Forbidden Love

Chapter 5

As we drove I leaned against the window, taking in all the scenery that passed by. Before long I spotted the ocean.

"Are we going to the beach?" I smiled at Matt. He knew I had always loved the beach but rarely got to go.

"We sure are, I thought this might be a good way to cheer you up seeing as you haven't been here in so long,"

"Thank you so much. If anything can take my mind off of what just happened then this can," I ruffled my hand through his hair as he pulled into a parking space in full view of the beautiful ocean before us. The waves crashed against the shore, the sound was amazing and I had missed it so much. I jumped out of the car not wasting any time and ran down to the sand and kicked off my shoes. I let my hair flow around me and I drew in the scent of the ocean. This was my safe place.

"You've really missed it huh," Matt came up behind me.

"I sure have, I should come down here more often," I closed my eyes and listened to the waves.

"Hey don't you mean we?" I opened my eyes to see his mischevious grin and he ran at me grabbing my waist and lifting me over his shoulders. This all felt so cliched and so typical. I felt like I was right out of the notebook or something, but hey I was going to love it while it lasted.

After running on the beach and mucking around like complete idiots we thought that it was only right that we went and bought an icecream. I got chocolate and Matt got caramel. I always got chocolate, it was sort of like my own little tradition. We sat on the sand and ate our icecreams and I felt like all the worries of the past few days had swept off my shoulders. Matt tried to keep the conversation going by tlaking about anything that had nothing to do with Shay. He asked me about my family and plans for university.

By the time the sun was starting to set we decided that it was best we went home. My parents didn't know where I was and I didn't want them to worry.

"After you m'lady," Matt gestured to the passengers seat.

"Oh god Matt that is so cheesy," I slapped him playfully on the chest and he returned my slap with a kiss.

"I know but I guess I am a pretty cheesy guy," He laughed.

"Yeah I always knew you were a bit of a romantic," I teased him and poked his shoulder.

"Hey I'm not ashamed, being a romantic is good,"

"I know I know," We laughed and joked as we drove back home. I looked out of the window as the beach slowly crept away and I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness as we went back to real life.

I flung myself on my bed when I got home. My parents hadn't even asked where I had been which was odd for them. Maybe Matt had told them about the fight with Shay (excluding the hooking up stuff) and they wanted to leave me alone for a bit. For the first time in hours I decided I should check my phone. 9 new messages! What the heck? They were all from unknown numbers. I clicked the first message:

News flash: Tayla Michaelson is a SLUT!

Message number 2:

Backstabbing BITCH!

I quickly hit delete on the rest of the messages. I didn't need to read anymore to know that they were all horrible. I don't know why Shay decided to block her number, it's pretty obvious that she would be the only one to send that. I thought for a second about calling Matt to tell him but it didn't seem important enough and I didn't want to bother him. I got under my covers and pulled my laptop onto my lap. At the moment Vampire Diaries was the only thing that could distract me for at least a nano second. I watched 10 episodes and by the time I decided I should probably go to sleep it was 3am and my brain was going 100 miles an hour.

The light streamed through my curtains and straight into my eyes. I rubbed them and it felt like I had grains of sand rubbing against my eyeballs. Going to sleep so late really was a bad idea. I dragged myself into the shower and got dressed in some jeans and a hoodie. No need to dress up today seeing as I really wasn't in the mood to care what people think of me.

It was third period and this day could not have been worse. So far I have been laughed at, stared at and pointed at. Oh and I found a graffitti on the wall in the girls bathroom in huge writing saying that I am a whore. Shay had never been one for swearing but I guess she has changed. Everytime I saw her she as clinging to Josh like her life depended on it. He had his hand practically glued to her butt and her hand was always around his muscly arm. She looked at him adoringly but I saw through it. A few days ago Shay would have never gone for a jock like Josh. Now don't get me wrong, not all the jocks and cheerleaders at my school are bad. In fact most of them are quite nice. But not the group that Shay has chosen to be her new pals. I hadn't seen Matt all day so I was pretty much on my own. He has different classes to me and his own friends and I didn't really want to bother him. I made my way to my locker after 3rd period to collect my biology book. Unlocking my locker had always been a struggle for me but today it was proving to be even more challenging. I entered my combination and it didn't open. I jiggled the door, slammed it and it still wouldnt open.

"Need some help?" I heard the smile in his voice, he obviously found my helplessness hilarious.

"No actually I almost have it, I am an expert in opening lockers, especially this stupid one," I crossed my arms and smiled to show him I had this under control.

He reached over and gently tapped the door and it slid open easily, "Yeah you really are the expert," He stiffled a laugh.

"I loosened it for you," I laughed, I was such an idiot. I reached into my locker while still looking at Matt, I knew where all my books were as I always put them back in the same order. As I felt around I could feel shreds of paper. Huh that's strange, why is there all this loose paper? I thought to myself. I turned to get a better look only to see every single on of my textbooks and notebooks for each class had been shredded and destroyed. I felt the anger boil inside of me. Those were hundreds of dollars worth of text books which my parents had had to pay for, and we were by no means wealthy or had a lot of money. Shay did this because she knew it would get to me. She knew I did well in school and this would be a good way to make me nervous and know she meant business. I looked at the back of my locker where a bright pink piece of paper was stuck. I read it allowed so that Matt could hear too.

I may already have what I want, but something I want more is revenge. Watch out bitch.

Sorry it's not the longest chapter but it's getting late and I am tired but I also really wanted to finish this chapter :) I hope you like it and let me know anything I can improve on or just what you think of the book so far!

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