Chapter 4,
Chapter 4
“Well, I’m sorry, but not everyone can have frickin cool ass accents like you and Noah!” He exclaims, pouting.
Just then, Dylan slides into the booth next to Megan, and Noah slides in next to him.
“Can you stop yelling?” Noah grumbles. “There are other people here who don’t want to listen to the stupid shit that comes out of your mouth.”
Dylan chokes on his Dr. Pepper and Megan giggles behind her hand.
I clear my throat. “I don’t remember inviting any of you to sit with us.”
“You didn’t, Carter.” Noah says. “But it’s a free country and we can sit wherever we please.”
I stop myself from physically swooning at his accent and roll my eyes, which I seem to do a lot when I’m around these guys.
“I like your necklace.”
I snap my head to Dylan. “What?”
“Your necklace.” He gestures down to my necklace with is hanging out of my hoodie. “I like it. It’s nice.”
“Uh, thanks.” I clear my throat, stuffing it back in my
hoodie.
I see Noah staring at me from across the table, a thoughtful expression on his face.
“Alright, one half Hawaiian and half Sausage pizza, and two Meat Lovers pizzas.” Maria places the trays down on the table.
I grab a slice of Hawaiian pizza and shove it in my mouth, moaning in delight.
“If I could marry pizza, I would.” I groan through a mouthful of pizza. “Actually, screw pizza. Eggos are where it’s at!”
“Yes, girl!” Max holds his hand out for a fist bump which I gladly return. “I love Eggos!”
“Should I stay or should Eggo.” We both sing in unison before staring at each other with wide eyes. “You watch Stranger Things too?!” We yell in unison. “Hell yeah, I do!” We yell in unison again.
“Hey, Max?” Meg laughs. “I think you just melted the ice around her heart.”
“And all it took was a Stranger Things reference.” Max fist pumps the air before pointing at Noah and Dylan. “Screw you dipshits, I just found my new best friend!”
I walk in through the school doors, my hood covering most of my face like always.
Normal background sounds like locker doors being slammed shut and people talking ring loudly in my ears.
Just as my mind is processing all the different sounds, colours and smells, someone rams straight into my shoulder, almost making me fall.
“Do you not have eyes in that thick skull of yours?!” I almost shout. “Watch where the fuck you’re going!”
The kid -most likely a Freshman- runs away, stuttering apologies.
If you can’t tell by now, I haven’t taken my ADHD pills.
My so called ‘mother‘ sold them to some other druggie for thirty bucks.
Great mother I have, right?
“Nevaeh, calm down!” Megan hisses.
“Don’t fucking tell me to calm down!” I snap.
She pulls me away to my locker. “Nev, it’s me. Calm down.”
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I look at her warm brown doe eyes, calming down and making my breathing even. “Sorry, Meg.”
She sighs knowingly. “You didn’t take your pills, did you.”
I shake my head.
“Why not?”
“My—“I cut myself off. “I forgot.”
emine
“Nevaeh, you never forget to take your pills.” She raises an eyebrow suspiciously.
“Pills for what?” Max’s annoyingly familiar voice comes from beside us, saving me from Megan’s near interrogation.
Megan looks at Noah, Max and Dylan and nearly faints.
She quickly composes herself. “Her pills for, um, uh—HAPPINESS! Yeah, that’s it…happiness…”
“So….drugs?” Max concludes, scratching the back of his neck, his caramel eyes staring into her brown ones.
She gets lost in his eyes. “Y–yeah, drugs.” Her eyes widen as she shakes her head. “N–NO! Not drugs! I–uh–um–”
“Lets go, Meg.” I start pulling her away. “Before you slip in your drool, faint and make an even bigger fool out of yourself.”
“Bye, Nevaeh!” Max shouts from behind us. “Bye, Meg!”
It’s lunch time now.
The three amigos didn’t show up to any classes which makes me think they were dealing Eggos behind the school.
If they were Eggo–dealing, I’m going to kill Max for not giving me any.
Like every other day, Megan and I sit outside instead of inside the Cafeteria, my brain taking a bit of time to process all the different colours and smells.
-All of a sudden, three lunch trays are dropped on the bench and three idiots sit down. Dylan sits next to Megan and I get squashed between Noah a
Max.
“What the fuck do you clowns want?!” I groan.
Everyone stares at me.
“Jeez, Nev, all
all we did was sit down.” Max breaks the silence.
I take a deep breath.
“Look, I’m sorry.” I sigh. “I have ADHD and I didn’t take my pills this morning.”
Meg stares at me in surprise.
I can see why, I don’t like people knowing I have ADHD. I don’t trust people very easily either because I don’t like letting people in.
I guess I trust these buffoons though.
“Oh.” Max pops his lips. “Eggo?”
I look down at his outstretched hand which is holding an Eggo waffle wrapped in glad wrap.
I give him a small smile and take it from him. “Thanks.”
“Oh my god, she smiled at me!” He cheers. “Nevaeh smiled at me!”
