Boy Next Door (ON HOLD)

-Storm ahead-

♢Chloe's POV♢

Noah and I are sitting in my back yard.

"What happened?" Noah asks me.

"Nothing important." I try to brush it off and not tell him. These fights are only temporary. Soon it's all going to be fine again.

"What do you mean 'nothing important'? Of course is something important since it gave you a panic attack." He sounds very concerned. Why?! I don't want him to!

"Sometimes it happens at random times. It's nothing."

"Fine." He doesn't sound convinced.

A moment was spent in total silence before I decide to break it.

"Why do you look so tired? Is everything OK?" I ask. He looks like he hasn't slept and eaten for days. I was kinda worried and I have no idea why.

"Yeah, it's fine." He mutters and doesn't look me in the eye. He is lying, I can tell.

"Fine don't tell me." I thought we trusted each other since I told him about my anxiety which I didn't like people to know. And yet I didn't tell him about the fight today that caused my panic attack so that’s that.

He doesn't say anything. Right now he does not look like he did when he found me on the ground. He looks rough and distant.

"See you at school then." I mumble.

I hurry to get inside from the back door.

I don't see dad anywhere so he must be in his office. Mom is in the kitchen cleaning up and she looks very upset.

"Hey mom." I say and start helping her.

"Are you OK sweetie? I know you had a panic attack earlier." She says.

"Yeah, I did but I'm okay. Don't worry."

"Did Noah help you through it?" My mom says with a smile.

"Yeah, he did."

"Does he know?" She asks and I just look at her and then I realize what she is asking.

"Yeah, he does. I told him." I say while I was helping her clean up.

"Do you like him?" She asks.

"No, why would you think that?" I ask confused.

"Well, because you told him about your anxiety." She says it as if it is something obvious.

"No. I didn't tell him because I like him." Did I?!

"Then why did you tell him?" She asks. I don't even know myself.

"I don't know." I say. "I'm going to bed. Night mom." I kiss her cheek and walk up the stairs and into my room.

Why did I tell him?! I have no idea really. It just felt right. It bothers me though that I opened up to him and he won't tell me anything. It's annoying. I trusted him so much and he can't trust me.

I haven't finished my homework for monday, but it's only saturday so I can do them tomorrow. Right now I just want to sleep.

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(Monday)
I've been trying to avoid Noah all day. Maybe it's because he didn't trust me as much as I trusted him. Maybe it's because I don't want to face him. I don't know.

I haven't seen him so far. But I ran out of luck. He is coming towards me.

°Noah's POV°

I saw her standing in front of her locker. I wanted to talk to her, but I couldn't. She saw me and now I couldn't turn my back and leave. She's been avoiding me all day though and I don't know what I did to her.

Only her eyes made the walls I've been hiding my emotions behind crumble. I wanted to tell her everything, but I couldn't. I can't stand to get hurt again like that again.

Still I can't stop thinking about this girl.

I stand in front of her not daring to say anything. What should I say?!

"Why are you mad at me?" That's the first question that comes to my mind.

"Why would you think I'm mad at you?" She says not looking at me.

I tilt her head up so she is looking at me. "Because you have been avoiding me all day."

"I... I haven't." She looks... angry? I’m not sure.

"I think you have. I just need to know what I did to you." I insist.

She opens her mouth to speak, but the bell rang and she grabs her bag.

"I have to get to class." She turns around and walks away.

I see her walk away as I'm glued to my spot. I don't care if she is angry or mad at me. She can do whatever she wants. She's not my problem.

My phone buzzes and I get it out of my pocket. Is a text message. I don't recognize the number. I open the message and read it.

'I'm sorry babe. I hope you could forgive me. I'll come meet you this week.-AS'

I can't believe it. Is she really here. No way! Why doesn't she just fuck off and leave me alone? I skip last class cause I don't have the nerves to listen to some teacher blaber nonsence for nearly and hour.

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A/N:
This is the shortest chapter I've wrote yet. And also a little cliffhanger for you. Hihihi 😂😏. I hope you like it though.
Let me know by voting and commenting.
See ya on the next one. Peace.

XOXO

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