Two Faced

Chapter 7

          I couldn't believe it, he actually hit me? I didn't think he was that kind of guy. He may have been odd at times, but he was always really sweet to me. Always concerned. Ever since Jason arrived he has been acting differently, almost possessive. The feeling of being owned didn't feel pleasant.

Now that I thought of it, did I really know Rick? If he was one to lose his temper easily I don't know if I can be with him. There was so much I didn't know about him, yet I am dating him. It seems kind of crazy now that I thought about it.

I wiped the tears that trailed down my face and walked to my bedroom; I collapsed on my soft bed and put in some headphones. Letting the music drown out the throbbing of my cheek, and the thoughts that drifted through my mind.

I awoke to a loud crashing sound from outside. I creeped towards my closed curtains and peeked outside. The weather was relatively clear earlier, now it was pouring rain. I stared out the window listening to the rain hit the roof of my house, and the slight crackle of lightening in the sky.

I took a deep breath and went into my bathroom, I needed a nice hot shower to help clear my mind of all the events that happened today. Stepping into the steaming shower I let my mind run free.

After I was done with my shower I brushed through my hair while looking at the now reddened spot on my cheek. Deciding I needed something to reduce the redness I went into my kitchen and grabbed a bag of old fashioned "frozen peas". I laughed a little thinking about how often frozen peas were used in movies for small injuries.

Sitting down on my chair with frozen peas pressed up against my cheek in one hand, I texted Grace with another hand.

"Omg! Please tell me that Rick isn't mad at you. Just explain to him that I was the cause of this." Grace's text lit up on my phone.

For a moment I almost wanted to tell Grace that Rick hit me, but it seemed it would only cause more harm than good so I went with a simple message, "No biggie, he was a little mad but he cooled down. Don't worry about it! How is Jason though?"

"He's alright, I took him home. Why don't you call him though just to make sure?" She said sending me his number.

I decided to call him then, but I was left with a voicemail. I tried a few more times hoping to get an answer but I didn't.

Deciding I had enough of today I snuggled up into my bed and stared out the window until my eyes drifted to a close.

"School..." I groaned as my phone rang loudly in my ears a few days later. As I got ready my stomach was in knots. I wasn't entirely sure if I was ready to face Rick again, especially if he wanted to talk about it during class. I might throw up. As for right now, I had to focus on covering the now fading red mark on my cheek.

I picked up Grace as usual, listening to her apologize for being a burden and then stuffing her face with Pop-Tarts. It was just a normal school day, but not really.

We walked into our Greek mythology class and took our seats. I watched as Rick waltzed into the classroom, he glanced at me but I turned my head away. A nauseous feeling was inside of me and it was growing every moment. Luckily Rick sat with his group of friends, a little way away from me.

The moment I was dreading finally came, Rick walked up to me he had a sorrowful look in his eyes. Grace told me she'd talk to me later and left me standing there with Rick. The only other people were those leaving and Professor Simmons.

"Hey." Rick said looking at me. I only nodded in reply. "I'm so sorry, please forgive me. I honestly don't know what happened. Just please, please, forgive me. I can't imagine how you are feeling but I'm sure you know in your heart it was a complete accident. Please, Tristan." Rick held my hand to his face rubbing small circles in it.

I looked into his eyes, they seemed to be filled with regret, but how could I truly know? I bit my lip, unsure of what to do. "Fine. I forgive you, but I am so serious Rick. If you ever do that again, I swear I will leave you in an instant." I said between clenched teeth. I wasn't planning on forgiving him fully yet, but for now... I suppose...

"I understand," Rick placed a small kiss on my forehead, "Let's go, Tristan."

"Actually, one moment, Tristan." Professor Simmons called, "You can go ahead Rick."

Confused I walked to my teacher, waving goodbye to Rick.

"So, I hear you and Rick are a couple?" Professor Simmons speculated.

"Ah- Yes we are." I said feeling my face get hot. This was quite an awkward conversation for a teacher and a student.

"That's nice, I suppose." He said.

"Professor, might I ask what you needed to talk to me about- "

"Well, I suppose you already know that Rick has had a difficult life before college." He said rubbing the small beard on his face. He glanced at my face looking for something, but shook his head when he noticed my confused look. "Or perhaps he hasn't told you."

"What hasn't he told me?" I was curious now that he brought it up.

"It's not really my place to say Ms. Loveless."

"You didn't seem to mind saying it a few seconds ago?" I snapped.

The Professors eyebrows raised in a questioning manner, and I blurted out several apologies. What was wrong with me? I would never snap at a teacher.

"Let's just say that the other week he was acting slightly strange when I ran into him the other night. So I asked the principal what kind of person he was, of course he is a phenomenal student but he managed to give me, shall I say, 'the chills' when I spoke with him."

"Why's that- "

"No matter Tristan, it was most likely my imagination now that I think about it. Now hurry on out, I have work to do."

Uncertainly I turned to head out, "Oh! Ms. Loveless, just one more thing."

"Yes?"

"Be cautious, he may be an exceptional student but he managed to make me somewhat nervous. Please be careful, I'd hate for something to happen to one of my best students."

I eyed the professor wearily and headed out, I needed to talk to Grace.

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Authors Note*

Thank you so much for reading chapter 7 of Two Faced! I hope you are enjoying the story so far, please remember that these are characters in a book and I do not support abuse of any kind!

Anyways, thank you so much and I will catch you in the next chapter!

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