Temptations (A Vinny Castronovo Love Story) *Completed*

Chapter Thirty-Three

(Gabrielle's POV)

"I'm homeeee...." Krissy called from downstairs. I quickly ran into my bathroom and splashed my face with water multiple times, trying to fix my tear streaked face. "Gab?" Krissy said, walking into my bathroom. I patted my face with a towel, and then looked at her. "Hey Kris... How was school?" "Good... Marko talked to me... Are you guys okay?" She asked, raising her eyebrow at me. I sighed, and shook my head. "We, uh, broke up...." I said, throwing the towel into the hamper. "Awe.... I'm, uh, sorry.... But, um, I'm also sorry for being a bitch to you. No matter how much I dislike what decisions you make... You're still my sister. And I love you." Krissy said, engulfing me into a hug. I hugged her back, and bit my lips to hold back my sobs. She can't see me cry. She'll know something is up. She rubbed my back in a sympathetic motion. Oh God, I'm gonna burst..... "Okay, I'll leave so you can rest. I love you." She said. "Love you too." I managed to mumble as she walked out the door. I quickly shut the door behind her, and burst into tears. I'm so scared.... I can't even tell my own sister what's happening because Vinny will get hurt. And then it hit me.... I'm doing all this, going through all these texts, to protect Vinny. I still love him. My heart shattered, because I can't bring myself to be with him. He hurt me... Terribly. And then I remembered what Mikey sai, and what Vinny has said to defend me... God damn't why is this so hard? I want to be with him, but do I need to be? Yes... No. I went back to the night he kissed me. I felt amazing, every inch of my body was filled with happiness and excitement in that moment.... Was it too late to accept his offer? To let him call me his? To just be happy with someone for once in my life? Yes. You don't deserve him. Wait, he is the one that hurt me! Why am I telling myself these things? I closed my eyes, and softly hummed the tune to one of the songs off of Justin's Christmas album to myself. Soon enough, I had drifted off....

(Next Morning in school)

I walked through the hall, and could feel several pairs of eyes on me. So this is what it feels like to be hated by everyone you walk by. I made my way into Science class, where to my dismay, I did not see Kat in her seat. She texted me earlier saying she wasn't coming in today, making my day ever worse than it was already going to be. I sat in the very back, and tapped my pencil against my lips as I tried to figure out the answer to the drill. Suddenly, the atmosphere got awkward. I looked up, and standing there was Vinny. My heart dropped into my stomach, and I quickly looked back down at my paper. I saw from the corner of my eye, he walked past me, and stopped. He looked like he wanted to talk to me. Please talk to me. Please talk to me Vin. I begged in my head, but he kept walking, and sat in a desk in the same row as mine. I sighed, and paid attention as our Teacher started talking. That was dissapointing...