pt. 16 confession
The day crawled by. My eye still ached but it was the least of my worries. what secret? What was she talking about? What is she hiding? I had to wait it off until after school. After our Bio teacher ‘talked to us after class about making out in the closet’, Anna and I agreed to meet in the library after school. After my last class I entered the library. I eyed the whole room, as if looking for Emmett or someone who’d be spying for him. No sign of anyone suspicious. I sat down at the table, pretended to read and waited for Anna. Three minutes or so after I arrived she walked in.
“Hi.” She said in a whisper.
“Hi. Anna, what’s going on? What is this secret?”
“Shh. Cameron listen to me,” She still wispered. “You can’t talk to anyone about this.”
“I won’t, I promise. I’m want to help you.” I whispered back.
What could she be hiding? Will I judge her on this secret? My heart pounded. Her head lowered, as if in shame.
“OK,” she said. “I’ll tell you…”