George's pov
I make my way home, it's late.
I think I'm late to dinner.
I open the door to the house, "George you late" my mum shout from the kitchen, "I know, I had to tutor someone" I say, "you really are a nerd" I hear the voice of my step brother.
I hate him.
I roll my eyes and set my back down by the stairs.
I take my plate of food and sit down next to my step father and my mum sits next to me.
My step brother on the other end of the table.
"Well aren't you going to welcome your brother home from college" my step father says.
I also hate him.
"Oh sorry, excuse my manners, I'm so glad your home, it's honestly so lovely to see you again, I hope you had fun at college" I say sarcastically.
"Oh I did, because I didn't have to see your ungrateful, ugly face" he says with disgust.
"George that was rude" my step father says, "and calling me ugly and ungrateful isn't?" I say and begin to eat my food.
"Ok please calm down" my mum says, and the Henry blabs on about his college life and girlfriend.
I finish eating and stand walking to the sink and cleaning my plate, "oh George how'd your test go?" My mum asks, I pull the papers out of my bag and hand them to her.
"Oh that's great honey" she says proudly, "I guess, I'm gonna go to my room" I say, "ok, bye" she smiles.
"He never stays down here, I mean his brothers home for the week, he should be grateful" my step father says angrily.
"Oh leave him be" my mum says.
I walk into my room and begin to read again, then I do an assay that's due tomorrow.
~~~
I walk into school the next day, my eyes scan the hallway and stop in clay who's vaping into his shirt.
He looks at me too.
I feel hands suddenly wrap around my waist from behind.
I look over at my ex.
"George!" He smiles kissing me on the lips.
I don't kiss back, "uh, you said it was over?" I say confused, "oh, I was just angry, it's ok if we're still together though?" He says.
"I actually-im talking to someone" I lie, he let's go of me, "already?" He says, "it's been 5 months, you blocked me, you didn't even keep in contact and I didn't know where you were" I say, "I moved schools for you though" he looks sad, I know it's just an act though.
"Look I'm sorry but I can't do this anymore" I say, "what's wrong with this?" He asks, "I don't know, your kinda toxic" I say, he looks mad now, I feel someone grab my hand and tug on it, I look at clay, he locks our fingers and I realize what he's doing.
"Whos this?" He asks, "no one" I whisper and I turn to walk with him, he walks with me.
"That's probably the only helpful thing you've ever done" I whisper, "he looked like he was about to punch you, I mean if he did that I would probably beat the shit out of him" clay whispers.
"I can take care of myself clay" I say, "would you rather I left you there?" He asks, "no but that's not the point" I say I notice people in the hallways watching us, mostly jealous girls.
It makes me a little anxious, clay walks me to my locker and I open it and put my stuff in it, as I do I feel clay let go of my hand and holds my waist, our body's pressed together.
"Clay" I whisper, "what?" He whispers, I push his hands off me.
"I'm not going to let you just turn me into one of your sluts" I whisper closing my locker and turning to look at him.
"But what if that wasn't my intention, what if my intention was to make you more special then just a slut" he whispers cupping my cheek.
I stare up at him letting him rub my cheek, "fuck clay, you don't mean it, all you do is play with peoples hearts then break them" I say and push his hands off me.
He grabs my wrists and pins them to the lockers above my head.
"We're in a hallway clay" I whisper staring up at him, I feel my cheeks heat up, "meet me in the bathroom at lunch" he whispers, "why?" I ask, "you'll see" he whispers letting go of me.
I want to go.
I want him to kiss me.
I want him to love me.
But is he just playing with me?
