I didnt see Shane or Kay for the rest of the week, and Paul and I stuck together so we wouldnt be singled out. We talked things over at lunch as we had for the past few days, covering each possibility. Could Shane still be alive? He has to be… Kay claimed to be sick, but we werent so sure.
“ill talk to her this weekend and see whats up”, said Paul,”I hope shes not too shaken about things…”
“I wouldnt be surprised…”
In the corner of my eye I saw Lucy enter the lunchroom, looking around. I waved at her, and she caught me with her eyes, waving back and smiling. She hurried over and sat next to me.
“Hey guys.”
“Hey.” we replied together.
“Oh my gosh, guess what? Brenton invited me to come to his 17th birthday party on saturday. He said everyones gonna be there, and you guys can come too!”
Paul furrowed his brow,”Brenton Stockdale?”
“Yea”
“cool, ill see what Im doing this weekend, what about you, Tom?”
My mind was elsewhere, but was shocked into reality by the utterance of my name.
“Yea, sure…”