[OPEN] Love is a serious mental disease.

[jayden micheal green]

Jayden jolted back at her story, taking in a deep breath to diejest it. "Jayden.. I don't have another name.." He shrugged looking down at the ground. Why would she be so forward about that? He placed his plam against the ground, evening out more of the pressure. "I'm uh..sorry about your family." He paused.

"And how I reacted.. and if it offended you.." Jayden stopped himself from saying anymore. He seemed to babble when he got nervous. His eyes glanced up and down the street, seeing if anyone was pulling over for the girl, but he saw no one. "I could go get you a coffee if, you want?" He offered, looking back at her, hoping it would be a calm and simple yes so his nerves had a time to chill.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

She shrugged. She had gotten used to the 'I'm sorry about your family's that she had gotten throughout the years. She hated hearing it, because sorry wouldn't bring back her parents, her brothers, and her little baby sister.

"You can if you want to. I don't care. I left my tips on my table though, so I can't pay you unless you walk me home." She said, leaning her head against the wall. She ran her hands through her hair, and saw August come walking up.

"You look rough." He said, taking his book and change from her.

"Yeah. Because you sent me on a wild fucking goose chase with a note that NOBODY could read." She snapped, pulling herself to her feet.

"It's not my fault you can't read when you're high." August retorted, and she glared at him. He walked off, and she stuffed her hands in her pockets. "He's such an ass, I swear." She groaned, looking over at the boy again.

[jayden micheal green]

Jayden freak as a man walked up. He tensed, standing and then backing away from the two as they argued. Why are you such a coward? Damnit! Stop being scared." Every hateful, rude comment of his aunt and uncle falling onto his mind. They rang over and over again. He knew he must looked terrified, and ran a shakey hand through his hair. Inhaling deeply, he rubbed his face with his hands, hearing the last of the two's argument.

Quickly, he rolled his shoulders and looked up at the girl. "That sucks.." Jayden managed to say. "So.. still want a coffee?" He asked, now starting to want one himself. Unsure if she would accept or not, he looked down the street at the coffee shop. "I don't mind paying.." He spoke, looking back toward her before starting his way down to he coffee shop.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

She nodded, walking beside him. She kept quiet, her head hurting more and more. She walked silently to the coffee shop, running her hand under her nose again. She opened the door and walked in, ordering a coffee with milk and sugar. She took it from the guy, then walked over to one of the tables. She sat it on the table, chewing on her lip. She ran her fingers over the tattoo on her forearm, then folded her hands in her lap.

"So.. Do you go to school?" She asked, shifting in her seat. She took a sip of her coffee, pushing her bangs out of her face. She looked over at him, scanning his face. He was a lot cuter now that she wasn't high as a kite.

[jayden micheal green]

Jayden followed in behind her, waiting til she sat down to order his coffee. He pulled out his wallet and paid for both. Grabbing the cup, he walked over to the counter and added some creamer and sugar. He picked up a stirrer and mixed it around before throwing it away and walking over to the table. He pulled out a chair that sat across from her and took a seat. His eyes looking out the windows, til she asked him a question.

"Oh, no. I'm a welding teacher at the high school." He let out a forced laughed, and gripped his coffee. Why did he have to be so nervous? "What about you?" It was all he could come up with to say, his mind blank from all other words. He took a quick sip from his coffee, careful not to burn his tongue.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

She nodded slowly, tapping her fingers on the table. "I'm a waitress at a club downtown." She said simply. She had been hard pressed to find a place that would hire her, due to her tattoos. So she had settled for having guys putting their hands up her skirt.

"You've got to be new, cause I took welding my senior year. And my teacher was old and ugly. But if you were my teacher, I might not have been able to focus enough on the welding to actually pass." She took a sip of her coffee like she hadn't said anything at all.

"I welded a guitar." She said with a nod, chewing on her lip. "I think they might still have it hanging up. But I haven't been back at the high school in awhile. They suspended me a few too many times to be fond of seeing me back there." She had been a terrible student, barely passing with high D's and low C's. And she was always getting into fights, or having sex in the bathrooms, or going to class high. Not much has changed, except maybe her height. And she had gotten contacts to replace her glasses.

[jayden micheal green]

He kept his eyes on his coffee as she talked, wondering what she was thinking. "Hm..thanks" He said softly, only glancing up for a second. She was cute, but he didn't like attatchments. They always seemed to end the same. He coughed, horsely, to clear his throat and mind. "And the guitar is hanging up in the back of the class room, unless another kid made a different guitar." He shrugged, taking another sip of his coffee.

"Uh, Sorry.. The only time I really talk is when I'm teaching, and even then I don't say much.." Jayden looked up, his cheeks flushed a barely visible pink for a quick second. It had been awhile since he had actually had someone else with him when he was drinking coffee. It was a nice feeling, but he was just short for words. But he was growing more relaxed, the girl no longer seemed threatening.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"I dunno. I painted mine white with a pink neck." She shrugged. She took another sip of her coffee, leaning back in her chair. She pulled out her phone, checking the time and realizing she had work in a few hours. She didn't want to go, but knew no one would take her place. She took in a deep breath, glancing out the window.

"It's okay. I usually don't talk much." She folded her arms across the table, laying her head down on top of them. She closed her eyes, her head throbbing considerably worse. She sighed, drumming her fingers on the table. "I don't know. I guess I'm just.. Not talking is rude, but talking too much is annoying. So there's really no middle ground. You're always going to be rude, or annoying. Like my old science teacher told me the twelvth time he wrote me up: 'No one's ever gonna like you, kid. You can't make anyone happy'. So I stopped trying."

[jayden micheal green]

"I'm sure one day you'll make someone happy.." Jayden was good at cheering other people up, whether he believed in what he was saying or not. He could understand why this girl had such a bad attitude, but she was cute and seemed quite calm now. He smiled, taking a sip from his coffee. "You seem like an interesting person.. so I don't know why anyone wouldn't like you." he shrugged, looking down into his coffee.

He still felt quite awkward. She was sharing a lot, and he hadn't shared anything at all. But what was their to share? He tapped a finger against the cup, making small waves in it. "You should probably get some headache medicine..." Jayden suggested, seeing that she now had her head on the table. "Or go home and rest.."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"That's far fetched." She said, still looking out the window. She didn't like being lied to, especially when it came to relationships. She knew no one wanted her, which was exactly why she avoided people now that she was out of high school.

"I can't. I've got work again in a few hours." She mumbled, closing her eyes. She didbt want to admit that it was pain medicine she was addicted to. She had just met the guy. But she guessed she had already scared him off enough that if she did tell him, it wouldn't matter.

"So how long have you lived here? You're married?" She had never had any young teachers, but the ones she did see were married.