ROMEO

19

E.V.A.

Romeo speeds down the hall with a cold look on his face.

What did I do now?

His cold eyes analyze Calvin and I realize I'm not the one he's glaring at.

"Let the games begin," Zach says with a smirk.

Calvin looks up at Romeo. "Is this your boyfriend or something?"

"He's something," I say, eyes searching the ground for nothing in particular.

"Am I supposed to care?" Calvin asks, chuckling.

Romeo speaks, causing my eyes to find his. "Not you."

I blow out a breath of air, forcing myself to look at Calvin.

His matted hair, still the same and those innocent eyes still deceiving.

"OK, for real though, why are you here?" Zach asks, a frown on his face.

"I want to talk to Eva," He says, stepping closer to me.

Romeo moves closer to me, not saying a word.

"We have nothing to talk about," I hiss.

"Oh? Not even Emillie?" He asks, tilting his head to the side.

A cocktail of anger and fear causes my fist to clench. "Leave."

Calvin laughs. "Oh! They don't know what you did!"

My heart rate speeds up, head throbs. "Stop!"

Calvin continues to laugh, eyes watering.

Zach raises his brows. "Uh, OK. The fuck is wrong with him?"

"Shut the fuck up!" Romeo booms, causing Calvin's laughter to die down.

Calvin shakes his head. "How can you protect someone like her? Do you even really know her?"

Romeo shrugs. "I don't care about anything you're saying. She said to leave, so go."

"Ohhh, I see." Calvin says with a smirk, moving his pointer finger between us. "Shes got you under some type of sexual spell."

"What?"

"I mean she's not even that go-"

Romeo slams his fist into Calvin's jaw, ending his insult. Blood drips from a cut on his lip, his eyes widening.

Then he smirks.

"You're just like her. Now I se-"

Romeo jumps on him, fists crashing into his face over and over. Calvin balls up his fist and tries to hit Romeo, but his little hands are no match.

"This is insane. I love it!" Zach exclaims, phone recording.

A part of me wants to stop them.

The part that doesn't, wins.

I don't move, taking in the scene before me.

More students come running up to us, phones in hand.

Romeo jumps up, hands still in fist. "Get up!"

Calvin scrambles to his feet only to be knocked back down.

Romeo drops to his knees beside him. "You thought you would come here, talk shit to my girl like that and get away with it? You clearly have the wrong idea."

My girl.

Calvin snores loudly, causing Romeo to shake his head. "Bitch."

His eyes then lock with mine. "Sorry."