Silence

Chapter 29

I finished putting on my mascara and some concealer and find my clothes to wear.

I end up wearing a blue and black sweater with gray jeans and black boots. I straighten my hair and even added this hair gel that makes my hair look darker. I wear this dark red lipstick I bought and I'm officially ready for school. The look on my parents faces as I sit down for breakfast is full of confusion.

"Are you going to school or the Teen Choice Awards" my brother jokes but I choose to ignore him.

"I'm just making a fashion statement and it's been getting cold lately which reminds me mom can I borrow your black sweater that goes to my knees" I ask and she just nods and I finish my breakfast and go into her closet to borrow the sweater.

           My dad and I talk about the championship game this Friday on the way to school. I ask him if Martin was a good player and he laughs and tells me he's fast.

I walk into the mostly empty hallway and find Martin who told me Lena was on a field trip to Disney World.

"Josie I know it's not my place or anything but why are you dressed like that?" Martin asks.

"Well this Nina she and this guy I liked hence past tense kissed so now I'm going to confront her and look good doing it" I say and he laughs.

"Wow you freshman are so weird sometimes just last week I was helping this new kid with his locker and he had a pet bird with him. Like are you even allowed to bring pets to school and why a bird of all things" Martin tells me and his mom aka the nurse walks up to him.

"Honey I'm leaving early so your mother and I can attend the board of education meeting up in Fort Myers" she tells him and kisses him on the head.

"Dante is going to there to watch you while we're gone"

"Yes Dante is my favorite friend you have from high school"

"Also your father" father she reminds him as I pretend not to listen.

"Just because he donated his father doesn't make him my parents you and mom do now I'll see you guys on Tuesday I have class and the final game on Friday to prepare for if we're going to go to the playoff" he tells her and she hugs him and then they go their separate ways.

I decide that I was going to confront Nina at lunch might as well have an audience.

I walk into my math class and Lucy and some other girls compliment my outfit.

"What's with the new look I mean it's good and I but it's so different?" Lucy asks me.

"Well I going to talk to someone and I wanted to look good" I tell her and she laughs and I flip my hair.

Okay I was being really extra and petty but I didn't care. I was done with people hurting me it was time I pushed them back.

In gym we had midterms so Ryan and I didn't talk to each other which was a good thing. It still broke my heart that he kissed Nina and thought we were going to be friends or date like nothing happened. He clearly thought wrong I was done with him for good. I needed a guy I could trust I needed someone I love and who loved me.

But he didn't exist.

           As I walk into drama and sat down I looked at Dylan who's eyes were bloodshot. He must've stayed up all night playing Fortnite or something. Never mind he doesn't have a console and his phone is an iPhone 5. Something was bothering him maybe it was about his family. I should ask but I figure he doesn't want to be bothered.