Unexpected ➵ Hayes Grier

Chapter 6

Heleyna's POV

I look down and quickly walk to 6th period, art. I sit down next to Danielle and take out everything I need for today.

"Hey how are you feeling?" She asks.

"Ok." I respond.

"Good thing Hayes found you or else we would have just noticed you." Danielle says with a smile growing on her face.

Wait. Hayes found me? Oh no. That means he knows the truth. I can't believe this is happening. No wonder he was yelling at Maddie.

My thoughts were interrupted with Hayes walking in with anger all over his face. He walks in the back and sits with Nash and Rita while I try my best to stay facing forward. Of course I fail at it.

I turn around and find him looking down with Rita patting his back. I turn back to the front. My teacher, Mr. Mill, walks in the classroom and starts teaching, but I don't pay attention. I was wondering what Maddie and Hayes were fighting about. Was it about me?

After school

I walk up and open my locker. Then it was slammed shut. I turn to see Maddie, not again.

"YOU BITCH, HAYES BROKE UP WITH ME BECAUSE OF YOU! YOUR A FUCKING SLUT!" She yell causing people form a circle around us. I just stood there silent because I know if I open my mouth, I would start something.

I look around the circle and find Hayes, Nash, Danielle, Carter, Cameron, and Rita looking at me, waiting for me to say something. But I just stood there.

"What's wrong, does the truth hurt?" She says smirking. "ANSWER ME WHEN I TALK TO YOU!" She screams at me once again. Then I feel a burn on my right cheek. She slapped me. This bitch just slapped me. OK she wants a fight, now she's got one.

"You want to know the truth? I don't feel sorry for you. Who would want to date an ugly bitch like you." I say causing some oooo's from the crowd.

She punches me in the stomach, again but instead of falling I stayed up no matter how much it hurt. The pain caused a tear to come out of my eye.

"Ya cry, cry like you always do, go cry to your mom and dad." She says.

Dad. Just the name, dad. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I start running pushing everyone to the side. I run to an empty hallway and lean against the wall. I slide down against the wall causing me to sit. I start crying uncontrollably.

Flashback

I walk into my dad's hospital room. His hair is all gone, very skinny, wrinkly, breathing heavily, and he is hooked up to a bunch of machines and one that shows his heartbeat.

I approach his bed slowly trying to hold in my tears.

"Honey." My dad said weakly.

"Yes dad?" I say with tears started to rush down my cheeks.

"Don't ever cry over me, you are strong and stay that way. I wouldn't want any bit of you to change. Don't cry, be happy, I am slowly going to a better place. And I will be up there watching over you. But please promise me something." He says.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Do your best not to cut anymore. Promise me?" He asked holding out his hand.

"I promise." I say taking his hand and crying uncontrollably.

"I love you so much." He says smiling.

"I love you too." I say kissing his forehead. "I will see you soon okay?"

He nods his head and slowly closes his eyes. And his heart line went flat.

Flashback over

I lift my head from my lap and look at my wrists. All of those scars were mistakes. Why, why did I cut? I hear someone walking down the hallway and stop in front of me. I look up and see Hayes. I didn't want to say anything. I just looked back down at my wrists.

"What happened to your dad?" He asked sitting down next to me.

"He died of cancer." I say not looking at him.

He lifts my head from my chin and has me face him.

"Why you'd do it?"He asked looking down, holding my wrists, and rubbing his thumb against my scars.

"Because of people like Maddie. They would always call me names and beat me up. I would always have this one friend, Mikayla, would always stick up for me, but.....she died." I said.

"I'm so sorry." He says. We sit there for a minute until Hayes gets up. "Well we should go we have a big day tomorrow." He says holding out his hand so he can pull me up.

"What's tomorrow?" I ask softly.

"We're going to the fair silly." He says causing a smile to grow on my face. I grab his hand and we walk outside finding Nash waiting for us. I then look down and see that me and Hayes are still holding hands.