The Deeper Me

CHAPTER THREE

A picture of Ellie

*Flashback*

I let go of him and said, "Um, sorry for making your shirt wet." I smirked. "That's okay, now are you going come or not?" He smiled.

*Ellie's point view*
"Fine! I'll go with you." I smiled at him. He grabbed my hand and dragged me to motorcycle. "Uh... I am not going on that deadly machine!". He laughed, "Oh come on, there's nothing to be scared of." Holding my hand for support. I was about to turn around to walk home but he threw me over his shoulders. "HEY! LET ME GO!" hitting his back. "Okay angel." He let out a small smirk when he let me go and I was about to fall. "AHH DON'T LET ME GO!!!!!" I said while holding his shirt for dear life. He put me on the motorcycle and told me to put the helmet on. So I did. I held his shoulders but he grabbed my hands and placed them around his waist, he turned to me and said it was for safety reasons, then he started driving. I screamed at the top of my lungs.

When he started to slow down, he laughed and said "Your screaming made me deaf!" I hit his head. Then we reached the ice cream place that was a street down from my house.

When we entered "My beautiful lady what would flavour would you like?" Kyle said. I smiled and replied "Cookie dough, bubble gum and rainbow ice cream please."
"Of course my lady." He winked at me. Once we got our ice cream we sat down at a small table.

"Can you tell me why you were crying before?" He said straight out. "Well um it's kind of a long story and it's something I rather not talk about." I told him honesty.

"Tell me, I will listen and help you out." He smiled at me. "Okay but you have to promise me something." I said in a weak tone. "I never break promises and I can be serious" Giving me a serious look. I started laughing. Oh my god seriously that was super cute. He looked at me and said "what?" he started giggling.

"Anyway, I was bullied for 7 years. The fives years I was abused by someone. The three other years I was teased by girls" I looked down trying not to make eye contact. "Hey, it's okay I'm here, your not alone. I will protect you from anything and I will support you" he replied looking into my eyes and holding my hands. I gave a weak smile.

"It's just I'm still struggling, the bulling won't stop and the bully is someone who has been teasing me ever since I came to this school" I started tearing up.

He looked mad but he tried to hide it. He said in a calm voice "Who is that exactly?"
"I can't say because she is your friend."
He laughed, "I don't have many friends except for Joshua."

I was confused "But your popular and everyone loves you!" He replied "I am made out as popular but I really don't give a shit about it. I may seem like a bad boy but I'm really not I am practically hiding the real me but continuing, who is bullying you so I can have a word with them." he smirked at me.

"Okay whatever you say 'Mr Bad Boy'. It's Alison, she has been bullying me ever since year 7. I don't know what I did to her. I know you like her and she's your girlfriend, I should stay away, what was I thinking telling you this, nobody likes me, thanks for everything but goodbye" I got up taking me stuff while crying and ran away.

*Kyle's point of view*
She got up and left after she told me that Alison was bullying her. That made me so mad. I am gonna have a word with her tonight so she can stop. SHIT I better run after Ellie. I hate seeing her hurt.

I found her entering her house. Damn it. Wait my house is across the street. She's my neighbor. Sweet! I have good idea.

I'm going to surprise her at the window after I talk with Alison. She'll be happy because now she'll know that Alison isn't going to bully her anymore.

I swear I can't believe Alison bullies Ellie. Ellie is a beautiful girl and she doesn't deserve to be bullied. Her heart is full of love.

Later that night

*Ellie's point of view*
I jumped on my bed and went to sleep. Until I heard someone coming through my window. I got my slipper and went to my window, I screamed. I saw a guy with a hoodie. I couldn't see who it was until he laughed. "Hey angel it's me your friend Kyle" he laughed. I threw my slipper at him, he scared me.

"You know that slipper won't protect you" he said while coming closer to me. "Um...what are you doing in my room!" I yelled stepping back.

Once my back was up against the wall his face came closer to mine whispering "Ellie, why did you run away from me again?" He stepped back but he grabbed my arms. "Um... it's just that it's hard... to explain why I... run away from... everyone." I didn't know what to say. He hugged me saying "It's okay I understand how it's hard to explain but I had a bad past too." I was surprised and I asked "You did? But your popular and everyone loves you."

He was shocked and yelled, "Since when did you think I was popular?!"
"I don't know!" I yelled back.

We sat down on the bed and he said "I will go first" I nodded. I wonder what really happened to him.

He took a deep breath, "So, when I was five years old I got abused by this kid. He was jealous of me and wanted to get rid of me. Until one day I was sick of it I decided to hide my emotions. That day I started to become the 'The Bad Boy'."

He took his shirt off and showed me his scars all over his back. "This is from my dad, he used to bash me up ever since my mother passed away, he was an alcoholic and he blamed it on me for her death."

He was about to cry but I think he was embarrassed. "Hey Kyle, it's okay I understand. You can cry it's okay. Guys can cry too." I smiled at him. He hugged me. "Thanks Ellie, you're the only girl that I can relate to." He let go of me so I could start my story.

"Well it all started when I was five years old. These two boys hated me because I was different to everyone and I had something that was 'odd'" I looked away trying to hide my tears. "They bashed me up because of what I was born with" I slowly started to cry.

"Why did they do that?" Kyle replied rubbing my arms, "Uh... um... it's just that it's a thing I haven't told anyone" He came closer "Ellie, you can trust me. I wont reject you for who you are." He was looking straight into my eyes.

I sighed, "Okay, it's... that... I'm... deaf" I started to fiddle with hands scared to look at him. He smiled "Ellie that's amazing! You have no need to be a shamed of being deaf. I don't care if your deaf or blind or a whatever all that matters is who you are." He was smiling at me. A tear fell. I started to get emotional because I knew everyone would reject me if they knew I was deaf.

I got up crying and walked over to the bathroom where I collapsed in total sadness. He came after me and carried me out how any prince would carry his princess. He put me on the bed and cuddled up beside me.

He held me until I fell asleep and we lied there in silence. I was uncomfortable wearing my hearing aids when I was sleeping but I didn't say anything just in case anything happened. I started to doze off until I heard Kyle saying something.