Chapter 13: Confusing

Things just keeps happening one after another

Almost morning, I can start to see the sky turning orange on another day, this will be the first time in a while that I can go to school. My stuff still hasn't been given back to me, so I can't grab my backpack, hopefully I can skate by without it. I sat on top of Emily's Roof, admire the city, not so far away, I didn't need to sleep, I gotten too much already, I can't afford to get lost in the story any longer.

 

I do have a bigger problem, I can't eat since I don't have my wallet, If I don't do something. about this, I won't be able to recover from the hunger. I looked down to see one of the lights inside the house is on, Emily must be awake then. I jumped down to the front door and gave a gentle knock on the door. I waited for a bit before the door opened. Emily was rubbing her eyes in her pajama and slipper asking," Who is it?"

          

 "Morning Emily." Her eyes opened wide to the sound of my voice, her face began to turn red. " J-Jake, what are you doing here so early in the morning?" I began to plea with Emily,

 

"Do you mind if I eat breakfast here?"  

 

"Why at my place?"

 

`"Your kind of the only person I know here, besides you guys never gave back my stuff, so I can't really eat without them." Emily eventually let me in for breakfast. She sat directly opposite of me, I checked what she brought, eggs, bacon, and pancakes; all really high in energy, hopefully it can last me for a while. I began to stuff my face to it, not a single though crossed my mind when enjoying food.

 

The food was delicious as always, I feel so refreshed now, ready to tackle whatever’s coming at me. I picked up my dishes, “Wait Jack, I’ll put them away.” She quickly dropped everything and offered a hand, “Why? I could just do it myself, I’ll even clean it, so you got nothing to worry about.” She quickly took the dishes out of my hand, “That wouldn’t be fair, you are a guest to my home. It’s the owner’s job to clean everything.” I was puzzled, “Are you sure?”

 

“Yes, I’m sure it’s called manners Jack.” As much I want to question more, I just shrugged it off. “Well thank you for the meal, I’ll see you later.” I waved goodbye to her, she grabbed my arm insisting me to stop. “We’re both going to school anyway, can’t you just stay here till then? Well it is true. “Ok then I’ll stay then.”

 

Went to another part of her house, ensuring that I stay on the couch, Man I wish I had my phone. I end up staring at the ceiling, reviewing what happen till now. My “secret” being discovered, a couple of bad guys wanting me of all people, the heroes wanting me on their side. What a mess I got myself into. “What do you think Jack?”

 

I turned my head at Emily, something was different about her. Her hair is neatly tied and combed thoroughly from when I saw her earlier, the shades around her eyes seem to be darker, and I can smell the perfume she was wearing, all in her school uniform. She shinning bright, almost too bright, blinding anyone else who sees this. She hops next to me and put herself close to me, “Well?”

 

“Should you be looking this bright for school?” Her face went from happiness to sorrow. She got herself up, grabbed her backpack, and tied up her shoes. Her hand is at the doorknob, she slightly turns her head and faintly says, “You coming?” I got up and followed her out the door.

 

The walk to school was weird, Emily stayed behind me, a couple of feet back, we joined up with Lilly, who saw the situation, immediately scorned at me. She walked with the depressed Emily all the way to school, not a single word was said the entire trip.

 

I sat in my usual desk in the classroom, Today just keeps getting weirder, ever since I got here, I keep getting stares and whispers about me, the students that are here are all looking at me. I just kept my head down, no matter how much I hide myself, the stares kept coming. The bell ranged, the students are in their seats. The teachers walk in, prepared to teach the class today’s lesson, everything was going well. The teacher gave a look in my direction and stopped class. “Who are you?”

 

“I’m Jack, I attend this class.” Ms. Charlette looks at her attendance record, “I’m sorry, I don’t have a Jack in this class, I’m going to have to ask you to leave the premise. I finally get what’s going on now, everyone in school is aware of me now, I been gone for so long, that people noticed my disappearance, and someone wipes what records of me were there clean, I no longer existed here. I got up and walked out the door, I caught a glimpse of Emily and Lilly, not one of the looked at my walk of shame.

 

I arrived to the front door of the campus, and let out a big sigh, looking up at the sky. This doesn’t stop me from doing my job, I just can’t watch as closely anymore. I walked to the side of the school to continue to watch Emily. On my way, several figures in ragged clothing approach me. “You got nowhere else to run.” Normally anyone would not have noticed me, but these strangers do, they know who I am.