And it begins again (Awkward's sequel)

Chapter 22

*Michelle's POV*

I went to my bathroom and got some scissors. I held it up and just stared at it. Should I really cut it? It's been the same length for so many years...

"I think you would look great with short hair" I heard a voice say. I looked at my reflection and saw my big mess of hair. After staring at it for a few moments, I took a strand of it and held the scissors tightly.

*snap* *snap* *snap* *snap*

"You look better like that" the voice said. I cleaned up and walked out to the living room. Nathan was in the couch watching tv.
"Ahem" I cleared my throat. He looked towards where I was standing and his eyes widened.

"Wow..." He said.
"Is it bad?" I asked worriedly.
"What? No! Of course not! You just look really different, but in a good way" he replied with a smile. I smiled back.
"Thanks" I said as I sat next to him.

"Aren't you gonna miss him?" I asked quietly. He stayed silent.
"I don't know" he sighed.
"Do you hate him?" I asked next.
"A little"
"Why?"

"He hurt you"
"He made a mistake. I did the same and you still love me, right?"
"Of course I love you. It's just that... I didn't want to see you hurt"
"I can't stay safe all the time, Nathan" I sighed.

"I know, but you were really hurt. And I don't think that, that was all he did. What else did he do besides stab and cut you?" He exclaimed. I stayed silent.
"He cut me, stabbed me, had a clown to beat me up, and wrote some words on my back"

"A clown? What the fuck did that thing do to you?!" He yelled.
"He stabbed me, opened my cuts, beat me up and cut my hair" I replied quietly. I looked at him and saw that he was already looking at me, his eyes filled with anger.

"Please don't yell" I said. He took a deep breath before speaking.
"Anything else?" He asked.
"From the clown, no. From Oliver, he was about to finally kill me before Jason and that other girl came in"

"What happened when they came in?"
"They said that if Oliver pulled the trigger, he would die too. Oliver was always facing me with the gun pointing at me. He had a big smile on his face as Jason threatened him.

He mouthed 'bye' and pulled the trigger and the bullet went to my shoulder. I don't remember anything else"

Silence. Nathan had already turned off the tv. You could only hear the uncomfortable silence between us.
"Good thing we left him in Minnesota" Nathan mumbled.
"I'll miss him. He did hurt me, badly but that doesn't mean I'm gonna hate him the rest of my life.

Everyone deserves a second chance. You gave me one didn't you?"
"Yes, I did. And I never said I was gonna hate him forever"
"I'll miss him and Maggie. Wait, why did we leave Maggie?"
"She got arrested" Nathan reminded me.

"Oh, right"
"I'll miss Maggie too. We'll just have to wait 2 years"

Since that's so easy...
"Don't worry, that time will go by faster than you think"
Why does this voice seem so familiar?
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