Craving him-The Secrets we keep

32- Break Up Blues

March 10,Tuesday

Arielle

I can't believe Blaine cheated on me with her. I shouldn't have gave him the benefits of a doubt before.

I sit in Riley's car I refuse to let myself fall apart over this. Blaine and I are over for good this time. I stare at all the houses in front of me  and Riley grabs my hand. "What's up with you right now?!".

I don't think I should tell her otherwise she would literally try to kill him. "Nothing I'm just having an off day".

She gives me a smile, I knew I shouldn't have gone to school today. When I look around all I am going to see Blaine.

Riley stops the car and we both swing forwards. "Cut the crap what's going on?".

"What?" I played dumb.

"Cut the crap you look like your on the verge of tears. Is this about Blaine is this why he didn't pick you up from school?".

I knew I had to tell her she would see right through me if I lied. "After school when I went to go see Blaine after he didn't pick me up I saw him with Madeline. We had a fight and I asked him if he was sleeping with her. He said yes".

She starts driving again I can see the killer look in her eyes she's going to his place. "please don't. Let this one go Riley if you go in there and hurt him nothing going to change".

She stops the car and the tears start rolling down my cheeks. "I'm so sorry Arielle you deserve way better than him he's just a jerk".

"I don't want to talk about this anymore let's just go to school".

She turns back and heads to school. I turn the radio on I didn't want to think about this anymore. She holds my hand and smiles up at me.

When we got to school she parked the car. I tried to open the door but she locked it. "Are you sure you don't want to go home?".

"The last place I want to be is my room".

She hooks our arms together and walked into school. Everyone was staring like they knew what happened. Great!.

Oliver walks up to us and hugs Riley. He goes to give me a hug but then he stops in the middle. "Are you okay?". I guess everyone can see it on my face.

I ran into the bathroom Riley and Oliver running after me. I dropped to the floor crying I don't know why I can't stop crying it's frustrating.

I hit the wall and Riley and Oliver stare at me like they don't know what to do. "Please make it stop please make it stop" I scream over and over.

I wish I could make this pain stop but there seems to be no release. Riley says to Oliver "Blaine cheated on her with Madeline".

He walks towards me and I walk backwards. But he keeps coming closer he grabs the bottom of my elbows lifting me up into his arms. "I'm so sorry this happened to you Arielle but I'm here now I'm here for you" I cried into his arms.

We stood there in each other arms for a good 30 mins. I did him wrong and he's still here for me. I whisper into his ears. "I don't get why your so good to me after what I did to you?".

He chuckles and whispers into my ear. "Because I knew that you would always be my life. I wasn't the love of your life, he was".

I start laughing and he joins. "Look how that turned out" I wiped my tears.

He puts both of his hands to my cheek. He whispers in his lowest voice "Everything happens for a reason".

Riley looked at us like she was confused. "I'm fine now. We can go to class".

"Ok-ay?" She asked.

I walked out of the bathroom good thing no one was in the hallway the bell must have ringed. I walked into my first class I think even the teacher knew because she gave me a apologetic smile as I seat down.

She starts talking about our final book report. We had to talk about how the book related to us. Well that I was easy. The people you loved will eventually hurt you.

I wrote down on my note broken hearts and smiley faces. Until the bell rings Riley whispers again. "Are you sure your okay we can go home anytime".

"I won't lie it hurt but I feel better after Oliver talked me. He reminded that in the end I will be better".

She gave me a smile and walked me to science class. All classes we're talking about our final projects since we're graduating in May.

I sat next to Oliver. "Heyyy, there's my heart breaker" he says and I roll my eyes at him.

He smiles and looks down at the floor. I wondered why I ever cheated on Oliver with Blaine. I mean Oliver was handsome and nice and had a good heart. Maybe it's me wanting my bad boy teenage dream and that I what I was chasing after.

Oliver

I can tell she's upset about this even if she's trying to be strong. Making jokes seems to make her better she's smiling at else. I don't know if I can be supportive about this. I still care about Arielle more than friends and still being next to her makes me want to be with her again.

But I can't not right now she needs me. I look over to her shes playing with her hand trying to  stop herself from crying. I grab her hand and held it, she gave me a smile in return.

"You know if your not uo for school today I can drive you home".

"I wish I everyone would stop worrying I'm fine" she tights her grip on my hand "I promise" she whispers.

For the last 3 months of school we work on our final projects before we graduate and leave high school for good.

The teacher hands us our frog I look at Arielle she has a disgusted look on her face as she looks at the frog cut open. She lets go of my hand and puts her goggles and gloves on and I do the same.

I name things out and she writes them down. I look at her, she's staring down at the paper with a smile on her face. I wondered if she was pretending to be okay. I nudge her in the arm "you know it's okay not to be okay right?" I remind her.

"I'm okay at else for right now. I promise later I'll cry into your arms so you can comfort me" she jokes.

"I'll be looking forward to that" I reply with a wink.

I look around every one staring at me with her and whispers to their friends. I can hear them saying "slut"

I stink eyes them and they look away. All high schoolers want to do is create drama for their own entertainment without knowing all of the information.

We walks out of school at the end of the day I look at Arielle she's tense I could feel it radiate off of her. Suddenly Arielle stops in her tracks I look up to where's she is looking and there he is Blaine Taylor.