My Other Half

CHAPTER TEN

"When you hurt the one you love,

You are bound to hurt yourself."

«VALERIA'S POV»
CHAPTER TEN

"Val, you coming inside anytime soon?" A voice hollered from below the treehouse.

"Yeah Toby, I'll be down in a minute." I yelled in reply, my eyes focused on the box in my hand.

I heard footsteps retreating and slouched against the pillow. I was laying down rearward on the bed in the treehouse, cold breezes frequently fanned my face. I turned the gift over, seeing the five words I'd seen when the present was handed to me around fifteen minutes ago.

Happy Birthday Valeria
From Nova

I scratched my brow and looked out the window, recalling the horror of earlier.

I halted in my tracks when I saw who it was that had screamed but then started running faster than before.

"WHAT THE FUCK?"

I stopped and turned to Evan, who was already sprinting to the scene, he was only a couple feet in back of me and in a blink of an eye he was near the two people.

I ran to the wounded girl, disregarding Evan who was basically attacking Ricky.

"What happened?" I gasped and leaned beside the sobbing victim.

Nova shied away from me and slowly stood up,"Nothing."

Sophialisia was currently helping Evan with his minimal bruises. I asked Evan if he needed a doctor, but he insisted that he was okay.

We'd called the cops after Nick was able to separate the two fighting boys and they took Ricky. Thank the freaking Lord.

While I was watching the police take Ricky away, Farah came up to me and soundlessly handed me a box. I'd looked at her questionably but she simply tipped her head towards Ricky and smiled sadly at me before walking away.

I opened the lid of the box slowly and braced myself for what was inside.

It was a charm bracelet.

I scooped it up in my left hand and studied it. The bracelet seemed real surprisingly, like actual silver. It only had one charm which was in the shape of a heart.
I was a tad shocked that Nova actually bought me, a stranger, a gift.

My thumb and index finger picked up the charm and my lips quirked into a smile.

Thank you.
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APRIL'S P.O.V

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear April Luna Maefield. Happy birthday to you!"

A muffled groan escapes my lips at the lisping voice,"Wave, go away." I mumble yet blindly reach for Waverlie's waist so that I can pull her up on my bed.

I hear an infantile squeal just when the bed drops down a bit,"You told me to go."
Waverlie giggles uncontrollably, adorable snorts making their way into her laugh.