Thick Skin and A Jeweled Heart [2]
Taptaptap-- I tapped my pencil on the table out of frustration. It has been two days since my encounter with Jade and Meri in the music room. I thought we would go our separate ways after that. Jade would make new friends and I would never see her again. But I kept seeing her after school with Meri, walking towards the direction of the abandoned graveyard. Cliché, I know. I tried to ignore them. But my curiosity only peaked. I sighed and closed my notebook. Those lyrics have to wait. I turned on my phone to check the time and heaved another sigh. I pushed my spinning chair away from the table and stopped myself at my window. I stared silently as one by one, the stars start to appear and twinkle in the midnight sky. Monday came quickly. I ate my breakfast cereal in one big gulp before running out the front door. I checked the time on my watch and tu...