Elena
I’m in school this early. I’ve never been this early maybe because I had the best sleep last night.
I don’t know why it feels special, but I couldn’t stop thinking about my first kiss with Tyson and how it felt like. It is not about loving the kiss, it is loving the feeling. I’m in love with the feeling.
It is… It’s… a feeling I can’t seem to explain no matter the time I spent last night, peeking at the ceiling in my room just to find the perfect justification.
I swear, I spent so much time thinking that I kept counting out the number of ceilings, I hadn’t realised how many they were until last night, some figures. Two backing the four. Fucking twenty-four.
I know, I know it’s just a feeling but I want to hug it so tight as if it was a person. Maybe because I can’t take my mind off last night, I can’t stop smiling.
I walk down the aisle with my backpack hanging on my shoulder. I don’t believe I fell asleep while I was going through that book. I’m lucky Tyson was right beside me, what if I had passed the night there? Gosh, so stupid of me.
I head for the library door, pushing it open and hoping to meet the most handsome face this morning, but then my eyes falls on an empty desk.
He is not here.
Isn’t he in school already? I lift my hand to check the time. It’s past 8 am and of course, Tyson should be in school by this time.
” Tyson?” I call, approaching my usual desk.
” Tyson are you in there?” I ask, but it’s void. It’s empty. I go to check underneath the desk he usually hides, but he isn’t there.
My brow furrows immediately as if I would die if I don’t see him.
I drop my backpack on the desk, and outside the library. Maybe I would see him walking down the hallway, or maybe he had something doing that’s why he is late.
Damn, Tyson ought to be here. He promised to be my personal guard last night, why isn’t he here now?
I bite down my lips trying to be patient. He will come. I wouldn’t be able to concentrate if I don’t see him, I feel I am addicted to his presence.
I step out and walk down the hallway towards the cafeteria, then I saw an empty seat. I saunter towards the seat and crash on it. I could wait out here for him. I fucking can’t be alone in there in the library, God Tyson where are you?
I should call him or maybe text him, I thought.
Trying to bring out my phone out of my pocket, when I hear someone’s footsteps. Praying it’s not Miss Shepard because I might get punished again for being outside when I ought to be in the library.
I go running without knowing who it is, I wouldn’t want to meet her angry eyes, I rather take off before I see her.
Someone calls me. He calls me.
” Elena Deloris.” I felt chills running down my spine for a moment. Why would he call me that way? It’s Ryan. Why did he call my full name? The last time he called me this way, it was during my days of torture by him.
I slowly turn to see him. My eyes meet his cold gaze and his clenched jaw as though something had offended him. I take my eyes down to his lips and then I see a bruise.
I draw in an inner breath. A little scared of what might have happened to him. Instead of standing there in shock, I run to him and halt right in front of him staring at the bruises on his lips.
” What happened to you?” My eyes widen. I go to touch his lips, it must hurt. How careless could he be to have wounded like this?
I slowly bring my hands to touch his lips but he catches my hand immediately and gives it a tight compression as if he was wrecking a bone in his hands. ” You did not know what happened to me?” his voice cold, squeezing my hand harder.
I wince in pain, ” You are hurting me, Ryan. What’s going on with you?” I say in a small voice, trying to stifle my teary voice. He is causing me pain, that hurts but he doesn’t let go of my hand.
” How long will you continue to pretend Elen? Along will you continue to lie to me?” he growls, and clench my hand harder, double the pressure.
” Ryan I don’t know what you are talking about let me go!” I yell to his face, as tears begin to come up at the edges of my eyes.
He doesn’t leave my hands yet and I’m not sure I will be able to use the hand for the whole of the day again. ” You are beginning to disgust me, Elena.” he forcefully pushes my hand off his clench.
I quickly hold my hands with the support of my other one. Trying to give it a little massage because it hurts.
” Elena, what did I do to you? Why the hell are you trying to bring out the monster in me?” his face is dull as if he is too angry but the end of it would be crying out.
” I- I don’t know what you are talking about.”my gaze swirling into his dark eyes.
” I know what you are trying to do, and I will fucking break his bones because of you. Daniel is trying to prove a fucking point to me and you are letting him use you,” he yells to my face as he grabs my arm.
” Nobody is fucking using me! Don’t start this, please. Don’t you believe me? I’m not doing anything wrong.” I try to get closer to him, but he steps back.
” I don’t believe you anymore, Elen.” he snaps. I wasn’t expecting it, I suddenly felt I was cut somewhere in some part of my body.
” What? Ryan, you don’t trust me? Did you forget your promise? Why won’t you trust me now?” the tears starts pouring down on my cheek.
” I swear, I fucking can’t trust you so get the fuck out of here. And tell Daniel to be ready for my strike.” he blasts at me, and I just stand numb. Blinking my eyes as if it was a trance.
I go to say another word to him to prove myself right to him but I sealed up my lips immediately. I won’t do that, he just said he can’t trust me and I swear I don’t know how to handle these words. I toss back immediately and run away from him. Crying as I reach the library door and push it open.
I slam the door as I stand behind it to let out my cry. Crying lowly as I recall Ryan’s words.
” Hello, Butterfly.” I hear Tyson’s’s voice and he begins to walk from underneath the door, hiding something behind him.
I quickly wipe my eyes as I am shocked to hear his voice or see him. He comes closer and whatever he was hiding behind him begins to get obvious.
” Flowers?” I say in an amused voice.
” Yes, flowers.” he smiles. As he puts it into my arms.
He stares into my eyes and noticed I was crying. ” Were you crying because you missed me?” he asks, I just stare at him and bite my lips.
” Where the heck did you go? I looked everywhere for you!” I scream to his face, admiring the flowers in my arms.
” I’m sorry, I had to get something done.” he smiles, stepping into me and planting a kiss on my forehead.
This is adorable, kissing my forehead awoke the butterflies in my stomach, and I couldn’t stop smiling and staring at him like a fool.
Tyson is becoming my favorite, I just need to let this out.