Her Princess Charming

Little Temptations

A/N:
I dedicated this chapter to Sapphire. WonderlessBITH ❤ This is for being crazy af and for helping me discover my writing skills and the perks of depression. You go girl! ❤
- Alyssa ❤

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'So you ran away from home?' His jaw almost dropped.

'It's not even a home.' I said.

He fell silent. We were still seated on the pavement and it was getting dark. The only light was coming from an old street lamp. I just kept piercing my palm with my nails, a habit I developed whenever anxiety was killing me. The pain was addicting.

'Stop that.' He said. I didnt, I just kept going.

'What's happening to you?' He asked. 'I thought that letting you go would make you realize who you really are but.. Lyss. That's not who you are. You dont cut, you dont run away from home--'

'House.'

'My point is.. You could do better than that.' I figured that it was easy for him to say all those things because he has a perfect family and he could handle his shit so well, I couldnt. I was envious of everything and everyone. At that moment I just wanted to disappear like a bubble.

Maybe I was losing my mind or I was just a victim of life's tricks but either way, it was threatening to take everything away from me. It was something to be terrified of actually but right now I wasnt in the mood to panic.

I wondered why he was here. They moved a few years back before we even moved. Yes, we were neighbors before. He was my first love actually, but it was a summer romance. We were just reunited and we became official more than a year ago. Past is past anyway but I missed him. I didnt even want the moment to end but I knew everything was wrong about it.

'Why are you here by the way?' I asked. It was already dark.

'Oh. My parents decided to hold a party at the family house because there was a family reunion. And I thought maybe I could visit your house too.' He said gleefully. 'Maybe you could come to the party.' He smiled. I remembered that day I found him playing with my tire swing. He was lost in the neighborhood because they just moved in. He said he just wanted to play so I allowed him and we became friends since that day.

'No. Im fine here.' I glanced at the house. There wasnt light anywhere. 'Im.. Im good.' I stammered. God, why do I have to be so unfortunate?

'I know youre not. Youre afraid of the dark, right?' He smirked. He remembered. Of course he does, he was the only person who knew me better than anyone else before Juliana came into my life.

'Not anymore.' I lied and laughed awkwardly. 'Im not the Lyss you knew. That Lyss was scared as shit of everything. This Lyss is not.'

'Really? If you are not afraid of everything or anything, for that matter, why did you run away?' He said as he stared at me intently as if I was a book he knew so well. His eyes were piercing through me and I felt so exposed infront of him.

'Because Im strong enough to handle myself.' I didnt even believe myself. It was depressing.

'I see that clearly.' He said sarcastically. 'How do you plan to spend the night in that dark house?'

'I dont know. Maybe sleep.'

'What about food?'

'I could buy somewhere tomorrow.'

'Seriously?'

I nodded.

'No. Let's go.' He stood up and tugged at my arm.

'Go where?' I asked. I had no idea what he was planning to do but as far as Im concerned, Im not going anywhere with him. Even though it was tempting, I couldnt. I wouldnt want to hurt Juliana.. Ever.

'Let's go to the party. You have to eat. And I know you couldnt be alone in this house. There are these night crawlers everywhere.' He mocked. What did he even mean by night crawlers? It could be robbers or ghosts or whatever it was the lurked in the dark. Damn.

'No. Im okay.' I didnt want his family to see me. Especially that they treated me as one of them but I just played with Allen's heart. It scared the hell out of me. I'd rather stay lurking in the dark too.

'Youre not. Let's go. Please?' He pleaded with that angel face. Aint gonna agree with him.

'Hell no Allen.' It was weird saying his name again.

'Okay. Dont scream.' He said and I took a step back as he moved closer to carry me forcefully. I screamed anyway.

'Put me down!' I yelled at he carried me like we were a newly wed couple.

'Dont be so stubborn. Im just helping you.' He said calmly while I was struggling to get on my feet and move away from his hold on me but he was strong, I couldnt move.

'I can walk!' I yelled again.

'Dont shout. It's irritating. They might think Im raping you.' He joked. It wasnt funny.

He put me down and I pushed him as hard as I can. I was so angry and confused and I didnt even want to be in that situation.

'Im sorry. Okay? Just chill!' He raised both arms on chest level as he took a step back.

'It's like you didnt listen to me awhile ago.' I started to cry again. 'All I wanted was to be alone, okay? Im pissed and I dont know what to do! I ran away! I didnt go to school! Juliana's pissed at me! Everything is so out of place.. I dont know what to do..' I cried while he hugged me. I knew he could feel his chest getting wet with all my tears. I was suffocating but it somehow felt safe for a moment but I knew better than to give in. 'Just go..'

'Shhh. It's gonna be alright..' I knew he didnt know too whether it would or it wouldnt be alright.

'Just go. Im fine. I just cant punish myself again.' I said as I pulled away.

'Why?' He was confused.

'Im over you.. I dont want to feel this. It sucks, okay? I dont want to miss you. I dont want to be inlove with you all over again. Just go!' I said bitterly and ran back to the house, shutting all the gates and doors behind me.

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