Skinny Love

Chapter 24: Missing

Avi's P.O.V

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We're a month in to the school year and it's bittersweet.

My roommates have become my best friends. Matt is the most amazing friend ever and Jon is so nice and I really like him.

On the bitter side is that the bullying has gotten worse but at least it hasn't landed me in the hospital.

I was boarding through the hallway to get to the orchestra room because Jon had told me he had a surprise there for me. I was excited because he's super sweet and I was curious to what he was going to surprise me with.

As I neared the room I hopped off my board and pulled at my Peter Pan collar. I made sure my stockings were even and that my oxford laces were tied. I straightened out my skirt and made sure it looked okay. I then proceeded to open the door.

When I walked in, I saw him sitting on the stool with a guitar in his lap. He looked up with his bright blue eyes and shook his dark blonde hair out of his eyes.

"Uhm hi." I said smiling. He smiled his dazzling smile and nodded to the stool in front of him. I sat down and tried to figure out what to do with my long ass legs. I decided to cross them at my ankles and swing them to the side.

"Okay so, uhm, you're adorable and you always look amazing. Uhm, I've wanted to tell you this as soon as you got out of the hospital but I didn't know how to say it but here it goes." He said winking at me. I was about ready to faint. He wants to go out with me. I can just feel it.

He began strumming the strings and I immediately knew what song it was.

"Hey there Avi, what's it like in New York City?/ I'm a thousand miles away but girl, tonight you look so pretty./ Yes, you do. / Time Square can't shine as bright as you, I swear it's true./" He sang. I couldn't stop smiling and it was just a great moment.

When he was finished he asked me to go out with him and I said yes.

He smiled.

"Avi, I love you." He said. My breath caught in my throat.

"Yeah? I love me too." I said. I walked out of the room mentally murdering myself. How could I be so stupid?

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Matt's P.O.V

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"Hello?"

"Oh my God, guess what just happened!?" Jon shouted through the cellphone speaker. I honestly didn't care.

"What happened?"

"I asked Avi to go out with me. SHE SAID YES!!!!! THIS MEANS I'M GONNA GET IN HER PANTS!" He whispered excitedly. How does he even keep a likeable façade? He's a dick and no one seems to notice because he's an (I'm not gonna lie.) amazing singer, he is quite piano player too. Okay, maybe I do care. I care more than I should anyway. It just pisses me off that I work my ass off to be an amazing guy for Avi and then a bloke like Jon strolls into her life putting on a show and stealing her away with his blue eyes and blonde hair and nice teeth, like no.

"Cool." I say. He rambles on some more about how gorgeous she is and then I decided to ask him something simple.

"What colour are her eyes?"

"How am I supposed to know? Blue? Grey?" He says. What a self-centred asshole.

"Bye" I said as I hung up. Ugh. I walked to Art.

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Avi's P.O.V

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On my way to Art, they called an assembly so everyone poured out of the classrooms and into the hallways. I decided against riding my board because I don't want to get in trouble for hitting some random kid in the hallway.

I tried to look for Catherine or Matt because they were in my art class so I assumed I would see them in this hallway. I saw Jon talking to one of my bullies. She was tall and blonde and skinny, just like any model. She was also filthy rich because her father owns an oil company in Greenland or some crap. They were smiling and talking. I thought nothing of it.

"Boo!" Matt grabbed my waist and I jumped out of my own skin. I looked up and glared at him.

"Matt! Why are you so scary?" I said laughing. He smiled tugged on a strand of my hair.

"Because I'm awesome. What is this I hear about you and Jon going out?" he asked me. I smiled.

"He asked me and I said yes. It's not that big of a deal to be completely honest." I said. He smiled but it didn't reach his green eyes. He poked at my cheeks.

"Awh! You're blushing! You'll let me know if anything is wrong right?"

"Absolutely." I said.

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They sat us all down in the bleachers of the huge gym. Then out strolled the principle with grave look on her thin face.

...

Basically the gist of the assembly was about 5 students that have gone missing. Luna Melleir, Gavin Drake, Tina Smith, Peter Brown, and Mark Zander had not been seen by their roommates in a week and all of their clothes and belongings were still in their rooms and their cars were still in the lot. Their families have no knowledge what so ever of their whereabouts and that if we have any information we must report it immediately.

Well shit.