We're all ugly when we cry

Chapter 18: The Beach

"Meet me after school ok? Let's go somewhere nice." I nudged his shoulder. Ben nodded eagerly at that, I knew he needed to get out. Anything to take his mind off the chain of events and keep him from being in that big house alone....

We both heard the sharp shrill of the bell echo through the school telling students where they needed to be. Ben smiled at me again, before jogging to his next lesson. For once I was happy watching him go. I couldn't help but smile at the way his arms swung over dramatically at his sides radiating his current emotion. He was always so quick to wear his emotions on his sleeve.

The second bell rung then, reminding me that I still wasn't anywhere near my next class, I too began running.

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I stood outside the school gates waiting impatiently for a tiny boy to appear. I couldn't wait by his own class as I had forgotten what he had last and well both of us being forgetful, we still hadn't gotten each other's numbers so I couldn't ring him quickly. I cursed quietly to myself for how stupid I was. To pass the time I reached into my jeans pocket grabbing my worn headphones and putting my music on shuffle.

By the time the third song had come on I had managed to tune out. You know, when you listen to music and normally you fall into the lyrics relishing over the way they make your heart flutter, well today wasn't that day. Every time a heard a familiar lyric repeated it made me want to skip the song even more. I glanced down at my phone noticing the music had stopped. Either one of to things must of happened either my music shuffle had come to an end or Blood by My Chemical Romance was playing. As I suspected it was Blood.

Even though I really wasn't in the mood for music, the voice of Gerard Way, couldn't help but lift my Spirits. The band always managing to give me that satisfied feeling and before long I was humming along to the familiar tune forgetting I was waiting for a special someone.

I can't control myself because I don't know how,

And they love me for it, honestly I'll be here for a while...

So give them blood, blood, gallons of the stuff, give them all that they can drink but it never be enough....

"Yasmin?"

My whole body tensed up as I flung the electronic device into the air ripping my headphones from my poor ears. I pathetically tried lunging for my phone, it slipping through my fingers like butter as I desperately attempted to catch it. Despite my attempts, it hit the floor face first. Shit. I slumped forward just looking at the object I had probably just cracked. But before I could check for damage I heard a muffled noise behind me. I turned to see Ben red in the face hands clamped over his mouth in a poor attempt to muffle his laughter.

"Shut up." I mumbled, not happy with him as it was his fault. Apparently Ben didn't care because at this remark he didn't even try to hold back his laughter. He was doubled over practically laying on the floor the idiot. I huffed to myself before going to retrieve my phone. Carefully I scooped it up making sure I didn't turn it over just yet. I brought it to my face and inspected the damage.

"BEN, YOU LITTLE SHIT!!"

I pulled him off the floor and placed him on the bench. I turned my phone towards him so he too could see the damage. At fist he really did look quite concerned but as soon as he looked at my face again he was in hysterics. However I was not. My phone had a crack that started at the bottom of the screen making it's way up the phone in a jagged motion before cutting directly through my front camera.

That's right. No more selfies.

I was still pouting over my phone when Ben came and took my hand in his before walking away from school grounds. The action took me completely by surprise and I couldn't help but shake the slight blush that crept across my pale cheeks.