Part 4, Leo, Ave’s POV
When I got to school, Leo was waiting for me at my locker. He seemed like he was happier today than he was yesterday. I can still see his image crying in my mind as he told me about Shane. I wanted so badly, to cry along with him. I thought that maybe I could let out my tears with someone who needed to let their own tears out.
“ Good morning.” He smiled at me, and opened my locker for me. I smile back at him and put my bag into my locker and took out my binders and my homework for my first class. I was about to walk over to Avery, just to say hi. It seems like she and I haven’t talked in ages, when really the truth is that I just haven’t talked to her in ages. I saw Avery kiss her girlfriend so sweetly, they pulled away smiling and then tightly embraced each other. Leo waved his hand in front of my face. I popped out of my daydream and I looked at Leo. He just shook his head and said,
“ Ave, It’s not worth it.” I took my binder out of my locker and shook my head in complete agreement.
“ You are so right. I shouldn’t miss something that I never really had to begin with.” Leo smiled and hugged me.
“ It’s so hard to believe that we just met yesterday and I feel like I have known you forever.” I laughed
“ I feel the same way about you. I trust you so much, I can tell you anything.” I told him. He and I hooked arms and walked to our first class. I was passed a note in the middle of class. I slowly opened it, reading what it read. I tilted it, do Leo could read it.
I really need to talk to you… meet me in the bathroom after class. Avery
Leo just shook his head, I know that he doesn’t think that she is good enough for me. Considering she made me so confused and then moved on completely with her life, without me. I folded the note back up and dropped it into my pocket. I never want to read it again! After first class, Leo and I walked back to out to our lockers, setting our first class binder down and getting our second class binder. Leo took my binder for me and he said that he would save me a seat in class.
“ Take your time talking with her, okay? Don’t do anything you will regret. If you know what I mean.” He winked at me. I shoved him playfully out of my way and stomped down the hall. I looked back to Leo and we smiled at each other. I walked into the bath room, where I found Avery waiting for me next to the sink. I walked to her, keeping my distance from her.
“ I just want to tell you that I am so sorry. I know what I did was wrong. I didn’t know how to be something you wanted… I was scared to tell you everything that I wanted you to know about me. You don’t know everything you should know. You don’t really know why people don’t like me the way they used to. I couldn’t just tell you everything. It needs time. I have decided that you need to know now though.” Avery blurted this all out really fast, looking like she was about to throw up. I knew that this was not going to be something I was going to enjoy hearing.
“ I want to know…” I got ready to listen to her, for the first time in a while.
“ Last year the year started out great for me. I thought that it was going to be the best year ever. I was wearing new clothes, I was dating beautiful girls, I was fitting in better than I ever did before. Then the “jocks” held a huge party. Everyone was going to that party. I wasn’t so sure that I wanted to go. But since everyone else was going, I made a stupid choice and decided that I wanted to go to that stupid party. When I got to the party, there were couples making out in the corners, there were beer bottles everywhere, there was screaming coming from some room in the house. I knew that I had made a really stupid decision. Then a boy came up to me, he introduced himself as Seth. He and I started small talk. I thought he was being pretty nice to me….”
I just stared at her in shock, knowing what this story was leading up to.
