Lifted (Lock And Key #1)

Chapter 9 - Forgiving Isn't Always Hard

My eyes flutter open and warmth spreads through me. Oh no! I have school today. I pry Zac's hands off me and he jumps awake but I'm already grabbing my things and about to leave through the door.

"What's wrong?" He sounds frantic.

"Nothing, I have school today and I have to get home." I stop for a minute, "Why aren't you going to school?" Zac relaxes and gets up with a groan.

"I got kicked out because of... complications; I'm looking for a new school. You know any?" His eye brows raise and he starts putting on a shirt.

"I would really love if you came to school with me, but... there's too much going on now so, no not really." Hurt flashes across his eyes.

"Well make sure you get something to eat before you get to school, I know you forget on purpose sometimes." I nod as I retreat to my car and start driving.

I know I just rejected him. I saw how hurt he was. My heart hurts, this is the down side to being with Zac, I can't control my emotions. As soon as I'm a few blocks away I park my car on the side of the road and break down. I smack my steering wheel as tears pour down my face. "Stupid, stupid, stupid!" I rejected him; I saw the hurt on his face. He was so upset, we were finally in a nice place and I ruined it! I scream at the top of my lungs, not caring who saw me. Determination fills me suddenly, I can get through this. Tyler, this needs to end. I need to sort out my shit and pull myself together. I stare at the road with death in my eyes. Slowly, I start driving again; never letting this emotion of determination leave me.

When I arrive home I quickly get ready for a shower. Zoe and Chanel try to talk to me,

"I need to get to school, is there anywhere you want to go?" They pull out their phones and I quickly dash to the shower. I turn on the shower at full heat, letting it engulf me. I try to wash away everything, all the bad. Was I becoming suicidal? I may as well be with what I was going to do. As soon as I'm finished I wrap my hair in a towel and run around the house getting my bag ready. I grab some money for my purse and run out the empty house.

Zac tries to enter my thoughts in the car. "He's fine, he's fine." I repeat, taking a deep breath to compose myself and race to school. I completely miss breakfast, I need to lose weight any way; is my excuse.

Tyler, Tyler is my main priority right now. I slam my car door and march into my school. Blair starts running to keep up with me.

"Hey I haven't seen you all weekend!" I stop quickly, to reply to Blair.

"I have something to take care of, we'll talk later." Her eyes turn scared and I hear her mutter 'oh no.' as I walk off to my locker, where I know Tyler will be. I shake my hips as I walk the hall way, new confidence building inside me.

I see him talking to the guys he was with before. I point to him, fire ignites me. I feel like my hair is on fire and I'm in some movie scene about to annihilate a whole city, but no, this is just Tyler.

"You, get over here." I demand. I don't care how I look but I swear I want to punch him just by watching him dawdle over to me. I slap him across the face, leaving a red handprint. "Don't you ever do that to me again, get it? Or I swear I will rip off your balls and shove them down a shredder." Tyler looks upset.

"I'm sorry Tess, I really am but-" I interject.

"Don't come near me unless you know what you want a beating." I start walking off before I quickly come back and kick him right behind the knee, making him fall to the floor. "Shit head." I growl as I go to my locker and grab my books before slamming my door and walking off.

Everyone around us is staring at me, "What do you want?!" I scream at them and they all go to their normal business. I feel like an animal, this quick mood swing is really doing a number on me. Everyone moves away, except Brooke. She walks up to me and smiles.