Silence

Chapter 29

"Okay guys I'm going to need volunteers for this acting exercise" Dale says and I shot my hand up along with Davina and some other kids.

"You four come up you will be playing an arguing family who's parents died and you're arguing at dinner" he tells us and we start off a scene.

"Sit down the food is getting cold Jess"

"I'm not hungry I'll be in my room" I say with attitude.

"I said sit down!" Gregg this kid who is playing like my older brother is our skit.

"I said I'm not hungry!" I shout and then Davina walks into the scene.

"You're always in your room you don't think we know what you're doing in there"

"Leave me alone" I pout.

"I found these in your room" a short kid says and walks up to me holding a bag of Cheetos.

"Those aren't mine I'm holding them for a friend"

"Lying again if mom and dad could see you now" Gregg says and then I snatch the Cheetos.

"Just leave me alone" I exclaim.

"Stop lying to us"

"I'm lying please Crissy I saw your little boyfriend leaving last night. Garrett takes adhd pills he doesn't need and you have been taking money out of all our college money to buy booze" I say and they all look away.

"That's enough" Davina says and puts her hands on me but I dramatically push her back.

"You seriously think you guys lives are bad just live in mine I've so done I've had enough"

"Well I had a bad day" the short kid complains and they all start arguing while I just yell shut up over and over.

"Scene wow guys that was great can these brave youngsters get a round of applause" Dale says and everyone claps for us.

I look at Dylan and he's slowly clapping and I can't help but laugh.

           As I walk into the lunchroom I see Ryan and Scott asking like fools and I look for Nina. I don't see her so I sit with Stasia as we wait for the boys.

"What are you wearing?" Stasia asks and looks at my outfit.

"Clothes" I say back with a lot of attitude but I apologized and explained to her that it was annoying that everyone keeps questioning my look.

I see Nina and her eyes are batting Ryan and I get up from my seat. I begin to walk towards her slowly as if I was a fashion model.

"Nina" I say and she looks at me and whispers something to one of her friends and they look at my outfit which resembled hers.

"Wow Josie Halloween was two months ago and you got my look wrong" she tells me and smirks.

"Oh I'm not dressing like you that would make me look like a dumb blonde" I say and she looks unimpressed.

"Josie here's a word of advice stay in your lane"

"Here's some new advice fuck off" I tell her and push her. She pushes me back and I'm finally pass my breaking point. She then sets her lunch on a random table and begins to attack me. She pushes me into a table. I then look at her and I'm angry.

"You kissed Ryan when you knew I liked him" I yell at her and she rolls her eyes.

"So what not like he wanted you you'd be like every other girl he's dated or fooled around with" she tells me and I want to attack her but she was right.

"I gotta admit you got nerves we could probably be best friends" she tells me and then laughs and picks up her lunch and walks to the patio.

I look around and everyone's eyes are on me including Ryan's. I needed to get out of there. I walked out of there and then I saw Dylan at his locker.

"Hey" I tell him he looks at me and then he begins to breathe heavily.

"Dylan!" I shout as he begins to panic so I grab him we walk into an empty old classroom.

"I'm going to get some water" I tell him but he then grabs my hand.

"Josie, floor, lights, and table" he exclaims as he cries.

"Dylan I'm here I'm here it's me" I tell him and I really mean it.

"I don't I breathe" he says and my heart breaks.

"I don't have anyone" he says and continues to cry.

"You have me" I tell her as I place my hands on his face.

I kiss him.