Love Triangle

Red Mark

Eventually I talk Ethan into helping and get him to print out the invites I made on the laptop. When they're done Grayson and I run around posting them.

"Thank you for helping me, I love you so much." I smile, hugging Grayson. As I look over his shoulder I see Ethan staring at us 'Thank you' I mouth to him and his nods.

"Let's go." Grayson and I run down the streets posting invites to everyone in our year. We split up and take a street each, I come to Tyler's house. Parts of me doesn't want him to come but he's Abby's friend and he once was mine too so I know he must.

I walk up the drive and knock on the door, he opens it. "So it is you, I thought my eyes had deceived me." Tyler says.

"Here." I say handing him the invitation. "Abby is moving to Canada with her dad, I'm throwing her a party."

"Your celebrating she's leaving?" Tyler questions.

"No, its not like that." I say quickly.

"I know, I was just kidding." Tyler scoffs.

"Oh right." I giggle.

"So where's the party?"

"That's the point of an invite Tyler, everything you need to know is on there." I laugh.

"I know, I just don't want you to go yet." Tyler says. "I miss you."

"I miss you too Tyler but not like that. I have a boyfriend now and I'm happy." I explain.

"That new kid. I'm the best football playing in the whole of school and he's a nobody." Tyler argues.

"He's somebody to me." I snap. "I have to go." I turn to walk down the driveway but Tyler grabs a hold of my forearm tightly. "Let me go Tyler."

"Do you really feel nothing towards me anymore?" Tyler asks, roughly holding my arm as I try to break free.

"No! The truth is I hadn't for a while. I love Grayson now." I answer. "Tyler your hurting me!"

"Then you won't mind if I bring a date." Tyler smirks.

"The more the merrier, I think we're going to need everyone we can get at this late notice." I reply pulling my now sore and red arm out of Tyler's grasp and rushing home. That was the last invite and now I'm done. Hoping I beat Grayson home and that Ethan has left so they don't see the still glowing mark Tyler left on me. I open the door to see I was wrong.

I try to cover it with my hand and just hope they don't notice. "Did you hand out all your invites?" Grayson asks.

"Yeah. Did you?" I reply.

"Yes and I already know some people can come." Grayson answers.

"Good." I say, pulling my arm behind my back as I saw Grayson eyes trailing down my arm to see the mark. "I'm just going to go to the kitchen for a second." I rush past them but Grayson grabs my arm and pulls it out from behind my back revealing the red mark.

"What happened?" Grayson asks.

"Who did that to you?" Ethan questions.

"Nothing it was no one." I lie.

"Ella, what happened?" Grayson asks, letting go of my arm.

"It was nothing, I just banged it. It'll go." I reply.

"Don't lie to me Ella, I saw the finger marks." Grayson says.

"I have to go buy some balloons, I'll talk to you later." I sigh.

"Then we'll follow you." Ethan says.

"We aren't going until you tell us who did that to you so I can kick his ass!"