never know | fillie

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the fuck?!
finn's pov

millie didn't come to school the next day, and we didn't expect her to, she needed to rest. it was nice to have the day without any arguments but i still felt bad for her, no one was expecting that to happen.

i walked to english by myself since sadie had a meeting for a club she is in. i was minding my own business until somebody suddenly shoved me into the lockers.

"the fuck?!" i shout. i look up to see jacob glaring at me. i feel anger boiling up inside me.
"stay away from millie, don't ever speak to her again, and don't you dare tell anyone what happened the other night" he growls.
"or what?" i say as a smirk forms on my face.
jacob throws a punch at my jaw. i grab him and flip him over so he has his back against the locker. i punch him hard in the nose which causes him to bleed. blood runs down his face as his groans in pain. i grab his collar.
"don't ever fucking speak to me again" i say angrily as i shove him and walk off.

millie's pov
it has been about two weeks since i injured my leg. i plan on going back to school tomorrow and i am excited to see everyone. but i am nervous to see finn. he saved me. if no one came, if i was left alone then everything could be different right now. i remember him carrying me back to the house, he looked like he was sorry but he never apologised, which kind of hurt.

i don't remember much from the day. i remember speaking to everyone, except finn. he probably didn't come to see me. i don't expect this to change anything between us. although he did help me, and i am grateful for that.

the next day
my mum gave me a lift to school and sadie waited for my at the entrance. she squealed in excitement when she sees me and runs up to me and gently hugs me. i then see finn and caleb walk out the door.
caleb runs over and hugs me. finn just stands there with his hands in his pockets, looking around awkwardly.

"let's go find everyone else!" sadie says.
"sounds good" i say.

we meet up with everyone and i was embraced with many hugs and people saying "i am so glad you are ok" it was nice to see everyone again, but i needed to talk to finn.

as we sit in the cafeteria i decide i should talk to finn. i poke him to get his attention. he turns around with a confused look on his face.

"i need to talk to you" i say.
before he can reply with some rude comment, i pull him out the cafeteria, not giving him an option on whether to stay or leave.

"listen, i know you don't want to talk but i need to say thank you for everything"
"it's fine, don't worry about it"
"i want a chance to be friends with you, that's all i ask for"
"millie, can i ask, why do you want to be my friend so badly?"
"you are different, finn, i want to get to know you"
he frowns at this, his eyebrows furrow.
"listen, millie, i get that you are grateful for me helping you and all but it's best you aren't friends with me"
"what are you talking about?"
"millie, i having nothing interesting about me whatsoever, i am a miserable teenager that hates everyone"
"why do you hate everyone"
"well, i don't, i like people as friends and that's it"
"haven't you ever had a girlfriend?"
"no, and i don't plan on having one"
"why?"
"it's a long story"
"i have the time"

he explains everything to me. everything about his mum cheating on his dad and how he doesn't want to end up like his dad.

finn's pov
i tell millie everything, i don't know why, it just happened. she looks up at me with her glossy brown eyes, she looked at me with pity.

"i am sorry that happened to you finn, but just because that happened to your dad doesn't mean it will happen to you" she says softly.
i just shrug in response.
"well i have to go, but thank you for being nice and actually listening to me for once"
"don't expect it to stay like this"
she rolls her eyes at me and walks off down the hallway.