Free Falling ( Book One: Gravity)



I awoke the next morning with the strong urge to stay home from school. I was uneasy about having to face both Antonio and AJ after the events that took place over the weekend. I walked in not knowing what was ahead of me. Homeroom passed by in what felt like only a few minutes. When the bell rang I was out of my seat instantly, wanting to be safe in my class before I’d have the chance to run into either of them. As soon as I stepped through the doorway of Mr. Kendall’s class I breathed a sigh of relief that I’d gotten my wish. After taking my seat I pulled out my book and studied a little in preparation for the day’s test. My weekend had been so hectic, that I hadn’t looked over the material once. Kyla entered the room and took her seat a few rows ahead of me without saying a word. That was odd. It was possible that she was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn’t notice me, so I decided to get her attention. “Hey, Kyla.”

Nothing. I was sure that she’d heard me. The class was still nearly empty and you could have heard a pin drop. She was intentionally ignoring me. But why? What happened between Antonio and me had nothing to do with her.

“Is there a problem?” I asked.

With a look that could kill, she turned around to face me. “Well, that’s a pretty stupid question.”

No she didn’t! “Actually it isn’t. Cause, if you’re upset about what I think you’re upset about, it’s really none of your business.”

She rolled her eyes and cocked her head to the side, like she was about to go off on me. “Well, maybe that’s your take on it, but NEWS FLASH……THIS JUST IN…..Antonio’s my friend just like you are. I can’t believe you did that to him! I mean, here we were worried that he’d hurt you and you’re the one who screwed up!”

“Kyla, you don’t even know what you’re talking about. Just mind your own business and worry about you and Brian. I feel bad enough and I really don’t need you making it worse.”

“Seriously, I don’t think it can get any worse. He really loves you and you just did what felt right for you. He’s so upset he didn’t even show up for school today! You’re selfish and you deserve to feel bad.”

I didn’t bother arguing with her. There was already enough for me to deal with without adding Kyla’s self-righteous mumbo jumbo to the pile, so I rolled my eyes at her and sat back in my seat. She turned around and ignored me for the rest of the hour which was fine by me. When class ended she jumped out of her seat and walked out the door without turning around to look at me again. This was something that I hadn’t expected. So now my friends are going to turn their backs on me too? I understood that they’d developed a friendship with Antonio too, but I didn’t think that they would cut me off. I should’ve gone with my first thought and stayed home.

I attended my next class in body only, my mind was elsewhere. It was inconceivable to me how my life could take so many twists and turns in such a short time. I’d daydreamed my way through the entire morning all the way up until lunch, which was sure to be the most uncomfortable situation I’d been in so far that day. I considered skipping it all together and going to the library, but I’d have to face the music sometime, so why not now.

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