Layers of Insecurities

Chapter 4

Dante p.o.v 

When I first saw her I didn't realize how closed off she can be. She was this shy innocent girl something about her seems to attract me. I've never felt this way before she seems so innocent so broken those big brown eyes of hers are lifeless, when I first saw her in the hallway while being stepped on and when her best friend came in and took her, I knew something was wrong. After telling those girls to back off I instantly went to check up on her, half way there I saw her best friend comforting her, she held her and those bruises on her hand are starting to show, for some reason that pains me, I have never felt the need to protect someone like I do with her, not knowing what to do I just stand and stare until they started to move back to the lockers place. I quickly hid until they pass me. 

When she bend down and started to pick up her marker, she winced in pain and I quickly rushed in and helped her, as soon as I bend down and touched her hand our eyes immediately met, a spark spread throughout my body as my eyes held hers, not long until I noticed that there were a big scar on her temples, she then gasp and dropped the marker. it seems like her best friend heard her she came running to help her friend not noticing that I was here, when she realized that I was , she mumbled a sorry and began picking up the marker, she started to escort her friend away from me, while saying something to her. Who is this girl and why do I feel the need to protect her?, she just seem so small, so fragile I knew that there must be something going on for her to be this way and I will be the one who will find that out.

During English class I ask the teacher if I could sit next to the new student, and yes I knew everything about every student here in Rosewood high, even though I was known as the trouble maker in school but I have a mad respect for teachers and I tend to not cause any trouble to the teacher only those kids that tend to get in my way. After she agreed to my request I made my way to my friends, grey, Louise, and rick they were my childhood friends. 

''hey man!" Louise greet, "what did you say to Ms. Emma?" he smirked. I shrugged my shoulder and sat down .

"Man, can't you see that look on his face he is on to something again" grey said while rolling his eyes and groaning.

"whatever it is I know its not going to be good, but well I don't care we already cause so much trouble that I am used to it now" Rick said while shaking his head and chuckled. we all laughed and we heard some sigh coming from the girls "he's so hot, no wait all of them are " I rolled my eyes, just then the door open and came in walking those two girls, the new girl just seems to always have her hood on, I stared at them with amusement in my eyes while my friend stare at me with curious eyes. They stare at what I was looking at and smirked, but I wasn't paying any attention to them but instead I was focused on why this Lina girl was whispering into the teacher ears Ms. Emma nodded in understanding, and proceed to introduce her "listen class, we have a new student that will be going our class from now on, be nice to her , her name is tulip rose " Tulips rose, isn't that a type of flowers name ? but as I repeated her name, It actually does suit her. Her face was very fair and smooth with natural blushes on her cheek it almost seems like a flower petals, her lips were full and naturally red, she have a cute button nose and a Bambi brown eyes, her face was small and she is very petite. 

As the teacher keeps introducing I noticed that she never once looked up instead she kicked her feet on the ground and keeps checking her hand, which was full on bruised right now it must have hurt very badly but she didn't seem fazed by it, something tells me this is not the first she have this kind of injury and that scar on her temples must be someone who purposely did it, thinking about it made my blood boils. I clench my first so hard that the guys had to snap me out of it. 

"woah woah dude! calm down you are gonna break your hand" Rick called out, while the other two goons just eyed me suspiciously. I managed to snap out of it ,when she started to make her way to sit. she ask something to her friend she then giggled, damn I never knew how beautiful her laughter is.  The teacher soon announced that it was time to take our freedom or something but I didn't care as long as I get to sit next to her,  After she announced that Rick and Louise will be sitting with some girls they groan annoyingly and moved, while the girls were excitedly jumping up and down in their chairs, now it was my turn the teacher called my name " Mr. Dante and Mr grey you will be joining Ms.rose and Ms. spring" I excitedly make my way over and sat next to her. Her excitement stop as she tensed and her best friend turns around slowly and saw us, she groan out loud, while my little Tulip just sigh. 

My little Tulips yes she is going to be my little Tulip and no harm will come to her I am sure of it. 

After awhile she ask her friends for her note so she can catch up with what she missed, unknowingly I threw my notebook on her desk and smirk " you can use my notebook If you want?"I ask her with my eyebrows lift as if I am daring her, but she decline with a small "no thank you" how can a person be so cute when saying no thank you, but I know warming up to her is going to be a challenge but this challenge I am willing to take. For the rest of class I just sat and stared at her in awe, I know that she can feel me cause she was taking a sneaky glance at me once in awhile and I love it. 

"Dude you are so whipped" Grey said as we left the classroom laughing tears are threaten to spill out from his eyes, while the rest of them joined in. " chill dude you are going to expose yourself" Louise said while laughing, " can you guys shut up!" I said while they just patted my back and shoulder, sometimes I wonder how am I friends with these goons.

Math class was next and for the first time I was actually looking forward to math class, I in particularly find math class boring not because of the lesson but because of the teacher he made everything so boring.  I can solve anything, math doesn't give me a hard time but then soon enough my Tulip came in with her friend good thing Lina I think that is her name is there. I see her talking to them well not talking more like nodded and small answer, but I don't know what they said to her that made her sink back in her chair, but soon gave out a sigh and nod.

I didn't realized that I was staring at her, until she turned around and met my eyes. Her eyes are dazzling, it might sound cheesy but her eyes are like starry night they are glimmering but yet so broken and lonely, her eyes widen and pink color rose up to her cheeks she then looked away, which earn a chuckle from me, and caused my friends died of laughter.