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Arabella Rivera

I hated this. I hated that I cared. I hated that I had such a feeling towards, him. He didn’t deserve it. He’d been an asshole ever since he’d started speaking to me.

Going as far as dirtying me. Mocking me for his own amusement. And, kissing me without knowing that he had unintentionally drugged me.

Gwen was right. Mother was right. Everyone was right about, him. He was chaos. He was bad and he was the worst person to ever care for. But he was, human. He had emotions.

And my fucking body can’t seem to let go of the way he kissed me. One fucking kiss and my eyes can’t seem to stop wandering around for a glimpse of him as I walked the half empty halls.

Fuck him. Fuck him and the feelings he painted inside me.

I was good with just getting a glimpse of him through my window. I was okay with hearing the girls’ laughs and fearful

mougar my www.WORLY WITH aring the girls’ laughs and fearful screeches as they climbed the tree to his window.

I was okay with hiding behind my curtain to scrutinize his actions. I was okay with him ignoring me like we weren’t neighbors for years. I was okay with it all.

But suddenly, like a gust of wind knocking down an empty cup, everything changed. Now Haiden’s eyes meet mine every time I look out my window. Now m y heart leaps into a frenzy when he so much as speaks to me. Now I can’t seem t o get him out of my head. I hate it.

“Dude what the hell got into you back there!? Are you fucking crazy, one more strike and no graduation, no school, no college. You’ll be stuck here”

“Don’t you think I fucking know that?” His voice made me halt in my tracks I was stupid to think that I wasn’t wandering the halls in search of him. In an odd way, I needed to know that he was okay.

“But I couldn’t just stay there and act like what Jamal was saying was okay man. He -fucking disrespected her-”

Tucking disrespected ner

Who is this ‘her’ they keep speaking of?

“Would it be worth it?” The distinct male voice interrupts Haiden’s vexed tone.

be worth it?” Haiden

came from. In a sick way, I liked the sound of his

teens who passed

because of her.” The boy finally uttered. For a few moments,

answered in a short clipped

feel the tension emanating from within the closed classroom. So caught u p in my eavesdropping, I didn’t quite hear their approaching footsteps until I heard the clicking of the

the clicking of the door

to my face to embarrass me even further as my eyes snap to

later man.” He mumbles to Haiden and nods stiffly at

that the guy knew my name while I didn’t even

It wasn’t dark but one could see the faint discoloring under his eye. Did the other guy get a hit without me realizing? No that was impossible.

the words came out of my mouth. I didn’t even care to be seen talking to Haiden. It was like my mind hadn’t registered that I could potentially be in trouble if

in trouble if Gwen found

on the doorframe with ease. “Eavesdropping I see?” His question was not one

flash a quick smirk. “I’m really starting t o

my question. But by doing so, it only seem to make the curiosity rage on. “You didn’t answer my question.” I

sweater. Without so much a sa warning, he utters dryly. “Why should

out. “Why don’t you stick to your own problems and

and your so-called perfect life

harsh and I was ashamed to admit that my heart pained when I detected the rough tone

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He was right.

meddle in his. I don’t think I can handle his anyway, seeing that he came with

that classroom. Sometimes I feared that i fa fire were to break out, someone would have to drag the unwilling

“Come in.”

and pried the door open. Mr. Boyd’s eyes were transfixed on the screen of his phone and he had not bothered

and he had not bothered to lift his head. On the desk before him was a half eaten sandwich and a bottle of

attention. His dark eyes lift to

pinched together. “Did

and bold A, preferably in

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