claudia's pov
once i saw maddie's car approach me i quickly got in and slammed the door.
"what happened baby girl?" maddie asked, her eyes growing with sadness.
i explained to her what happened and how i said all those things and how i got emotional.
"and then he-he told me he loved me." i gasped once those words left my lips.
"no way." maddie breathed.
"and i rushed out because i was-i didn't know what to say." i rubbed my forehead.
before maddie managed to say anything else, a knock on the window startled us both.
i held my chest as i looked out the window, justin's sad eyes piercing onto mine.
maddie sighed and rolled down the window.
"claudia can i please talk to you, alone?" he spoke softly.
i gritted my teeth and glanced back at maddie to see what she says.
she raised an eyebrow and nodded slowly.
i let out a deep breath and looked back at justin.
"my parents left by the way." he mumbled.
"fine."'i grumbled as i opened the door and got out quickly.
maddie cleared her throat awkwardly and leaned towards the window.
"so do you need a ride back home later or-"
"nah i'll drop her off." justin interrupted and held my hand firmly.
maddie looked at me as i gave her back a look of worry and fear.
'i love you.' she mouthed before starting the car and driving off.
i sighed and looked down at justin's shoes.
he lifted up my chin with his thumb, his eyes sparkling as he stared me.
"let's go." he led me back to his house.
great, now what does he wanna talk about? i just wanna go home and sleep.
after he locked the door i leaned against the wall and crossed my arms.
"what justin?" i breathed as i blinked slowly.
"claudia im sorry-" his jaw clenched but his face remained soft
"you know you can't just keep throwing that word around you know?" i snorted.
he sighed and rubbed his hand with frustration.
"fuck claudia you're making this so hard!" he barked. "i'm trying to apologize but you keep on throwing all this shade in my face!" he spat in my face, his face inches away from mine.
i felt my body grow weak as i felt my eyes burn up. my heart raced for a while before my lip began to quiver. deep down inside i was still scared of justin, terrified at the most.
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the bully
Romance"you've hurt me enough!" claudia shouted as her eyes began to water. "i know and i'm sorry." justin whispered as he caressed her cheek gently. "but maybe what hurt you can be the one to fix you."
