Complicated Love (a Bars and Melody fan fiction)

Chapter 9

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IMPORTANT please read: In this story the subject of bullying and self harm comes up a lot. I would just like to let everyone know that bullying is NEVER okay and that you shouldn't suffer in silence. If you are being bullied or self harm and need advice or someone to talk to don't hesitate to message me either on here or you can dm me on my instagram (imagine_bars_and_melody) :*

I had to re-look over the post a few times before I accepted that it was definitely there. It was May's most recent post. A picture of her and Charlie kissing.

"That's not all" Imogen sighed. Lauren loaded up my Facebook page. My whole wall was covered in comments. "Slut", "Whore", "Ugly bitch", "Fat bitch" and so many more. I could feel tears forming in my eyes but I didn't let them escape.

"Are you okay, Kira?" Nadine asked, concern clear in her voice.

"Yeah, I'm fine" my voice cracked as I tried to lie to them.

"We know your not Kira. But you can talk to us" Lauren tried to reassure me.

"Just leave me alone" I snapped. I didn't mean to snap but I did. I grabbed my bag and stormed out of the cafeteria, unsure as to what to do next.

I fixed my make up in the mirrors in the girls bathroom, trying to hide fact that I had been crying. I had just spent the last ten minutes crying in the toilets and now break was nearly over. My eyes were red and puffy and you could tell from a mile away that I had been crying. I had maths next, which meant that I'd have to sit next to both Charlie and Leo. I heard the bell for lesson go. I took one last look in the mirror. I took a deep breath then made my way to maths.

As I walked into Maths, I found that everyone else was already sat down and that I was the last one into lesson. I quickly sat down in my seat and started writing the date into my book. I could feel both Charlie and Leo staring at me.

"I went to find you at break but you weren't in the cafeteria" Charlie told me. I slightly nodded my head and continued writing in my book without looking up.

"Are you okay?" He asked sounding concerned.

"What do you think?" I snapped.

"What's going on?" He asked sounding slightly confused. I shook my head at his ignorance.

"Don't ever speak to me again" I harshly said. I could see in the corner of my eye that he looked shocked and hurt.

"Kira," Leo spoke quietly and gently. "Is this about what's on Facebook?" I could feel tears forming in my eyes again. I slightly nodded.

"What's on Facebook?" Charlie asked. I sighed, realising that he hadn't seen what was on Facebook.

"Kira I can promise you that it is not what it looks like. I was there" Leo whispered. I was still staring at my book and I realised that Sir had started talking to the class.

"Are you sure because it looks a lot like he was kissing May?" I barked.

"Oh that?" Charlie questioned sounding angry. "She just came up to me and kissed me! I didn't kiss back, I swear. I pushed her away straight away" I listened to the words he said. I wanted to believe his words so much but a part of me couldn't.

"He's telling the truth, Kira" Leo joined in. I sat and thought for a minute.

"We'll talk about this later, I need to think" I barely whispered. They both nodded and we spent the rest of Maths in silence.

I sat at the top of the field watching everyone. Everyone has their story and their secerets, yet no one ever notices. It's amazing how much a smile can hide. From here it looks like they're all happy, but how many of them are really happy? You can never tell who cries the most.

"Kira!" Charlie's voice pulled me out of thought. I looked across to see Charlie running over to me. I only looked at him briefly before turning my attention back to my thoughts. I saw Charlie sit down next to me out of the corner of my eye. I just continued to think about everything. After a few minutes Charlie spoke up.

"I saw everything on Facebook" he quietly whispered. I continued to just watch everyone. I felt his warm hand gently grab mine.

"I told you yesterday that I wouldn't let anyone hurt you again, and I won't" he reassured me. He pulled me into a big hug. "I love you and I will always be here for you" he whispered in my ear.

"Don't make promises you can't keep" I warned.

"I will keep this promise. Nothing can stop me from loving you."

"Your getting cheesy again" I laughed. "But I don't believe in teenage love lasting forever, but maybe you will be the one to change my mind" He gently wiped the tears from my eyes before kissing me. Our kiss deepened and eventually we both pulled apart. I stared into his beautiful blue eyes. I think I love him. But I also think that I'm too young to know what love is.

"Kira! Charlie!" Lauren's voice pulled us out of our conversation. I looked across to see Lauren, Nadine, Imogen and Leo running over to us. I waved them over and they all came and sat in the grass with us.

"We were so worried about you Kira!" Nadine exclaimed.

"Yeah you just ran off and left us!" Imogen joined in.

"We're glad you're feeling alright though" Lauren smiled. I looked around from face to face at all of my smiling friends. I realised then that they were all there for me no matter what. They weren't two-faced or fake friends or someone who was going to ditch me when they found someone better (Kayla). They were genuinely here for me. If only I knew how soon the day was going to come when I would need them more than I ever have before.

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I've updated again :) I decided to spend my time this evening updating this story rather than doing my science homework, which is due in Friday (oops) :/ So I definitely won't be updating tomorrow but I will at the weekend :) I hope you are all enjoying the story, please comment your thoughts on it, Love you all lots :*