In the End

Chapter 7

Considering what had happened last weekend things were awkward in class we sat together in everyone we had. Especially in art class, we had to be partners whether or not we liked it the teacher said we work well together. The project was how you dramatically enhance characteristics and expressions or feelings. We drew each other like normal but Emerson had drawn me split in half with tears streaming down my face and my heart under a foot of an unknown person, the weird thing is the foot was a girl's foot not a guy's. I was thrown off, was he trying to tell me something without using words? I drew him as two-faced, he was sick and green on one side and on the other he was happy and smiling. It looked like a monster which is what he was, or at least what I thought he was. We turned them in and the teacher was so happy. We couldn't figure out why and he said because instead of capturing the positive side to this we choose the negative side which no one pays attention to which makes it so unique.

Even when we weren't talking we worked together great. It was crazy but I had to keep my mind of him. There was this new boy in my school, his name was Hayden which was what my mom had told me the guy she talks to who happens to be a single dad was his son's name. To be honest I loved that name. He was cute, I won't lie, well he was let's just say very good looking but it was heard for him to make friends the way he came across to people was rude or obnoxious but I just knew he was bad at making friends. I walked up to him and said hey he just looked at me for a minute. He shrugged and said "hey, what did you need?" I didn't really part attention to the but of attitude and told him my name was Finley and hotter my mom was the lady that came over to see your dad all the time and how she talked about him all the time. It was nice to talk to someone i didn't really know. I haven't been talking to Mara or anybody really I sorts just cut my friends off. I stopped eating at the lunch table avoiding all the drama knowing that Rachael will probably tell the whole school maybe even the whole county. I just didn't understand she bragged about it like it was so amazing. She agreed as if I was a piece of dirt and she didn't care about me she brushed me off her and continued to brag about my boyfriend cheating on me. So every day from then on the art teacher let me eat in his room, he seemed to like me and I could tell I was one of his favorite students. This went on for about two months.

Once a week his son would come in and eat in there with him. I felt like the awkward kid sitting in the corner. I felt like a bother honestly. One day I was sitting in the art room eating, his son had already eaten in the room with his father this week but instead of approaching his father he started walking towards me. I had pizza probably 4 or 5 slices because that's all I would eat when my mom wasn't home. She would leave some money on the counter for me, some for allowance and then some for dinner. He sat down and introduced himself, "Hello, my name is Carter Reynolds nice to meet you. What would your name be?" I finished my bite and wiped my mouth, "Finley and it's nice to meet you too." He toppled me my name was beautiful like me, it made me smile. It was the first real smile in a long time. He asked what I was eating and I told him pizza and explained that's all I ever eat now even though I love the variety of food from different countries. He asked if the pizza was cold and I told him yes. He said he loved cold pizza and asked if he could have a slice. I told him I didn't mind and handed him a slice. He seemed really cool. He asked me if I wanted to go see a movie and I  didn't want to sayb yes but I needed anything to keep my mind of of Emerson so I said yes.

[Carter's POV]

I had been eating in my room with my dad like I always do once a week and I noticed a girl who looked lonely and upset. I recognized her, her name was Finley and I have had a crush on her for the past two years we were in high school together, but some new guy Emerson had come and "swept her off her feet" two days before I had the guts to ask her out and by then I knew she wouldn't like me. She liked him, so when I heard about the Rachael incident I knew there was a chance she didn't want to because she wasn't ready for a relationship but I also knew there was a chance she was because she needed someone to pick her up after she got knocked down so I decided to talk to her. She was so beautiful. So I talked to her, introduced myself and charmed my way into a first date and after that it was smooth sailing.

[Emerson's POV]

I was so shocked when I heard Finley was going on a date. I don't think I was as much shocked as I was upset. I still liked her and hadn't done anything wrong but I respected her by listening and not talking to her even though I should be insisting that my story is the truth of what happened that night considering she didn't even give me a chance to explain

But I know what it looked like. Rachael had dinner a good job but I wouldn't let it stop me from getting her back. I knew what i would do and it would take since time but it would hopefully let her know that I really did care and it was all a misunderstanding I even had the texts to show it.