Bite Me

Chapter 4 - Second Chances

Song of the chapter: Apologise by OneRepublic
"You tell me that you're sorry... didn't think I'd turn around and say, that it's too late to apologise. It's too late."

(Anastasia's point of view)

He has got some real nerve to think he can come here now and welcome himself into my room, to sit down on my bed acting as if we're friends and like what happened between us earlier never occurred.

"I'm going to give you until the count of ten to leave my room or I swear to God, I will lose my mind and trust me, I'm already in a bad enough mood as it is", I very clearly warn him.

His innocent hazel eyes stare into mine curiously, like he is actually considering waiting here to witness an outburst. So far my warning to him seems to have done nothing to make him leave. I honestly don't even think he ever planned on listening in the first place.

He clearly already had his mind set on doing something here and if that something can't be completed, well he'll only keep trying. He is in a different mood then when I last saw him too, he is being more quiet and shy when faced with me.

The forced confidence he had earlier was no longer present.

To me, his actions were speaking louder than any words he could try to say.

He looked guilt-ridden and seemed highly nervous, so much so that he was madly and rapidly tapping the floor with his feet, in an anxious manner.

The sound alone was slowly driving me to insanity.

This guy seems to have multiple personalities, so far I've been introduced to three. An egotistical and cocky player, an extroverted but funny classmate and a shy and restless boy.

If I had to make a wild guess on why he is here right now, I'd say it's because he feels bad for what happened.

The guilt is swallowing him whole.

He has come to say sorry... fucking dandy.

"Riven wait-"

"No please, just give me 2 minutes to explain myself and then I'll go. You deserve an explanation", he says, while frantically getting up from my bed.

Here's the thing though, I really don't care anymore.

Sure, I was furious in the moment and disappointed too but I really didn't care about it after a few minutes. Little things like that have no meaning to me, whatsoever.

But for some reason I still want to hear him out and try to understand why he thought he'd get with me after talking to me like that.

"You've got 2 minutes, go", I say, looking at the time on my phone, to show him how serious I am about the amount of time he has.

"Anastasia, I am so sorry for the way I treated you today. Really, I'm not normally like that at all. I honestly felt pressured and like I had no other choice but that's no excuse, I know that, trust me. No one has ever felt as stupid as I did after I said those words to you earlier today. You just have to believe me when I say I'm sorry because I swear I mean it", he speaks, his voice full of sincerity.

What are you normally like then Riven, is what I suddenly wonder and I don't know why?

He felt pressured and like he had no other choice?

Really?

"What do you mean you felt pressured?", I ask curtly.

"Well, as you know Jackson is my brother and he isn't the best influence, nor person. I'm his main play toy, to beat up or make fun of whenever he pleases. Him and his group of friends don't give me a break, they gang up on me constantly. Jack made me a promise, that he would finally back off if I did something for him first and I guess I just stupidly agreed to what he wanted me to do. I wasn't actually trying to get with you or do anything like the shit I said, I was just trying to please my brother, as stupid as that sounds. I'm genuinely sorry for everything" he admits in a genuine way.