A/N: In this chapter, the story gets a little... tense. ;) I'm sorry it's short!
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He is there on the other side of the room, and if I walk over he’ll be close again. Before I could take my first step, he was behind me; breathing on my neck.
‘’I’ve missed you, Mads.’’ He whispered in my ear. I could feel his warm breath tickle my ears.
He spun me around and I wrapped my arms around his neck. His hands were clasped together at the small of my back. I smiled at him, and looked in to his chestnut eyes; they were shining. I lolled my head back, and he gently kissed my neck.
‘’I love you, Alex.’’ I sighed.
He looked at me for a second, and then pulled me closer. I felt his soft, perfect lips brush mine, setting off fireworks.
‘’I love y-‘’
I woke up, sweating and shaking. I threw my head down in despair. That dream had felt so real! Why couldn’t it be real? Why did I wake up before he said ‘I love you’?
I looked at my clock; it was only 5:25 am. I hauled myself out of bed, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to get back to sleep. I straightened my hair, applied my make-up and pulled on my uniform. I pulled open my curtains to see sunshine. I smiled to myself.
After grabbing my bag, I left for school at 6:20 am. I would be extremely early, but I didn’t care; it meant I’d get to see him without anyone else being there.
I arrived at school ten minutes later, and walked in to my tutor room. Mr Autumn was sitting with his back to me, once again gazing at his laptop. I smiled to myself, and stood behind him. After about two minutes, I cleared my throat. Mr Autumn jumped out of his skin and turned to look at me.
‘’Jesus, Maddy! You scared the shit out of me!’’
‘’Language! Oh, and that was kind of the point.’’ I giggled.
‘’Like your language is any better! Why are you here? It’s like, half six. School doesn’t start for another two hours.’’
His words hurt me more than they should have, even though I knew he was only joking. I held back the tears in my eyes and gave him a tight- lipped smile.
‘’Maybe I was just dying to see you, Sir.’’ I teased, leaning closer to him. Our faces were nearly touching.
‘’Were you?’’ He asked, turning bright red.
I started laughing my head off, and pulled away from him.
‘’I was taking the piss out of Leah, you idiot!’’ I choked through my laughter.
Mr Autumn’s face turned serious then, he looked angry. He suddenly threw his fist against the table, and then buried his head in his hands.
‘’Um, are you okay?!’’ I squeaked, worry clouding my face. I put my hand on his shoulder.
‘’Maddy; get out. Come back when tutor starts, but for now; leave me alone.’’ He hissed, trying his best not to shout.
‘’But I-‘’
‘’Maddy; please.’’
He looked in to my eyes, then. I could see how he was begging for me to leave, so I sighed and left the room. I ran to the nearest bathroom and cried until my eyes were dry.
I walked in to tutor six minutes late, causing everyone to stare at me. I was never late to tutor. Leah sniggered at the back of the room, causing Amie to do the same. Mr Autumn turned to face me.
‘’Maddy, why are you late?’’ He asked me with an annoyed tone.
‘’I uh… I went to the toilet.’’ I muttered, looking down at my shoes and sniffing.
I quickly scurried to the only available seat; right in front of Mr Autumn. I could feel his eyes on me, but I kept my head down. I could feel silent tears rolling down my cheeks.
‘’Maddy, are you crying?!’’ Mr Autumn asked quietly.
‘’D-don’t worry about me. I’ll be f-fine.’’ I stammered.
I looked up at him, and his face was a portrait of shock and worry. Without thinking, he reached out and wiped away my tears with his fingers. I shivered as his skin came into contact with mine. He pulled away and stared at me for a few minutes.
‘’I’m sorry.’’ He whispered.
‘’For what?’’
‘’Making you cry; I shouldn’t of reacted the way I did.’’
‘’Its fine, but what the fuck was up with that?’’
‘’I uh… got an annoying e-mail from someone.’’
I could tell he was lying, but I wasn’t going to force the truth out of him. If he wanted me to know, he’d tell me, right?
I heard the bell ring, and hurried out of my seat. I felt Mr Autumn grab my arm once again, and sighed.
‘’Maddy, wait!’’
‘’What?’’
‘’Walk with me to Music?’’
Oh, shit. I’d forgotten I had Music with him again.
‘’Uh… Okay.’’ I muttered.
