"No, I can't put myself out there like that again, I don't need that sort of stress" he shook his head as he choked back tears, "But Austin you ca-" "One second" he stopped me as his buzzer, buzzed and a report came through from one of the other teachers, "What's wrong?" Austin looked at the device, "a student has run from school, she's not coming back when we call her, we're just about to send for police" he told him, "the student's name?" Austin questioned "Mia Clarke" Austin's eyes widened as did my own, this really wasn't like Mia, she wasn't one to rebel. "Hold on, don't send for them yet, I'll go after her" Austin rushed, "but Austin-" "just don't call them god dammit" he shouted before releasing the button and running past me and out of the room.
Nate's POV:
"Beth Mia made a run for it" Sara ran over to Beth shouting, "Why do you think Austin is running?" she sighed pointing to him, "what happened with them?" I asked Beth, "it's not really for me to tell you" she told us sadly, "apparently nothing good" Drew scoffed, "clearly" Levi said running a hand through his hair, "come on lets leave them to it" Drew said gesturing for us to go back inside, I watched Sara walk in the opposite direction, so I quietly followed her. She headed down the route toward the tennis courts, Why you going there? Where all the smokers and sex addicts go. Well...
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There was no one round there, it was breakfast, this place didn't fill up until lunch. I peered around the corner and Sara had mysteriously vanished. I stood confused.
"You followed me" I heard a chuckled from behind me causing me to jump, i snapped around to see Sara smirking at me, "um... well I suppose that is the only explanation I have right now" I said awkwardly in a quiet voice, "and I thought you didn't care" she chuckled with a hint of sarcasm in her voice, I awkwardly laughed a little. Before I stuffed my hands in my pockets, "what do you want then?" she said stepping closer to me, she said it kinda seductively but my hearing deceives me sometimes. I tripped over my own breath, she then backed me against the wall and chuckled, I didn't say anything. "I think it's funny, this time last year you'd be backing me against the wall not the other way around" she shook her head confused, I looked up and into her eyes. "You wanna say something. Go on say it" she muttered quietly, her eyes never breaking contact with my own. "You" I coughed, "you're beautiful" I muttered out, she didn't say anything. We both stood staring at each other, just centimeters apart. She chuckled and stepped away. I felt myself relax, "what's wrong?" I questioned with a concerned expression, she shook her head and chuckled, "you've no idea how bad I wanna kiss you" she shook her head and looked to the sky. Like all this time she'd felt so differently and she couldn't believe she'd admitted it, she then turned and looked to me. She almost looked like she was gonna cry. I stepped up to her quietly and placed one hand on her cheek and kissed her, she kissed me back and I felt her tears fall on my hand that cupped her face, "what's wrong" I muttered as I parted from her slightly, my hand still cupping her face and my lips just millimeters away from hers. She shook her head, "I don't trust you-" "but you will-" "but I can't-" "you can-" "no Nate you don't get it" she stepped away from me, "what's there to get" I shrugged, "you don't get that I don't trust you and I don't think I ever could. I had been acting so tough, acting like I could play you or something but every time I look at you I think of how you humiliated me in front of all my friends and I wanna move on from it but I see your face and I see that scenario all over again" what she said caused me to cry, not because I was sad but because I was frustrated. Frustrated because this girl just didn't understand how much I had changed just because of what happened between us. Yeah it is stupid. Yeah it's a fucking cliche. But No I don't give a fuck and I just want her to look at me how I look at her. "But Sara I'm not that guy any more" I told her trying to stop myself crying, "and I want to believe you but I try and every scenario I put us in it doesn't end well-" "then put us in my scenario then" I said stepping toward her, "yeah and what's that" she shrugged, "were we are together and we're happy and whatever happened is forgotten about, were I can learn to grow into someone my family would be proud of" I said frustrated, she shook her head and looked to the floor, "I-I'm sorry" she said before turning and quickly walking away. I turned to look at the wall of the tennis court before throwing my fist at it.
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Mia's POV:
I had to get away. Run away. From everyone's shit. I hate that place. I hate the people in it. What's the point in a boarding school anyway?
"Mia" I heard a voice crack from behind me. Apparently he knows about the lake then.
"I thought you were quitting" I scoffed as the tears rolled down my face, "why run away?" he questioned, "why quit? It's the same as running away" I shrugged, I hadn't even turned to look at him. "Mia, I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm so scared of getting hurt y'no and the idea of it being you really freaks me out" he said calmly, but I could tell he was restraining his tears. "Yeah I bet it does" I scoffed, "why are you being like this?" he said frustrated, "because I'm obviously a pain in the ass" I shrugged, he came and sat beside me but I still didn't look at him. "No you're not" he said looking out over the lake, I scoffed. "Would you not do that?" he looked at me, "see pain in the ass" I shrugged, "Mia, don't be childish" I could see him smirking, "so when you leaving?" I asked him, still refusing to make eye contact, he sighed. "I'm not. I was just upset that's all" he shrugged, I chuckled. "Make your mind up" I shook my head, "look Mia I need to tell you before you start to think I'm lying" he sighed, "I love you. Like a lot and I need to know if you want me like I want you before one of us gets hurt, we've been risking this being at school anyway so I need to know what you want" he told me holding my hand, I shook my head smirking. Almost feeling appalled for some reason. "You know what I want" I looked at him then back over the lake, "what?" he questioned hopefully, "I want some ice cream" I sighed, "you want some ice cream?" I asked him, "um..." he looked at me blankly, "there's some in my room come on" I said to him jumping up and walking away as he chased me.
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The whole way back to my room he pestered me about 'whether I wanted him or not'. When we got back to my room I looked in seeing that no one was there. "Give me your tie" I said turning and looking at him, "why?" he questioned as he took it off, I then hooked it over the door handle, "what's that for?" he looked at me confused, "either for your own safety or for the safety of others eyes" I smirked as we both walked into my room and pulled out Sara's secret stash of ice cream, she kept it for those days she was most down. "You want some?" I asked him, "I'm good thanks" he said looking in disbelief, "suit yourself" I said opening the lid and pulling a spoon from my draw and scooping into the ice cream.
Austin just sat and watched me eat the ice cream for about 10 minutes before I'd had enough. I put the ice cream back in the fridge and went and sat beside him. "I do love you" I smiled at him, "well it's nice to finally hear that" he sighed with a smile as he kissed me and lay me down on the bed.
Beth's POV:
Me and Sara headed up to our room and as I went to grab the handle Sara stopped me, "What?" I questioned, "look at the door" she pointed, speaking quietly. I saw the tie and immediately looked to Sara, "hey don't look at me I'm on this side of the tie with you" Sara defended, "so you're telling me Mia is in there" I pointed, "either that or someone broke in" Sara shrugged, "and I thought you were some form of Angel Mia" I shook my head, "we have been taken for fools" Sara shook her head, "well I need my bag" I sighed, "you'll have to go without" Sara shrugged. I huffed before we turned and headed back down the stairs.
