The Prophecy

XXIX

Rory POV

I watched Iris chased an out of breathe Harley around the kitchen as i sat on the couch spectating

"Ven aquí, no te haré daño por ser tan jodidamente descuidada." Iris shouted from across the room holding a house shoe

You see, i warned the french woman ahead of time to which she ensured she wasn't afraid of Iris but their cat and mouse game proved otherwise

I eventually got bored of them and made my way back to my room

I threw myself onto my bed face first hoping the mattress would just engulf me forever

Being a teenager is so fucking hard

When we made eye contact everything came rushing back

The feelings, sadness, defeat but the anger and hatred overpowered and i knew i'd never forgive her nor did i want to

I need to move on.

Shit i'm still in disbelief Harley went out of her way to buy my school

If she could do that for me i could just imagine how much she'd do for Iris

I could tell they loved each other even if they'd not told each other yet, it was obvious

i've never seen Iris give anyone including women the time of day nor have i ever seen her so visibly happy

So seeing how they interact with one another makes me feel  for them even if i do occasionally yearn

I just don't think i could get close to anyone like that again. I owe it to myself.

I need to promise myself to protect myself and put myself before others so they can never get the chance to hurt me or embarrass me again.

I sat up reaching for my remote turning on euphoria then began doing some school work

20 minutes into my work i got a knock on my door and in came Iris

Let's just say she came in at typical Nate and Maddy interaction

"What the fuck are you watching?" She sat at the end of my bed obviously judging my choice of entertainment

"A masterpiece. Something you obviously wouldn't understand therefore i won't bother explaining myself" I shrugged pausing the show

She scoffed "Right... Anyways do you maybe want to tell me why my girlfriend bought your school which is about 1 Million dollars by the way?"

"Well since it was a question, no." I dragged the L throwing myself back on the bed only to receive a very aggressively thrown stuffed animal thrown at my head

"Hey! Don't throw her that's Winnie" I swung my pillow at her only for her to yank it away from my grip

I groaned giving up trying to beat up the 24 year old

I brought Winnie up to my chest positioning her under my chin securing my grip on her finally answering her question

"She bought it because of Elise."

"Oh my god. The fucker with the thinning hair? What did she do?"

"Sheesh insults already? I hadn't even told you what happened yet"

"No need. She's automatically wrong now what did she do?"

I rolled my eyes continuing "She outed me after leading me on for months which resulted in the entire school bullying me and throwing shit on me whenever they felt necessary. She still somewhat means something to me so i can't find it in me to do anything about it or.. hurt her no matter how much she's been hurting me" I whispered the last part to myself not wanting to vocalize how much of a pussy i am when it comes to her even if she doesn't even hesitate to hurt me

Does this mean i felt some sort of non-platonic love for her?

If so, i don't ever want to experience these feelings ever again.

Iris ushered me towards her adjusting my head to rest on her shoulder as she ran her manicured hands through my hair

"Why didn't you tell me?" She genuinely asked

She can't be serious though?

"Iris i hate to break it to you but you're fucking crazy"

"Am not! I'm perfectly normal"

I chuckled at her attempt to convince me she doesn't have insane tendencies "I don't know who you're fooling but it isn't me"

"Whatever, No wonder Harls did what she did but seriously Rory you shouldn't have to think twice about defending yourself no matter if you love that person or not. If they loved you or cared about you as much as you did then they wouldn't make you feel even an ounce of helpless, sad or hurt. It's okay to care and not want to hurt the one you love but when it comes to things like this, when it comes to someone being selfish and stupid you don't hesitate to fucking defend yourself okay?"

I just hummed not wanting to talk about it anymore

She rested her head on top of mine "Please tell me next time? So i can strangle that fucker"

"See? This is exactly what i was talking about not normal." I replied as i attempted to win the fight against me heavy eyes

"I'm gonna sleep now, you should go apologize to your girlfriend for chasing her around the house with a house shoe like the manic you at"

She hopped up sending me the finger "Fuck you. You're right though sweet dreams kid i love you"

"Love you more. And Iris? What'd you say if i stayed with you back in the states for awhile.. Just to get away for a couple months? Abuela and Abuelo are getting too old to care for me nowadays"

Iris let out a slightly inaudible screech of excitement

"I thought you'd never ask"

We let that be and as soon as she closed the door i pressed play on euphoria

I fucking love Lexi

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