Layla wasn't there at lunch.
Jade and I tried to make conversation, but Layla was the outgoing one, the one who always knew how to keep things going. After a while, we just gave up and ate in silence. I heard a booking laugh from across the cafeteria and I turned around. Waltzing into the cafeteria, was Damian Pierce, accompanied with three of his jock buddies and the cheerleader of the week.
The note from Layla's locker flashed in front of my eyes as I tore my gaze away from the rambunctious bunch. Jade sighed and it looked like she was about to say something, but the bell rang.
"Well, see you tomorrow," she said, getting up quickly with her lunch and walking out of the cafeteria. I sat there for a moment, wondering when my life had gone to s**t. Maybe it was just today, Wednesday's ha
