chapter 23 - doubting feelings

                                    

                                          
May sighed to herself as she walked through the hallways. Her class would be starting soon, except she wasn't necessarily excited for class. She hadn't slept well at all, and the rainy weather only worsened her already bad mood.
Opening her locker, she carefully slid the books that she didn't need into it. Her eyes fluttered shut for a second before she opened them again. 'Ah, I'm not excited for the next class at all...' she huffed to herself, slamming the locker shut and turning around. She flinched when she saw Brianna standing before her. 'Aah!' May yowled.
'Ah! I'm so sorry!' Brianna panicked. 'I didn't mean to scare you... I just... I was calling out to you except you weren't saying a thing,' Brianna mentioned. May furrowed her eyebrows. 'Oh, you were? Sorry, I haven't slept well at all today.' She yawned, rubbing her eyes. there were certain thoughts that were keeping her awake.
'I.. need to talk to you..' Brianna murmured, frowning. May cocked her head. 'Sure, what's up?' May asked, swinging her backpack over her shoulder again. 'I... I heard that Drew's got a girlfriend,' she whispered, her eyes tearing up. May's eyes widened. 'What?!' She exclaimed in surprise. He had a girlfriend? But the previous day he had claimed that he hadn't!
'Yeah....' Brianna murmured back, sighing to herself. 'Who? Who's his girlfriend? And who did you hear that from?' She asked, a furious feeling bubbling up in her stomach. Brianna shyly looked at her feet. 'Apparently there's a new student. She's been seen around Drew all day.'
May blinked. 'But... that doesn't mean they're dating,' May protested, silently hoping that he really wasn't in a relationship. 'Yeah, but.. Drew doesn't have much friends at all, and.. they seem really close..' Brianna mumbled, clasping her hands together anxiously. That being said, May couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
'I'm sure they're not dating.' May murmured under her breath, walking past Brianna, not even bothering to wave her goodbye. What was he doing? Did he have a girlfriend and refuse to tell her? What if he was playing around with her? What if that kiss from yesterday wasn't even genuine?! She felt hopeless.
With her eyes tearing up, she angrily walked through the hallways. Yes, she had developed feelings for him. But she couldn't say he returned those feelings. Despite his nice attitude towards her nowadays, what Brianna said stuck to her. And really badly, as well. May clenched her teeth, trying hard for tears not to run down her cheeks.
'Hey, June.'
May looked back up, to be met by the very emerald eyes she didn't want to see. It was Drew, smiling at her. He wasn't smirking, either. May curled her lip into a frown as the hot tears that were forming in her eyes threatened to walk off of her cheeks. 'May.. are you crying?' He murmured.
May gasped, a tear rolling down her cheek. Not knowing what to say, she let out a quiet sob and ran past him, leaving Drew confused. Drew quickly turned around to yell after her. 'May! Are you OK?!' Drew yowled, worry in his eyes. 
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May breathed in and out. She had walked into the bathroom stalls. Luckily nobody was there, so she let out some frustrated sobs. Was he playing with her feelings? She couldn't tell, but if he was, she has fallen for it. She had fallen for his stupid tricks. Clenching her teeth, she wished to stop crying. 'Hey, are you okay?'
A kind voice rung behind her. May flinched before turning around. She was met by a long, pink haired girl, who was smiling sweetly at her. May couldn't say anything in return, so she let out a sob. 'You're not okay, are you? What happened?' The girl murmured, placing her hand on her shoulder.
May swallowed. 'I feel terrible.' May excused, stuttering. The girl in front of her giggled. 'We all have those days,' she assured her. 'C'mon, dry up those tears. It'll be okay.' She said, removing her hand from her shoulder. May breathed in and out. 'I.. I hope..' May murmured, brushing way her tears with her hand. 'There we go.' She smiled.