My Fiance

Two

"Are you alright?" Eli asks quickly picking up my stuff. Getting a clearer look at the boy who had bumped into us, I notice he is around my age.

The boy looked at me before extending his hand out to me. "My bad. My name is James." He says looking at me intensely. "No problem." I say awkwardly taking his hand.

"Are you hurt anywhere?" James asks looking at me up and down making me feel shy. "Your knees!" He adds looking at the blood trickle down from the cuts.

Wanting to calm him, I reply "It's fine. Seriously it doesn't hurt that much." Without saying anything back, he scoops me up into his arms and runs.

"Nadine!" Eli calls out to us confused. James gained a good distance even with me in his arms. As we pass people in the hallways, we're given hurtful looks. I knew the people's judgmental looks were directed mostly at me because Eli's and my relationship is known by almost everyone in the school.

James sets me down on a bed in the campus infirmary. "You REALLY didn't have to do that." I say feeling guilty and slightly amused. "Don't worry about it." He replies, his hazel eyes looking into mine.

The nurse walks into the room shocked to see us. After assessing my wounds she says, "Your wounds are really superficial. These wrap should do the trick."

As we walk out of the infirmary, I notice that James has never once left my side. "Uh James... What's your last name?" I ask. Saying his name gave me a weird feeling inside, and it made me feel uneasy.

"James Reid." He says. "Do you know who I am?!" I gasp frozen in place. He gives me an amused face. "Of course. You're Nadine right?" He says, his smiling getting bigger.

"You KNEW?" I gasp again. "Well sort of... I heard that guy say your name. You're going to be my wife, so of course I had to get you medical attention." He says putting on his sunglasses. "Shit..." I say knowing he and this marriage were going to be a problem.

He looks down at my knees worried. "It's fine." I say moving faster, ignoring the pain from knees.

"Hey!" He says grabbing my arm. "What?" I ask coming off meaner than I had intended. Everyone's attention has once again shifted to James and me. "Dinner at my house tonight. It's for wedding stuff. I know you don't like it but you still have to go."

"Alright. I'll be there." I say defeated. "I'm picking you up after your classes." He says almost tauntingly. "Wait. You know I have a boyfriend right?" I say giving him a slight warning. "Yeah I know." He says nonchalantly. 

Before I could say something, he walks away from me. Soon after, I could feel myself panting from panic,I knew nothing but trouble is coming.