Another Cliche Cinderella Story

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Cleo's POV

Dylan was Jake, Jake was Dylan. I couldn't stop thinking about it. Jake wasn't real, it was a lie. Dylan Ryder, the guy I have been sat next to for the last year was the same guy I had been hanging out with for the last few weeks. The guy that I have poured my heart out to, the guy that has poured his heart out to me. He has been there for me when I needed someone. How did I not realize that Dylan was Jake?

I'm so stupid.

I have fallen for Dylan Ryder.

And the saddest part is, that he's fallen for me too. What's going to happen now? Well, I'm not going to talk to him again. He has lied to me, I trusted him and he knows how hard I find it when I trust someone and he has completely broken that trust. Not to say that he has stood back and watched me get bullied. At least until yesterday all because of some girl, which is me. I've supposedly changed his mind on the 'world' I don't even know how I changed him. I've been myself. I've given him advice on the situation with his dad but how has that changed him?

I kissed him this morning! I kissed Dylan Ryder! It felt so right when I kissed him, I wish I could take it all back. I can't believe I let myself be so naive. It's okay, a few days left and college is done for. I won't have to see Dylan ever again. 

I run to the dark room and sit in silence. Tears begin to pour down my cheeks again. The thing that has hurt me the most is that I trusted him, I've told him things I haven't told anyone else and the fact that our friendship is over; it means I'm not going to have anyone else to talk to about it.

••• THREE DAYS LATER •••

Since Dylan and I have found out our true identities I've been avoiding him as much as I can. He won't stop texting me, so I decided to give the phone back to him when we were in math. Unfortunately, I couldn't sit anywhere else so I had to sit next to him. Throughout math lesson, he wouldn't stop trying to talk to me, even with the girls saying rude and unkind comments I blocked them all out. I'm done with this college and everyone in it.

I gave Jenna her work the other day. If she doesn't get an A* or whatever grade that she wants then she will happily post the photos of me everywhere. She should have her results back today, luckily tomorrow is the last day of college.

Dylan will practically follow me around college in between lessons and during break times. He keeps apologizing but I ignore him, he clearly doesn't get the picture.

The days nearly over when Jenna storms over to me.

"You bitch I got a B on my results, you did that on purpose! You have made a big mistake you freak! I made a promise and I will stick to it, I will destroy you, Cleo!" She screeches through clenched teeth. I roll my eyes before heading towards the exit.

My arm is pulled back by someone, let me guess Dylan? Oh, what a surprise.

"What was that about? What has she got on you?" He asked. His face showed that he was concerned but it was a bit too late for that now, he already hurt me.

"It's none of your business Dylan, you made that perfectly clear throughout my time at this college when you stood by. And you may have followed after me the other day but that won't change that most of the year you weren't there for me!" I snap before storming off. I really didn't want to see him.

When I get home I'm going to start packing a bag, I'm leaving this hell as soon as I can. 

Once I get home I run upstairs and start to pack. I'm in the middle of packing when Vivianne walks in.

"And what do you think you're doing?" She spits.

"I'm packing. I'm leaving and there's nothing you can do to stop me. Without me living here you are going to crumble, without my dad's inheritance you will have nothing" I shout, I don't know where this confidence has come from but I'm liking it.

"I got accepted at Dales art academy and I'm going!" I yell again.

Her face turns red in anger. She walks up to me and slaps my cheek, I don't show a single tear. I stand and look straight into her eyes so that she can see I'm done with her crap.

"You don't talk to me like that. You will be staying here for the rest of your life. You wouldn't dare to leave," she says as she grabs my arm, pulling me out of my room to the top of the stairs. She drags me down the stairs towards the cupboard of hell. I'm struggling to get out of her grip. I finally rip myself away from her and run to my room, barricading the door with my dresser.

That was a close call, god knows how long she would have kept me in there this time. I continued packing my things before going to sleep.

•••

When I woke up I tiptoed to the kitchen and grabbed some breakfast before heading to college. It was my last day, most lessons were just to mess around In but I still wanted to say bye to my teachers.

I approached college and something just seemed off. There were a few people wandering around, I enter through the main entrance and plastered on each wall in sight was the picture of me. My half-naked body was plastered for everyone to see.

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