Page 13 of Exactly What I Needed
But sending that Picsnap information, that was secretly and horribly selfish of me. I may not see him as this famous musician idol the way she did, but I did see him as someone special. Even if it had only been from one incredible night with him.
And wouldonlybe that one single night with him.
Squeezing my eyes shut, I hopelessly begged for sleep to take me away. Send me into a world where none of this confusion existed. Where I wasn’t desperate for things to be different. Wherethings were simple, and I could pursue flirting with Asher while keeping my best friend.
Chapter 6
I’d barely made it to school on time. Staying up as late as I had last night had not been a good thing. And as a result, I hadn’t had time to check my phone this morning. I was conflicted and hurting. Pushing my glasses up the bridge of my nose, I tucked a loose strand of hair from my bun behind my ear and continued my lecture.
Second hour was almost done. But it seemed like the day was taking forever. My first-hour class had practically slept all period, and the second hour wasn’t much livelier. Sighing, I stopped talking. Silence filtered in, seeping into every corner of the room.
But it was so unexpected that students’ heads began to rise off their desks. Eyes slid to me as I smoothed out a wrinkle in my simple tan, puff-sleeve dress.
“Miss Duval? Is everything okay?” a young lady in the second row asked. I stared blankly at the white projector screen that described the grading scheme I’d used for their essays. My desk behind me was stacked high with papers I would be returning, the shelves across from me filledwith books on English grammar and language. Formatting and verbiage that I almost never used in my own daily life.
I slowly nodded. “Why don’t we take a break? Someone tell me something fun you did over the weekend? Or give me the latest gossip? Something crazy.” I was desperately seeking a distraction from the strange befuddlement I was floating in. Nearly every hand shot up in the air.
“Selena!” I said, calling on the dark-haired girl in the back corner.
“Uh, do you not know what pretty mucheveryonedid this weekend?” The way she asked her question made me realize that I didn’t spend enough time truly engaging with my students.
I shook my head. “Did we have some football game or drama play I wasn’t aware of?”
She laughed along with most of the class. “No, Miss Duval. Sometimes I forget you’re old despite looking like you do.”
“Well, thank you for that, Selena,” I replied sarcastically, and she grimaced but giggled. “Go on.” I walked to my desk and picked up my water bottle. Taking a sip from the straw, as she continued.
“Pretty much everyone went to the Void concert,” she said, and I nearly choked on my drink.
Coughing, I pounded against my chest, closing my eyes.Why, though?Like just why did it have to go back to Void and Asher? I was doing my best to actively avoid that. Hence, asking about something that might distract my mind from him.
“You okay?” Trevor asked, furrowing his brows above his downturned hazel eyes.
“Yeah, sorry.” I spluttered once more and set my water down. “Uh, Void. What’s that?”
I lied. Again. And Sydney’s brief words about how popular the band was getting darted through my mind.
“Like probably the biggest metal band in existence right now!” Selena’s friend, Caralee said.
“And the lead singer is hot,” Madison added, with dreamy eyes. “Like majorly hot.”
“Who cares? It’s the music that matters,” Benson replied, rolling his eyes.
I cleared my throat. “Was there anyone who didn’t go?” I asked and saw everyone shake their heads.
Small towns…
“Just you!” Dane taunted.
I lifted a brow. “How do you know I wasn’t there?”
“Because you askedwhatVoid was,” Dane replied, and I took a deep breath.
“Okay, you got me there.”
“Want to hear one of their songs?” Selena piped back in.
Yes.
