บท 53: 50. Yuree and their hearts

Yuree

" Oh my gosh . " I said as I sat in the cafeteria .

I could not believe what I was seeing .

Mom had dropped me off a few hours ago and I had breathed in the morning air with a smile . I had actually missed school , and I really missed Terry . But when I went to look for Terry , I couldn't find him anywhere .

So I spent that morning by myself , feeling sad that Terry wasn't at school that day . Or atleast I thought he wasn't .

I had then gone for lunch , hoping the day would be over soon . It just wasn't any fun without Terry around . I had missed his flamboyancy .

I had sat in the back of the cafeteria looking around occasionally , but mostly focusing on my food . That's when I looked up and saw , on a far right bench , something I could not believe .

I had been wrong , Terry was at school . I saw him then , sitting by a bench with multiple guys around him but not just any guys . I remembered those faces well , especially one of them with brown hair .

Terry was sitting with Steve and his friends .

I swallowed heavily , my mind upturned and confused . What was going on ? Was Terry friends with them now ? Or was it something else ? I thought wildly trying to make sense of what I was seeing .

Terry was smiling and laughing , especially when he looked at Steve and that just made me more confused .

Finally deciding I couldn't cope , I got up and turned to leave by the back way but instead I ran into someone .

" Oh , sorry ." I said quickly , " so sorry ."

" No , it's okay . " the guy said .

I looked up at him . He was a tall guy with long arms . He had a sharp nose , and a chiseled face . His hair was Raven black and his eyes were crystal blue .

" Hi , Yuree . I haven't seen you in over a week . " he said smiling at me and I saw he was wearing shiny braces .

Wait ... Braces ?

" Hort ? " I asked stunned , It couldn't be . Was this the same creepy guy from before ? He looked so ... good-looking . What did I miss when I was gone ?!

" Yes , it's me . Couldn't remember me without my glasses huh ? " he said smiling and I saw those braces flash again .

" Yeah , what happened to your glasses ? " I asked him looking at him up and down .

" Oh , my Dad got me contact lenses . " he said , " Its alot easier and I think I look better without them ."

He did . Very much so . Without those glasses his face was more clear and his features sharper . I was surprised I had never noticed he was good-looking . Probably because it didn't really matter , I thought .

" It's nice to see you again Hort but I have to go . " I said moving next to him .

" Okay but what about Terry ? He missed you alot . " he said raising his brows .

Not that much it seems , I thought as I looked at him with Steve's friends . He looked so happy and it actually kinda hurt .

It's not that I was mad or felt betrayed , far from it . It was just that Terry had never been the best at making friends , atleast real friends . Sure he had people he knew and they got together sometimes but Terry just never clicked with them . So it was always up to me to be there for him and I always tried to make sure I was .

But as I stood there looking at him , with all those guys around him . I felt like a mother seeing her child off to school for the first time . It was scary and yet thrilling , especially when they came back and told you they made friends . You'd feel sad that your no longer number one in their lives but , be happy they have other people now.

Where did I get that from ? I wondered and realized it's what mom had told me on my first day of school . That's how she had felt .

" Hort bye , " I said moving quickly away .

" Bye Yuree . " I heard behind me but I was already out the door .

...

I spilled some water onto my face and looked in the mirror .

Gosh this day was so not going well .

After leaving the cafeteria , I had walked into the hallway . I had been planning on going outside to have my lunch but before I even reached the exit door , two boys stepped out infront of me .

They were slim wasted , wearing tight jeans and had pierced ears . As I stood there wondering what they wanted , one of them took out a photo , of me ! He giggled and asked me to sign it .

" W-what ? " I asked them , they wanted my signature ?

" Yeah , we're huge fans of your blog . " One of them with short brown hair said , " Caccy here , found it and we just got so hooked . I mean our school has a celebrity ! So cool ! "

" Me ? A celebrity ? " I asked them .

" Yeah , " Caccy said smiling at me , " We waited a whole week for you , since last week you were a no show . "

" Hey , Zip it ." His friend admonished him , thinking I would take offense .

" Sorry Barry , anyway about that signature ... " Caccy said handing me the photo .

It was a photo of me in the park , during an outdoor trip . We had gone by the lake to see the ducks for bio class . I had taken out some duck food I had brought for just the occasion .

Whoever had taken the photo , had caught me unaware . I was leaning forward , feeding the ducks and laughing at their cute little bills .

I snapped myself out of it and looked at the two teens infront of me . They were smiling and looked like they wanted to pounce on me .

I had quickly signed the photo and handed to them . They had squealed and asked for a selfie with me . I had complied and then QUICKLY gotten out from there . As i left Terry's words rang back to me ," You're going to ignore over a thousand people ? "

Now I was in the restroom and feeling very anxious about going outside. Terry was right , I could not ignore them . It was dumb , but I was actually getting afraid right now .

I had reason to be aswell , remembering Steve and his friends . What if the next person to come up was a crazy psycho who kidnaps children ? Or a hobbo woman who collects teeth and dresses them up like dolls ?

I shuddered as my imagination ran rampant with all the possibilities . It seemed hard to believe but things had changed , alot had changed .

My phone pinged right on queue and looked at the screen giving a groan .

I was looking at ... my blog . Yuree Queen of hearts had gone insane . In the last week alone , my ( fans , stalkers , admirers , etc ) had increased . Now I had three thousand people on the blog .

Seriously , how was that even possible ? I had no special talent and I didn't really show myself on social media that much . I was a bit of a recluse and this attention was putting my nerves on end .

I breathed in deep and tried to steady myself absentmindedly scratching the bandage under my long sleeve shirt . I really needed to see a doctor about infection , I thought as I felt my skin irritate .

Gosh , I wish Bee was here , I thought dejectedly . Atleast I would be around someone , besides Terry , who didn't make my nerves frazzle .

But Bee was at home .

I sighed and looked in the mirror . I smiled slowly , trying to put on the perfect facade . If I was going to survive this day , I would need my acting skills .

That's when the entrance door opened and I saw a janitor uniform . How long had I been there ? I wondered , Was lunch over ?

I turned around , ready to leave and let the janitor clean the restroom .

" Hello Nymph . "

" Hi Bee ... Bee ! " I screeched .