Falling for Him

Chapter 7

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I looked up to see Brandon staring at me with this goofy grin on his face.

"Hey, what's up isn't this ironic, twice in the same day?" he said.

" Yeah, pretty weird," I stated and he laughed. Somehow, seeing him again made me energetic and a feeling of pure bliss swept over me.

" Still reading that book?" he questioned.

" Yeah, I hardly have that much time to read now that it's school," I added. He took a seat to the left of me and soon, we began our own, little conversation. We talked about everything under the sun, from books to classes and then he asked one question in particular, one that made me freeze and turn as cold as ice.

" Why are you still in school at this time? Shouldn't you be at home in your fancy penthouse apartment?" he questioned. I looked at him with pure disbelief, and wondering if I should explain it all but then thought better of it.

" Yeah, well my parents are out of town on a business trip, so it would be boring home with just Nikki," I answered blandly. This was partially true since both of my parents actually were away, but not on a business trip. No matter how much I wished this was true, I accepted a long time ago that this trip was not just about business but in fact, lives depended on it. Mostly, one life in particular.

He seemed to accept that reply, and we just continued our conversation but, I was not really listening since I heard a voice saying my name. There were only two people who knew I liked to come here on evenings, Jasmine and of course Nate. Standing there talking to Catherine who was the best librarian since she knew just about everything about anything, was Nate. Just as I looked in that direction, so did he and our eyes met for a split second, his mouth curved upwards for a moment but it quickly turned into a frown when he noticed who I was sitting with. Instantly, he bolted to the door and without even thinking, I put my book on the table, grabbed my bag and followed him. I didn't know what I was going to say or do but, I needed to talk to him.

I finally caught up with him, and I grabbed his hand meaning for him to stop and that was when he exploded.

" How could you just leave like that with THAT jerk, not even tell me anything and then come HERE to your favourite place with HIM!" he shouted. I tried to tell him that I didn't expect Brandon to be there and it just happened, but every time I tried to say something he silenced me. He was not giving me any chance to explain, from how I felt when he was in the fight and the guilt that was killing me on the inside or how sorry I was for everything. Every attempt I made was futile and eventually I just gave up. I turned, and he held my hand not wanting me to go, and then he apologized but I needed some time to think all this through so instead, I just nodded. Not bothering to return to the library to collect my book, I just ran. I had my bag and that was all I needed.

I didn't know where I was going but I just needed to clear my head and think everything through, properly at least. When I was a little closer to home, I decided to slow down and I watched as the yellow cabs rushed past trying to get to whatever destination. I thought that was similar to people's lives since we were all trying to reach someplace in this world but just like the cab there were unexpected stops and then of course, some keep backs. "These were all bumps in the road of life," my grandmother would say, and I smiled as I thought of her. It was almost two years since she had died but I remember it as if it was yesterday.

Manhattan was certainly a very beautiful place and I was thankful that it was my home. I entered the elevator and pressed the little button to take me to my sanctuary, and that was when I finally noticed that my cheeks were wet. I didn't even realize when I began crying but I quickly dried my tears before I entered my penthouse. Apparently I did a good job at hiding my grief since, Nikki didn't mention anything. Quickly, I ran up the stairs to my room and laid on my bed thinking about everything that happened and how I could fix everything tomorrow in school. Soon I fell asleep, only to be awoken by Nikki telling me that, I had a visitor and I should come downstairs as fast as I could.

So guys, who do you think is at Belle's door? More importantly, what do they want? Tell me what you guys think in the comments. Sorry, really like those cliffhangers :P