When Two Skateboards Crash

"It's alright. If that's all, could you go now? I have some stuff to do." Because he apologized, I didn't want to be really rude but I do hold some grudges. I really didn't have anything to do, but I wanted to take a walk in the park trying to figure out Octavian's behavior.

Blake nodded in understanding and I walked him to the door. As I opened the door, there stood Octavian.

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Chapter 14

Arielle POV

Then I froze as I realized Blake was standing next to me. Not willing to look as if I looked like I was cheating on him, I casually said bye to Blake. Blake nodding awkwardly walked away.

I was now prepared for a storm from Octavian. I faced him and he stared, or rather glared, at me painfully. However, the most painful thing was that behind his anger, he had hurt and betrayal.

I had the realization of how much I meant to him because his wall crumbled down letting me in to which he thought I cheated on him. It was painful to think that it was I, who made him feel this way.

"Come in and don't jump to conclusions." I said that in my calm voice unwilling to throw a fit or make myself look like a fool.

"What do you have to explain?" His words was thick with hurt and anger. Obviously, I had a lot of explain as well as he does.

"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly, you idiot! You shouldn't be the one to judge me so easily. Yesterday, he gave me a quick peck as a goodbye, alright? And I just gave him a ride home because he looked pained. Although, it's unforgiveable, I forgave him today morning for what he did which he came to apologize."

Unable to keep my cool, I blew up and ended up half shouting to him as I was too angry of his judgemental glare. How dare he? Did he actually have proof? Did he catch me in action with Blake like I did with him and that girl? The glare he gave me softened yet still had an accusing glare.

"How could that peck be just goodbye? And why were you even at the club? Did you think that I wasn't going to be there and tried to get laid? Such a slut, aren't you."

Although I knew those were just his way of venting, it hurt that he might actually think that. Despite that feeling, though, I decided to turn the spotlight to him.

"What about you? You were about to kiss that girl!"

"What I'm not allowed to give a goodbye kiss? But it was definitely more than a kiss, you know? It was the best night I've ever had."

Widening my eyes at what he said, I slowly replayed his words in my head. "But it was definitely more than a kiss, you know?" More than a kiss... "It was the best night I've ever had." Night.. Best night...

As I was thinking more and more about it, my heart was becoming into smaller and smaller pieces. Until the last blow where my heart had the image of the broken glass bottle in a cold, empty, black space.

My eyes were flooded with crystal tears, little stars. It was true that shooting stars were tears of the sky. My little tears were shooting stars traveling through the sky, my face. I just wished that my little shooting stars brought happiness later on as shooting stars did to little kids.

Realizing what he said, Octavian's whole face contorted into guilty face. He hugged me out of nowhere and repeated apologizing to me. I couldn't melt into his arms today, though, so I pushed him away. Rubbing my eyes and tears, I slapped him. I couldn't meet his eyes and looked at the ground.

"Get out." Our heads snapped up and we faced each other. While he stared at me painfully, I glared at him hatefully.

Without any complaints he walked out of my door, possibly my life. After hearing the door shut, I fell on the floor, unable to contain the flood and let tsunami take over.