“I…I guess?” I said.
“Great.” he said, flashing me a smile. “See you around, ‘Rose’s brother’.”
He slammed his giant hand down onto my shoulder in an exaggerated and overly aggressive pat before he walked away, turning the corner of the building and leaving me alone.
I took a few seconds to get my breath back and push what just happened out of my head. I made my way to class, panicking slightly the whole way. I slipped in, and the room stared up at me, causing my heart to beat even faster. I’d never been comfortable around large groups of people, and having the attention of the whole class on me was terrifying.
I turned to Ms Kallis and mumbled something about the bathroom before hurrying to my chair. Ms Kallis just nodded, but her pretty Asian features were held in a worried expression. I guess I looked about as freaked out as I felt. I glanced over the the far right corner of the room. Mike wasn’t in his seat.
I sank into my place and tried to focus on completing the exercises marked out on the board.
What the fuck just happened?
I sat slumped down in my chair, running my mind over and over my conversation with Mike. Why did he think I was a threat to him and Jessica? She dumped him for Christ’s sake, and yeah, she did that for me but he had absolutely no way of knowing that.
I kept thinking about that pat on the shoulder. He was so strong. Just at the thought of him standing over me with his cold blue eyes I felt the fear twist itself up in my stomach again. What the fuck did I do now?
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