Fiendish

Chapter 9

At the same time, I wanna hug you, I wanna wrap my hands around your neck.

- Pink, True Love

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Carmen's Pov.

I tapped my pencil on my desk as I worked on the last problem on my test. I finally picked my answer and walked to the front of the room. Professor Cox gave me a bright smile as she collected my paper and I returned to notion. I grabbed my backpack and walked out of the classroom, silently shutting the door behind me.

I had twenty more minutes until first hour ended and had to head to my second class. I sat on the closest bench and closed my eyes. I haven't seen Harry since Wednesday and I have no idea where he is or when he'll be back. Just the mere thought of that made me pissed and upset all at the same time.

When I woke up from that eventful night, it appeared that Harry had been long gone for a while already. I remembered feeling completely confused. After what he just did, after what we just did, I thought that things would change. Then I felt angry. How could he just do what he wanted to me and leave? How could he be so selfish? I guess I was stupid to think-

Then, I felt sadness. To be honest, I was looking forward to seeing him when I opened my eyes. No one has ever made me feel like he has. I really thought that maybe, just maybe, when I opened my eyes he'd be a different person. I'm so naïve and stupid. I wish I wasn't like this: so weak and dumb.

Last night I talked to Julie about her problem. We ate cartons and cartons of ice cream like in those awful movies and listened to Ed Sheeran's beautiful voice as she ranted. I didn't want to tell her about Harry. I knew I should but it was too painful and angered me too quickly. I just listened to Julie speak and I comforted her when she needed it.

Maybe Harry was gone for good. Maybe I was finally free.

A smile was etched on my face yet I knew that it didn't reach my eyes. My phone rang suddenly in my pocket and I pulled it out, answering without checking the caller ID.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, Carmen." Liam's voice rang through my phone and I felt a pang of sudden guilt.

"I'm so sorry, I've never texted you." I said and Liam laughed.

"It's alright." Liam assured. "I just wanted to check in on my little savior."

"That's sweet, Liam." I told him, running my nail along the bench. "Well right now I'm sitting on a bench about to start heading to my second hour."

"Oh so you're in college?" Liam asked.

"Yeah, I am. You?"

"No, college really isn't in my forte." Liam laughed again and I joined him.

"I'm sure you'd excel at NYU, Liam." I reassured him.

"Thanks, Car. Now, getting off of topic here, how would you like to maybe go to dinner with me?" Liam said it quickly and I got a feeling he was just a tad bit nervous.

"Sure, Liam. I'd love to go to dinner with you."

Liam let out a sigh and I laughed. We talked for another few minutes. He gave me a time and I gave him my address. I got off the phone with Liam and began heading to my next class.

Tonight I'd get to hang out with someone like Liam and hopefully forget about Harry.

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