My Once In A Lifetime Dream

Chapter 19 What the...!

***Ten days later

What the...!

Omara’s POV

While I was walking down the hall in the direction of the gym towards my fifth-period class (Literature) I saw the group going inside the gym and the last one getting in was JB. I had to slow down and like bent down as if I was fixing something from my shoes giving him time to enter inside the gym. I didn’t want to pass too close to him. I was still afraid of those girls from before, I don’t know if they were close by or if they had someone watching me. Giving him enough time in walking inside the gym, I decided to move and walk naturally, at a fast pace in front of the doors passing by without looking inside. When I was about to pass by two people came running out with a ball colliding with me, again pushing me with force till I crash into the floor face first. I hit my nose and forehead, hence I screamed out of pain with tears coming out of my eyes making it difficult to see. Everyone paid attention to the incident (again) and laughed. The people that collided with me were holding their laugh and they were trying to apologize while helping me stand up. They asked if I was Ok when I was standing but I told them I couldn’t see too well. So they took hold of my hands and walk me to the infirmary so the nurse could patch me up. Entering the room the nurse asked what happen and they recounted the incident. She took someplace to wash my face and then gave me some eye drops (my eyes had dust or sand). Then she rubbed some cream and covered the lump on my forehead with gauze. When she was finished I could see the guys that collided with me and to my utter surprise, they were Petter and JB. Before leaving they apologized again and left. I went back to my class with a note from the nurse excusing me from being late.

By lunch, I was a total mess, because everyone laughed when I passed by murmuring that two guys tackled me. When I finally sat down to eat with my friends two things happened simultaneously, one JB, Petter, and the rest of their group sat next to our table not paying attention to their neighbors and the mean girl were looking straight at me, or more likely glaring at me. I took my tray and left the cafeteria almost running, not caring for anyone but myself.

After lunch, I took my classes and called my mom to pick me up at school, because I didn’t feel good to walk home due to the crashing incident earlier. Even though the school nurse contacted her after she took care of me but I told them that I was ok, during that time. Mom said to wait in the office so I did.  After entering the office I told Mrs. Ruzzel what my mother told me to do, and she indicated where I should sit. And a big headache started to come. Moments later mom called telling me she was here, so I left.

I felt safer as soon as I came into my house. I took a shower ate dinner and went to my room.

///JB’s POV

I was entering my gym class last when I saw Omara fixing her shoe or something. I was ok she looked ok. Then the guys started throwing the balls. One of them passed through Petter towards me, but he came running to take it from me we struggled but the ball bounced out the gym. Petter and I tried to catch it but we were out of control hence we went out the door. We collided or tackled a chubby girl throwing her into the floor. She fell face first and screamed out I think out of pain. We tried not to laugh at her and helped her stand up. Everyone laughed at the funny incident. I froze when I saw who she was. But when Petter asked if she was OK, I pay attention to her answer, when she mentioned that she couldn’t see well, we grabbed her hands and walked her to the infirmary telling her how and where to take the steps.

Once in the infirmary the nurse asked what happened we recounted the incident and started to care for Omara’s face. She had to use eye drops because she had dust, then the nurse put some ointment on her forehead (she had a lump) and covered it with gauze. When finished she was kind of surprise or nervous when she found out who we were. I apologized once more and left without waiting.

 Lunch came and when I and the guys entered the cafeteria, we were talking out loud and not paying attention to where we sat down. When I looked around and the table next to ours I saw Omara with her friends and I couldn’t believe it, but then I looked further in the same direction as Omara’s table, I saw Tina getting very, very upset and she was glaring at Omara. I felt my energy slip through my feet, and couldn’t see what to do next. At that moment Omara left running out without waiting for her friends, in which they even had an opportunity to call on her. I was rooted in my spot until one of the guys called on me and asked if everything was fine. I answer yes that I just got distracted by something. I ate my lunch like nothing happen watching Tina with the corner of my eye. Tina was looking at me too, and she smirked and finished what she had and left.

I went to my classes and couldn’t concentrate on any of them. When the bell rang at three I practically bolted out of the room t look for Omara. I saw almost in a panic because I couldn’t see her until I passed the office. She was inside rubbing her temples, like if she had a headache. I waited for her to come out, but she did so when she answered her phone. I hid behind a pillar and followed her with my eyes till she reached a car. When I look inside it was her mother. I calmed down afterward. Then I saw Tina and the other girls outside as if they were waiting, but they were late. I clutch my fists out of anger and fear because their intent was Omara.