Chapter 14

Mason

I woke up the next day early enough in the morning that the sun hadn't started rising, and went downstairs to grab some breakfast. Mom was getting her lunch set up as I got there, she hugged me and wished me good luck at school before leaving for work, and I grabbed a couple of granola bars before walking out to the bus stop. I had my earbuds in listening to music while waiting for the bus when my phone buzzed, taking it out of my pocket the notification was a text from Jocelyn.

'We'll see you at class, Leo says hi.'

'Tell the hulking sheepdog I said hello.'

'I showed him your calling him a hulking sheepdog and I couldn't describe the look of confusion on his face even if I wanted to.'

I put my phone away as the bus pulled up to the bus stop and got on before taking a seat in the back. I had always sat away from other people at the previous schools I attended, I didn't like social inte