Broken

Chapter XIV

CHERISE'S POV

We get to school at 09:15, we completely miss registration but we make it to our first lesson just in time. We slip into the back seats of the classroom undetected by the teacher, but we are both fully aware of the fact that Levi, Kymberli, Jazzmyne, Tanya and Zain all have their eyes trained on us.

Levi's face is mutilated and I almost feel bad for him, but then I remember that he deserves it. He hurt Jay so much more than he hurt me. I know how much their friendship meant to both of them but Levi messed up big time. He took Jay's nightmare and made him go through it in reality. Again.

I pull my eyes away from Levi and back to the front of the classroom. My mind is elsewhere completely as our form tutor takes the register, thinking about what has happened in the past few days.

I met Jay-P and managed to tell him something I had not repeated in at least 2 years. I close my eyes and let my thoughts wander around my head. I am pulled back to reality when I hear the scuffing of chairs and loud chatter filling the classroom. I guess registration is over then.

I pick up my bag from the floor by my feet and push my chair back. Not bothering to tuck it under the table I just stare at Jay. Like proper stare at him, and I wonder how the actual fuck I got so lucky. He must sense me looking because he smiles and turns his head in my direction. He pushes his timetable into his bag and takes my hand.

We walk out of the classroom together and make our way down the stairs, still hand in hand. Since we don't have lesson one and two together we decide to meet at the P.E block to go for a run together. Don't really know how Levi is gonna feel about that, can't be good but at this point I don't care. All I really care about is seeing Jay in joggers.

I happened to see this morning that he packed a pair of grey Nike joggers and I can't stop thinking about how they'll look on him.

He walks me to my Science class even though he has History on the other side of the school. He does cute things like that.

"I know we're early but I have to get to History to hand in my homework from last week. Sorry to leave you here on your own," he says with genuine guilt that I can't help but smile up at him.

"It's alright," I say reassuring him, "it's enough for you to walk me all the way here, you don't have to wait until my class starts." I throw my arms around his neck and pull him down towards me. I gently place my lips on his. He smiles into the kiss and I smile back. Pulling back slowly he places a kiss on my forehead.

"OK see you in an hour and 43 minutes," he says. He smiles again and I find myself looking at the dimple on his cheek. I bring my hand up to it and brush my thumb over the dip in his cheek. He presses one last soft kiss against my lips and walks down the corridor. I keep watching him until he eventually walks out the Science Block and out of my line of sight.

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LEVI'S POV

Seeing as me and Jay-P hadn't really spoken and he was spending more time with that bitch, I had no choice but to turn my full attention back to Maddy. I had tried to convince her to come to the P.E track with me today but as I had thought she straight up refused me.

Instead I found myself getting stoned behind the Design and Technology block with her and a couple of other guys. Maddy wearing clothes that barely covered her flat body - as usual - was flirting with all the guys at once. I couldn't really blame her, I hadn't shown any remote interest in having sex with her since I saw Pharell and Cherise in the park. the same day that he beat me up.

Yeah I should have been avoiding him but I wanted to goad him and see how far he would go. Of course the teachers would let him off if he told them the reason why he snapped like that, everyone always felt sorry for the poor boy tortured by his past. That was one of the reasons why I hated Jay-P.