Shattered Heart (Discontinued)

Chapter 16

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I rested my hand upon his face gently stroking the bandage that covered his left eye. This action caused his head to involuntarily lean into my hand as my other hand held his and my head tilted, just staring at him in awe.

Don breathed out a sigh as his eyes closed and I can just imagine him being in that hospital room silently angered. He suddenly spoke up,

"Hey, Im going to be okay dont worry about it", then he tried to make me smile as his face was lengthened by that dumb grin I cant get over. I eventually smiled but biting my lip in attempt to hide it.

"There's that beautifully smile Ive been waiting for", I slightly hit his arm in a playful matter as he began laughing at me.

"Flattery will get you nowhere these days."

"Well evidence is proving that wrong.", I playfully rolled my eyes at his tantalizing banter

"Okay, whatever. Now that you're back you seriously need to get your best friend, he literally driving me crazy."

"I doubt thats he been that bad."

"oh trust me, the suffering is real in this case.", I exclaimed in exaggeration.

Just then the bell rung and I clearly had forgotten we were even in school.

"See, now look at you distracting me. I was supposed to meet up with my friends.", he shrugged and squeezed my hand as we split apart, going to our classes and promising to see each other later.

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On Wednesday Im positive I walked to math way too fast especially since we actually packed up early in art for once since the year started. For some reason, there was plenty of time left before the bell rung and Nessa ended up walking up behind me and joining the antics that persisted in this class.

Walking toward the back of the room, with my art folder, I saw Daniel, Don and Tall guy chatting quite loudly near the back window laughing at something I would never understand.

"Hey Nessa and Janell!", tall guy proceeded to acknowledge us as I laid my folder down and Don hugged me with a quick welcome as well. Daniel on the other hand was just staring off, but I was too distracted to notice what he was staring at.

"Janell, whats this?", I turned to see Don pick up my art folder in curiosity with Tall guy following suit.

"Thats my art folder and Im going to need you to put that down.", I said slowly putting my hand on his arm to lower it alongside my folder.

"Cmon just let us see it. What you think its not good enough?", Tall guy persisted with Don nodding in agreement. So, I gave in and just let them look through the pieces of art.

"Wow, I didnt know you could draw." , I just stared down in shock at Don.

"Dude seriously? How many months have you known me and sat beside me?!"

"Wait, no I knew you could draw I just didnt know you could draw this good."

"Mhm, nice save.", I would've been more skeptical until Tall guy proceeded to argue with Nessa.

"So, Where's your art? Dont you have the same class as her?", He asked Vanessa and she just looked at him with crossed arms.

"Yeah, where's your art at?"

"I dont need to show or prove my art to you two.", Nessa responded to both Don and Rayshon.

"Oh someone's art apparently isn't good.", Rayshon said laughing in response to his dumb remark.

"Atleast I can actually draw with your untalented self.", Nessa said while staring down at her phone which I know she does instead of maintain eye contact.

"Throwing shots now huh? Must be a short person thing.", That earned him an immediate glare from me as I was confused at how that was even relevant to this conversation. Then he suddenly took Nessa's phone and sprinted across the room in seconds.

"Hey, what the hell man! Give me my damn phone tall guy."

"You can get it when you catch it or reach it if you can.", he said as he held the phone up near the ceiling given his tall advantage. Like seriously this was clearly unfair and why hasnt the damn bell rung yet.

"Dude hand her back her phone, this is ridiculous !", I tried to reason with him as he proceeds to ignore me and throw it to Don with both of them laughing like this was a game of monkey in the middle.

"Don, I swear to the moon. Give her back her phone.", Don contemplated for a few seconds before continuing to throw it as Nessa was getting more aggravated by the minute, failing to reach up toward Tall guys hand with a 2 foot disadvantage.

"Man, stop be a jack ass and her back her phone. She clearly doesnt like this." , Daniel came over after what I can guess was observing the situation and slightly punched Tall guy in the stomach and taking back Nessa's phone.

"Here you go.", Daniel said while handing Nessa back her phone.

"Thank you.", Nessa said with an apparent small smile only getting wider with the interaction between her and Daniel getting longer by the second.

That's when Our teacher walked in clearly upset and confused by the amount of extra bodies there were in her classroom. Then she rudely yelled at the others to get out and go to class to which they had one minute to do.

We all sat down in our assigned seats with Don by my side as usual and Daniel in his seat across from me looking a little happier than earlier. Don on the other hand was attempting to talk to me and I certainly wasn't in the mood for it.

I turned toward him and lashed out, "I specifically told you to stop messing with Nessa and you told me you weren't going to do that anymore. I dont care what Tall guy does in a sense but you promised me."

"I know, I know. Im sorry okay I just got caught up in the moment."

"Well, its not funny and people dont choose to be whatever size they come up to be."

Don then started to hold my hand as I tried to pay attention to the teacher, ignoring him since I succumb to his apologies whenever I look at the smile on his face.

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