Chapter 7

Scarlett's POV

Two days later,

I laid on my bed while thinking about my past. My family liked me but they never loved me. They always decided everything for me. They always compared me to Ella. Four years ago, they died in a car accident. It was so painful to love your family when they never loved me back. It hurts when you are being degraded by your close ones.

I just wanted to be loved yet the very much opposite happened. If I died in that car accident, would anyone miss me or cry for me? I got out of bed and took a shower. I traced the scar on my arm.  It had faded a little but it reminds me of the night when my life took a turn. I wore a hoodie to cover myself. To be honest, I don't look good.

I have been losing my appetite. I was beyond tired and lately, it's very hard to get out of bed in the mornings. My friends don't talk to me anymore. I don't go to the cafeteria anymore. I would rather sit down against the tree than sitting there alone.

As I passed the entrance, I kept my head down and walked past my friends and Him. I would have kept my head straight and walk around confidently but I don't feel like it anymore. I heard my friends laughing about some joke.

I can't even talk to them after the confrontation. Yes, I confronted them after what I have heard from the girls.

They just laughed it off and said " We knew you were in there, we wanted to tell you about how we feel and it's true what we said. You need to yourself in the mirror." I opened my mouth and closed not being able to say anything. I just wanted to ask them why. Why do they need to be so mean?

I later asked the guys and said that " yeah, you're so weird and don't get me wrong but you're a freak. "

I shut my thoughts and sat in my seat. Thinking about it breaks me again and again. Am I that bad? I saw the teacher's mouth opening and closing, she was teaching yet I couldn't focus on the lesson. As she turned around, a paper ball hit my head. I turned all directions wondering who could have thrown this? Javier stared at me with curiosity. He too was in the class and he's also confused like me, who could have thrown? That being my thought. I opened and saw the words. "YOU ARE A FREAK!! YOU WILL NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH!"

I crumpled it with my shaky hands. I took some deep breaths. The words kept ringing in my ears. Every sound made was now echoing. It was hard to breathe. So, I only did the thing I was an expert at. I ran out of the classroom. I wanted to go to the washroom but my breathing became shorter with each step. At this point, I was wheezing.

I couldn't stop the tears and I fell in the corner.

A voice said " Hey, calm down... It's ok.

Everything is fine. Breathe with me... Breathe in. Breathe out." I did what he said. He was worried, I could tell by his tone. I finally calmed down and saw his face. Javier was looking at me worried. Before I could say anything, I felt arms around me. He hugged me tightly close to his chest. His cologne immediately calmed me down. I let out everything. I let out a sob. It was too much to stop.

He said, " it's okay. Let it all out, sweetheart. ". He soothed my back. I cried out my pain, my hidden feelings finally came out. After a couple of minutes, I then realize that we weren't friends, the last time, he vented out his anger on me. I muttered, " leave me alone, Javier. I don't want you to worry about me."

I tried to break our hug but he wouldn't move. This time, I put in more strength and tried to pull away.

"I already made mistake once letting you go, I won't do it twice. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. "

"Now you realize! Why don't you just ignore me and avoid me just like you did for 3 days, huh!?" I cried harder, feeling all the pain that I have felt this week again.

"I'm so sorry, please don't cry love. I didn't mean to scream at you. "

"Do you know how alone I felt? I felt so bad when we were fighting."

He nuzzled his head in my neck and started to soothe my back again. He pulled away after some time and put his hands on either side of my cheeks.

He looked at me as if he was staring directly at my soul and said " let me make it up to you and I promise you I will. never leave you alone.". I smiled sadly and said, "don't make promises that you can't fulfill ". He gazed at me seriously and said " I intend to fulfill my promise. And I will never leave your side."

He pulled me up by putting his arms around my waist and I swear I felt butterflies in my stomach. His eyes have always made me wonder. Who could be hiding behind this shell? We started to walk towards our class. His arm was still on my lower back.

Before entering the class, he took me to the girl's washroom and washed my face gently. I checked and said, "This is girls' washroom and I have two hands to wash my face you know."

"I don't care. Let me take care of you ". I recognized the sincerity in his tone. I smiled a little. He looked at me and said, " you should smile more, you look beautiful when you smile.".

"Are u saying that I don't look beautiful when I don't smile?" I teased him with a smirk on my face. He looked pale for a moment and then regained his posture. He smirked and said, " you not only look beautiful but you look so hot right now." I gasped and blushed. He pulled me closer, our breaths mingling. My heart racing in my chest and him gazing at my lips only aroused me more. He came more close. If I move now, our lips would collide. He kissed the corner of my mouth and his lips made their way to the hollow of my neck. I suddenly felt hot.

He kissed near my earlobe, making me go crazy. I instantly closed my eyes enjoying the touch. I suddenly wanted to be near him, in his arms. He kept kissing and I let out a sigh of relaxation and pleasure. He smirked and pulled away. His lust eyes stared at mine. I can just stare at him forever.

The bell rang, and we snapped out of the daze. We pulled away and went out of the girl's washroom. He told me to wait outside and went inside the room to pick our bags. He put our bags over his shoulder and took my hand. I couldn't control the smile taking over my face.

It was lunchtime so, we quickly ate our lunch in the cafeteria. We sat down against the tree and instead of listening to music. We started talking, holding hands.

I was in the middle of telling him about the incident that happened in 8th grade. Long story short, I accidentally threw a banana peel on a bald man. The good news was that he didn't see me throwing. He was thinking about something.

I asked curiously "what are you thinking about?" He was stroking my hand and he seemed to hear me this time.

He grinned mischievously. I immediately understood what he was thinking. If there was one thing you have to be aware of, he pranks a lot.

I put up a stern expression and said "No-no-no. Whatever you're thinking, it's not going to happen.". He pouted a bit and all I wanted was to kiss him. I shook my head trying to get rid of the thought. " oh come on, it's going to be fun and it's a surprise.". He said while looking at me, trying to put on a cute expression. He didn't even need to try, he is already cute. But I'm not going to give in.

"No, we are not doing anything. What if we get caught?"

"Is Scarlett O'Hara scared?"

"No, I'm not scared. You know what, fine let's do it."

"Yes!!!!" He did a little happy dance. I giggled. His dance was so funny.

The bell rang and we went to our classes. He walked by my side till I get to my class. He smiled and kissed my cheek. I intake a sharp breath. He grinned at me sheepishly and went to his class. What was that? I grinned and went to sit. I just hope we can be best friends and never leave each other. Or will we be just best friends and not more than that?

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