You looked at the clock in front of the classroom, for what felt like the the one hundredth time. You just wanted the day to go by faster so you would see Rich. You missed him and wanted him to be safe. Just as your teachers monotone voice broke through the silence the door flung open to reveal Jake and Chloe. Chloe held a bright slip of paper and ran to the teacher.
"We need Skyler to go!" She said quickly and handed them the paper. Jake ran over to you and threw your bag over his shoulder. You were so confused and didn't know what was going on. A rush of panic went through you and your eyes widened in fear. What was going on? They were scaring you and had said nothing about what was going on. Chloe turned around and grabbed your hand and pulled you out of your seat.
"Cmon we need to go." She said leading you to the door.
"What's wrong?" You asked softly as you all had left the classroom. No one answered at first and Chloe and Jake exchanged glances.
"Guys-" just as you began to speak Jake cut you off.
"Rich is awake and can have visitors." He said walking to the main doors to leave. Your eyes lit up slightly and you trailed behind Chloe.
"Is he safe?" You asked her, your voice was soft in fear for the answer to be bad news but she just nodded and smiled.
You all ran out of the school doors and Jake looked at you.
"I call shotgun!" He yelled before sprinting to the car. You huffed angrily and crossed your arms. Chloe and Jake got into the car and you did the same. You all buckled up and Chloe looked back at you.
"Jeremy and Michael are gonna meet us there, and the girls will be a little late." She said and started the car.
You took a shaky breath and pulled your knees to your chest. You kept thinking about Rich and your emotions threatened to spill over.
"I hope he's safe." You said softly and closed your eyes. When you felt the car start to move you and looked at Jake.
"Do you think he's okay?" You asked softly. Jake turned around to face you and smiled.
"Yeah I mean it's Rich. He's pretty strong for a shortie." He laughed and smiled at you.
"He's just gonna get scars from the burn and maybe something like ptsd." He said the last part softly and sat back against the seat. For a few moments there was silence and it was in between of the comfortable and awkward kind so Chloe handed you the Aux cord. You took it happily and plugged it into your phone. You started your playlist and Kimya Dawson came on. You smiled and looked at Chloe as she furrowed her brows in confusion, since she had never heard of it.
