The Unknown

Chapter 7

Emily

The next few days were quite boring to say at least. For my relief I didn't get to see Nathan. No one knows where he is but I sure as hell don't care. The regret of that night is still chasing me especially in my dreams basically the fear that he is gonna make me want him to repeat that night is hunting me with furious speed. After what happened at the lockers I haven't been able to think properly. The way that my body reacted to him is fucking scary. I feel like he's messing with my head without even realising it.  I should be able to just forget about all that and just go one with my life like I usually do after I hook up with someone.

His absence these days was my way to sort of relax. At first the paranoia that he's gonna corner me again was strong. However every  next day it drained slowly and now a week and a half later I almost don't feel the need to scan the physics room to see if he was there.

But of course my calmness has to be ruined by him. He steps in the room and immediately spots me. He moves his feet at my direction and stops at the seat right next to me. He glares at the guy and the dude gulps visually.

"Move, juckass." Nathan narrows his eyes at the guy and he stands from his seat as fast as he can.

"Why the fuck did u do that?" I finally look at his face and I almost gasp. His cheekbone is red-ish and has a a deep cut right above his right eyebrow.

"Cuz I can and I want to." He smiles ironically, without letting the smile reach his face and sits down only a feet away from me. I nod and open my books as the teacher starts her lesson.

Next 20 minutes I can't stop staring at his bruises. None of the words which the teacher says, reach me. And after few more minutes I speak up, making sure no one except him can hear me.

"What happened?" I ask as quietly as I can. I didn't want to ask him, he probably just got into a fight w some dude again, but something inside me makes me want to  know if he's alright. Y the fuck does it concern me??

"None of ur business." He snaps coldly and turns to me with blank expression.

Nathan

"Don't be a dick, I haven't done anything this time." She shakes her head and I just growl in response, hoping she would drop it but she keeps staring me with narrowed eyes. I try to figure out what she's thinking but her expression in unreadable, she looks so damn confusing..

"Are u alright?" Her voice is so soft, it makes me almost share my problems but the question is way too personal and it makes me nervous so I have to look down to avoid her eyes. I definitely shouldn't have sat here.. tbh I don't even know why I did it.

"Nate..." She says my name and I immediately freeze. She never calls me by my short name unless she's drunk or horny.. or both. "U alright?" She asks even more quietly than before.

"Doesn't matter anymore." I let a breath and look her in her deep green blue eyes which consume me. It's so easy to get lost in those eyes. We stare at each other for I don't know how long. It's like everything stops right here and now. All I can hear is silence and billion  thoughts fly in my mind.

Suddenly she gasps, bringing me back to earth. Worried expression takes over her face. I drow my eyebrows together in confusion and she points below her nose. My hand automatically touches my nose and when I look at it blood is all over my fingers. Fuck, not again.