The Boy in the Hall

Chapter 10

Samara's P.O.V

"You love me?" I ask, and I can already hear my heart beat in my ears.

"Yeah, I know it's early for me to say it, I just wanted to let you know before..." His blue eyes turn grey again, as they fill with pain, and he stares at our intertwined hands "it's okay if you don't love me back, I know it came as a surprise."

"I love you too, Ty James," I say, almost in tears, and he immediately looks up smiling, but the smile fades when he sees my tears.

"What's wrong, baby?" He asks in a sweet voice.

"Nobody has ever told me that they love me," I say, and start crying hard. He pulls me down to sit with him on the floor. We are still holding hands, and our legs loop together like they did in the hall. He kisses my head, and we sit like this for about 10 minutes not saying a word. I stop crying when we hear a knock in the door.

"Hey, who's in there?" Comes a female voice angrily, and I realize we are still in the bathroom. I think I can recognize the voice. He gets up, and then helps me up after. I take a quick look in the mirror. My eyes are puffy, and red from crying so hard, and my mascara is ruining. I fix my self best I can wipe away my makeup, and Ty opens the door. About 20 people are standing in line for the bathroom. I see Jillian at the front of the line with her arms crossed, and a frown on her face.

"Who the hell invited you? " She spits at me, and immediately Ty steps in to help. I know he is stopping me from doing something stupid.

"I did, but don't worry, we were just leaving," he says, calmly grabbing my hand again.

Jillian looks at our hands. I see her face get red with anger and frustration "She cuts herself!" She shouts in front of everyone. "Yeah," she nods her head quickly "that's why she like, always wears long sleeves, and sweaters and stuff! To hide the fact she is like so damaged! You thought she was perfect," she turns to Ty, and points, "like news flash, she's more broken then like," she stops "a lamp!"

I feel my heart start racing again, and I let go of Ty's hand. I run down the stairs and out of the house faster then I ever have ran before. I bump into another girl, and just keep running even when she calls me a bitch. I can hear Ty shouting after me. I see people watch me as I run across her yard, and onto the street. I collapse in the middle of the street and start crying like an idiot.

'Now everyone knows your a freak.'

I see headlights behind me, and I pick myself up, and walk over to the side deciding if I should jump in front if the oncoming car, and just end it all. I don't.

The car pulls up beside me, It's Ty.

"Samara, please get in the car," he drives slowly beside me.

"No!" I shout at him like a three year old refusing nap time.

"Please? Come on Samara," he pauses, "baby," I look at his face its hard to see in the dark, but I think I see an outline of a hand print across his face, Jillian must have slapped him.

"No Ty, just leave me alone," it's so cold outside I can see my breath.

"Samara we all make mistakes, please get in the car," he asks sincerely, and I finally agree. He stops the car, and I walk around the front get into the passenger side. I take a quick look at him, and I can see a a red mark shaped like a hand. "I called her a bitch, so she slapped me." I nod because I can't speak. I can't hold back my tears any longer.

I start crying again, totally humiliated by what just happened. Ty just sits there driving peacefully, acting like nothing had happened.

"I don't want to go home," I finally say staring out the side window, sobbing quietly.