Hours later, long after the sun had gone down and darkness had set in, I got off a bus and headed towards the auto shop where I was supposed to pick up the truck.
I never made the phone call.
The bus stop was quite a distance away from Steven's auto shop but I had enough time to get there and still arrive at Clover Street in time. The roads were far from
I gulped down the fear that seemed to obstruct my throat and hinder me from forming a coherent sentence. "Well, I just came to pick up a truck and I’m running out of time," I said, impatiently.He studied me for a moment. His eyes narrowed as he squinted at me then his face relaxed.
Ola DamariI stood in a long line with several other students by the school buses. Two of the Coaster buses were used for transportation to the hospital. Chris stood behind me, as partners were supposed to stick together but it was too hot outside so I wasn’t up for exerting any extra energy to make conversation.Instead, I thought about my
Chris and I turned to each other in confusion. She didn't look older than 18, I wasn't even sure she was that old."Hi, I'm Katherine!" She said with enthusiasm.I couldn't reply just yet, I was too distracted by her scrubs. No, before you conclude my status as a weirdo, I had good reason to be distracted. They were covered in a hundred different coloured
My heart pounded rapidly in my chest. Where were the others? Was this my fault for being too late? The passenger seat of the van was yanked open and a figure jumped in. My heart nearly stopped beating altogether.It was Ricky. He swore loudly once the door slammed shut."Where the hell have you been?" He yelled over the noise.
When he looked up, he gave a wry smile. "You're lucky Michael. You know, the first time you stepped into Donny's, I wondered what you were doing there. You couldn't have known what you were getting into but I was angry with you for some reason. That you'd throw it all away. You have a family and people looking out for you."I was quiet as his words sank
My mom got occasional calls from my school teachers. Calls had also come in from Ola's teachers about the bullying. She had asked for updates on both of us."What, do you expect me to leave my two children home alone and not try to know what's going on?" She said.
I visited mom two days later and she was quite shocked to see me there again so soon. When I was sure she was okay and I updated her about happenings at home, I went to the hospital cafeteria to get a snack and hopefully catch a glimpse of Katherine. I was halfway into a meat pie before I saw her. She walked alone thankfully, so it gave me that extra boost of confidence to wave to her.
I was surprised at how much I looked forward to seeing her. I didn’t turn around just yet and remained where I was as I tried to decide whether to just leave or say hello. I decided to at least say something but when I turned to look for her, she was gone. "Honey, are you sure it's him?"My mom asked when I returned to the room. She referred to the