LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

Chapter 9

A couple days later as I got dressed for school, my mind kept spinning with the thought of 'I need to end it now.' I kept telling myself that I had to end my friendship with Liam even if I was starting to have feelings for him.

5 minutes into my walk I heard a loud honk and I turned around and saw Liam. His car pulled up next to me and he rolled his passenger window down.

"Hey Cupcake," he said with a smile.

"Hi..." I mumbled shyly because of my conflicting thoughts.

"Hop in I'll drive you the rest of the way," he said as he got out and came around opening the passenger door. I smiled and got in quietly not knowing what to do as I panic not knowing how to end our friendship that was barely starting.

He noticed my silence and pulled the car over. "Sofi, what's wrong?" He asked with worry in his voice.

I stayed silent as I thought of how to say it. 'Just get it out' I thought to myself.
"We cant be friends anymore..." I mumbled but almost immediately regretted it.

"What!?" He exasperated. "What did you say?" He said a bit quieter in disbelief.

"I can't be your friend anymore." I repeated a bit louder.

"But, why...?" he asked with sadness in his voice.

"Because I can't like you the way you want me too and let's face it we both want different things and I don't want to make you feel like I'm leading you on." I said holding back tears. "You deserve a girl who will like you and appreciate you like you deserve." I said wiping the tear that fell down my cheek deceivingly.

He turned in his seat to face me and grabbed my face. "No. I don't care if you don't like me. I can live with being whatever you want, but please don't say we can't continue being friends. PLEASE!" He begged with tears welling up in his own eyes.

"You don't mean that. You'll probably find someone better once you get tired of waiting for me."

"Why are you doing this? What's really going on?" He asked desperately.

I stayed quiet. How do I answer that without telling him the truth and possibly ruining him even more. I felt myself suffocating. I needed to get out of this car and clear my head again.

"I'm sorry I have to go." I said reaching for the handle and walking away and turning down a different street to take the longer route to school.. I felt the panic start running through my head again. I knew what was coming. This can't be happening. Not right now. 'Relax! Breath! C'mon JUST BREATH!' I told myself.

And then everything went black.

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(Surprise shawtyyyy!!! Liam's POV!)

I just sat there. Shocked. What was happening? One day we were fine and happy just being friends and now she's pushing me away? But why?

I don't know how long I sat there. But I knew I had to get to school, I'm already late as it is.

I fixed myself and sat up straight to continue the drive to school. 'Focus Liam. You can talk to her once you get to school.' I reassured myself...

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It was weird. I hadn't seen Sofi in our first or second period. She wasn't answering any of my texts either. Had she just skipped school? I grew slightly worried as I placed my things in my locker. 'Maybe she'll be at the lunch table.' I thought as I made my way toward the cafeteria. I was walking in with my head down, not knowing if I should even approach her if I see her.

All of a sudden I felt my body being pushed against the wall hard. I look up surprised staring into the eyes of an angry looking Louis. Before I had time to react he started screaming at me.

"WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE PAYNE!!!" He shouts.

Confused as to what's happening, my eyes grew wide. I didn't think it would be that serious. She was the one who wanted to end our friendship. 'What's going on? What did I do?' I question myself.

"LOUIS!" I hear Lei shout behind him as she tries to pull him off me. "Now is not the time you have to go!! She needs you!" At her words I start to grow more worried. 'She can't be talking about Sofi. I just saw her this morning. What happened?'

Louis shoves me away onto the floor but before he leaves he's in my face again.

"You were the last one to see her. You said you were gonna drive her to school. So you better pray that she's ok Payne or you won't hear the end of it from me." He threatens and runs out of the cafeteria.

Now I know he's definitely talking about Sofi. But what happened? What's going on? I look up at Lei as I get up with a questioning look.

"What's going on? What happened to Sofi?" I asked her pleading for answers.

"She didn't show up to school. We thought you were picking her up." She says angrily. "What happened this morning?" She shouted. I had forgotten that Lei wasn't in our first period because she had a doctor's appointment so I wouldn't see her till now.

"Yes I picked her up but then she got in the car she was so quiet and I pulled over and she started saying all this stuff about how we cant be friends anymore and she didn't tell me why she just got out of the car and ran away." I said frantically while all the thoughts of what could have happened ran through my head. "When I didn't see her in second period I thought she was just avoiding me but then I thought 'she wouldn't skip out of school all day so I'll see her right now at lunch.' Where is she? What happened?" I asked seeing Lei's face soften and then grow more concerned.

"She didn't make it to school." Lei said sadly.

"What?! Where is she??" I demanded. I need to know where she was. 'What if this was all my fault?'

"Louis just got a call from the emergency room. Someone found her passed out on the street a couple blocks away from school."

A freezing chill ran down my body. 'How could this happen? Why didn't I just run after her?'

I didn't stay to hear the rest of what she was saying, I just turned and ran. 'I need to know what's going on. I need to know that she is ok.' I thought to myself as I ran to my car and sped out of the school parking lot.