Can We Create Something Beautiful?

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Four:

~Vic's P.O.V. ~

I sat in the parking lot, fidgeting nervously. No one was at school yet, I had gotten there pretty early and then texted Kellin to make sure he was coming. He didn't answer. I was a little worried, but I figured he was just probably mad that I never answered his call on Friday.

After hanging out with the guys for the weekend, I went home yesterday and basically practiced what I was going to say like hell. All it would take is one slip up and Kellin would be either heartbroken or pissed...maybe both.

I looked up and saw Kellin walking towards me, a blank look on his face. Once he got up close to me I leaned in to kiss him, but to my surprise, I felt a stinging sensation across my cheek. My jaw dropped once I realized that he had just slapped the hell out of me.

I stared down at him in complete shock. Kellin had never hit me before...I'd never even see him hit anyone. He didn't seem violent. Is he really that mad that I didn't answer his phone call?

"Why'd you do that?" I asked, lifting a hand to rub my jaw to ease the pain.

He shook his head, giving a dark laugh.

"Don't act all innocent now, you fuc.king as.shole." He snapped.

"Kellin, what has gotten into you?" I asked angrily.

I didn't know why he was treating me like this but I didn't like it.

"What's gotten into me? Really? Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's the fact that you've been lying to me since day one." He snapped.

My heart dropped into my stomach and I froze. How had he found out? He noticed the look on my face and he shook his head, laughing darkly once again.

"Kells, I swear it isn't-"

"Don't! Don't you ever fuc.king call me that again!" He screamed, tears in his eyes.

I reached out to touch his shoulder but he dodged my hand. I didn't know what to do, I didn't expect him to find out.

"Kellin, you have to listen to me. I wasn't lying, okay? It was just some stupid bet-"

"Exactly, Vic. You didn't ask me out because you liked me. You didn't even ask me out because you cared or because you really wanted to get to know me. You asked me out because of some bet. That's all I ever was to you, a stupid fuc.king bet." He snapped.

"No, no that's not it at all! I mean-"

"So you didn't make a bet to try to get me to fall in love with you?" He asked crossing his arms.

"Well, at first, but-"

"Exactly. And I fell for all of your bullshi.t. I fell for your sweet words and your promises, and I even fell for every single goddam.n 'I love you'." He said, his voice cracking halfway through. It wasn't hard to tell that he was trying not to cry.

I felt tears gather in my eyes as well but I held them back. Out of all the outcomes, this is the one I feared the most. I never wanted him to question my love for him. The feelings were completely real in all of this.

"I do love you! I love you so-"

"Stop! Just fu.cking stop! I'm so done being lied to!" He screamed.

"I'm not lying!" I yelled back.

He sighed and looked down, avoiding my eyes.

"Vic...let's face it. All I was, was a game for you to play. If Jaime hadn't have suggested that bet, then you would have never asked me out in the first place. You would have continued pushing me around and making my life hell. You would have never even looked at me. I would have just been another face that you'd pass in the hallway. So even if your feelings are real, everything else was fake. It was all a result of a bet that you made."

I shook my head. He didn't understand.

"A-And I fell for it. I played your game and I fell for you...I opened myself up and I let you in. The first person I had ever let in, and it turned out to just be a dirty trick. Go figure right?" He laughed, tears running down his face.

He looked so broken. I frowned and tears ran down my own cheeks as I tried to comfort him. But he jerked away.

"Don't touch me." He whimpered.

"Please Kellin...if you would just let me explain."

He shook his head, stepping away from me slowly.

"There's nothing to explain. I'm done playing your game. You won, Vic. You got into the depressed loner's head and you broke him. You won." He said, his voice shaky.

"It wasn't a game!" I cried, my voice cracking.

He just wiped his eyes and held on tighter to the strap of his backpack.

"Bye, Vic. We're done here..."

I stood there, frozen as he walked away. I could feel my throat close up as the tears ran down my cheeks. I let out a choked sob and turned, resting my head against the hood of my car. I kicked it angrily and tried to calm down.

I couldn't believe he was gone. I don't even care who told him at this point. I just wanted Kellin back...I just wanted to rewind everything back to the first day I saw him. I just wish I wasn't so dam.n stupid.

I heard Jaime and the guys run up, but they couldn't see my face because I had it against the hood of my car.

"How'd it go?" Jaime asked excitedly.

"Yeah, where's my future brother-in-law?" Mike teased.

I looked up and their faces instantly fell. I shook my head and wiped my eyes with a sad shake of my head.

"He's gone guys. Someone told him...he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore." I said quietly.

"I swear we didn't-"

"I know you didn't, guys. I just...I guess me and Jaime were talking a little louder than we thought that day." I sniffled.

"Did he let you explain?" Tony asked.

"No...he didn't. He was too upset. He looked so...broken. He was convinced that I was lying the entire time and that he was just a game I was playing."

They were completely silent. They probably didn't know what to say...

"You know what one of the last things he said to me was?" I asked, looking up at them.

They didn't reply and I looked back down.

"You won, Vic. You won..." I whispered.

But I didn't win. In fact, I lost everything.

Author's Note:

Please don't kill me. I haven't got to kiss a band member yet.

ENJOY THE CLIFFHANGER AND THE MISERY, MY DARLINGS! MORE TO COME, SOON!

~WickedWitch