two sides to every story.
part 18.

"Leslie!" I called, jogging after her later that day. She turned around on her heel, effortlessly, and gracefully.
"so, do you have time to talk? I'll walk you home." I offered. She thought about it, biting her lip, then simply nodded. We walked out of the school, and I followed her in the direction of her house.
"how'd you know I walk... do you remember?" She said, her eyes lit up with excitement.
"no... not yet." I sighed. She looked down, and nodded.
"I just.. didn't see a set of keys in your hands.. like everyone else.. so I just kinda figured.." I shrugged. She just nodded, looking at her notebook.
"so.. what did you wanna talk about?" She asked, and looked up me for a split second.
"I uh, was curious about why you ran off, today, during lunch." I said cautiously. Not wanting to upset her, like she was during lunch.
"I..uh. Already explained it to you once..." she sighed, then looked up at me alarmed.
"I SO did not mean that.. I'm sorry." She said quickly after. Then muttered something under breath to herself. I chuckled with a shrug.
"it's fine. No harm done." I smiled. She just nodded.
"My, uh. Brother had a drinking problem, so my mom kicked him out of the house. Then instead of getting help, him a couple of friends ran away to New York together, and stole kids on their way there." She sighed.
"but, when I told you the first time, you failed to tell me that you were one of them." She said, and looked up at me.
"well... I was probably shocked that someone so innocent could be related to someone so cruel. Your brother and his friends, beat us, killed kids, killed animals, without seeing a problem with, and without feeling guilty. I don't know how I reacted then, but right now I'm confused how you and him could be so completley different." I sighed. She just nodded. She cleared her throat before answering her buzzing phone.
"hi." She answered with a smile.
"no, I'm walking. Yup, Mhm, ok. See yah. Bye" She sighed, and put her phone away.
"so, how's... Lydia." She asked, in a pained voice.
"pretty good I guess, I don't know. I haven't talked to her in awhile, because my mom took all my electronics away for being an idiot and getting into the accident, and sneeking out." I sighed. She nodded with a chuckle.
"how are you getting home.. cause I doubt you remember your way back." She said laughing.
"I have no idea." I said, just realizing that she was right.
"once we get to my house, I'll drive you." She smiled. I thanked her.
"how's.. Cameron." I asked. My body tensed with anger, when I said his name.
"he's alright. He usually drives me, so he was just worried if I was ok, and everything." she sighed. I just nodded.