The New Girl

Chapter 34

Chapter 34- Melted Chocolate

   "Honey Bun, please stop poking my side or I will hurt you." I say through my teeth to Ethan, very passively.

   He groans and tucks his hands in pockets, looking longingly at my side as if it kills him NOT to poke me.

  I roll my eyes and continue to type up my essay.

   "Why are you even doing your homework? It's Friday, love meee!" He begs for attention.

   "Once I do my homework, comforting Alex is or main priority. Michelle stood him up and Gabbie says Michelle won't leave her room but is posting on Instagram. Sooo I don't know what's going on." I say and Ethan rolls his eyes.

   "The guy could get any girl he wants, why is he so bummed about Michelle?" Ethan asks with his eyebrows raised.

   "I guess I would be bummed if anyone stood me up. He said he bought her favorite chocolates and stood outside her favorite restaurant for HOURS. I'm really disappointed in her, I mean it's not like her. She's a compassionate person." I sigh and finish typing my essay, saving my work and closing my laptop.

   "Well, shouldn't we be kicking her door down and demanding answers?"  Ethan asks and I raise my eyebrows.

   "Say that again." I say and he he raises one eyebrow, but says it anyway.

   "Kicking her door down and demanding answers?" He states in a question.

   "One more time, but slower." I say and he chuckles.

   "Kicking her door down and demanding answers." He says slowly, and seductively.

   I sigh in satisfaction.

   "Me likey." I say and kiss his cheek.

   "Let's go meet up with Alex first, see if he's okay and then kick some doors down." I say and grab his hand, pulling him off my bed.

   We walk to his car and drive to Alex's house.

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     "Hey, come in." Alex says, looking kind of down.

    We walk in and he leads us up to his room.

Alex had a normal home, it was 3 stories including an attic and a 4 bedrooms if you count the attic as well, which was his room. It had one bathroom and a partial downstairs. Despite it being of average size, his mother did a fantastic job of making it look roomy, yet decorative and homey. There were family photos and baby pictures lining the wall as you walk up the stairs and lots of religious symbols and things to symbolize their culture.

   "You guys can sit anywhere." He says gesturing to his room.

Ethan say on his desk chair and I sat on a sky blue bean bag that lost its shape.

"What's up?" Alex says and Ethan and I both mumble answers. Really nothing much to talk about.

"So, how are you?" Ethan asks him and Alex sighs.

"I feel like shit, I feel ridiculous." Alex expresses and I just want to pop off all of Michelle's acrylics.

She hurt this precious sesame chicken and I'm so upset with her.

"What exactly happened?" I ask and he sighs once again.

  "So basically, she led me on for hours, saying she was running a little late but was a couple blocks away. Joking with me about how she hopes she doesn't burp on our date because she loves Jarritos and just really making me excited about actually doing this, next thing you know she isn't texting back and it's been an hour of me waiting, melted chocolates in my hands, and when I go to test her, I'm literally blocked. At first I thought something was terribly wrong so I called Gabbie and she checked and said she was in her room, she tried asking her why she stood me up and she just brushes her off and kicks her out the room." He says and I frown at his statement.

Something had to be wrong.

   "That's awful, I can't imagine how you felt." I say.

   "I'm okay, I'm just extremely worried about Michelle, what could have happened? The last thing I texted her before she blocked me was 'hurry, the Jarrito freezer is looking shallow' she responded with an 'lol at a light, be there in 5' what could have happened in that time span to lock herself in the room and talk to no one? I just hope she says something at school, I don't want to force her." He says and I sigh, almost wanting to cry at this sad situation.

   I look over at Ethan who has a concerned look on his face.

   "I wanted to be mad at her, but you guys... I think we should be concerned for her. What if something happened? " Ethan says and it's like he read my mind.

    "I feel the same way." Alex says and I nod in agreement.

    "We need to talk to her on Monday, give her time now, but definitely talk on Monday." I say and they both agree.

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    Alex, Ethan, Gabbie and I stand at Alex's locker discussing what happened this morning.

Michelle had taken her car without Gabbie and Travis and we didn't even know if she came to school, we haven't seen her yet.

As we discuss we hear someone clear their throat.

We all turn in the location of the sound and see a fragile looking Michelle.

   "Hi." She says barely above a whisper.

   "Hey." We all say at the same time.

   Her first, wandering eyes now look up at Alex, and then slowly scans the rest of the group.

  "I owe you all an explanation, I suppose." She says and we all just look at her, to continue.

   "I think I've been in shock, something very....weird happened to me the other day." Michelle says looking super spooked.

   "What?" Gabbie asks. Michelle clears her throat and sighs.

    "I think... that I...I think I stole someone's life and that's going to sound crazy, but let me explain...." she says and we all look at her, not knowing what to think.

   "On Saturday, I was driving and I remember texting same and I remember being in the right lane at red light and then all of a sudden, I remember looking at a three car collision in the exact same spot where I was... but I never moved. Suddenly I was just on the opposite side of the road. Facing the spot I was in." She says.

   Gabbie looks at her like she lost her mind, Ethan's eyes were open wide and Alex just looked scared. I on the other hand think she needs to see some sort of doctor, because she sounds bat shit crazy right now.

   "Don't look at me like that, I know what I saw, I know where I was. I got out of my car and looked around to see if anybody knew how the hell I got where I was, but everyone was surrounding the cars that crashed and the lady that was in the spot where I was.....didn't make it." Michelle says on the brink of tears.
 
   "I've been in my room researching weird car crash miracles and trying to find the woman's family......she didn't have any. Everyone's car crash miracles involved God in some way, but you know I don't really believe in that stuff.... I just don't know what to think. I blocked you because I was shocked, I was scared to talk about it and I was embarrassed, I thought you would think I was crazy." She says and Alex sighs.

   "I thought you were crazy before all that, that's why I wanted to go on a date with you." He says and Michelle cracks a small smile.

   "I can help you do more research." Ethan says and we all look at him.

   "Why?" Michelle asks.

  "Because.....something like that happened to me too." Ethan says and Michelle smiles giving him a huge hug of gratitude.

    "Thank you!" She yells and the bell rings.

   "See you guys!" She says and we all separated to class.

    Great, my boyfriend and one of my best friends are both Matilda.