𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓, xavier thorpe

twenty one. vicious attacks

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LUNA.

we got off the ride and kept laughing as Kent ran towards the trash can, gagging. "oh, gross.", Divina said, covering her mouth as Kent vomitted into the bin. we all waited for him, the others helping him clean up his face. i then felt a hand tap my shoulder.

my body tensed up as i turned to see that it was Xavier who called for my attention. "can we talk?", he asked in a pleading tone.

slowly crawling back, huh?

Divina, you are a god damn genius and mastermind.

i nodded, trying to stay calm. "i'll be back.", i whispered to Divina, giving her a face that said everything. she nodded eagerly before turning back to tell Bianca. Xavier took me by the hand (that's very bold of you, mister) and led me further from the group, a good distance so they wouldn't hear our conversation.

"what is this about?", i asked him, crossing my arms as he let me go when he realized he was still holding me. he took a deep breath and said, "i'm sorry for... avoiding you these past days. even if i didn't do it, i still apologize cause i wanna fix things between us, Lu."

"why?"

"because... because being away from you feels like i'm going insane. and i don't want us to keep being awkward and pissed with each other... even if you wanna just stay friends now."

sadness filled his eyes and i could feel how defeated he felt inside. now i felt really... really bad for this whole revenge plan. sure he's come crawling back, but he thinks i don't like him anymore and thinks i'm replacing him.

i took a few moments, gathering my thoughts and courage to say what i needed to say. "Xavier." a small glimpse of hope filled his eyes as he heard me say his name. i looked up at him, eyes meeting his, genuine. "i'm sorry too. i shouldn't have reacted the way i did yesterday at the shed. i should've let you explained more."

"i also shouldn't have reacted the way i did.", he gave me a small smile which i gave back. i then continued, "speaking of yesterday and all the avoiding, what did you say about not doing it?"

"oh, yeah. i know it sounds crazy, but i genuinely did not avoid you at all the past days. in fact, i don't remember much from the past days except for waking up and going to bed.", he told me.

i asked, "like, you don't remember anything else?" he shook his head and i started going through my memory for any spells that had that side effect on people. i guess i was so deep in thought, cause Xavier reached for my arm, "hey, you okay?"

i snapped out of my thoughts and looked back up at him, "just to be clear, you couldn't remember avoiding me during the day? like, one hundred percent zero memories?"

"no memories at all. i don't remember avoiding you.", he assured. i exhaled and said with an amused smile, "Xavier Thorpe, you just got spelled."

"what?", he asked, gasping slightly. his eyes widened and his eyebrows were raised. i nodded, "i forgot about this, but there is a special spell that can be used to manipulate someone's feelings towards the person they love. it's simple, someone wanted you to avoid me and spelled you to do so. what makes it even more interesting is that this spell can be casted by those who aren't practiced with magic. meaning..."