Want to want me

Chapter One

Atalia's P.O.V

I was crying because they called me names again. It was always like this, they would tell me how ugly or stupid I was. How I was just a waste of space and how I didn't deserve to breathe the same air as them. As always, I believed them.

Until he came.

"Hey, why are crying?" He crouched in front of me. I just shook my head, I wouldn't tell him.

"Whatever it is, it will pass, everything happens for a reason so just have a little faith," he said. I finally looked up at him. I've seen him around a few times, and every time he takes my breathe away. He wipes away my tears and stood up.

"Come on, get up, let's go" he says holding out his hand. I took it but he doesn't let go when I finally stand up. He looks at me, "Get up, you need to get ready."

I looked at him confused, "What?"

"Hurry or you're gonna be late," he started shaking me. I finally woke up from my dream to see my mom trying to get me out of bed.

"Hurry or you're gonna be late," she said then left the room once I finally got up.

I haven't had that dream in a while. I got up and did my morning routine, I got out of the shower and put on a blue skinny jeans, a tank top and my grey sweater to go over it. I let down my hair so it can hide my face a little.

Finally finished getting ready, I went downstairs to eat the breakfast mom made. It's just me and her at the moment, my dad's super busy and doesn't usually have time for me. That's one of the reasons why him and my mother broke up, but he tries to find time for me.

"Bye Mom!" I got in my car and started to drive to school. As usual, I try to stay unnoticed when I get to school. These people are always looking for someone to pick on, and I am tired of it.

The bell rings and I head to class. I take my seat as other students start coming in. There he is again, and as always, he takes my breath away. Tyreece takes a seat right next to me, that's what I love most about English class.

The teacher starts his lesson and I sat and took notes. At the end of the class he asks for the graded assignment we were to do in pairs (optional), I naturally just did it by myself.

"Shit" came a low curse from beside me. I want to ask what's wrong but I don't know. I finally worked up the courage to ask, here I go. I turned to look at him and he runs his fingers through his hair.

"What's wrong?" I whispered. He turned to look at me, shocked that I said something.

"Umm, I forgot to do the assignment" he holds his head down, "A lot has been going on lately."

"Well, how about we share the credit, just say we worked together" I suggested.

"No, that's not fair, you worked hard and I can't take your credit."

"Well, you can pay me back by doing better next time, I know what it's like to have shit going on, just focus on what's important and then sharing the credit would have been worth it," I said and he smiled, nodding his head.

I made him smile, that's so great. I smiled in return and got up to hand in the assignment.

"Alone again Ms Reid?" Mr. Stewart asked.

"Not this time sir, I worked with Tyreece Scott." He seemed genuinely surprised. I smiled and went back for my bag to see Reece holding it for me.

I took it, "Thanks," he nodded. He was about to say something else but the bell rang.

"Umm, I got to go, bye" I said and walked away.

I was literally screaming in my head, I can't believe I just talked to him, an actual normal conversation. Well, kinda, I can't wait until I get to see him again.