e ten minutes before I made it, and I was grateful to si

en minutes or so to wait. I had been waiting for thirty minute

ell her the truth. She would come to pick me up, and that would k

k and shoved my phone back in my pocket. My phone buzzed again, but I could

I turned, I saw Chase’s bike zoom past me. I

!” he shouted over the

bike. I thought he was gone until he passed by again yel

a neighborhood!” I shoute

e!” He zoomed forward, turned arou

right now,” I said, looking both ways. I hoped the bus ar

e a fly. He didn’t budge. He decided to slowly ride in front of me with a sad

a mistake bringing you there,”

get my attention. Occasionally, he let a car go by. At one

go!” I

and the other half not so much. I couldn’t tell i

ave you out here by

des, whose fault do you think this is?” I spat o

beg of you, please get on the bike Aria,” he

don't know what drugs you took, but I doubt they

of their house to inspect the noise. The old woman in hair cu

cops on your ass, Chase,” I said as he passed by me

my seat immediately. As I looked out the window, Cha

eading the next day. I didn’t wa

orning classes. I walked out of last-pe

I had an extra class slot for the last period of the day and figured this would be a

second period saying she was sick and had been sleeping all morning. It was a shame. I wanted

et hair back and grabbed and twisted it to drain the excess water. I reached for my towel and wr

know who it was, so I didn’t say anything in response. I opened my gym

ing maybe someone moved them as a joke, or maybe

lammed my locker closed

ompany tossed my clothes in the bin. None of my stuff was there,

ed they lef

the halls were extra quiet, eerie actually. I needed to find a way out. Even if I

and save me. No luck though, and I didn’t want to call my mom. She would end up in

and I grabbed my towel extra tigh

standing there with a

e exceptionally close to wanting to see you burn Chase Walters!” I w

thing to do with this. I swear.” He crossed h

ot this under control.” I said and

” he asked,

ded some extras. But since you’ve got this under control, I guess I

smile on his face, raising his eyebrows. I

ar about this ever again,” I said. He wink

t my cheeks getting hotter, and I tried not to smile. I had never b

need something in return,” he said, looking me direct

here. I need help. Your so-called friends lef

hinking, I promise.” He str

e in permanent embarrassment or let Chase help me and deal with the consequences that way. Since there was

an it. I’m going to try to trust you here. Don’t b

er than I expected. He lowered

med to s

es, and I could hear m