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Chapter 33

A month later

Mathews p.o.v

It was the last day of school and the heat was crazy outside. Well, I don't even know why I mentioned the last day of school, I wasn't even there. About two weeks ago, I got a job working for Mr.Collie, a farmer that lived near by my house. The works pretty rough, but I could care less its a good way t think about other things.

Owen was back in the picture again. So when I thought he was dead a few years ago, j didn't go to his funeral or the hospital or anything to check on him. It turns out at the last minute his heart beat came back and Emma didn't press charges, she just out a three year restraining order on him. So he's come by the house a lot, I just slam the door in his face now.

With Mary Anne.. I don't know, I've never been slapped so hard before. But that wasn't what hurt the most, seeing the tears stream out of her eyes and fall down to the floor hurt bad, but not as bad as how raspy her voice was and her words killed me. "You do not tell my you love me then end it." That made me feel the lowest, I didn't know it hurt her that way.

Her birthday was coming up, and I was so clueless. I could wish her a happy birthday, because I do mean it, but would she be like that day? Where she just gets so crushed and upset? Because if so, I don't want to do that to her on her birthday.

It was raining today, really hard, so Collie didn't want me out he told me to come inside and get washed up. He had a nice spare bedroom with a great shower, the shower walls were all mirrors, so I could see the bruises and scrapes on my fingers from pulling up weeds. I'd done worse in my time.

The rumors about me at school were a travesty. I'd heard things like, "oo oh he hit and quit it." And, "he got bored." That wasn't the case at all, I couldn't have a girlfriend with everything else going on in my life. It just got bad and taken out of proportion because I was really mad when I broke up with her and I put my hands on her, which I could never forgive myself for doing.

I still love her.

Mary Anne's p.o.v

Today is the funniest day I've had in a long time. There's not even classes going on today, just a big field day out behind the school. Me and Tracy decided to play chicken with Shane and Mike. It was in a pit of mud where it had rained earlier this week, I got a good shove and both her and Shane went down while me and Mike screamed in triumph.

I hopped off his back and pull up my jean shorts from where they had fallen. I glanced at Mikes face and swore I saw Mathews, I shook my head and back came his regular features, his sharp shaven jaw and brown eyes.

It was got out today, but the breeze was nice and I was for sure to get a tan. We played tag next, laughing like small children and then we played football, where some how I ended up in a tree.

When they dismissed school, me, Tracy, Shane, Mike, and Shawn all rode home in the same car, scream singing along to the top twenty from the last week. I pulled my iPhone out when it vibrated and the text message I read stunned me.

Mathew- come by today so I can talk to you.