Lust and Wrath

Chapter 35

Scott's Point of View

5 months later.

So, Daniel told me his father was coming to town, and he didn't seem happy about it. This was about 5 months ago, I haven't seen him since. I've tried calling him, texting him, everything, but I couldn't get a hold of him.

"Do you think he moved?" Nico asks.

"No, his car is still there."

We're in Mrs. Adamant's class, ending shortly.

"He probably left you for someone else," Brianna giggles.

"Brianna I will kick your ass."

Mrs. Adamant looks up from the board. "Quiet back there," she shouts.

We all say our apologies. I'm still fucking mad, I don't know where the hell Daniel is. Why hasn't he texted me? He hasn't even logged in on Facebook. I'm already suspecting it has something to do with his dad, but I'm not entirely sure. Fuck.

After class, I go to all of my other classes and then head home. I still haven't seen him all day. I try calling him up again; no answer. I text him several different text messages, but by now my messages already took up the majority of the conversation. He won't answer me.

Did he break up with me?

Is he really.. Gone?

"I can't take this," I say, crying into my pillow.

I look over to my end table, and I see the knife. I've been meaning to throw that away, but it's still there.

"Not yet."

...

The next morning, it's raining hard. I bring my dad's umbrella into the car and drive up to the school. Everybody is inside, so I quickly get out and take out the umbrella. I open it above my head and then rush inside the school.

"Fuck, all this rain out of nowhere!"

Inside, I see everyone's in the cafeteria. But Nico is standing right there at the door.

And he doesn't look happy.

"Scott."

"What is it?" I ask, closing my umbrella in frustration.

There's a long moment of pause before he continues.

"Daniel's mom called me yesterday."

My eyes light up, and I grab his shoulders in glee. "What did she say, where is he, is he okay?"

"Daniel told you his father was coming back into town right? Well apparently, his parents had a big fight that was weighing down on him. And with the stuff that happened before between you two, it got out of hand."

I looked at him in shock for a moment. "And?"

"Daniel's-"

Suddenly, the bell rang. Nico looked shocked for a few seconds, but he darted past me and into the crowd of people heading to their classes.

"Hey, wait!" I shouted.

I ran past the crowd, chasing after him. No. He didn't finish telling me. I need to know what happened to Daniel. What the fuck happened, I knew it had something to do with his dad. That fuck, I swear if he did anything to Daniel, I will kill him myself. From what his mom said, I've known him my whole life, until she erased his memory. Was it for good? I don't know, but we're just starting something new again, I can't let anything happen to it. I can't. I just can't. He's mine. He's fucking mine!

Someone bumps into me.

I twist around, and stare at them, and I can already feel the fire boiling in my eyes.

"Watch where you're fucking going," I shout at him.

But, my face immediately goes dark when I see it's that scared little boy who bumped into me on his first day of school.

Daniel.

He looks at me like he shit himself. "Sorry," he says.

"Shit, Daniel, I didn't know it was you."

I shake my head. "Wait, no, where have you been all this time? I've been calling and texting and you never-"

"Do we... Do we know each other?"

I freeze. "What?"

"I never gave you my number," he says, pushing his glasses up. "Anyways, I have to head to class, I'm really sorry."

I watch as he runs by, back into the crowd of people. I want to run and catch him, and ask him a load of questions, but I don't. Why am I not moving. Go, Scott. Get him. Show him who you are.

"Did he forget me?" I ask myself.

I look at my hands, and they're shaking. So that's what Nico was trying to tell me.

He forgot me.

I walk to Mrs. Adamant's class, and she lets me in reluctantly just as the bell is about to ring. I see him at the back of the room, sitting with Nico and Brianna just like usual. Everyone's staring at me as I walk to the back, since I'm the last person to enter.

I ignore the staring. I don't shoot any threatening glances, but I keep my focus on Daniel.

I sit in my seat, where I've always sat next to him.

He looks up at me, and he has a confused look on his face. "I'm sorry about before," he says.

I'm still speechless. What the fuck, I can't say anything. I want to cry, I want to do so many things now, but I can't. He forgot me. He doesn't remember me. He doesn't even know my own name. He forgot those times we spent together, good memories and bad memories. I can feel my hands shaking, and I continue to stare at him. Oh God, here come the tears.

"Are you okay?" he asks, putting his hand on my leg.

I jolt up in my seat, like I've woken up. But this time, I'm seeing him differently.

I don't see Daniel as mine. I don't see him as a wimp that I can just push around. I don't see him as a plaything to eliminate my stress. No. He's different now; we're both different now.

"I'm fine," I say, my voice still shaken.

"My name is Daniel," he says, holding his hand up.

I stare at his hand for a few seconds, and then shake it. "Scott."

He laughs. "Well Scott, how about it? Friends?"

Friends. Friends huh?

I smile. "Friends."