The Life Of Gabi Walters: Book 1

Chapter 6- Sorry...Not Sorry

"You weren't supposed to see that, Gabi!" Adrien yells.

"Well you wrote it for me. Am I wrong?" I ask sarcastically.

"No..." He mutters. "I was going to give it to you earlier, but then I chickened out. I didn't want you to see it. Sorry..." He lowers his head a little. (I'm guessing from embarrassment. Even though I don't get why he would be embarrassed about apologizing for being a jerk.)

"It's okay. That was really sweet. To write that for me. I know you don't really like talking about stuff, but if you ever want to, I'm here." 

"I know." He grabs my hand, squeezes it, then let's go. I start to roll him into the classroom, and they're all doing worksheets. He points to a table with no one at it, and I take him there.

"You want to work by yourself?" I ask him.

"Well who am I gonna work with? The girl that broke my heart, or her evil entourage?" I can't help but giggle a little bit. 

"Well, no. I guess not." I smile at him and start to walk away. I stop at the door, and turn back at him. "Adrien, thank you." He nods back, and I close the door, just in time to catch my breath. 

Wow. He's still perfect. I think to myself, and walk back to class.

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At lunch, I sit in my usual spot next to Callie, Tessa, and Amanda. I look over to the table Adrien normally sits at, but he's not there of course. Why would he sit with people who hate him for absolutely no reason except that he got hurt? If anything, that should've brought them closer together. I guess it's better this way. They never deserved him anyways. I look to my left and see him sitting by himself on the end of a table because his wheelchair can't fit the regular way. 

"Guys I'm gonna go sit with him. Is that okay?" I ask them. (Even though I'm going to no matter what they say.)

"Of course Gabi. Talk to him as long as you want." Tessa rolls her eyes and giggles.

"Thank you guys!" I squeal. I stand up, calm myself down, and walk over to him. I set down my plate and plop down onto the seat. "Hey."

"Hey. You don't have to sit here you know. You can sit wherever you want. I'm fine."

"No you're not. And what makes you think I don't want to sit here? Hmm?" I grin.

He smiles back. "I don't know." He points to Alya and her group. "they were the only people who cared about me. Even my own parents don't care about me. And they literally just told me I'm worthless. That I'm stupid, I can't do anything, and I'm nothing. My 'best friends' just told me I'm a nothing. Do you know how hard that is?"

"Yeah. Actually I do. Everyone told me that for years. Even you. They made me feel worthless. I was really close to just giving up. But then I met Tessa, and Callie, and Amanda, and they helped me through it. Just like I'm gonna help you."

"Wow. I'm so sorry, Gabi. I didn't know it hurt you that bad. I don't know how I can make it up to you, or why you're being so nice to me, but thank you." He says.

"You're welcome. But, it's because no one deserves that. Especially not you. I know they changed you, and that doesn't take away what you did, but it makes it easier knowing that it was mostly their influence over you. But, it's gonna be hard for me to really trust you, Adrien. You're going to have to prove to me that you're never gonna do that to me again, okay?" His face is pitiful. I almost feel guilty for saying that to him. But he needed to hear it.

He nods his head. "Okay." He puts his hand on my leg. "I will work at this every day until you feel comfortable enough to really trust me again. Is that alright with you, Gabi?"

"That sounds great. I can't wait to see what you come up with." I giggle. I see him glance at Alya's table. They're glaring at us. "Hey. Don't pay attention to them." He nods again. "You know what? Let's make her jealous."

"How?" He asks.

I can't help but smirk a little. "Like this." I put my hand on his shoulder and kiss his cheek. Then, I hug him for like, a really long time, then I stand up and turn to walk away. But just when I'm about to get back to my friends, I turn to Alya, smirk at her, wave, and walk away. And all I could think was, finally. I have the upper hand. I can do whatever I want to her, when I want. And I don't have to be sorry.

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Oh my gosh I'm so in love with this. I'm trying to come up with some good content, so if you have any idea for a plot twist, please comment! (I will give credit to you for the idea.) -xo K