“No you go ahead, I’m going to stay here,” He said pushing me inside and shutting the door behind me. I pushed against the door, desperate to stop him, but it didn’t budge. So I waited. I just stood there and prayed that he’d come through the door soon.
I had to wait about 10 minutes before the door whipped open and I had to step back to avoid getting hit. Tyler and Stephanie burst through the doorway and from the dark corner I was hiding in I could just make out her comforting him. They were oblivious to the fact I was in the hallway. They didn’t stop moving or even pause in their steps, just kept going down the hallway, and then darted into the nurses office.
Then Zane walked through the door and I gasped. His shirt collar was soaked with blood and his knuckles were tore and oozing blood. “Oh My God! What happened? What did he do to you?!” I screeched touching my hand to his chest where it was covered in blood. He didn’t wince under the pressure so I figured that was a good sign. “That’s not mine,” He said indicating the blood on his chest.
“What about that?” I said pointing to his raw knuckles.
“We got in a fight and I got a swipe at his face, no big deal.” He said squeezing my hand.
“You hit him?”I asked.
“Yeah, I think I broke his nose,” He replied then seeing my look of horror he added,” Only because he threatened to hurt you.”
“So you were protecting me?” I asked feeling rather flattered.
“Yeah, now it’s getting late so I better get you home,” He said sliding his arm around me to guide me towards the door.
When we got to my dorm he stopped walking and
pulled me up against the wall. “Promise me you’ll try to stay safe,” He said his face so close I could smell his cinnamon scented breath.
“Promise,” I said Inhaling deeply.
“O.K.,” He said letting his arms fall to his sides.
“Well, bye,” I said dumbly then turned towards the door to cover up some of my awkwardness.
“ I had a wonderful evening,” He said pecking me on the check, “have a good night,” and with that he disappeared down the hallway.