Sorry! I Was Just Leaving...

~ Part One ~
I glanced around nervously, eyeing my surroundings with confusion at the group of kids in the lunchroom. I lowered my head, trying to hide from all of the attention. 
Why are all of these people here? What is going on? I thought, pushing through the people shyly, trying to see what was going on in the middle. 
"Excuse me." I mumbled, ducking under someone's arm. They didn't hear me, though. Because I was so quiet. "FIGHT! FIGHT!" Someone was shouting nearby, and was quickly joined by the chorus of 7th graders around him. That's when I saw what was happening, and I immediately felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. 
There, in the middle of the circle of kids, were a girl and a boy. The boy was shoving the girl around, and it didn't take me long to realize why. "You lesbian freak!" He shouted, and pushed her to the ground once more. 
"Stop! Please, stop!" The girl cried hopelessly, trying to shield herself with her arm as the boy was joined by a few other kids. I just froze and stared, trying to think about what I should do. I was good at getting out of bad situations, but I certainly wasn't brave enough for something like this. 
Not only that, but I also realized who the boy was. His name was Mason, only the biggest bully in the whole school. How did I know that? Well, everyone did, but I knew especially because of an occurrence that had happened in 6th grade. A very... horrible... occurrence, that led to my self esteem being the way it is. 
To my dismay, no teachers were coming yet, and this poor girl was crying, defenceless. Before I could stop myself, my heart took over and I leapt in front of the girl before the boy had another chance of kicking her. "STOP!" I exclaimed, and bunched my hands into fists. 
I stood defiantly, looking brave. But really, I was shaking like a little mouse inside. "What's your problem, weirdo?! I told you to get out of our way, and you wouldn't have any trouble. Remember that?!" Mason took an aggressive step towards me, and I widened my eyes. Thank goodness that he was stopped abruptly. 
"Stop this at once!" A teacher shouted. The crowd parted, and Mrs. Enrald charged forward. I was gone when she examined the scene though, shoving through people to get to the edge of the group, where I cowered and breathed heavily. "I did it." I whispered triumphantly. Then Mason's words came back to my head. Lesbian? She's... lesbian? I was stuck thinking all afternoon about her and about that, pondering in realization. 
I heard from eavesdropping about how everything had been sorted out after that. Mason the bully was suspended for two weeks, and the girl... I didn't know much about what happened to her. All that I know is that she didn't come back to school for four days. And, this brings me to the present. 
~ Part Two ~ 
I peeked around the corner, my books tucked tightly in my grasp. No sign of Mason's friend group, I thought in relief. With that reassuring fact in mind, I rushed over to the library. Once I stepped through those doors, I knew I was safe. 
The library was the only place that I knew I could have genuine quiet time and solitude alone. And since now was the end of the day, and it was Rescourse period, I sighed. The perfect time. 
I walked up to the desk and smiled pleasantly at Mr. Jones. "Hello!" He greeted happily, taking the books from my hands. 
"Hello, Mr. Jones! How are you doing today?" I asked. "Very well, and you?" He replied. "Just fine." I said, and after my books were returned, it was time to pick something new. Today, I wanted to read a love story. A love triangle, in fact. 
I was a rather big fan of romance books, sadly because I didn't have any romance life of my own. I didn't care much about it, but... I just felt so alone. Like I needed someone there beside me to help me through the tough times and enjoy the happy times with. Someone like... a lover. 
Suddenly, I heard a somewhat familiar voice from behind a nearby shelf. I was surprised at what I heard. "I'm looking for a story that includes a love triangle. A romance book? Do you know where I can find one?" The voice was female, but I couldn't place who it was... 
I moved one of the books that was hiding what was on the other side, and was surprised to see the girl that was beaten up by Mason standing there! Her left hand was wrapped up in bandages, other than that, she looked okay. 
"Well, let's see..." Mrs. Parenski, the assistant librarian, murmured, grazing through some titles on the shelf across from where the girl was. Now that I was standing still, I could finally know what the girl looked like. 
She had beautiful long blond hair tinted dirty blond at the edges, sparkling blue eyes... and she was wearing a rose crown. I stared at her a moment longer, almost in a trance by her humble beauty. What were these feelings that I was experiencing? What was I thinking... 
"What are you doing?" I nearly jumped out of my skin. Almost dropping the book in my hand, I whirled around to see a familiar face. It was Ryan, my only friend. He was looking at me with a confused expression on his face. I couldn't blame him. 
"Goodness Ryan, you almost gave me a heart attack!" I placed a hand against my chest to try and stop my rapidly beating heart from being heard across the room. "Sorry, Marie!" He exclaimed genuinely apologetic. "It's okay, just, please don't sneak up on me again." I replied. 
Ryan nodded, then cocked his head, narrowing his curious blue gaze at me suspiciously. "But seriously, what were you doing a few seconds ago?" He asked. I blanched for a moment and glanced behind me. The beautiful girl and Mrs. Parenski were gone. 
"Uh..." I drifted off, slowly turning back to Ryan. "Looking for books, of course!" I squeaked. Ryan almost laughed. I was definitely lying. For one thing, I was in the non-fiction section. No one would ever see me here in my life. And two, I am the worst liar in the whole world. 
"Spill it." Ryan persisted, a cocky grin appearing on his face. He was clearly amused in seeing my struggle for words. So, I reluctantly came up with a plan. "Argh, I might have seen my crush just now..." I drifted off, coming up with a cleaver plan in my head to figure out who I could say I could have seen besides the girl. 
"Really?" Ryan smiles, but it was small, and he looked slightly disappointed. Oh darn it. I thought, beginning to chew on my lip. I knew Ryan had feelings for me... "It was you." I murmured, the words flying out of my mouth before I had a chance to take them back. Double darn it! Ryan blushes slightly and his smile widens. "You-you really have a crush on me?" He asked. 
I was torn immediately. Seeing how he looked at me like that broke my heart. "Yes." I spluttered, avoiding Ryan's gaze. He gently lifted my chin with his gentle hand and then nervously pulled away once our gazes met. "I do too." He whispered. I almost cringed, but held myself back. 
What am I getting myself into...? 
~ Part Three ~ 
More coming soon! 
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