Avery P. O. V.
Once Math class was over and I started grabbing my stuff. I looked over from my side of the table. I didn’t see Emilia or the girls. I guess they are ready to go out the door. I sigh and I threw my bag over my shoulder, and I started walking towards the door.
That was when I heard the bell ring. I saw bodies walking passing me and I felt someone knocked into my shoulder, ouch! I hold on to my shoulder that when I saw Joseph Houser staring right at me. I felt my breath leave my body. I am scared and my body is shaking. I can feel my heart beating too fast and I need to flee before he tries to grab me and hurt me. Before I started to move away. I felt someone behind me and grabbed me. I gasp and I jumped away from the person who grabbed me.
“Hey, sweetheart. Hi,” I heard Jake speak in my ear. Because he is the one who touched my shoulder.
“Shh… It’s okay.” It’s only me.” Jake said and kissed my cheek.
“Don’t forget about me Jake,” Andrew said.
“And me,” Matthew says. I heard him too.
I look behind me and I saw all three of them, staring at me with a concerned look on their face. I gave them a shy smile. I didn’t want them to see I am scared and uncomfortable. Oh no, speaking uncomfortable, I turn back around, and I see an empty space, Joseph was gone. But I felt the guys being nice to me and trying to make me laugh and wrapping me in their arms. I was trying to talk to them and smile. But I was trying to figure out where did he go. I hope gone and leave me alone. I don’t want to be alone or in a crowd with him ever again. Joseph scares me and his danger. I can’t tell the guys what he said. I don’t know what is his probably. I never did anything to anyone in my life.
“Oh, Avery, he just a big jerk, just stay out of his way.” I heard Angelstar inside my mind.
Yeah, be careful, we need to not be alone anymore,” I heard Angelica says inside my mind too.
Girls, it’s okay. I will be fine, I try to tell them with confidence in my voice. But I knew they can tell I am full of shit. But I have to try not to let them know I am lying.
Avery, sweetheart?” I heard Jake I jumped out of my mind and went back to the present again. I looked over by my side. I see Jake on my left side, and I look over on my right side I see Andrew he had a worry and a serious look on his face.
Then Matthew was staying behind me because I felt his hand on my shoulders, I tensed up a little. But I hope he didn’t feel it. But I was wrong.
“Avery, what’s up? You’re so tense” I heard Matthew say in a curious voice.
I need to tell them it’s fine and don’t give it away Avery, I told myself. So, pretend everything is okay.
That was when we started to walk away from the other student’s bodies. Once I was walking and I had three most popular guys surround me, but then I had a thought.
I stop and then the guys stop.
Avery, what’s wrong, why did you stop?” I heard Jake say.
So, I asked them.
“Where is he? Did you see him?” I asked them. I was asking them where Elijah is, last time I saw him was in the art class in a room where they were… I didn’t want to finish it because I can feel my cheeks turning red.
“Who sweetheart?” Andrew asked me.
“Elijah, I said with a mumble under my breathe.
“Oh, I don’t know princess,” I heard Jake reply to the question I asked them.
Oh, okay. But before I told them I looked to the front I gasp and stopped in my tracks.
That was where I saw two sets of heated eyes standing in the middle of the other side of the hallway. He wasn’t very far from us. I licked my lips. I wanted to go to him or him to come towards me. We stared at each other for a while. The guys didn’t see what was happening yet. They were talking to each other. They didn’t see me staring over at the tense man ten feet away from me. So, I begged him in my eyes to come for me. But then I felt this pain in my heart. I know something is wrong with him. One minute he is showing me, love, in his eyes. But then he starts to pull away from me.
Please, I am begging you? I am telling him with my eyes. At first, I wonder if he can understand what they saying to him. But then his hard expression came back, and the tense look in his eyes.
I need you, please. I licked my lips again. That was when I felt the tears falling down my cheeks. Before anyone saw them. I wiped them off my cheeks with my sleeve.
Why didn’t he come with them? Why is he staying away from me?
What did I do wrong for him to look at me with anger and a tense face? But then still didn’t move. But I thought I saw shame and concern in his eyes. But when I look closer, I saw he wasn’t angry at me. He was angry at something else. But what? I am still trying to understand because I am confused.
Why is he giving me that anger and tense stare look then?
I don’t know.” Angelstar said in my mind.
Why don’t you go see him huh? I heard her say. I rolled my eyes at her.
That was when he stops looked away and started to turn away from me.
No!
DON’T LEAVE ME! I wanted to cry out. But I didn’t.
I didn’t say one word. I was numb and hurt. But before his body disappeared around the corner. I felt my heart stop and I was holding on to my chest.
Ouch!
That was the only thing I could think to say, that is when I watch the man I was falling in love with my heart clucking in his hand.