I walked to class going over what Tyler had told me about his mate. She chose a higher rank and then allowed him to suffer for it. The question is, is the story true or something for him to use to try and relate to what I told him on my birthday? He’s had plenty of time to come up with something to make me feel bad for him.
This is what Sam and some of the trainers were talking about. I am young when it comes to so much of this stuff. But I don’t know if any of them would see through a lie if they were in my shoes either. What I need to do is catch him running off somewhere looking suspicious. Make him take me with him in a spur of the moment situation. So far all of our meet-ups have been mostly controlled by him, even our first encounter at the gym could have been orchestrated by him to get closer to me.
The rest of the day is kind of a blur. I go to class and take notes and talk to people, kind of. But my focus is going through every conversation I have had with Tyler, Mike and Robbie. Robbie was easy, he says about 3 words to me. Not sure why he doesn’t like anyone outside his very small circle, and I don’t really care, but it makes it hard to know his motivations. Mike is about the same as Tyler, just not as flirty. “Sky!” Someone pulls me out of my round and round thoughts as I am walking home. “Sky, wait up.” I turn and see Robbie jogging up to me and he looks mad.
“Hey Robbie, what’s up.” I slow but don’t stop walking. I want to have forward momentum to get away if I need to.
“I thought you weren’t talking to Tyler anymore, what’s this I hear you’re coming on the run Thursday?” He doesn’t sound angry, but the look on his face says he wants nothing to do with me being there. “Not that it’s really any of your business, but I am planning on being at the run.” I go to move away from him, but he grabs my arm. “Guys whoever is nearest to me, I might have a situation with Robbie, stand by.” I turn to face him. “For whatever reason, you don’t like me and want nothing to do with me, so just avoid me. There are a lot of people on this campus, go find someone else to bother.”
“You’re dating my best friend,kind of hard to avoid.”
“We aren’t dating, again, not that it’s any of your business. We are just friends and if I want to run with my friends I will. If I want to avoid the world for a month then I will.”
“It’s not safe, the run isn’t safe, Tyler isn’t safe for you. Why can’t you see that?”
“If he’s so unsafe, why is he your best friend?” I’m still walking, but I have slowed down. Now we’re getting somewhere.
“It’s not unsafe for me, I have no other choices, this is my life. But, you do not belong here, you don’t belong with us. I was hoping you figured that out after the way your birthday ended. Just go back to wherever it is you came from. You are a distraction and you are going to get hurt and get others hurt protecting you.”
I never knew someone’s eyebrows could connect so closely in the middle of their face, but he is trying to squish them into nonexistence.
“I am confident in my ability to not get myself or someone else hurt, but thank you for your concern, I think. If you don’t want to see me on the run, you can avoid it, but I will be there.”
“Sky, just think it through is all I’m saying.” He looks like he wants to say more, but he lets out a grunt and just turns and runs off.
