Debt by Nina G. Jones

Author:Nina G. Jones [Jones, Nina G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

14 Years Earlier

I almost chickened out and played hookie today because I was so nervous about Mia’s reaction to the letter. She had to have read it by now. She officially knows how I feel about her, that I think she is a beautiful person, and I think she deserves better than the asshole she is with now, even if that means not being with me.

I chose to give her the letter yesterday because we wouldn’t have any classes together today. If she wanted to talk to me about it she had a choice. And honestly, I could use the extra day before the awkward hell of facing her. There is no way her reaction would be anything other than: “I like you as a friend.”

Our lockers are on opposite ends of the floor, but we usually see each other in passing a couple of times a day. Usually she waves and smiles, but has her friends flanking her on either side, like some sort of high school popularity guard. So while I might not have to sit with her for an hour, it’s not likely that I will get through today without running into her.

As I rummage through my locker, the bell rings for second period. I make my way down the hall, and spot her walking in the opposite direction from the other end. We lock eyes and I swear I am going to hurl.

But before we can get close enough to say anything, Mrs. Strumbull, the principal, taps her on the shoulder. Mia turns around and follows her down another hallway, out of sight.

I don’t see her for the rest of the day, and I wonder what would have happened if she wasn’t called over. Would she have smiled? Spoken to me about it? Pretended it never happened?

It’s pointless to guess. Tomorrow, we’ll have to present our final project and have no choice but to talk.

I open my locker to grab some stuff before going home and a letter falls to the floor. I look around, to see if anyone is watching, but the hallway swirls with people going about their own business.

I carefully open the letter, which is written in Mia’s handwriting, using big circles to dot her “I”s.

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