Chapter 14: Curious

Hannah:

I couldn't sleep at all last night, that text was the only swimming in my head. Only three hours, every time I tried to shut my eyes but I tossed and turned. Warm milk didn't help nor did reality TV. My paranoia kicking in of someone watching me I had to take double takes behind me wherever I went. It shouldn't mean anything though. Approaching school like a zombie: dark circles under my half closed eyes, dragged feet and slumped shoulder in my sweatpants, t shirt and sneakers. Blinking repeatedly for moisture I reached my locker, spinned the lock to remember the combination. Jumbled numbers formed in my brain, I used my cell number by mistake. Groaning loudly, I opened the zipper in front of my backpack for the paper I written the combination on, someone pushed me hard against the lockers causing me to hit my head "Ow!" I stumbled on my feet, looking for whoever wasn't watching where they were going. The hallway is full of students rushing to their destination. I rubbed my sore spot. "Rude," I muttered to whoever did it, not even bothered to stop and apologize.

"What's wrong with you?" Edward's voiced concern walking toward me.

"Someone pushed me in the lockers and I hit my head, they didn't even say sorry." I rolled my eyes but still in pain, I soothed my spot again to ease the pain.

"Maybe it was an accident."

"Maybe, but they still didn't apologize."

"That's rude of them."

"Exactly." I'm glad he thought the same. I got out my written paper with my combo and turned the dial, opening it to get my journal and book. "Where's Linda?"

"Doctor's appointment," He responded.

"Hey, did you text me last night?"

He shook his head, "No, why?"

"No reason. I got this weird text with jumbled letters from an unknown number, it was weird." I lied casually.

"You know cell numbers are always thrown around when you get a plan. They're just old numbers, someone trying to contact the person that changed it." I nodded in agreement, we headed to Chemistry.

By the time I sat at my desk my eyes began to drift close. Someone woke me up by nudging my ribs, I jolted up from my desk, my classmate Justin looking at me with raised eyebrows "Why did you do that?" I whispered to him while glaring.

"Ms. Lima almost caught you while you were sleeping."

"Well, you didn't have to hurt my side to wake me up." Rubbing my eyes tiredly.

"It's funny when you get a scared look on your face. Clean your drool." He smirked, annoyed but I looked down at my paper that he was right about the drool. I wiped my face off and then the paper, drying it off on my pants. It's my drool so I can do whatever I want with it. "Couldn't sleep?" He asked.

"No," I huffed out.

"Those sex dreams are keeping you up, Hannah" he joked, I glared at him. Justin's been my classmate since the beginning of the year blonde hair, green eyes and a mathlete. He asked me out once but he wasn't my type. Disappointed but he still wanted to be friends. I rested my hand in my palm, leaning my elbow on the desk while the teacher droned on about the periodic table.

Staring at the clock, the minute hands ticking slow. I glanced at the door, a small square window so you can see out the hallway. Teachers and students passing by, one looking familiar: brunette hair and broad shoulders. I smiled when I recognized Charlie. He stopped in front of the door when he saw me, waved quick and went the other direction. Shaking my head at his playfulness, i'm so smitten by him. The bell rang to end class, grabbing my things I checked my phone from anything by Charlie. Meet me in the computer room- unknown. The same unknown number that messaged me last night.

Curious but I was reluctant to respond. Possibly Charlie changed his number and wanted a quick make out session. Stepping through the hallway, dodging the students who don't want to be late finding the computer room. "I hope it's not locked," I muttered. Exhaling deeply I turned the knob slowly and it clicked open. The room's pitch black, I felt around the walls for the light switch. Turning it on the room lit bright and the person's back facing me while standing in front of the window. Doing a 180 spin seeing his smug face, I'm shocked. "Found me."