Shadows of You

Chapter 4

"Scarlett, exactly what are you doing?" Arden asked me as I sat down at the table once again.
"What do you mean?" I asked her whilst grabbing my water and uncapping it.
"You know damn right what I mean. We saw you. The whole commons saw you," she says narrowing her eyes at me. I let out a sigh. I had to tell her. How could I not tell my best friends?

"Are you serious?! Why would you play Nate Maloley?" She asks intrigued after I spilled my entire plan.
"Because he's a complete douchebag that takes girls and then drops them like they are trash. He can't do it anymore and if it takes me to stop him then alright," I said breathless after my rant. She twirled her thumbs and gulped.
"Scar, what if you fall for him? Or worse, what if he falls for you?" She asked nervously. Me? Fall for him? Absolutely not. Sure, he was incredibly attractive with his dimples.... his smile.....his dark hair and eyes that just seem to bring me to oblivion- wait what? Nononono.
"Are you crazy? No I'm not falling for him. He is supposed to fall for me. See how he likes being treated like trash," I respond while looking back. I toss my hair behind my shoulder and look at him. He's leaned against the fence with his hands inside his pockets. He shoots me a wink and I return it. His eyes widen, shocked at first that I returned a wink.
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I spun my lock three times before leaving it and gathering my bag. My last class had ended and now began the treacherous walk back home. Great. 🙄. I plugged in my headphones and began searching for a song. I pressed Yellow by Coldplay.
Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow
I mindlessly hummed the tune as I kicked a pebble down the sidewalk. He said he would write a song for me. About the way I mindlessly pulled at my ring finger when I was nervous. About how I tugged at the ends of my hair when I was deep in thought. Things only he noticed. But he never did. He found another muse. Another one that tugged at her ends when she was talking. One that didn't twiddle her fingers. He's writing and I'm here waiting for the note saying that he would come back. Un-break my heart by Toni Braxton was up next. Great.
I need your arms
To hold me now
The nights are so unkind
Bring back the nights when I held you beside me
Un-break my heart
Say you love me again
Undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the down and walked out on my life
Uncry these tears
I've cried so many nights
Un-break my heart...
I didn't notice my tears until I felt the salty taste on my mouth. I needed to do this. He left me and he doesn't even remember. He chose the lifestyle he has now and has no idea how hurt he left me. How broken. He left me in so much pain, physical and emotional, he never said sorry. Never explained. It was four years ago. I should be over it but I'm not. Never will be. He's exactly like Nate. Which is why if I can't fight Aiden, I'm sure as hell fighting Nate.
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I finally reached the front door and swung it open. I tossed my bag on the couch and walked to the kitchen.
Hey Hun! I'm working double shift tonight at the hospital and I don't think I'll be able to see you tonight! I'll call before bed and I left you some spaghetti in the fridge. I love you always
-mom
I smiled at my moms handwriting. She always worked so hard. But she always made sure I was never left in the dark. I warmed up some dinner and sat down to do my homework. My phone buzzed in the middle of a Pre-Calc problem and I picked it up to see a message from an unknown number.
N: "Hey Scar"
S: "Um sorry who is this?"
N: "take a wild guess babe"
This piece of shiz
S: "what the hell Nate? How did you get my number?!"
N: "ahh I knew I picked a smart one. I am great at persuasion babe. One of my talents ;)."
S: "what do you want?"
N: "I think I made that pretty clear today babe. You."
S: "in your dreams Maloley. "
N: "you're already in them babe don't worry. Open the door"
I walked to my front door and looked out the peephole. Sure enough, there he was with this bad boy aura radiating off. I opened the door and stood with one hand on my hip.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked looking at him expecting an answer.
"Can't I swing by?" He asked walking into the living room.
"No you actually can't. So get the hell out of my house," I said walking over to him. He looked at me and smirked. He reached over and closed the front door closing the space between us at the same time.
"I didn't really appreciate your little stunt at lunch today," he said lowly into my ear.
"That was the point," I said, my voice quivering at the end. He chuckled and kept trailing his breathe down my neck. I reached over and touched his chest in an effort to push him away. He gasped and deeply sighed as he trailed my hand to feel the grooves of his abdomen.
"You drive me crazy," he whispered looking into my eyes. I flicked my eyes between his eyes and his lips, signaling him. He seemed to oblige as he slowly tilted his down down to my height. Just before his lips touched mine, I pressed my cheek against his opened lips.
"Getting me won't be as simple as your other conquests Nate," I whispered into his ear. He lowly groaned and muttered curse words. I made my way out of his arms and opened my front door.
"Don't forget it Nate. I'm not like the others," I said as I motioned to the door. He smirked and made his way to the threshold.
"I know baby. That's why it's going to be even more fun chasing you. But you can't avoid me. Everyone falls, sooner or later and you won't be an exception," he said as he cupped my chin between his thumb and forefinger.
"Don't underestimate me Maloley. You won't be an exception either," I retorted not before I slowly pecked his bottom lip before slamming the door. This will be a challenge. Well then, challenge accepted.
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Hi! So it's been a while but I currently can't sleep and it's 3:20 am so I decided why not add a chapter? So I got pretty dark in this chapter but Scarlett's past is something very important in this story and sets the tone for the whole book! Her mystery man will make an appearance but i need time between Scar and Nate. Until next time <3