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... { " It's as if everything else was living and we were frozen in time. " }

"Ivory."

My body jolts at the whisper of my name and I turn around to see Wyatt. He stands on the edge of the porch, his arms casually folded across his chest and his glowing eyes pouring into mine as I gaze at him in confusion.

I tilt my head to the side after closing the front door behind me, not breaking the eye contact.

As if to answer all the questions I had running through my head, Wyatt let out a small smile. "I came to walk you to school."

My eyes widen and I chuckle softly in surprise. To be honest, this was probably the last thing I had expected him to do. What I didn't understand was why he would go out of his way to go to my house and actually want to walk me to school, where everyone would see us together. It didn't make sense. This gesture was kind and thoughtful, the complete opposite of Wyatt's motives.

Wasn't he usually the tough grumpy guy that didn't give a damn about anyone?

Why was he doing this?

I lower my gaze to the floor and shake my head, frowning slightly. I can see him run a hand through his hair. "What? I can't do something nice for you?"

I look up again, but this time I stare at the path that lead towards the school. I shrug. I wasn't going to answer, I couldn't answer.

Wyatt exhaled slowly, closing his eyes tightly for a moment, before his pink lips spoke. "Look, I'm doing this for your own safety. I don't want anybody to-"

I coughed roughly, choking on my own spit and stopping Wyatt from finishing that sentence. My fingers tighten around the strap of my bag and I compose myself.

The cool air goes quiet between Wyatt and I, it's as if everything else was living and we were frozen in time. I can still hear the crunch of leaves as they dance along the ground, I can still feel the soft breeze hit my bare skin, and I can still see his barely midnight coloured orbs on me. Everything else was alive, except me.

I was stuck; frozen. I couldn't move. A part of me wanted to run away so badly and avoid Wyatt altogether, because the thought of him risking his reputation at school made me feel guilty, but another part needed a protector. I've always been told to fight my own battles, but what if I couldn't do that alone. What if I needed someone to help me.

I clear my throat, breaking the long silence, before swallowing the small lump in my throat. "Thank you."

Without another word, I walk down towards the path that lead to hell with Wyatt by my side. There was a lonely silence drifting through the air between us. Out of the corner of my eye I could see him occasionally glancing down at me, as if to check if I was going to say something.

But I wasn't.

All these questions were still running circles through my mind. What were his motives with me? Why was he doing this? Why did he even care?

I held my breath and slowly my pace, before eventually stopping. Wyatt noticed and stopped ahead of me, facing me with a tilted head and confusion painted on his sharp features.

After taking in a few deep breaths, I asked him something that I knew I wouldn't get the answer too. But I had to know, I needed to know, "W-why are you being. . . counselled?"

A/N:

Hey everyone! I'd just like to say that I'm extremely sorry for taking so long with this update, and just not being on Wattpad altogether. Things have gotten so crazy in my life these past few months, and I've had very little time on Wattpad.

But I'm back and I will be working hard on my stories, especially this one :)

Thank you all for commenting, I really appreciate it. I love you guys <3

Hopefully I'll get the next chapter up in a few days, it's school break where I am so I'll have plenty of time to work on it :) :)

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