Goosebumps

By the time we got to the cafe, there was a huge line of people waiting to get their food. Great... just what I need... I long line of patients... with me starving for food. My stomach growled again and luckily it was very quiet, or else everyone is gonna end up staring at me. Yes, you may have already guessed, I don't like to be the center of attention ever since I was laughed at for trying to tell my 'classmates' about the Goosebumps book that I was reading. Another one of the reasons that I'm always avoiding people of my age besides adults because I know that grownups won't judge other people for the things that they like.

I leaned against the wall, crossing my ankle over the other one. It's gonna take a long time before me and Jackson can barely get out food unless they plenty. Geez... there wasn't a line when we had breakfast and lunch. So why do have a long line now? I can already feel the anger come on inside me. Too bad I didn't bring my violin to let out my feeling that I'm having now... I hate waiting for long periods of time.

The line seemed to move slowly to me and I began to get frustrated, wanting to cut in front of the line. Although I wanted to, I can't risk the fact of getting in trouble or else I'll be kicked out of this building. That is, if the staff does that to their patients. No, they wouldn't do a think like that, would they? They're nice people.

Tapping my foot on the ground, I poked a girl on the shoulder. She yelped, spinning around to face me. "Sorry," I said. "I just wanted to ask you something."

She gave me a friendly grin, taking my apology and spoke in reply. "What do you want to ask me?"

I shuffled my feet with her waiting for my question. "What are we having for dinner? It seems like everyone is, oh I don't know, excited for whatever we are having."

"We're having Chinese food," she brightly answered.

"Chinese food?" I questioned with an arched brow. "Wait, the people working in the kitchen... know how to make Chinese food?" I exclaimed in shock.

"That's right." She smiled proudly, like she knew this whole time. "Only the problem is, since it's a very popular food, not everyone gets to have any," she told me.

I lowered my head. "Does that mean we won't get any?" I couldn't help but ask. Chinese food is my most favorite thing to eat. The problem is... I don't eat it that often. More likely, it's a rare thing that I chow down. I should just sit at the table and not get anything. I'm not that hungry... I'm not desperate to get food... I'll just wait until tomorrow for breakfast... and lunch... There's no possible way that I'll end up getting any... It's like being back in school where all of my classmates would end up taking the snacks with me not getting anything... I felt like crying, but I fought the tears and looked at Jackson.

"I'm..." My face turned red. "...going to sit at our table. Don't worry about getting food for me, I'll wait until tomorrow," I spoke. I left the line, going to our usual table.

"I'll get you food, Hazel," I heard Jackson call out to me.

Why does that even sound like a promise? You heard what that girl said, not everyone gets to have any of that stuff...because how popular that type of food is.

The normal color came back once I sat down at the table, staring out the window. It was...a very nice day, to be honest. It actually...wants me to...smile... But the frown wouldn't go away. It just...stayed there. I highly doubt that my combo medication would even work.

I put my head down, my hopes of getting food just... dying away from me. I know food is important to get healthy. However, if I don't get anything to eat, I just have to wait until tomorrow. I think I should just skip dinner and just have breakfast and lunch, instead.