Free Obscured (The Obscured Series Book 1) by C.M. Boers Page B

bed.”
    “Of
course. I’m headed to work. I’m already late but I wanted to see that you were
okay before I left. Your friend Eli is going to take you to school right?”
    “Yep,”
I said.
    “Good,
I didn’t want you to have to walk to school after your trip last night.”
    She
laughed at her own joke, and I couldn’t help but laugh too.. “Yeah yeah yeah .”
    She
kissed my forehead and walked out the door.
    I
sat in bed for awhile, enjoying my delicious Belgian waffles smothered in
strawberry syrup and fresh orange slices. I got ready at a slower pace than
normal—my head was killing me. I debated wearing a hat to cover the obnoxious
mark on my head, but it hurt too badly. I wished I didn’t have to go to school,
because all I felt like doing was climbing back in bed.
    I
heard a car horn honk as I trudged down the stairs.
    “Morning!”
I said as I climbed into his car.
    “Good
morning. Oh my God—what happened !?” Eli practically shouted the last
word.
    I
grimaced. “Oh, this?” I pointed at the cut on my forehead, “I tripped last night
on the coffee table and hit my head on the way down. It’s nothing really. It
looks worse than it is.” It was going to get undeniably old telling everyone
how much of a klutz I really was.
    “It
looks terrible. Are you sure you’re okay?” He looked concerned.
    “Yeah,
I'm fine, really , everyone worries too much.”
    “I
knew there was a reason my mind was pushing to call you last night.” He spoke
so quietly that I almost didn’t catch it at all.
    “What?”
I asked.
    “Oh
nothing, I’ll leave you alone about it. Let me know if I can do anything.”
    “Alright,
I will. I think you’re doing plenty already though, don’t you think?”
    “Friends
do whatever they can for each other right?” he asked.
    I
nodded.
    “So
there is always more that I can do,” he stated.
    I
couldn’t have asked for a better friend. He was cut from a different breed and
that was rare to find—a diamond in the rough—if you will. I smiled to myself,
thinking about how lucky I was.
    We
got to school in record time, though it wasn’t necessary. I was in no hurry to
get to class for my math quiz. On the other hand, I was happy to see Pete.
    Pete
was very worried about my head when he saw it. He grabbed my backpack from my
shoulder and helped me into class, as if I was having trouble walking or
something. I assured him I was fine, but it didn’t seem to make a difference.
Then again, it was nice to have him fawning over me.
    Bailey
was the only one that didn’t completely go off-kilter about my head. She seemed
surprised, but she didn’t freak out. She even admitted she had the klutz gene
too.
    “I
hope it doesn’t leave a scar,” she worried aloud.
    I
never even considered a scar, but I hoped it didn’t either. I looked at it more
closely in the mirror during a bathroom break, and it did look pretty nasty
like it might leave one, but only time would tell. I sighed, thinking of how
ugly it would be to have a scar right in the middle of my forehead.
    The
entire day consisted of tests and reading, but I was lucky enough to get out of
swimming. I found a note in my backpack from my mom to my P.E. teacher,
excusing me due to my head. I hadn’t thought about it, but guessed it probably
wouldn’t be a good idea to get it wet. So I ended the day on that good note,
without any homework.
    I
asked Bailey to come over Saturday so we could get ready together. She was
ecstatic and, after a call to my mom and her dad, we made plans for her to
spend the night as well. She was set to arrive at my house just before lunch. I
had no homework for the weekend, so all I had to worry about was buying the
ingredients for the homemade pizza we were going to make for lunch.
    Eli
dropped me off at home, and left as quickly as he had come. I could tell he was
as anxious for the date. So was I.
    Mom
said that she would be home early, so I hurried to get an early dinner on the
table so that we