Tell Me A Lie

Chapter 19

Jared's eyebrows rose high as he stared at me, stunned by my harsh words. Once again, I knew I should feel bad, but I didn't. I was so tired. Too tired of everything that I could care less about people who didn't understand how shitty this world was.

Suddenly, the door flew open behind me. Jared's eyes flew there and they widened at the sight the saw. His eyes then flew back to me and he opened his mouth to speak, but the words never came out because a girl nearby gasped. I looked at her and saw that her eyes were shining with excitement, so I became curious to who had entered.

Turning around so that my dress was spinning with me dramatically, my eyes widened as I saw the last person I ever thought I would see today. My heart froze and suddenly, I felt every emotion I had been feeling surge up in me as I made eye contact with him. Jai was exactly who I needed right now. He was all I ever needed.

Without a second thought, I sprinted towards him in the heels I wore. Jared called after me and I ignored him, not thinking about anyone but Jai. Jai who seemed surprised as I neared him with my hair flying wildly and my heart pounding.

Nearing him, I threw my arm around him and hugged him tightly. I held onto him as if he could save me and right now I really needed that. I needed to be saved from my overwhelming feelings of fear, sadness, and anger.

Without a moments pause, Jai's arms wrapped around me. He hugged me tightly and I felt like he was trying to hold me together like I needed him to. With that, I had to fight off tears that I had been fighting back the whole day.

That was why I needed to forget everything. That was why I was feeling so overwhelmed. I didn't cry. I hadn't cried in years. But todays events had really hit me hard and for the first time in a long while, I felt like bawling my eyes out.

Jai began to stroke my hair and I melted into him. His arms felt so safe and as they held me, I knew he was anything but mad at me. He could never hate me and honestly, that made me realize that maybe Jared was a tiny bit right. It I focused on something good, I could feel better. With that, I didn't feel like crying anymore.

"Hey Scarlett," Jai said quietly. "You look beautiful."

I shook my head and pulled away from him, but for some reason my heart skipped a beat. That was odd, but I ignored it, knowing there were more important things at hand.

"I thought you weren't coming?" I asked, staring up at his green eyes that looked pained as they stared at me.

"I would never miss the chance to spend any bit of time with you." Jai tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. "You should know that by now."

Everything I had been feeling calmed down as I stared at the boy who didn't hate me. The boy who would never hurt me the way my parents did. Maybe I didn't have much, but I had him. I always had Jai who I knew I could trust.

"Can we go outside?" I asked, taking his cold hand in mine.

"Of course," he said, lightly touching the spot my mom had dug her nails into.

My cheeks flush and I knew Jai wanted to talk to me as much as I did. Leading him out of the gymnasium and through the empty hallways, I realized suddenly how respectful he had been as we walked in silence. He hadn't demanded any answers and honestly, I was more than thankful for that.

I led Jai outside and soon we were standing in front of the school, facing each other. Letting go of his hand, I suddenly took in how good he looked in his black suit. It looked like a perfect match for his body and with his brown hair pushed back, his green eyes stood out. So did his jawline and I had to admit, he looked hotter than usual.