The Only Reason

Chapter 4

*Michael's POV*
God this lesson was staring to drag so badly. Once again we have to learn about algebra. The teacher keeps going on and on about how it will help me in life when I'm older... Ha! Yeh right. I don't need maths anyway. It's not like I'm any good at it! Heck I wouldn't need it in my future. My future is me being up on stage preforming to hundreds of people all over the world. My thoughts were interrupted by Kyle running up to the window of the class room that faces the school hallway.
"Kyle, get back in your seat please."
"No way miss this is an interesting fight going on between the teacher and this girl in the hall way!" Just then the entire class had got up and out of their seats and are looking out to the commotion as to what was going on in the hallway. Honestly I couldn't care less who this girl was arguing with. I just keep listening to what everyone is saying.
"Dude this girl has done something go Roxanne look at her hair!"
"No way!! That's a massive lump of gum in her hair ew gross!"
"Ugh some people have no standards."
"Oh my god this girl just floored Roxanne!!"
"No way Roxanne can't even get up and fight back! Who is this girl?!"
"Yeah who is she?! She has to be the first person in her year to stand up to her like that!" Dear god try pick s fight with Roxanne and you might as well start arranging your funeral.
"Wait isn't that-"
"That's the new girl in the year below from England!" Suddenly I'm pushing my way to the front of the window standing by Kyle, Ethan and Geordie who have all been speaking at this point.
"Hold up there Michael what's got you so excited right now?" Geordie questioned me. I ignored her comment as I focus on the teacher trying to pull the girl off of Roxanne. As soon as she got turned right I saw her, they were right, it was Ellanor! In no time I ran out of the class room and into the hall way where I managed to push miss Huggins aside and pulled Ell into my arms trying to calm her down.
"MICHAEL LET GO OF ME!!" She screeched I just held on to her tightly making sure she wouldn't go anywhere.
"Ell just calm down breathe okay breathe." I soothed to her trying to rock her back and forth in my embrace. She finally caved in and I felt her go more relaxed as she gave in to herself. All I did in that moment was turn her round so she was facing me and that's when she finally cracked. To stop her from being more embarrassed I pulled her into a hug and held her tight as I heard her cry into my chest. Poor girl. This feeling I'm feeling for her right now is different to any other feeling I've had to a girl before, it felt somewhat nice. I pushed those thoughts aside as I saw the schools principle arrived to the scene. I won't spare you with the details of what happened at the principles office but overall the principle gave Roxanne detention for the next week and Ell a verbal warning and all three of us sent home from school early. News got round quick of what happened and Calum understood the situation and he went home on his own that day. On the way home I took Ell to the beach by both our houses so she could cool down before she went home and have to deal with her mum and dad. I have never seen someone look so defeated before and my chest ached in pain for her. I truly did feel really sorry for her and everything she's had to go through these past few months.
"Why." She said all of a sudden breaking the silence.
"Why what?"
"Why did you defend me." She looked up at me this time with a expression on her face I could only describe as numb.
"Because you weren't in the wrong technically." She looked at me with a confused expression. "Well the school know you get extremely emotional easily and-"
"You mean anger problems."
"Hey you said it not me now let me finish woman, anyway as I was saying. The school knew you get wound up easily and have obviously got a record of your behaviour and everything else from your school reports and in the end I wasn't going to let Roxanne worm her way out of what she said to you because she thinks she's invincible. I wasn't going to let you get the whole entire blame because she was mostly at fault for being a bitch."
"Nobody's ever done that for me. No one has ever been as nice to me as you have Michael. But I can't stop thinking Why though."
"Because you're my friend Ell." I grabbed both her hands into mine and made her look up at me. "And I'll always be there for you, no matter what you keep telling me I'll be there for you right here okay?"
"Okay." And with that I kissed her on top of her forehead pulling her close into my chest but making sure she was comfortable at the same time.
"Thankyou." was all she said. I just re-assured her by rubbing her back.
*present time*
Little did we know that the beach lake would be our place we would go when situations like that always happened and well for Ell it happened a lot. All night long o couldn't stop thinking of her but I know for sure now I've lost her for good and to be honest I don't blame her. I just wish I could turn back time and take back all what I said to her.

*Ell's POV*
Finally, I'm back home in Aus. Luckily for me as I hadn't announce my leaving of America I let the country without being noticed. Same for coming back here. I couldn't go back home yet news had got out to my parents what went down between me and Michael in LA after Luke rang his mum to warn my parents and Michael's on the current situation Andy had warned me before hand both my parents and Michael's were over at mine waiting for me to come home and make sure I'm okay. To be honest I can't. Not right now anyway, it'll be too much for me. So I head to the one place that comes straight to my mind. The beach lake. Once I get there I sit in the usual spot I would sit in back where I was a kid. I look at the tree next to me looking at the black marker pen scribbles written by Michael from when we were kids. 'To the moon and back' I traced the words with my fingers and that's when I finally broke down and let it all out. Every raw emotion that I had held inside of me on my long flight flowing out as fast as the lake was flowing right infront of me until the sun began to set. I guess it's time to face the music and hear what's to be said then go to my room with a bottle of vodka and hopefully some smokes (if my brother left his lying around) to then finally fall in a deep sleep away from this nightmare. Let the fun begin.