French Teacher

Chapter 14

"Just shut up and teach me next time!" I ordered, slightly blushing. "Flirt at some other time, but not at our tutor sessions."

Then, I hitched my backpack and I slammed the door behind me. I sighed.

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Kim's Point of View.

I looked at my phone and saw that there still wasn't any messages from Penny.

I'm alone at the school grounds, waiting for anything to happen. It's only three and I don't really have the mood to head home yet.

Ever since Penny took tutor classes, I've been quite lonely nowadays.

And being lonely, made me realize how incredibly dependent I am to Penny. Penny is my one and only friend. Well, Lloyd is my friend, but it's different since he's a boy.

I never realized how my world was almost all about Penny. My world practically revolves around her. She's the only person who really accepted me. Understood me. See me who I really am and never abandoned me.

Seeing how nice and wonderful Penny was, I promised to myself that it's alright for anyone to leave me, anyone but Penny. It's fine for everyone to think I'm a slut. It's fine if everyone would leave and see me as trash...but not Penny. Anyone but Penny. I can loose anything, anything but her.

It's fine if I only have one friend in the world, as all as it's Penny.

How did I turn out this way?

Even though what I'm doing is wrong, why do I allow it? I don't like what I do...but why do I keep doing it? Even though Penny had always scolded me...why can't I stop?

Is there really no hope for me? All because of that one past that keeps haunting me?

What if...I would go too far and really disappointed Penny? and she'd leave me?

My chest squeezed. I couldn't imagine if that were to happen.

No...Anything but that. Not Penny!

It's fine if nobody would love and accept me. But as long as I have Penny by my side, I don't need anybody else.

All I need is my precious friend. It's all I want. For our friendship to continue on.

As I sat quietly at our school's bench, a person suddenly went up to me. He said: "Hey."

When I looked up, I saw Beck.

"Oh, hey Beck." I smiled.

"Whatcha doing here? It's already dismissal time, why are you hanging around for?"

"Oh nothing...just..waiting...in stuff."

"On what?"

"On...nothing." I couldn't think of anything. "Well what about you? Why are you still here?"

"Dismissal time at Building A is always late. I'm just about to head home actually."

"Oh really? Well, be careful."

I expected him to head first. To leave me and not look back. That's what all people do. Leave me and never look back to see if I was doing okay...or to see if I regretted to let them leave.

But instead, Beck stayed and looked at me.

"Did...Penny leave?" He asked.

"Ah, I guess not. Maybe she still have tutor sessions or something."

I couldn't help but suddenly let out an upset look, since remembering Penny's busy schedule get me down sometimes. I hate having to think that Penny doesn't have any time for me.