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5. Him

I make sure to get to school early, not wanting to face the dreadful detention that every kid detests.

I make it into my first class and time goes by smoothly. Lunch arrives in a blink of an eye.

"Hey girls!" I say to Amanda and Tess while placing my food on the lunch table.

"Hey, what about me? I don't look like a girl do I?" Nick jokes.

"Awww, hi baby" I say as I plant a kiss on his forhead.

"So what's up? Anything new" Amanda starts. "How's the step?" Amanda continues asking about my oh so famous stepmother.

"Ugh, don't get me started about her" I answer as I go through my phone.

"I swear, she is completely ruining my life!" I continue.

"I never liked her" Nick says.

As we keep on talking about Jilian, Nick gets up and walks to the garbage bin to put something in it when suddenly a boy with black hair, thick glasses but not to thick to cover his green big eyes bumps into him and causes whatever garbage he had to splatter on the floor also causing the boy with green eyes to land on the floor and making his glasses fall to the ground.

"What's wrong with you?! Can't you see where you're walking?!" Nick shouts, clearly irritated.

Then something unimaginable happens. When the boy gets up and opens his mouth, to probably apologize, Nick pushes him back on the ground and steps on his glasses, clearly breaking them.

"Those glasses were not even working anyway." Then Nick storms out of the cafeteria. That's when I realize a dozen of students having their phones out and get filmed the whole scene.

Then I do something even more unimaginable. Instead of going to find Nick, I sprint to the boy who's on the floor, collecting the pieces of his glasses.

"Hey, are you okay?" I ask as I help him pick up the pieces.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He replies coldly.

"Listen, I'm embarrassing myself by helping you. Try to appreciate a littl e." I say, getting a little annoyed.

"Well I never asked you to help me. Sorry for being such a burden." He says as he finishes to pick up the fragments of his glasses. He gets up and storms out of the cafeteria with his head held low, not wanting to face the curious, gossip eating crowd.

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When I get home, I go to my room and pick up my phone, contemplating on calling Nick or just ignoring him.

That's when my phone goes off...

I pick it up, hoping its Nick so I don't have to start the conversation.

"Hello?" A male voice says as if the normal American greeting was a question. As if he wasn't sure he was calling the right number...

It's not Nick.

I recognize this voice.

That's when I realize.

It's him.

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Author's note:
Oooo "him"
Okay I know that you guys know  probably know who "him" is.
Sorry for my not-so-mysterious ending!
I'd like to dedicate this chapter to mockingjayangel because she really helped me throughout the beginning of this book and I am eternally greatful for that!

Teaser: Alexis talks to "him" and she confronts Nick for his behaviour.

P.S. The banner I made is a big spoiler for the book. But not exactly what you think...
-Karina