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Chapter 27

            “That’s… kind of creepy,” Blake said.

            I laughed as I gathered all the pieces of paper and put them on the shelf in the locker. “It is a little bit, isn’t it? But at least they’re nice notes and not nasty ones.”

            We started walking down the hall to our classroom. “That’s true. But we were pretty awesome, so it makes sense that they’re nice,” Blake said smugly.

            “You know, I’m going to have to tell Mr. Avery that he needs to make the doorways in the school bigger, because soon you won’t be able to fit your big head through them,” I chided him.

            He raised a hand and held it over his chest in mock hurt. “I was simply stating the truth,” he defended himself.

            “No, you’re being a cocky jerk, which doesn’t surprise me anymore.” We walked into our classroom and took our seats. A few of the other students looked over and smiled at us, which caught me off guard for a moment. I leaned a little closer to Blake. “People are smiling at us,” I whispered.

            He frowned a little. “Really?”

            “Yeah. It’s kind of weird.”

            “I can imagine. Just ignore them.”

            “But that’s rude!”

            “What’s your point?”

            I huffed out a breath. “You’re the rude one, not me. How am I supposed to ignore them?”

            He just shrugged. “Well, what else are you going to do? Act all friendly to everyone just because they decided we’re not that weird anymore?”

            “I guess you’re right,” I admitted reluctantly. I kissed his cheek lightly and then straightened up. “This day might turn out to be a bit more interesting then I thought it was going to be,” I mused.

            It turns out I was right. All day, I had people smiling at me and a few of them even stopped to talk to me, letting me know that they thought I had a wonderful voice. I noticed no one tried talking to me when Blake was around though, and that confused me a little at first. But then I realized it was likely because of Blake’s unpleasant attitude towards most people that kept everyone away.    

            By the time the final bell rang, I was more then happy to get out of there. I found Blake and Sophie quickly, and the three of us headed out of the school, with Blake on one side of me and Sophie on the other.

            We walked out of the school and headed towards the parking lot, shivering as the freezing wind whipped through us. I picked my way carefully over the icy ground, trying not to lose my balance.

            “Are we going to your place or mine?” Blake asked.

            “Doesn’t matter to me,” I replied. “As long as it’s somewhere warm, I’m happy. I freaking hate winter.”

            “I’m getting sick of the cold weather as well,” Sophie agreed. “Maybe we can stop and get some hot chocolates from somewhere.”

            “That’s a good-” my voice was cut off as I stepped on a particularly slippery patch of ice. My feet went out from under me and I desperately tried to regain my balance, but it was too late. I saw two hands reach for me as I slammed into the ground on my back, and excruciating pain raced through me. I struggled for breath as my vision darkened. I managed to not lose consciousness, but it was difficult.