Broken Hearts

10

His face got with no expression. It was hard to tell if he was sad or upset. He didn't stop to look at me. I was getting nervous while he was waiting for my answer. He didn't spoke but I knew that he was waiting for an answer.

- Come on! You think I'm stupid? I knew what would happen if I didn't say that! I couldn't let them expel you! Besides, it was not your fault. Everybody has the right of feeling down, sometimes...

- I'm not feeling down. That's for the weak ones! - he complained.

- And who said you're weak? - I smiled to him.

He got blushed. It made me laugh.

- Are you already dry? - he asked.

- Almost. Why?

- Lets go to my tent.

- What?! No way! You'll probably...

- Relax! I won't do anything with you. - he said. - You girls only think about that! Come on, lets go.

We got in his tent and he lay down while I just sat down. He was looking at me and even after I looked to him, he couldn't stop doing it.

- Come here... - he said. - Aren't you tired? Let's take some rest. Sleep...or counting stars...

I laugh a bit. I didn't want to sleep. Why I would count stars when I couldn't see them? Oh well, I lay down next to him and closed my eyes for a minute. Suddenly, I feel a kiss on my neck. Gentle and slow. What was he doing?! Another one? I sat down again and turned to him.

- You said you wouldn't do anything...! - I remembered him.

- I know. I'm sorry. But I didn't resist to your perfume. It smells so good! So sweet...and kind...like you...

Am I dreaming? Did he praised me? What happened to that cold boy that I met a couple weeks ago? What the hell...?!

- Why are you looking at me like if I was a freak?! Stop doing that and lay down...! - he complained.

- I'm not looking at you like that! And stop insulting yourself. You're not a freak or a loser or...anything else like that! You're a normal guy...like everybody else! - I said. Really, I was almost freaking out! Huh! He was acting like a poor little guy! Oh, come on, grow up! - And if you keep talking like that, I swear that I'll leave!

I lay down again. He apologized once again and started kissing my neck.

- What are you doing? - I asked. - Stop.

- What? Are you gonna tell me that you don't like it?

- What do you want? First you treat me as if I was nobody. Then you help me and now... - what is going on with him?! Is he bipolar? - Explain me, 'cause I don't get it!

He just looked at me with that look. Maybe I overstepped the limits... Great! Now I'm feeling guilty! What am I gonna do now? Why are you still looking at me? Please, say something! But he just closed his eyes. What shall I do, now? Stay here looking after him? Or leave? Maybe...it's better if I stay away from him...just for a while... And I got out of the tent.

- Hey! What are you doing here?! - I asked Thomas. Gosh he scared me! - You must be with the others in the park!

- They sent me to call you. They need Ethan there to control students and as you can't stay here alone...

- No way. I won't stay here with you! I'll go too!

- Oh, come on. You used to liked it, before...

He touched in my hair and ended in my chin. What was he doing?! Stop it!

- What do you think you're doing?! - Ethan asked him. Suddenly I felt his breath right behind me. - Why don't you go play with your new girlfriend, instead? But, give me your phone, first.

Ethan reached out, waiting with a serious expression. God, if he wasn't with his hand on my shoulder I would had run! He's scary when he's angry...!

- Yeah, right! - Thomas laugh.

- If I were you, I would give me the phone right now unless... You want me to tell to everyone that Kelly sent you here, without teachers' orders, to take pictures of us together. It would be a pleasure see us being expelled...am I wrong, Tom? AM I WRONG?!

- So what? You're worthless! You don't deserve her!

- Then, who does? - Ethan answered. Thomas got furious and almost hit Ethan, but fortunately he stopped Tom. Gosh, I was between them! I thought he would hurt me too! - Don't even think about it! Now give me your phone and I'll forget what just happened.

Thomas didn't like it but he gave him his phone. Ethan said that he only would have his phone back in the last day. He got furious but didn't say a word. What was Ethan thinking about? And what just happened in here?! I was so upset that I walked to a tree and let out two tears.

- Well, I guess we're all going to the park. - Ethan said. - Get ready, Abigail. Abby...? Hey...what's wrong?

- Nothing. I'm just...not feeling so good... - I hastened to clear them as fast as possible.

We took Thomas to the park. Teachers got surprised with us. Obviously they would want us to stay. Tom went to his team. Zoey ran in my direction and gave me a tight hug. Over her shoulder, I could see Dimitri looking at me from the back. I smiled to him but he kept looking at me with a worried face.

- Hey, what's wrong? - she asked me. - Are you okay?

- Yeah...I'm fine... - I answered. But I knew that I wasn't...

- Zoey... Take care of her...please. - Ethan said. - She'll need your support.

He whispered at her but I could hear every single word that he said. We walked away and he stayed. When we were far enough from him and the team, Zoey started to ask me a lot of questions. But at the same time my mind was full of doubts. I couldn't stop thinking in what happened.

- Abby? Abby...! - she called. I got down to Earth and apologized. - Girl, what's going on with you?!

- I'm sorry... I just don't get it...! First, Ethan couldn't stop annoying me; then follows me to everywhere and now...he's being nice with me but, at the same time, he acts like if I was nobody interesting... He's driving me crazy! I don't know what to think anymore!

- Then, go talk with him. It's the only way...!