusiasm.

"Hey. Haha...very funny." she said slowly rolling onto her back.

"I bring everything a sick person could need......especially when they can't move." Justin told Addelyn, a hint of sorrow in his voice. He sat carefully next to her on the bed. Handing her the tray, he watched her intently. "You're really pretty."

She looked over at him, leaning down she put the top of her forehead on his leg. "Thanks, you aren't too bad yourself."

Justin looks down at his feet and grins. "Thanks......Is your ankle feeling better?"

She sighed, "Not really."

"Well I hope it does. We are going straight to the hospital after 5th period today."

She sighed again, "Fine..."

"Good. Glad we understand each other."

"Yea, I guess. Ya." She said with a slight laugh.

Justin laughed and took her tray from her. He handed Addelyn her change of clothes and lay her binders on the side table next to the bed. "Anything else before I head to fourth period?"

She smiled "Nope." She made sure when she got to the "p" she made it pop.

"Alrighty then." Justin replied, standing with the empty lunch tray and walking proudly out of the nurse's office.

Addelyn slowly rolled back on her side, reaching for her phone.

As soon as Justin stepped out of the room, a bell rang. He knew that he had six minutes until he would be late to fourth period. Hurrying down the hall, he felt a grasp on his ankle. Before he realized what had happened, Justin was sprawled on the floor, face covered with chocolate milk. He had been tripped.

"Aw did someone trip." Jace chuckled and high-fived the two other guys on both sides of him.

"It appears I did." Justin stands, wiping his eyes clean of the drink. "What do you want Jace?"

  "I told you to leave my girlfriend alone, and you didn't listen when i warned you." He said angrily.

"She said before that you guys aren't happening," Justin begins, standing eye to eye with Jace, "And that is her decision only. She probably doesn't want....or deserve a guy that is too controlling and doesn't respect her wishes. A guy like you." Justin picks up the tray and speed walks down the hallway.

Jace looked to the boys on either side of him, they nodded and followed after Justin.

Justin saw them coming, lifted the milk off the tray, and swung it behind him, making the first boy duck, and the second shriek in pain.

"You little." He paused watching some other students hurry past then continued, "jerk." He punched Justin in the gut. Hard.

"Oww...." Justin managed to say. He dropped to one knee and looked at Jace towering over him with an evil smirk.

Jace looked at him and then punched his face.