Fear

3.

Luna

"LUNA? ANSWER QUESTION three please," my chemistry teacher called as she stared at me. I snapped out of my trance and glance at my textbook, doing the calculations quickly.

"Three propanol?" I squeaked, then cleared my throat silently.

She nodded in agreement, "correct. Now pay attention please." I nodded at her and tried listening to her lesson, but I couldn't focus properly. I was picturing that guy in my mind, trying to remember everything that I saw. He was wearing all black, he was tall and muscular, had greenish greyish eyes, and this crooked smirk that I couldn't get out of my head. It was so sinister that it was all I could picture. Who is this guy and why is he everywhere I look now?

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I ignored Carlton in every class we had and lunch, but now school was over and I could see him standing at his car from the window. He was looking around at the other students, trying to find me. I closed my eyes and sighed, following students out to the parking lot. I kept my eyes down as I walked to my car, not wanting to make eye contact with Carlton. I got my keys out as I was about to approach my car, but they were taken out of my hands.

I quickly looked up and glared at Carlton, "give me my keys."

"I understand that you are mad at me, Luna, but I did it with good intentions-"

"You know the fucked up life we have been forced to grow up in and you made it even worse. My father was the only person I had left and now I don't have him anymore," I yelled at him, my anger controlling my words.

"You wouldn't have had him if he died either, Luna," he sadly whispered. My anger was getting the best of me and I went to punch him in the face, but he quickly put his hand up and stopped my fist. I concealed my shock at how fast he was, and used my other hand to punch his stomach. He simply moved out of the way, my hand punching the air where he was standing. I gave an angered scream before I pushed him, freeing my hand as hot tears made their way down my face.

I slid to the ground as I started to silently cry to myself. God, I'm such a baby. I felt Carlton sit in front of me and pull me towards him. I struggled against him, pushing and punching him to let me go, but I soon gave up as his strength overpowered my own. He pulled me into his lap as he rubbed his hand along my back, saying soothing things in my ear quietly as I sobbed into his chest. I grabbed a hold of his shirt tightly as I unintentionally soaked it with my tears.

We stayed like this for a while until I had calmed down. "I'm really sorry, Luna, I didn't mean to make everything worse," he whispered as he stroked my hair. I sniffled before I pushed away from him slowly so I could see him.

"N-no, I'm s-sorry. I didn't mean to take all this out on you. You only did what you thought was right. I didn't mean it when I said it was your fault or when I said I had no one. I have you," I whispered as he engulfed me in another hug. His tight hold on me made me feel safe and secure as I calmed myself down a bit more. I sighed before slowly pushing him back again, "let's go home. It's getting dark."

"Yeah, curfew's in a couple hours," Carlton stated as he pulled me up. I looked around and only saw our cars in the parking lot and the sun was slowly starting to set.

We were sitting here for a long time.

Carlton gave me my keys and we both drove to my house, each of us driving our cars. We parked in the driveway and I unlocked my house door. I walked in, took my shoes off, put my bag near the stairs, and turned the lights on in the kitchen as I entered it.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked Carlton as I opened the fridge and grabbed the lemonade. I heard a loud growl, then footsteps upstairs. I quickly and quietly exited the kitchen and seen that the door was still open, but Carlton wasn't here. I closed the door quickly and quietly, slowly making my way to the stairs. I looked down and saw that my bag wasn't there anymore.