Always ✔︎

Chapter 21

•Lilian's POV•
*Trigger warning panic attacks*

Last week was awful, it's now Thursday night and I have to go back to school tomorrow.

I shouldn't be far behind in my schoolwork though Chase has been collecting it for me and bringing it to my house when he insists on checking on me every day after practice.

Usually, we watch movies, bake something, or do homework. It's been nice but I'm ready to get out of the house.

I could have gone back a few days ago but I wanted to wait for the bruising around my eyes to go down.

Laura and Violet have come to visit me as well whenever they are free.

I'm incredibly grateful for them as much as I like hanging out with Chase and watching movies there's something different about talking and hanging out with them that I like.

Chase: On my way over.

Me: K, see you soon.

Chase is on his way over just as he's done for the past week.

Once he got here, we watched 'Tangled' one of his sister's favourite Disney movies definitely not his, he made that crystal clear.

He left late that night when my dad came home from work.

He's been working late shifts almost every night this week and it's definitely taking a toll on him; he looks tired all the time he tries not to show it, but I can see.

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The bell rings as I stand outside the front doors looking up at the school.

I got this, it's just like any other day nothing has changed, I repeated this in my head as I stood outside the front doors preparing to go inside.

"Andrew what are you doing just standing there," Shawn says walking up to me and wrapping his arm over my shoulder.

"Oh nothing, just got distracted," I mumble back. He seems to understand what I didn't say because he stared at the bandage that was still on my nose.

"If anybody gives you any shit, tell me and they are dead," he deadpans.
"Thank you,"

"Let's go don't want to be late," he says leading me into the building.

As soon as we walk in all eyes go to us, more likely me. Then the whispers started happening, everyone had something to say to their friends all of a sudden.

I caught a few bits of what people were saying and it was all like 'that's why she came here,' 'definitely messed up now,' they couldn't be talking about me, right I haven't done anything.

"There just jealous I'm hanging out with you and not them," Shawn says as we reach my locker.

"Yeah sure, let's go with that," I say smiling back at him.

The last bell rings and we have to head to class, "See you later," He yells as he walks down the hallway which earns me a feel glare from a group of girls across from me.

"Hey, Lili,"

"Hey, Chase" I reply sitting at the desk next to him in chem. He just smiles back at me.

"Why are you so smiley this morning," I ask suspiciously.

"I got you something," he says waggling his eyebrows at me.

"You didn't have to"

"Here,' he says pulling out Starbucks, "I figured you didn't eat this morning,"
"True I didn't," I admit, I had been too nervous to eat.