Mending My Heart

Chapter 2: Partners?

........ As you can see it's been quite a while since I've updated. There is no excuse except for laziness. So I apologize before-hand. But finally an update! Try to ignore spelling errors or grammar errors. I'll try to get to those as quick as possible. Also, Amanda Seyfried as Elaina. I hope you enjoy - Olivia

'-' Elaina POV '-'

Class after class. That's what my day consists of. Sitting in too small desks and listening to a boring and endless lecture. And dear God, don't let me start with the homework. Packet upon packet, paper upon paper, project upon project. When will it ever end?!

One thing I've learned during my 17 years of life is that it's school, school, school, and then it's work, work, work. Then you die. Depressing right? You never catch a break. Though I shouldn't be complaining. My mother is divorced and has been fending for herself and me since I could remember. Not to mention that she gets very low payment in her crappy job. But she still manages.

The bell rings bringing me out of my daydream. I wipe the embarrassing line of drool off my face and stand up. Realizing it's time to go home I start to get excited. Finally I can lay down and do nothing. Typical American Teenager. I'm about to rush out the door when I realize- was his name Alex Palmer? Or maybe Alec Paymor? I should start paying more attention to things. It will be quite embarrassing if he realizes I've forgotten his name. But anyways, I realize he's also last in the room. So instead of being an arrogant jerk, I decide to wait for him to catch up. He quickly gathers his stuff and heads to the door.

"Hey," He says staring at me.

"Why are you staring at me?" I ask stupidly. He kinda goes pink and and looks down at his shoes. "You're just very interesting, I guess."

Hmm. I wonder why he's the only guy who ever stares at me. Actually, he's the only guy who has even noticed that i'm not invisible this year. Well I'm not going to fight the change

"Awww, little Alex blushing?" I say while laughing quietly.

He chuckles and scratches the back of his neck nervously, while avoiding my eyes. Then he looks up after a couple of minutes and stares into my eyes. He starts to lean in slowly, and my breath hitches. I pull back and clear my throat.

"Uh, I've got to go. We have an important project that I have to prep for. You should too," I say in a whisper.

"Oh, okay. See you later, then." He says, his cheeks still having a little pink tinge to them.

*Next day in Biology*

"You will be having partners," Mr. Voyard says in a monotonous voice. If you didn't know any better you may have thought he was a robot. The class groans in response to his acclamation. "Not only will you have partners, but I will be choosing them for you." He gets a louder response to that.

Great. Just great. So not only are we going to have partners but I won't even have a say in who's mine. And I get this unearthly feeling that I'll be doing the project alone... "Joetta and Bailey. Jamey and Lita. Cara and John. Elaina and Alex."

I snap my head up. Alex. He's my partner. Okay, maybe it won't be half bad. Slowly my eyes search for him in the room. He was searching for me also because when I found him he gave a slight smile. I must admit, he is pretty charming. But I have to stay guarded. Always stay guarded. Keep my walls as high as possible so no matter what he does he can't get in. No one can. I can't afford to let another person in. Thinking those things conjure up an image that was unwanted. Ethan. My ex boyfriend. The only boyfriend I had and possibly the only one I will get. It's his fault I'm like this. Why I shut everybody out.

Ethan was like a God. Everyone basically bowed to him so it made absolutely no sense when he started to have interest in me. I mean, I'm me! What could he have possibly wanted. It's only now that I wish I had used a clear head and thought about what he might have planned. He wanted to humiliate me. Break me in such way that it was impossible for me to be broken again. It's safe to say that he succeeded. These thoughts alone are enough for the smile to fall off my face so fast that I see Alex frown. I turn my head away from him.

He probably thinks it has something to do with him. But it could never possibly be him. He's too caring. But now that I think about it, he's pretty high up in the school than I possibly could have imagined. How come I didn't realize it before? Maybe he isn't like that. Maybe he just wants a friend. If that's what he wants than I will surely grant it to him willingly. There's no crime in having a friend is there? I couldn't possibly deny him friendship. But that's all it will ever be. And that's a promise I will keep to myself. We will only be partners. At least, for now.

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