"If you could see what I feel, if anxiety, sadness , and loneliness were physical wounds that decorate my body in red lines and purple marks, would you be shocked at how bloody and bruised I really am?"
-Nell
"I already saw it..." -T.H.
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I started off by calling Mindy and telling her everything. I heard her squeal from the happiness and of course she helped me pick up the best dress to wear. Ultimately, we ended up choosing my red dress. I've had this dress passed down to me from my aunt, before problems occurred in the family and everyone separated.
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I felt insecure wearing it, since it showed a lot of cleavage, but I had to look good. I need to prove to everyone that I'm better than what they spit, with their filthy lips. I'm Nell, a girl who is stronger than you think. Later, I did my makeup and hair. I looked in the mirror...
'You look gorgeous..' My brain told me. I smiled and replied 'there's always beauty in a beast'
It was already 8:55 pm, by every minute my heart would beat faster and faster. By every second I would forget how to breathe. By every- *vibrate-vibrate* I immediately grabbed my phone and saw a message from Tom telling me to come out. I smiled widely and checked myself before sneaking outside my house. As I opened the door I saw Tom standing there like a gentleman, hair gelded in the best way possible, that gaze is just fire to my iced heart. However, what was hotter was the way he looked at me.
"Damn..." Was all that came out of his lips before he rubbed his face in shock. "You look stunning! Red really does suit you" he mumbled, opening the door to the car, allowing me to enter. He sat next to me. " to the party, sir?" The driver asked. "Yes please" he replied before looking at me and checking me out again.
"Stop it~" I laughed, "your stare is just way too obvious". Though I did feel insecure, he made me feel loved, like I'm the most beautiful girl on earth. I loved that about him. The fact he made me feel special. We soon reached the place and I felt my legs go numb, like I'm unable to move them, scared of what might happen inside there. I looked over to see Tom giving the reassurance look. "You would stun everyone, trust me". He grabbed my hand and led me inside the house. Everyone was looking at us, I heard guys owing on how I look. I never felt this feeling before. I tried to stay as close as possible to Tom.
"Tom~ babe~ you came~-". There she was the snake of my life, Lisa. "What are you doing?" She asked Tom, "why did you bring the nerd?" She asked another irritated question. "You do realize nerds are really gorgeous when they want to be" he stated and looked at me. I smiled, burning Lisa.
-in the middle of the party-
Lisa came over to me when she realized Tom left to go to the bathroom. "Wtf have you done to my boyfriend? He's like all over you, you witch? Your such a slut, trying to get him by wearing a red dress, as if he would ever fall for you, you so pathetic, asshole." She said, laughing with her 2 other girlfriends.
"Yes I would" a familiar voice said. We all looked around to see Tom, pissed. "Who the fuck do you think you are Lisa, treating her like this. For your information, she's way better than you. You're just jealous of how I love being with her, I ain't yours Lisa, get a life ffs ". He raised his voice and was ready to pump some fists. I stood up immediately and stopped him.
"FINE THEN! IF THIS SLUT IS WHO YOU WANT! THEN YOU BOTH COULD FUCK OFF. IM BREAKING UP WITH YOU TOM" Lisa yelled. "Thanks for your mercy, say good luck to ur new boyfriend. He will hate you so much, you won't even recognize" he laughed and grabbed me out of party. We got into the car and we drove off to a park.
"You really didn't have to do that, you know, standing up for me" I said walking slowly next to Tom in the empty park. He looked up and then looked back at me. "I told you it would be worth it, now she's afraid of you, I'm free of her, everyone knows she's a bitch" he laughed and soon I joined.
We sat down on a bench and looked up at the sky. "Nell I need to tell you something" he said. I nodded. "Remember the day of the accident? The doctor asked me a favor" he started. "And that is?" I questioned. "He asked me to- to be your friend. To try to get things off of you"he spoke slowly.
Betrayed is what I always felt
"So you're telling me that you didn't actually wanna be my friend or even get to know me. You were just doing a favor? Huh? Why? Why did you do this to me? And I thought you might actually have been the one for me. The one I would want to spend the rest of my life with. Why did you betray me...?" I stood up and I was drowning in my ocean of tears. I tried to run away, feeling ashamed.
I hate myself, I hate myself, I hate myself. I kept reiterating in my mind.
"No no no no no! Nell please" I heard Tom yell from behind me and soon he caught up and stopped me. "Please li-listen to me, don't cry, no. Nell your everything to me, from the first time I met you, from that book you picked up till this last moment. I can't imagine living life without you. I hesitated to do that favor because I thought you would never let me in, that you might hate me your whole life but I-I've been proven wrong. Your all that I wanted. All what matters. All I want to spend my rest of my life with. I love you Nell" He was breaking into tears.
I was shattered to thin papers. That could cut him,but he held me tight to his chest.
I hugged him back, I felt all the pain I've been hiding in me drain out of me. Our bodies were heated. Our tears were dry soon. He then pulled my face apart and leaned in yet so slowly melting his chocolate lips into mines. They moved in harmony, like how they were meant to be. Like how I was meant to be in his embrace now.
After 5 years
Tom's pov:- I looked over our bed to see her, sleeping peacefully, Nell my wife, the dearest mother of our two children, Nicky and Alex.
I saw her open her eyes. "Good morning, darling" I leaned in to kiss her passionately. I knew right then we will always be together, even death won't do us apart.
Third pov:- She smiled every so softly, her heart melting at every word she heard you say. A heart made of pure gold, and only that so. You've managed to capture her heart, you entranced her. As if you're magic, a simple spell you castes on her, or is it a curse, it's love. You were the reason behind her happiness and sadness
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. I know I rushed it but I needed to end it to start a new book. Leave any comments on how you feel about it and if it needs any improvements.
