#CHAPTER 8

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I woke up to my alarm ringing in my ear. I whined and got up. I got dressed and walked to the bathroom to brush my teeth when I noticed the door was cracked open. I looked to see who it was. I smiled as I noticed it was Arthur. He was turned round, naked. My eyes landed on his bum. And I tried not to look but I couldn't. His bum looked so good. It was perfect. I bit down on my lip. It wasn't to small, it wasn't flat and it- "looking for something, Charlie?" I heard his father yell in my ear. I jumped and then tripped. I caught myself with the door but it opened. My eyes widened and I closed it straight away saying "sorry!" My cheeks were red as a tomato. I was boiling. "I... I... Em... I wanted to brush my teeth but... But Arthur's in there." Which wasn't a lie. "I'll just wait. In my bedroom." He nodded, trying not to laugh. He just smiled. I walked to my bedroom and sighed deeply. How embarrassing was that?! And my pants happened to tighten! I took a deep breath and walked to the bathroom when I was sure no one was there. I walked downstairs after and served myself some orange jus and a bowl of cereal. I started drinking when his dad said "did you get to brush your teeth?" I choked and spat all the jus out. I nodded. "Yes!" He continued sipping his coffee. I continued drinking after blushing. I finished and we walked to school.

I went to put my arm around Arthur's shoulder but he just pulled away. I frowned. "What's wrong?" He didn't answer. I sighed. "Arthur. What's wrong?" He walked quicker. "Just leave me alone." He said coldly. I just stopped walking. "Did I do something wrong?" He puffed annoyed. "Yeah! You did." He walked off. I followed him but didn't say anything. He was probably mad at something else and taking it on me. I hoped that was it. We walked into the school. "See you at lunch." I said but he just left. I sighed and walked to my class. Ten minutes before lunch break, I asked my teacher if I could go because I wasn't feeling well. He nodded. I was actually feeling fine. It was just to go to Arthur's class and wait for him outside because I really wanted to know what I had done to him. I walked on Tom hitting him. I ran towards them. I pushed Tom away. "Back off!" He rolled his eyes and laughed. "Aww. Your boyfriend came." He smirked. I rolled my eyes. "I'm not his boyfriend but I will hit you if you don't go." He laughed. "Yeah right." He went to hit me but I stopped his arm and pushed him back. I went to help Arthur get up but he just ripped his hand off of mine and said "I didn't ask for your help!" He got up and started limping away. I walked towards him. "I'm not waiting for you to ask me if you need help. I help you because I can. I help you because I care when no one else does. I help you because I know how it feels and I know how vulnerable you think you are. I help you because you need it. So don't even think of pushing me away. I'm staying right by your side!" He just stared at me. He walked off, still limping. I rolled my eyes and pulled him back. "You're not going anywhere like this." He sighed. "You're not my mum!" I laughed. "No I'm not. But I am someone who cares. And I won't let you go out like this!" I pulled him to the toilets. I took a bit of toilet paper and wet it. I pressed it on his busted lip. He winced. "What's wrong?" He bent his head down. "I don't want to talk about it." I sighed. "Well don't take it out on me. I haven't done anything." He chuckled. "You think you haven't." I frowned. My hands slid down to his slowly. I walked closer. He felt so warm. I smiled. I closed my eyes and leaned in to kiss him but he walked away. I sighed. What was I doing? He probably doesn't even feel the same way as I do. I walked behind him. I put my arm on his shoulder. "I'm there if you need me." He smiled and nodded. The day wasn't good at all. Arthur just wasn't talking to me.

His parents came in from work. I got up of the couch. "How was your day Charlie?" I shrugged. "Ok." The father smiled. "How was your day honey?" His mum asked kissing his forehead. He turned away. "Good." He said angrily. "What's wrong hun?" He rolled his eyes. "Just f*** off!" He yelled. My eyes widened. "Arthur. Maybe you should get some air." I said walking to him. "Don't! Don't come near me. I don't need you. I don't need your help and never did. Go back where you came from!" He said walking out of his house. We just stayed paralysed. My eyes started stinging. "Excuse me." I said my voice crackling. I walked upstairs and into my room. Did he really mean it? Of course he did. He's been trying to tell me since the beginning of the day. I took deep breaths trying not to cry. Did I really have to go?

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