Chapter 17

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After leaving Jeffreys room, you were heading to the main entrance when you ran into Stewart.

"Hey Grace" he smiled "Do you have a minute?"

"Yeah sure" you smiled and followed him over to the seating area in the corridor. 

"I feel like I'm getting some mixed signals from you" he started, you were dreading this conversation.

"Ok" you replied, waiting for him to continue.

"We had some nice dates and now you seem to be blowing me off every time I try to arrange another" he explained "is something wrong?"

"Stewart" you sighed "See the thing is, you are lovely and I really enjoyed spending time with you but......"

"But what?" he interrupted "You were just using me until someone else came along?"

"No Stewart its not like that" you defended,

"I thought you were different Grace" he scoffed "I thought we had something really special"

"We did" you tried to reassure him "it just lost its spark"

"We can get it back" he exclaimed "Let start now" and his lips crashed into yours. You didn't kiss him back and he pulled away hurt. But you weren't focused on him, you were watching Jeffrey storm away down the corridor. Shit. Not again. 

"I'm sorry Stewart" you sighed standing up "I can't do this"

You left him sat there as you practically ran to Jeffrey's room. 

"Shit!" you exclaimed, 

"Is everything ok?" another teacher you didn't recognise asked, they were in the room next door. 

"Yes sorry I was just looking for Jeff I needed to ask him something before the weekend" you lied,

"Oh sorry love you've just missed him" he explained "He had to rush off, I don't think he'll be back, can I help" 

"Thank you but it's ok I'll catch him on Monday" you smiled and walked off. 

You headed back to the main entrance and were halfway down the stairs when you saw him getting into his car from the window. You practically ran out of the building but by the time you reached the car park he was gone. It might only be  a 10 minute car journey to his house, but it was over an hour on foot. You'd found that out the hard way earlier that week. 

By the time you made it to his street your feet were aching. You saw his front door open and you raised your arm to wave, but stopped when you realised he wasn't alone. Lucy. 

You watched as he opened his car door for her to climb in and then got in and drove away. You felt your heart break into tiny pieces. He hadn't noticed you. You sat on his doorstep and sobbed silently. 

Eventually he returned, he got out of his car and opened the front door without saying a word. 

"I hope it was worth it" you hissed,

"Don't be a fucking hypocrite darling" he snapped

"Don't you dare" you yelled "He kissed me! I didn't even kiss him back"

"A kiss is a kiss sweetheart" he snapped "from where I was standing it fucking hurt"

"Jeffrey I was calling things off, after seeing you it cleared things up in my head" you explained through tears "That was his last attempt at changing my mind" His face changed and he went white. 

"Come inside darling before the neighbours hear" he suggested

"I don't want to be anywhere near you after what you've just done"

"And what exactly is it that you think I've done" he snapped

"Fucked Lucy" you hissed.

"Wow" he chuckled "is there any need to be so vulgar"

"Why Jeffrey?" You cried "why did you do it"

"Because I was hurting and she was there" he yelled

"I'll never forgive you for this" you whispered as you walked down his path to head home.

"At least let me give you a ride home" he called after you.

"Just stay away from me" you yelled.

You rang Nicola after you'd been walking a while to come and pick you up.

She took you home and held you while you cried.

The weekend flew by, you spent most of your time in your bedroom shut away from everyone.

You ignored calls from Neve, Stewart and Jeffrey.

You didn't want to speak to anyone.

You couldn't believe how much your heart had let him in after knowing him for such a short time. But love at first sight clearly wasn't as much of a myth as you'd thought.

Neve picked you up for college on the Monday. She called you out for ghosting her. You apologised and blamed the incident with Stewart for wanting to be alone. She seemed to buy what you were selling and didn't ask anymore questions.

You didn't see Jeffrey at all on Monday.

On Tuesday he sent a note to your lesson asking for you to go to his room. You let everyone think you were but went for a walk instead. You didn't want to see him.

On Wednesday he sent a note again to a different session. Same result.

Thursday he was waiting outside your classroom. But you walked out of the room with a friend and didn't even glance in his direction.

Friday was supposed to be your PC session. You went home ill so you didn't have to go.

The week after he'd stopped trying. It got to Thursday before you even saw him. Obviously he was with Lucy. They were stood in Starbucks and you had joined the queue. She was laughing at something he said. Her hand resting on his bicep, you couldn't watch, but you knew he was looking at you.

"That wasn't what you think" he whispered, joining you at the sugar station.

"Go fuck yourself" you hissed "or each other. I really couldn't give a shit" then out of spite you ripped open several packets of sugar and poured them in his coffee before walking away. You didn't look back, he couldn't see you cry.

Friday 3rd period came around, you had been dreading it all week but knew you couldn't avoid him forever.

You got there early enough that you could sit on a table at the back with other people.

Everyone else had already started applying to universities and were writing their personal statements. You still had no idea where you wanted to go.

Jeffrey made his way around all the students again.

"Grace you have a free period this afternoon right?" He asked in front of everyone else on your table. You just nodded. "Great come back here after lunch and I will help you get closer to a decision, we really need to start your application process, you need to catch up to everyone else"

You could have killed him.

"I actually have plans this afternoon" you told him.

"Not anymore" he replied "I can make it a detention if you like"

"No its fine I'll be here" you sighed.

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