Ficorpio
Chapter 1
Two Weeks Earlier.
“Is my outfit okay?” I nervously ask Faith for the tenth time in that past three minutes
I am wearing an adorable knee length white dress with little pink flowers on it that I covered with a matching pink sweater so that I look more put together. For shoes I chose a pair of white sneakers and for hair I decided on loose curls.
“Hanna, you look amazing” Faith responds genuinely with a small smile from my chair
“Yeah, If Chadley doesn’t think so then he’s blind” Bailey cuts in as she continues to read a random fashion magazine from my bed
Chadley Huntington.
Chad for short.
Chad and I have been dating for ten months.
Today is our ten month anniversary and I made the brave decision to surprise him with baseball tickets.
He’s obsessed with baseball so I wanted to give him a present to correlate.
I hear a knock on my bedroom door before it opens to reveal my mother.
“Are you ready?” She asks with a smile
I nod my head as I nervously grab my purse and say goodbye to my friends. They return the farewell as I exit my bedroom.
I really hope that this all goes according to plan.
“Do you want me to pick you up later?” My mother asks me as I unbuckle my seatbelt
I briefly glance at Chadley’s house before facing her and shaking my head.
“No, I’m sure his mom will drop me off” I reply since his mom always volunteers to drive me home
If she’s not up for driving me home then I could just call one of my moms.
“Okay, call me if you need a ride back” she says with a serious tone of voice
My moms are crazy about kidnapping.
They never let me, or my siblings, out past nine unless we are with another trusted adult.
I understand their worry though.
“I will” I reply with an appreciative smile as I exit the car
I close the car door behind me and make my way towards their front door, making sure to walk along the stone pathway.
As I arrive in front of the main door I knock on it three times and wait a couple of seconds before I’m met with Mrs. Huntington’s excited facial expression.
“Hanna!” She exclaims with obvious happiness
“Hello, Mrs. Huntington” I say with a smile
She steps aside so that I can walk into their house, which I do with no protest. She quickly closes the door behind me to keep the autumn breeze out of their warm household.
“Chadley is upstairs in his bedroom, would you like me to go get him for you?” She questions politely
“No, is it okay if I go up alone?” I ask her
She instantly shakes her head and uses her hands to usher me towards the stairs. I thank her before making my way towards my boyfriend’s room.
The closer I get towards his bedroom the clearer I’m able to hear some particularly odd noises coming from it.
Could it possibly be from his video game?
He hasn’t played a game in awhile.
His television?
He doesn’t usually watch cable.
Once I’m outside of his bedroom I’m able to one hundred percent make out the sounds from the other side.
He’s watching porn.
Why would he be watching porn?
I twist his doorknob and push the door open only to immediately stop in my tracks at the sight that meets my eyes.
Oh my goodness.
This can’t be happening.
“Oh my god” I say with an appalled tone of voice
My best friend jumps off of my boyfriend at the sound of my voice with a shocked facial expression.
No.
Please, tell me that this isn’t happening.
“Hanna, this isn’t what it looks like” Chadley tries to defend as he stands up with an obvious tent in his pants
I glance over at my best friend only to see her trying but failing to cover her body with his blanket, the same blanket I slept under one night when my parents and I were fighting.
“It looks like I’m being cheated on by my boyfriend and best friend” I say with a slight voice crack
I’m not going to fight for him.
Obviously our relationship didn’t mean as much to him as it did to me.
So, I’m done.
“Oh, then it’s exactly what it looks like” my best friend says
“Shut up, Ava” Chadley says to her with an annoyed tone of voice
I sigh as I calmly hand him the baseball tickets, I have no use for them anymore.
“Happy ten month anniversary” I say with a small reminiscent smile before retreating out of his room
“Hanna, wait!” He calls after me but I continue to walk away
“Just let her go, babe, she was going to find out sooner or later” Ava says to him with an annoyed tone of voice
I can’t believe I was so stupid.
How did I not see the signs?
Always texting each other whenever he and I were together at school.
Always getting jealous whenever I mentioned a milestone in our relationship.
Always having secrets.
“Hanna, is everything okay?” Mrs. Huntington asks me with a confused facial expression as I step onto the tiled flooring
I quickly wipe my tear away and nod my head.
“Yeah” I reply with a small smile
“Did Chadley do something without consent?” She asks with obvious fear which makes me release a small chuckle
I’ll truly miss Mrs. Huntington and her exquisite baking skills.
“I love your son, but tonight he broke my heart” I reply honestly with no hate or malice in my tone of voice
“Oh no, honey” she says with a worried tone of voice
“It’s fine, I just wanted to tell you so that you do not assume the worst” I tell her
She leans in and embraces me in a ginormous hug which I do not stray away from. I actually find comfort in her hugs.
As I pull away from the hug I hear Chadley yell from upstairs.
“Hanna, wait, I can explain” he pleads with a fearful tone of voice
I give him a genuine smile before gripping the doorknob.
“Goodbye, Chadley” I say before exiting the Huntington residence
I quickly run down their pathway and towards their street. I fish my phone out of my pocket and dial my mothers number.
As the phone starts to ring I feel tears begin to prick my eyes before they quickly slide down my cheeks.
“Hello?” My mom answers with a shocked tone of voice
“Mom, I made a mistake, can you please come pick me up” I ask her as I being to bawl out crying, the salty tears now soaking my dress.
“Hanna, I know that you’re extremely upset but please let me remove your makeup” Bailey pleads from the left side of my bed
Bailey wants to be a dermatologist when she grows up so whenever someone isn’t taking care of their skin she gets extremely irritated.
I agree to let her remove my makeup so that I do not have to listen to her complain about it for an hour.
“Do you want some ice cream?” Faith asks me as she continues to gently stroke my blonde hair
I look up at her from my position on my bed and nod my head. She smiles down at me before standing up and exiting my room, closing the door behind her.
While she’s gone Bailey decides to start on the makeup removal process.
Honestly, I just want to sleep for the next however many years.
As soon as Bailey finishes removing my make up I hear a knock on the door. As I look over I notice that both of my moms are standing near the doorway with sad facial expressions.
“I’ll leave you guys alone” Bailey says with a smile as she uses her thumb to comfortingly rub my shoulder
She grabs her purse and quickly makes her way out of my room. When she’s completely out of my room my parents walk in and close the door behind themselves.
They remain silent as they take a seat on either side of my body.
“He cheated on me,” I answer their unasked question
My mom has a horrified facial expression while my mother has a murderous facial expression.
The both of them look at each other and seemingly converse with just their eyes.
“He cheated on me with Ava” I add on
Their eyes widen almost simultaneously.
“Charlotte!” My mom squeaks out with an appalled tone of voice as she smacks her shoulder
I am so glad that I can not hear their thoughts.
“Hanna, would you like to take a little time off school?” My mom asks me as she averts her attention away from my mother
I nod my head not wanting to be a third party in their stare match.
They nod at my answer and give me another sad smile before placing a kiss on either side of my head.
“If you don’t mind I would like to take a nap, I’m exhausted” I say to them with a small smile
“Okay, yell if you need anything” my mom says before exiting with my mother
Ugh.
This day went nothing like I had hoped it would, but Ava was right.
I was bound to find out about their secrecy affairs sooner or later.
I let out a sigh as I kick my shoes off and slide underneath my blanket.
Maybe I can sleep this away.
Aspen’s POV
“I feel so bad for her” I say as Charlotte and I descend the stairs towards the kitchen
“So do I, but there is not much that we can do. We have to let this breakup take its toll” she responds as she leaves me at the barstools to fetch a glass of wine
“I wish I had more experience in the breakup department so that I could give her the correct advice” I say as I take a seat and watch Charlotte pour a glass of wine
She tenses at my words and immediately stops pouring.
“Babe, I understand where you are coming from, I really do, but not everyone deals with breakups the same way” Charlotte says before she slides me the glass of wine
I nod my head in response and use my pointer finger to circle the rim of my glass.
“How is Amanda doing?” I ask Charlotte with a curious tone of voice
Amanda is new to Charlotte’s gang.
She lives in the house that Charlotte and I used to reside in before we decided to adopt.
She’s an extremely nice woman, she even has a daughter.
Aurelia, I think.
“I actually talked to her yesterday, she said that she’s settling in nice and Aurelia can’t wait to begin her training” Charlotte replies
I smile at this piece of information.
“That’s wonderful! Should we visit them soon?” I ask
She shrugs as she takes a sip of wine.
“You should call her and ask, I’m sure she wouldn’t mind” Charlotte replies
“You know, I think I will” I reply as I raise from my barstool and walk towards my cellphone.
Chapter 2
I inwardly groan in irritation as the warning bell rings, loudly might I add.
Anyone with a perfectly working brain can tell that I don’t want to be messed with.
I’m wearing a pair of grey sweatpants and a black tank top.
The easiest outfit ever.
My mother’s were trying to get me to stay home but I convinced them to let me come to school.
Mainly because I’ve missed a bunch of work already.
I’m in the middle of fixing my bun when I hear a horrid voice behind me.
“Look what the cat dragged in” my ex-best friend says from behind me
Seriously?!
My first day back and I have to deal with this?!
I slowly turn around to face my ex-friend who is surprisingly not alone.
She’s practically hanging onto my ex-boyfriend.
“Cat got your tongue, sweet cheeks?” He retorts with the same wicked smirk
Are they serious right now?
“Listen, I’d hate to stay and chat so I’m going to go” I say emotionlessly as I turn around and make my way towards my first period
They don’t give up though.
Of course they don’t, why would they?
“Aww, little miss popular isn’t so popular anymore” she says with a squeaky voice
What is she talking about?!
I’m not even popular.
Barely anyone even knows my name.
“She’s just mad she never got a chance to hop on my cock” he says
Is he serious?
His dick is so small that I had to take a second look at it!
You know what, I’m not going to say anything.
They don’t deserve it.
I will not stoop down to their level.
I walk into class effectively cutting off their false remarks as I quickly make my way to my desk.
My first period is environmental science so we have lab desks instead of singular desks.
I sit at a lab desk by myself since people are too scared to come up to me.
I think it’s because of my resting face.
My friends say that I have a resting bitch face when I’m bored or trying to focus on something.
My real friends.
Bailey and Faith.
I actually met them this year when I was trying to find the band room.
The late bell rings which effectively pulls me out of my thoughts.
“Okay class, today we’re going to be taking notes,” my science teacher says
A majority of the class groans out which causes me to make a confused facial expression.
Why are they surprised?
We’ve been doing this since the first day of school.
I’m a sophomore if you didn’t know.
I have a late birthday which makes me younger than most of the sophomores.
“Hanna, nice to see you could bless us with your presence today,” my teacher says with a sarcastic tone
“Can you please tell us what the atomic number is for beryllium?” She questions me
I raise an eyebrow at her as if silently asking her if she’s serious but she just continues to stare at me with an impatient look.
I shouldn’t even be surprised that she’d pull this on someone who hasn’t been at school in two weeks.
“The class is waiting, Hanna” she says impatiently
Just as I’m about to tell this crazy lady that I’m not going to answer her question someone bursts through the door as if they own the place.
As soon as she opens the door she stares around the classroom with a bored expression.
She must be new, I’ve never seen her before.
She’s wearing a black tank top that is covered by a black leather jacket. She paired that with a pair of black skinny jeans and black booties. Her midnight black hair is tied up in a high ponytail.
Wow.
She’s definitely a bad girl.
That means she’s bad news.
I’ve read about girls like her.
She could probably separate my head from my body if she so chose to.
“Excuse me, why are you late to my class?” The teacher questions as if she was actually teaching something
“I’m new, I just moved here” she states with a tone of annoyance as if it wasn’t obvious that she’s new
The teacher gives her a skeptical look as she holds out her hand.
The new girl walks over to her and places a pink slip in the teachers awaiting hand.
“Miss Kingsbury, take a seat next to Miss Wilder” the teacher announces as she points towards me
The new girls grey eyes land on me and she nods before making her to me.
No, why me?!
She can sit next to anyone else in this classroom!
Oh god.
My sophomore year is totally and completely ruined.
“What’s up, princess” she says in a mocking tone
Is she serious, right now?
“What did you just call me?” I ask her calmly as I turn to face her
There’s no need to let my anger control me.
“A princess, it’s a compliment” she says with an eye roll at my reaction
“You hardly even know me, scratch that, you don’t even know me so who are you to come in here and make fun of me” I question her with a glare
She can have a careless attitude all she wants but it becomes a problem when she treats everyone else like they’re the cause of it.
“Calm down, princess, I’m not making fun of you” she says emotionlessly as she starts to write down the notes on the board
I don’t miss the slight tug of her lip.
She finds this amusing?!
“Yes you are and don’t call me princess” I say before I turn around in my seat and start to copy the notes
I can already tell that we will not get along.
Not that I’m complaining.
I can’t help but think about something weird though.
Why is it that when she walked into class I felt a light stirring in my chest?
Bailey, Faith and I are sitting at a booth in the cafeteria and guess what they can’t stop talking about?
The new girl.
“Hanna, have you seen the new girl?” Bailey asks with wide blue eyes
“Yes, I have and I wish I didn’t” I state sourly as I shove another french fry in my mouth
No you don’t.
Shut up.
“What’s with the sour mood?” Faith asks me as she averts her attention away from the new girl and towards me
“It’s nothing, I just think you guys shouldn’t be gushing over her” I say as I avoid their confused glances
“Hanna, you’re lying” Bailey states
“No, I’m not” I say as I continue to avoid their eyes
“Wait guys, she’s looking over here” Faith says with an excited tone of voice
There’s no way that she’s looking over here.
I slowly turn around and look in the direction where Bailey and Faith are looking.
As soon as the new girls eyes connect with mine she smirks which causes me to roll my eyes back at her as I turn around in my seat.
“Wait at minute, she’s looking at Hanna” Bailey says with just as much excitement
“Will you guys just shut up about her” I say as I shove three fries in my mouth
“Shh, she’s coming over here” Faith says which makes my eyes widen
I swear to all the gods above.
If this girl comes over here, so help me god.
“Hey, princess” the familiar voice says
Seriously?!
I thought we were friends, dude.
I slowly turn to face her and give her the best smile that I can muster up.
“Please, go away” I request
“Not a chance” she says thoroughly amused by my reaction
“Princess?” Bailey asks with a suggestive tone as Faith wiggles her eyebrows suggestively
“Nothings going on between her and I” I say with wide eyes
I don’t need anything being said about her and I’s ‘relationship’.
Her and I don’t even like each other.
Plus we don’t even know each other’s name.
“Wow, princess, so us being lab partners means nothing to you?” She questions with fake sadness as she places a hand over her heart
“Nothing at all” I say emotionlessly
I glare at her as if silently telling her to go away but she just continues to stare at with with obvious amusement.
“Would you like to join us?” Faith asks as she motions towards the seat beside me that’s currently holding my backpack
Really, Faith?!
“I don’t know, I wouldn’t want to intrude” she says
Please don’t intrude.
“No, please intrude” Bailey encourages
What is wrong with these two?!
“Okay, if you insist” she says as she grabs my backpack and sits down before gently placing it in her lap
“You two are dead to me” I mutter to both Bailey and Faith but they don’t hear me as they continue to stare at the new girl
I seriously need to get her name.
Wait, no I don’t because that’ll make it seem like I care.
And I don’t care.
Right?!
“If you don’t mind me asking, what’s your name?” Bailey asks her
“My name is Aurelia” she says with a bright smile
Aurelia Kingsbury.
Her name sounds so expensive.
But I can’t deny how beautiful it sounds.
“Thank you, princess” she replies to me with a small smirk
Oh god.
She heard that.
I can’t believe I said that.
I feel my cheeks quickly become warm as I awkwardly look down at my intertwined hands.
“Ex-Excuse me” I say quietly as I slide out of the booth and quickly make my way towards the door
I don’t know where I’m going.
I just know that I need to get out of here.
I aimlessly wander the hallway until I’m stopped by my ex-boyfriend.
Who shall remain nameless.
“Wow, so you’re stalking me now?” He questions with a tone of disbelief and slight amusement
I roll my eyes at him as I cross my arms.
“Leave me alone” I say as I go to walk around him only to have him block my path
“You just can’t get enough of me, huh?” He questions with amusement as his eyes rake my body up and down
“Sorry, babe, I’m with your best friend now,” he says with a shrug
“Oops I mean ex-best friend” he says with fake sadness
“Move” is all I say as I go to step around him only for him to block my way, again.
“Why, are you trying to run away from your problems again?” He questions
He’s one to talk.
“I’ll tell you one more time, get out of my way” I say as I bump past him only for him to roughly grab my upper arm and yank me back so that I’m standing in front of him
“You can’t run away from this, Hanna” he says with an evil smirk
I start to worry a little as his grip on my arm never falters.
I reach my free hand up to pry his hand off of my upper arm only to fail.
Instead he tightens his grip around my arm and uses his other hand to violently yank my hand away from previous one.
Ouch.
I start to feel a throbbing in my arm as well as my wrist.
“Let go of me” I say as I yank to try and get out of his grip
His eyes continue to roam my body sinisterly as if he’s planning on doing something bad to me.
“No, I think we still have some unsolved business” he says lowly
“Get off of me” I say
“She said to get off of her” the familiar voice says
It happened so quickly that if you blinked you might’ve missed it.
Aurelia’s fist connected with my ex-boyfriends nose so hard that it threw him off his balance.
He takes a few steps back and reaches up to grab his nose.
“What was that for?” He yells out with a tone of frustration
“Stay away from her” Aurelia demands with a hard tone
I turn to face her only for my breath to get caught in my throat.
She looks so powerful.
Her black hair isn’t in a ponytail anymore but instead lazily parted to the side as it flows around her face and down her shoulders.
Her grey eyes are a smokey grey, as if she’s trying to calm a fire inside of her.
Her facial features are hard as she stands there watching my idiot of an ex try to stop his bloody nose, incorrectly might I add.
I think she broke his nose.
“You’ll pay for this, Kingsbury” he says with a glare before throwing me a disgusted look and stomping off
Aurelia quickly turns to face me but continues to remain emotionless as she examines me for any injuries.
“How is your wrist?” She asks after she’s done examining my arm
I move my wrist back and forth only feeling a dull pain.
“It’s fine,” I reply
She nods her head.
“Thank you for helping me” I say
She deserves it.
Without her who knows what would’ve happened to me.
“You’re welcome, princess” she replies with a slight smirk
“Really, we’re back to this?!” I question her
“Fine, what’s your name?” She asks genuinely
I raise an eyebrow at her.
I feel like this is a trick.
“What?” She asks
“Is this a trick?” I ask her with no hesitation
“Really, what trick could I possibly pull right now?” She asks she with crossed arms
I guess she’s right.
“My name is Hanna” I decide to tell her as I give in
“Hanna Wilder” she says my name which causes my body to feel tingly all over
Whoa.
What was that?
I stand up straighter to try and hide this feeling.
My ex-boyfriend never made me feel like that.
“Pretty name” she says as she tucks a strand of her black hair behind her ear
Her eyes never stray away from mine as she does so.
This girl is dangerous.
I’ve never met anyone like her.
Much less seen.
I need to get out of here.
“Thank you for your help, but I have to go” I say as I make my way towards the double doors
“Hanna” she calls out to me
“Yeah?” I ask her as I turn back around to face her
“You forgot your backpack” she says as she slips my backpack off her back and holds it out for me to grab
I blush with embarrassment as I awkwardly make my way towards her and grab my bag.
Our fingers gently graze against each other which makes my breath hitch.
That’s so weird.
My hand begins to feel tingly and my knees start to feel weak.
“Thanks” I say as I grab the bag and place it over my shoulder before making my way towards to double doors.
So many things happens today.
My ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend started dating.
A new girl came to our school.
Bailey and Faith were practically bowing down at the girl’s feet.
My ex-boyfriend almost tried something with me.
And finally the new girl and I may be on the road to acquaintances.
I think I need a nap.
Chapter3
Today is Tuesday and I already regret waking up this morning.
I barely had the energy to wake up, the only reason I actually got up is because my little sister, Haley, was annoying me.
Since I was supposed to be leaving for school in ten minutes I just put on the quickest outfit that I was able to.
It consisted of an oversized Harvard sweatshirt that I paired with a pair of denim ripped jeans and white slip on vans. I was too lazy to do my hair so I just brushed it up into a ponytail.
“Hanna, pay attention” My science teacher yells out
I jump in my seat from the sudden scare. I look up and notice that she’s glaring at me.
Why does she hate me so much?
I roll my eyes as she goes back to teaching us about the earths tilt.
We’re sophomores, why do we have to learn about something that we’ve been learning about since fifth grade.
“What crawled up her ass this morning?” Aurelia comments from beside me as she continues to scroll through her Instagram feed
Seriously?!
She can purposely be on her phone but I cannot unintentionally daydream.
“The same thing that has been up there since the first day of school” I say lowly, hoping that she wouldn’t hear it
Aurelia lets out a slight chuckle and puts her phone down. I notice her lean her chin on her closed fist and stare at the side of my face intently.
I continue to stare straight ahead of me, at the diagram on the bored, trying desperately to ignore my rapidly beating heart.
The longer I feel her mysterious grey eyes on my face the harder my heart begins to beat.
“I don’t understand you” she finally says after staring at me for the longest time
I take this chance to look at her surprisingly calm facial expression.
“What are you talking about?” I ask her with a raised brow
She removes her chin from her closed fist and leans back in her chair, making sure to keep her full attention on my face.
“I can usually read people from their appearance and body posture” she says with a small smirk
“Yeah?” I reply encouraging her to continue as the teacher begins to talk about gravitational pulls
“Don’t believe me?” She challenges as she points towards a random classmate in the front row
“She’s an only child judging by her wardrobe, he parents spoil her but have enough control over her judging by the way she presents herself, and finally, someone has hurt her in some form of way which is why she’s usually rude to most people” Aurelia finishes with an eyebrow raising
“Those are just assumptions, Aurelia” I say matter of factly
“Do you want to know what I’ve found out about you so far?” She questions calmly
I tilt my head to the side as I give her an ‘are you serious’ facial expression.
“You’re either an only child or the oldest child, You recently went through an awful breakup with a self centered douchebag, because of said break up you have trust issues, and finally you’re secretly gay” she states which causes my eyes to widen in shock
What the-?
How did she-?
Wait a minute.
Did she say gay?
I’m not gay.
There’s no way that I could be gay.
“I must admit that that’s impressive, but you got one thing wrong” I say as I hear the teacher mention something about partner work
“Oh yeah, what’s that, princess?” Aurelia questions with a knowing facial expression, her smirk never falling from her face
I ignore the instantly butterflies in my stomach from the nickname.
“I’m not gay,” I inform which makes her laugh
“What’s so funny?” I ask with a serious tone of voice
“Sweetheart, I could feel your gayness radiating off of you the first time we met” she says
So, yesterday.
“It must’ve been someone else because I do not swing that way” I say just as the teacher says something that catches my attention
“You guys have three days to work on this project, your partner for this project is your lab partner whom you will have to work with away from school” the teacher finishes
Please tell me that she is kidding.
I have to not only see Aurelia in school but after school too.
“You know, that’s what everyone says. Spoiler alert, they end up coming out” she says responding to my earlier remark
There is no way that I will be working with her after school even if it is for a science project.
“Have you seen Aurelia’s outfit today?” Bailey says with a tone of fascination
Today Aurelia is wearing a dark red sweater which she paired with a pair of black leggings and chunky black boots.
“Yes, I wonder where she got her shoes from” Faith replies
Ugh.
I think my friends are broken, again.
It is currently the end of the day and I am at my locker filling my backpack with my homework and school supplies.
“Hanna?” Faith asks successfully knocking me out of my inner thoughts
“What?” I ask her as I throw my backpack over my shoulder and close my locker
“She just asked if we could come over to your house this weekend” Bailey responds as we begin to make our way towards the double doors
I take a moment to think about my, usually empty, schedule before groaning when I remember that I actually have something to go to this weekend.
“You can’t, my mother is hosting this gala and wants our whole family to attend” I say with a sad tone of voice
They’re facial expressions mimic mine before Faith suddenly gasps, catching Bailey and I off guard.
I look in the direction that Faith is only for my eyes to widen when they land on a smug faced Aurelia.
Shit.
Before I get the chance to run away from her, again, she’s grabbing my wrist which effectively paralyzes my legs.
What the hell?!
I should be running away from her, not standing in front of her relishing in the wonderful set of tingles that her touch offers me.
“Have you been avoiding me, princess?” Aurelia questions with a knowing smirk
I would do whatever it takes to wipe that smirk off of her face.
And I mean whatever it take.
“Don’t get so cocky,” I say with annoyance clear in my tone of voice as I yank my wrist out of her grip
“I wasn’t avoiding you” I answer
She raises her eyebrow at me as if silently saying ‘you’re kidding, right?’.
“Um, We’ll just leave you two alone” Faith says as she grabs Bailey’s wrist and begins to drag her away from Aurelia and I
I groan out with irritation as I bring my hand up to hold my forehead.
“What do you want, devil in disguise?” I ask the black haired beauty in front of me
“Look, we’re already on the path to friends, princess” she teases causing me to ball my hands into my fists by my sides
“Aurelia, I swear to god” I say, my patience thinning quicker than my math teacher’s hair
And that’s saying a lot.
“All I want is the truth” she says
“I gave you the truth” I state matter of factly
“Every time I entered a room, you left it” she informs
“Maybe I just had places to be” I say as I cross my arms
She mimics my stance making me grow further irritated.
What is her problem?
“When I entered the cafeteria you briefly glanced at me before grabbing your bag and rushing out of there” she says
Shit.
I was hoping that she didn’t see me.
“I had to use the bathroom” I weakly defend myself as I begin to walk away from her
“Really? Because when I asked Bailey and Faith why you left they said that you didn’t want to see me” she says as she follows me
Okay.
Bailey, Faith and I need to have a discussion because this is getting a little out of hand.
“Why do you care? You have basically the whole school lusting after you, what’s so different about me that you have to irritate me every chance you get?” I reply as I force the doors open and look for my moms car
She laughs at this which causes goosebumps to rake over my skin. I feel her lean in next to my ear making my heart run a marathon.
“One, you just get irritated easily,” she says making me roll my eyes
“And two, you’re not like everyone else” she finishes before walking off leaving me shocked and confused as well as a little frustrated
I don’t trust her.
She’s bad news.
Who knows what she’s up to.
I just finished my homework only to suddenly remember that I have a project with the devil that is due in three days.
I refuse to work with her out of school.
Who knows what her intentions are.
My phone begins to ring from my night table effectively cutting off my thoughts. I reach over and unplug the device before sliding the ‘accept’ button and waiting for the video chat to connect.
As it connects I’m met with the face of Faith.
“How did your talk with Aurelia go?” She asks, skipping the greetings
“Nice to see you too, Faith” I say with a small laugh as I lean my back against my headboard
She rolls her eyes at my sarcasm.
“I’m serious, Hanna, the room feels different whenever the both of you are in it” she says making me laugh
“That’s an great joke, Faith” I respond
“Hanna, why are you avoiding her? She’s making a genuine effort to befriend you” she says matter of factly
I remain silent as I take in her words.
“I can’t get close to her” is all I respond with a serious tone of voice. This peaks Faith’s interest as she frowns at me.
“Is this because of Chadley?” She asks hitting the bullseye
I just nervously bite my lip as I break our eye contact. She sighs at this, gaining my attention.
“Hanna, just because you were wrong about one persons intentions doesn’t mean that everyone’s intentions are horrible” she says with a motherly tone of voice
“Yeah, well I’ll never find out because I’m putting an end to whatever her and I have” I say with a newfound determination
“Hanna, you and I both know that that’s not what you want” Faith says with disappointment
“Yes, it is. Look, I have to go, I’ll see you tomorrow” I say before hanging up, giving her no time to respond
I throw my phone beside me and begin to gather my school supplies so that I can place them back in my backpack.
As I finish cleaning up I hear a knock on my door.
“Come in” I yell out as I place my bag beside my bed
The doorknob quickly twists before revealing my my mom’s face as well as my little sister, Isabella.
I haven’t seen much of her lately. She’s usually hanging out with her friends or our aunt Carolina.
“I made you some cookies” my mom says as she walks over to me and places the plate of cookies in my lap
“I know that you didn’t come in here just to give me a plate of cookies” I say as Isabella climbs onto my bed and sits beside me
“You’re right, are you getting used to being back?” She asks genuinely as I hand Isabella a cookie
“If you ignore the fact that Chadley and Ava are making it their goal to humiliate me, the new girl is making me emotionally confused and my best friends are pushing me towards a dangerous path, then yes” I reply before taking a bite out of a cookie
She gives me an amused facial expression as she crosses her arms.
“What’s this talk about a new girl making you emotionally confused?” She teases making a blush creep up my cheeks
“Really, that’s all you got from my rant?” I ask her as a smile makes it’s way onto my face
She doesn’t get a chance to respond as my mother walks into the room.
“Babe, Carolina said that she wants to keep Haley for the week” she says as her eyes never leave mom’s
“No, we need her at the gala this weekend. Your words, not mine” my mom responds
My mother raises her hands in a surrender-like motion before retreating out of my room.
“Anyways, if you ever need someone to talk to about these ’emotions’ then I’m always here for you” she says with a genuine smile
“Thank you” I reply as I return the smile
She nods and retreats out of my room taking Isabella with her. As she closes the door I sigh before taking another bite of my cookie.
I need to get this new girl out of my life.
And fast.