Times change, People change (Paul Lahote Love Story)

Times change, People change

"Liv you look fine, trust me"

I did another twirl in the mirror making sure my clothes and hair were perfect. I couldn't just look fine. I had to look stunning, i had to prove a point. To all the girls that bullied me and all the boys that dismissed me, especially Paul. He was my best friend and the guy i was in love with. We grew up together in La Push Washington along with our other best friends Jared Cameron and Leah Clearwater. The four of us were inseperable right from kindergarten all the way to high school. Paul and Jared were handsome with their russet coloured skin and deep brown eyes, both sporting hair down to their shoulders. Leah was stunning, with her high cheekbones and long dark hair. She had hips and boobs, she actually looked like a girl. And then there was me Olivia James the tomboy, i had the same russet skin as my best friends but i looked more like a boy i had no hips no boobs i was skinny and my grandmother always insisted on me having a short pixie cut hairdo even though i hated it.

I had always had a soft spot for Paul as we grew up and at the beginning of our freshman year i fell for him and i fell hard. He was all i could think about and it made me nervous. After a talk with Leah i finally worked up the courage to tell him how i felt and he did the worst thing possible. He laughed in my face and not only that he told me he would never go out with me, i was too much of a boy. To make it worse he said it in front of half the school and from that day everything changed. Paul and Jared stopped talking to me and everyone made fun of me. I could hear the giggling behind my back and constant whispers. Leah was the only person to stick by me. I became more and more depressed and before long i couldn't take it.

My mom lived in California so i decided to move there to live with her. She and my dad had divorced when i was 7 and i had chosen to stay in La Push with him. Leah was devastated when i told her i was leaving but she understood. So i packed up and left. California was great, my mom and i got on ok for the most part. The only thing i hated was the fact that she had a different boyfriend every few weeks and some of them were just creeps. I kept in touch with Leah but refused to hear about anything happening in La Push, It just made me think about Paul and that was the last thing i wanted to do.

Now it was the beginning of senior year and i was back in La Push, why you ask. All because of one of my mothers creepy boyfriends. He tried to sneak into my bed one night while i was sleeping and i screamed my head off when i felt his hand up my top, my mom raced in and when i told her what he had done he lied his ass off and she believed him, calling me a whore and throwing me out of the house. So i called my dad and he had me on the next plane back to Washington. Its not exactly where i wanted to be but it was better than being with my mom and at least now things had changed for me. I was no longer the tomboy with the pixie hair. I had really filled out, my chest going from a barely there A cup to a full C cup. My non existant hips were now full and curvy, i did kick boxing to stay in shape but the thing i loved most about the new me was my hair. No more pixie cut, i was able to grow it out to the middle of my back. Yup this was the new me and i loved it. Thats why i wanted to look my best today, i wanted to see the jaws drop when i walk through the corridors of La Push high school with my head held high. I wanted to see Pauls jaw drop when he sees me and realise what he could have had.

"Ok Ok im ready come on Lee lets go"

"It's about time damn!"

I rolled my eyes at Leah before putting on my Ray Bans, grabbing my iphone and bag and heading out the door. We jumped into Leahs dodge truck, it was a sweet 16th birthday present from her parents although she worked and saved some money to pay towards it, This truck was her pride and Joy well this truck and her boyfriend Sam. From what she told me he was friends with Paul and Jared. she didn't say much else about them but i don't know, it felt as if she was hiding something from me. I turned the stereo on and almost immediately Rita Ora blasted through the speakers

R.I.P to the girl you use to see

Her days are over baby shes over

I decided to give you all of me

Baby come closer, baby come closer

Leah and i sang along at the top of our lungs , laughing our heads off til we reach the parking lot of the high scool. La Push high was only a small school where everyone knew everyone so i knew walking back in there was going to be nerve wracking. We were just outside the building when i stopped to take a deep breath, Leah came up beside me and squeezed my hand

"Come on Liv, im right beside you"

I smiled at her and pushed the doors open holding my head high and walking the short distance to the main office. After picking up my schedule Leah and i walked out into the corridor making our way to our lockers, i was assigned an empty one next to hers so i was glad. So far so good i thought to myself, some people stared at me obviously trying to figure out if it really was me and some just ignored me. Once we were at our lockers i set the new lock and threw my bag inside. I had my head buried in my locker when i heard a deep voice beside us

"Hey Lee Lee, how are you baby?"

I poked my head out to see a tall and i mean at least 6'4 very muscular guy with his arms around Leah. WOW i guess this was Sam. She was smiling up at him as he kissed her softly on her forehead. The way he looked at her, it was a look of pure adoration. Like nothing else existed besides her. I cleared my throat and Leah spun around

"Oh shit sorry Liv this is my boyfriend Sam, babe this my best friend that i told you about Olivia"

Sam smiled at me and reached over to shake my hand. I smiled back and accepted the handshake. Woah his hand was hot, literally the guy felt like he had stuck his hand in a fire. I pulled away and politely said hi before turning back to my locker. I was pulling books out of my bag when i heard a voice that i'm ashamed to say made my heart skip a beat I slowly turned and came face to face with none other than the guy who broke my heart

Paul Lahote