Chapter 70

FRANKIE'S POV It was two hours after closing, no car, no mum and the only thing that I had as I stood outside in the school yard, was patience that was rapidly thinning as the sun shone brighter than was necessary. Maybe it felt the same way I did but it didn't matter to me, I just needed to get out of it. For the first time since I started attending the same classes with Stacey, I had tagged along with her through the entire day. It wasn't necessary, I know, but to me, it was the most essential thing to do. I needed to be rest assured that she was okay and what better way to do it than to follow her around? 'Is that how all the people in relationships act?" Damian had whispered loud enough for us to hear as we both walked into the cafeteria at lunch. Stacey had kept her head down and her mouth closed all morning and I had other things on my mind, so I tried the first logical approach I could think of, ignore them. Stacey on the other hand had ended up surprising the bullies and ev