The Neighbours

Chapter-4

STELLA'S POV

I turn around and I am relieved to find James standing right behind me.

I can assure you that there is a smile on my face. Whenever I see him I don't know why and how I forget everything and what I just see is happiness and wings on my back.

"Hi, James." 

We are friends since third grade and I always had a secret crush on him. He is very alluring and beautiful. His brown long hair, bristly eyebrows, perfect nose, defined cheekbones, concrete jaw and his brown eyes which can magically turn into golden under sun's rays, all contribute to his perfect behaviour. He is tall and if I give a suggestion then he will be an amazing model.

"Hi!" James says. "Did you get the topic for your literature project?"

"Ya." My tone sounds sad and it is because yes I am sad right now.

"Want your food or not?" The cook says to me and I turn around to find he is staring at me and his lips are turned down showing that he is bored and least interested in anything.

"I am sorry!" I walk to him, grab my food from the counter and sit down at one of the table in the corner.

"Can I sit with you?" James asks.

"Yes, why not?" I say with a smile.

"How did you get hurt?" he says looking at my bandage with concern.

"Oh! It was an accident." Thinking about it makes my hand tremble.

"Oh! How is it now?"

"It's ok now." Every time I used to get hurt James was always the one to worry about it the most.

The cafeteria door opens followed by noises and laugh. I look at the door and find that Harry and his friends are the only reason behind this noise pollution.

They walk and sit together at one table, at least far away from me.

I and James continue our conversation. After talking for about fifteen minutes, his looks changes and I don't know what they say.

"Hey Stella, I heard that you and harry are dating." There is a wave of sadness passing through his voice.

I am shocked by his sentence. I stopped doing whatever the hell I was doing and now I am in no mood of talking to anyone.

These five words carried so much weight that right now I feel like I am forced to drown in deep water where there is no going back.

I stand up from my chair and shout frustratingly at top of my lungs, "NO. NEVER!"

I walk away from cafeteria leaving a half created scene.

I run and run till I find a quiet place.
My footsteps are stopped when someone puts a hand on my shoulder. I squeeze my eyes before looking at who it is. I turn around and find Zoe. I needed her the most right now.

"Hey Zoe." I clung onto her shoulder leaning on her body. I dig my face in her shoulders. She prevents my body from falling by holding me from my waist.

"W-What happened? Who did this to you Stella? Tell me right now." Zoe asks in her protective way.

"They think-

"That you are dating me?" My sentence is cut by Harry who is standing 5 feet apart.
I wipe my tears away which I had no idea were falling. 

I look at him for a second with all of the hatred I have towards him and then turn away from him.

"Stella, I didn't tell anyone lies like this and I wouldn't until it's true. Yes, I have feelings for you but I would hold onto them as long as you feel ok with it." I am frozen at my place. Everything just came out so quickly that I need time to process it. He just said he has feelings for me but what makes him say that.

I turn around to see a pleading harry. Yes pleading! His eyes are pleading and asking for forgiveness. I then turn to see Zoe who doesn't know which type of expression to give right now. I am glad about the fact that there was no one right now in this corridor.

"Let's go Zoe!" I say.

I can hear a frustrated sigh escaping from Harry's mouth.

HARRY'S POV

The bell rings...
I hate history class but Stella makes it interesting.

I am so happy and excited to work with Stella. She is amazing, understandable and exceptionally beautiful.

I stretch my arms and legs on my seat. I turn around to see Stella who is quickly grabbing her things and in a second she is out of the class and lost in the crowd.

What? Did I hurt her feelings?
I stand up from my chair and leave the class. I start walking in the direction where Stella faded.

"Hey." Charlotte appears in front of me from nowhere.

"What is it Charlotte?" I ask her bluntly. If I haven't told you yet then listen I hate Charlotte more than anything. I don't know from where people buy this attitude.

"Oh cool down man. What is it? Has someone taken the place from you where I should be?" she says in her one hundred per cent fake accent.

"Listen Charlotte, let me make it very clear to you that you were never stuck in my head and no one was ever until-"

"Until what, huh? What has she got that I should be insecure about?" At this point my blood starts boiling and it's better not to talk to me at the moment.

I close my face to her face. Our face are inches apart, "No attitude, she has no attitude."

I push her away from my path.

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