Fall For You

'I believe in a thing called love.
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart.
There's a chance we could make it now'.

The music faded from the movie credits as we left.

"Well that was a good movie," Reynolds said as he held the exit door for me. I nodded as we walked out the cinemas. There were crowds with us and they were beginning to block my vision by the minute.

I felt a hand wrapped itself around mine before I almost got swept away by the crowd. When I turned my head, it was Reynolds. Oh, right. We were on a.. Date. He laughed lightly as he smiled at me. I merely giggled as I shaked my head. 

The lingering feelings of his warmth on my hands distracted me for a moment from reality. Maybe, just maybe..

"Dude, are you kidding me?" A familiar voice said as I looked up. It was Derrick.

Shit.

"Rick, stop this." Reynolds said as he took a step forward to cover me.

"You finally decided to betray me, huh." Derrick said as he placed his hands on his hips with an unhappy expression plastered over his disgusting face. A girl from our school was by his side. Right, the girl from my class who dumped my uniform into the bin. Just great..

Although, her bullying wasn't the only thing bothering me now. I looked over Reynold's shoulder. He was protective and caring. He was tacky and really cheesy. He was sweet but.. Will all this really work out? Can I really handle another relationship? 

"It's been so long, why can't you just let go of it? You're the one who gave up." He replied as he tightened his grip on my hands and he stepped closer to me.

Will history repeat itself?

I pulled my hand from his, this wasn't right.

"Did you even hear the rumours?" Derrick said as I walked up to him. He gave me a staredown. I wasn't here to break anyone's friendship. I just wanted a normal secondary school life without trouble. I just wanted to find someone who would love me and treat me right. Isn't it everyone's wish?

"If you couldn't even trust me, what right did you have to promise me that. You promised you wouldn't hurt me. Right?" I said as his eyes soften for a minute before they hardened. He replied coldly, "what are you talking about? Don't assume I'd just forgive you for hurting me."

"Hurting you?" I scoffed, "who was the one that assumed a few rumours about me cheating on you was enough to break our relationship? Who was the one that didn't trust me? Who was the one," I breathed, "who was really hurting who?"

I wasn't crying, my pissed off look wasn't wavering at all, "grow up, you asshole." I'm lying. I was breaking inside again. I had to leave before that jerk saw me crumbling. All this hurt, it was like someone tore a part of my heart and trampled on the remains inside me. I wore a mask to protect myself. Being strong was the only thing that guarded me from feeling anything. But how long did my 'mask', this sass attitude I keep, how long was it going to last?

I walked past Reynolds. This wasn't gonna' work out at all. With Derrick as his best friend, we are never going to last. I'm not the kind of girl who goes after my ex-boyfriend's best friend. I wasn't.

I heard Reynolds calling me for the last time as I ran.

'I'm sorry..' I thought. This was the end of something that hasn't started. 

This has to end.

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After that incident, all the bullying stopped for good. I didn't have paint in my shoes anymore or thumbtacks on my chair. No post-its on my back or posters of 'I-hate-Alex-Moore'. All was at peace. I liked it. Rumours said after Derrick and Reynolds fought last week during soccer practice, they both decided the bullying should stop and that we all deserved a break from all, this.