Thank you for saving me

Chapter 3: welcome to davidson

Today I get up. September 2rd. Today I start junior year. Today I will see Alex. Today I just might cry. I stand up walk to the bathroom and wash my face. Again I completely disregarded my contacts and put on my glasses. I put on a burgundy romper with my black low combat boots and a black cardigan. The news said it would be in the 80s today. Which bothered me because I wanted fall weather already. I looked at myself one last time in the mirror. After applying make up and all that, I....still look like shit. I walk out of my room. I'm greeted by Cilla who is still in her pajamas.
"Cilla why aren't you dressed?" I asked frantically.
"Because, I don't have school until Thursday. You look nice." She said with a smirk.
"I honestly hate you, but thanks." I have her a hug. And walked down the steps
"Have fun at school!" She shouted down the stairs.
"Shut it!" I yelled back with a laugh. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed my car keys.
"No coffee?" dad asked
"Nah I'll pick it up on the way, bye love you." I gave him a hug.
"Love you too." He said. And then I was out the door. Awaiting the tragedies to come.
I parked my car in front of the Starbucks a few blocks away from my school. You'd think it would be crawling with students being the closest coffee shop but not many people drive to school and it's a far walk to campus. I get out of my car and walk into the Starbucks.
"Tall dark with milk and sugar for Hayes." The lady yells out.
"Right here." Hayes waves his hand and walks to get his drink. I turn around and walk out of the store. "Guess I'm not getting coffee." I say under my breath. I get in my car and I turn the key. Nothing. I keep trying and trying until black smoke starts to come out of the top. I reach for my bag and rush out of the car before it like goes on fire or something. I stare at the old car.
"Shit!" I say smashing the smoking car with my fist.
"Need a ride."
I turn around and see Hayes.
"No it's fine. I can drive myself." Lie. But oh well I'm not getting in the car with him.
"What does your car always go on fire?" He says with a smile. "Just let me drive you okay? It's not like I'm some psycho path murderer."
No you're not but I rather show up to school with a psycho then the boy who beat up my ex.
"Fine." I say emotionless.
"Aren't you gonna go get a coffee?" He ask gesturing to the coffee shop behind me.
"Oh no I had one...but it dropped." He looked on the floor. "In my car. I dropped my coffee... in my car." I'm retarded
"Oh." He said and led me to his car.
A ten minute drive felt like ten hours.
We finally arrived at school. As soon as the car stopped I reached for the handle and said,"thanks for the ride." And got out of the car and started walking.
"Wait!" He called jogging to catch up to me.
"Do you hate me?" He stopped me.
"No it's just things are a little weird right considering you knocked out Alex." I started to walk again.
"He deserved it."
I turned around. He did deserve it. He was right. But I couldn't let him be right.
"He was my boyfriend. You don't go around hitting your friends boyfriends Hayes." I say slightly mad.
"Oh so he didn't deserve it?" He asked me in a low tone.
"Whether he deserved it or not, it doesn't make it right to hit him. The last thing the other night needed was more drama and violence. Every kid on his team must hate you for embarrassing him especially Alex So just do me a favor and stay away." I say as calmly as possible.
"I can do what I want Maddie." He said
"Well thanks for the ride." I say emotionless
"No problem." He replied and walked away.
I tried to forget about Hayes and focus on my day.
I got my schedule last night. Me and Riley have home room together.
First period I have with Sam.
Second I have alone.
Third I have with some other kids I know.
Fourth is lunch. I have with both of them
Fifth Riley.
Sixth Riley
Seventh Sam
Eighth I have with people I know but. And that's my it.
I walked into the building and was heading for my locker. Who was in front of the one next to it but Nicholas Manson. Alex's best friend.
I try to ignore him, to not make eye contact it's working. I opened my locker.
"So you're telling everyone that he abused you."
Well I thought it was working
I turned around the side to face nick.
"No, I don't know what your talking about."
"C'mon Maddie a lot of people know about the party. And from what I've herd when ever someone ask you, you say that he abused you all the time."
I was stunned by what he was saying.
"I just got here, I didn't say anything to anyone."
Nick looked angry. He stepped closer to me.
"Don't be spreading roomers. I would never hit you but I have no problem hitting that pretty boy quarter back Grier."
That scared me. I dont want anything to happen to Hayes. He was just protecting me.
"Can you just leave her alone asshole."
Liam McKims. He pushed nick making him ten times angrier then he already was.
"What are you gonna do?" Nick ask
I was petrified that a fight was about to happen right in front of my feet.
No more fighting.
Please.
Just no more violence.
"Look if you wanna fight me we can do it some other time but I have class soon, so just back off."
"I'll see you later McKims." Nick slammed his locker and walked away.
"Liam why would you wanna fight him?" I asked as I have him a hug. I've known Liam since I was about 7.He's really nice. He was always close friends with Hayes and me.
"Nick Manson is one more out of rink fight away from being thrown off the team, he wouldn't give up hockey to fight me. Maybe to fight Hayes but not me." He said with a smile jokingly.
"Ugh." I put my stuff in my locker and turned to Liam. "Why does everyone wanna kill Hayes?" I asked.
"Because he hit Alex James."
"But shouldn't everyone hate Alex? Like doesn't that make more sense?"
He laughed. "High school is not a sensible place Maddie. Is it true though?"
"Is what true?" I asked. My speech slow.
"What everyone is saying that happened at Hayes party."
"Well yah Alex, hit me."
It felt weird to say that.
"But that was the only time I'm not sure who keeps saying he's abusive, cause he not." Why am I protecting Alex?
"Maddie, he kinda is. Just avoid him for a while." Liam put his hand on my shoulder. He always cared. Before I met Alex I was still really close to him. He was like an older brother.
"Believe me I don't want to get involved with that." I smiled
"I'll see you later Maddie, fourth period lunch?" He asked
I looked down at the paper in my hand.
"Yah fourth period."
Then Liam turned around and walked away.
I walked to my homeroom and sat next to Riley.
"You'll never guess what happen to me this morning..." And I told her the whole story up until now.
"How are you getting home?" She asked me. She doesn't drive till December.
"Sam bring her car?" I asked
"I haven't seen her all day. So we have lunch with Liam." She said
"Oh god here it goes." She's had a thing for Liam since last year. She was the closest to Liam because there older brothers hung out and he would come over when his older brother did. Liam always has a girlfriend. Riley always stays single and hu with guys trying to get over Liam. She doesn't want to ruin the friendship and all that so she hasn't made a move.
"He's single as of now." She said
"So it's not like you'll ever make a move."
"Actually I might. Today. At lunch."
"Are you serious?" I asked generally shocked
"Well yah, I really like him. And forget about that friendship bull crap."
I laughed then the bell rang.
I went to my next class with Sam. I told her the whole story and she said she can drive me home. I also called my dad and he's taking care of my car problem. Anyways I was walking to my next class. Math. I hate math I'm horrible at it. And I have no one in here to talk to. I sit down in the back that way know one would see me. People like to stare at Alex James's ex whore. Yah someone called me that. It's been a rough day and it's only third period. I walk into mrs schooners pre calc class.
I take out my note book and a pen and when I lift my head, who's sitting next to me, but Hayes.
"Hey Maddie, sorry about this morning if I made you mad or something." Was the first thing that came out if his mouth. I didnt know how to respond.
"It's fine. Really." I smiled. My cheeks felt warm. Why was I blushing. Hayes smiled back and for the rest of the class we didn't talk.
I was completely lost. I didn't care about the topics we were studying this year. But now I know I have to find a tutor and fast because next week we have a test on a review of last year. The bell finally rang. I gathered my books and left before Hayes or anyone could say anything to me. Next is lunch. I could hang out with my friends and hopefully won't be bothered by anyone.
I walk into the lunch room and scan it for a table with my friends. I walk over and sit down across from....shit...Hayes.
Lunch went as followed:
I barley ate. I wasn't hungry. I was so confused as to what I was feeling. Why was Hayes sneaking smiles at me. Why is he suddenly like my best friend even though we've barely talked since before i was even dating Alex. Since I met Alex,Hayes kinda just disappeared and now Alex is gone and Hayes is, here. Everyone was talking but I can't remember about what. For once I wasn't sitting with captain douche bag and his hockey crew. Before I even dated Alex he wanted me with him. We were a thing before summer started but we made it official because I didn't want to loose my vCard to someone who wasn't my boyfriend.
So anyway lunch was awkward and then the bell rang. I grabbed my bag and was with Riley heading to my next class. We walked out of lunch together but then went our separate ways to class. So I walk out the door to the cafeteria,
"I'm telling you the pre fall sale is until the first day of fall." I explained to Riley
"No it's like a pre school thing so the sales gonna be over." She insisted she was right no matter how wrong she was
I was about to say some clever rebuttal on how wrong she was,
But someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned to see, Alex. This day can't help but get any better can it?
"Maddie listen today has been rough so far okay, I think we can both agree there's a lot of unwanted attention so if you could not tell everyone some bs story that would be great." He spoke to me his head turned and bent down matching his 6'4 muscular stature with my 5'3 tininess. He looked up then nodded and turned around and walked away. I stood frozen. Riley didn't hear what he said. If she did believe me she would've hit him but that last thing I want is more violence. My feet started to move against ever bit of common sense I have. I got to Alex grabbed his arm and spun him around.
"Why does everyone keep saying that?" I said
His jaw was dropped eyes widen he was shocked I would answer him back.
"Well I don't know Maddie-" I cut him off
"Listen to me you Asswipe, I'm not afraid of you. I would never start a roomer like that believe me honey I don't need to make up some bs story to be popular. And I especially don't need you. And obviously you have no fucking life or balls considering you have to have your 'super cool' hockey friends to beat up Hayes. He did nothing but show you how much of a scum bag pussy you are. Now if you can leave me and Hayes alone that would be great." I surprised myself. I couldn't believe that I just told off Alex and neither could he. It was like I was possessed I couldn't believe it was me actually talking. He looked at me with his eye brows raised and his jaw dropped. He looked angry. But confused.
"Oh, what are you gonna do now hit me?" I said as I peeled up one eyebrow.
"Were over." He crooked.
Was he going to cry!?
"Oh Alex sweaty, we've been over." I sad with a laugh.
I turned around to walk back to Riley.
"What was that?" She asked me as the hall way started to clear
"We need to go in the bath room right now."

Never let your enemy see you cry.
Never show them that they hurt you.
Don't let them be satisfied.
Always walk away the winner.
So I had to get out of there if I was going to cry. Because Alex is the enemy and I can't let him win.
I lead her to the bathroom. Opened the door. Then cried.
"Okay what happened?" She asked pulling me in tight.
"That's it. It's done it's completely over. I'm done with Alex."
"Well isn't that a good thing?" She asked me
"I guess?" I said. I didn't know really. I mean I'm happy it's over. But I wish it didn't happen.
"Maddie there are plenty of guys in the world."
That made me cry harder.
"Or you can forget about everything. You could...ignore the feelings you have. Ignore guys. Turn lesbo?"
"That makes so much sense it's not even funny." I blurt out.
I stared at Riley. I gave her and hug then laughed.
She started to laugh too.
"Why are we laughing?" She asked me
"Because it's better then crying!" I said through my laugh.
I wet my face and fixed my makeup. I was about 10 minutes late to my class. I told the teacher that it gotten my "women friend" and had to "take care of business." It works every time. So I sat down and ignored everyone in that classroom. Riley would fill me in when my mind was clear. But for now I would have to breeze thought the rest of the day.

And that's what I did. I put up my wall. My day went from a 8 to a 5 to a -70000000. So when I got home went in my room, I felt like crying but I didn't. I sat with Cilla and discussed her first day out fit then I had some soup and slept. Hoping that tomorrow would go better then today