Apex Highschool AU (Wattane)

Not like you // Ch.5

Octavio lays restless on his bed, his mind all over the place as he thought about what he was going to do regarding the situation with Loba. But he definitely knew that he needed to find some way to get himself out of this mess.

"Should I lie? Tell the truth?"

He couldn't decide on what to do. "Ugh, why did I make such a stupid promise!" he groans, pressing the palms of both his hands against his face. "estúpido, estúpido, estúpido!" he says, kicking his metallic legs in frustration. He turns his head, glaring at the yellow leaf below him as an image of Natalie appeared, clear as day in his mind.

"Why am I feeling this way? We've only just met."

Octavio stares blankly into the ceiling, his heart aching at the thought of her. He needed to see her, and needed to see her now, but he couldn't since it was almost lights out. Octavio removes his prosthetic legs, cleaning them with the disinfectant wipes on the table beside him before placing them down and tucking himself in, trying to get himself some sleep so he could fast forward to tomorrow.

Octavio closes his eyes hoping that one of these moments he will be fast asleep, tossing and turning in the bedsheets trying to find the best spot. He continuously stares at the ceiling for a couple minutes until he finally gives in to the sleep he so longed for.
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"Octavio! Get ya butt out of bed, yuh gon' be late for class!" a familiar voice yells, knocking on the door enough for Octavio to slip out of bed. He wipes his eyes and yawns before making his way toward his door, opening it to see Ajay looking at him while shaking her head and tapping her foot impatiently.

"What's up Che." Octavio tiredly groans in his deepish morning tone. "Classes start in less than an hour yuh better hurry up and get ready." she says pushing him back inside his dorm and closing the door. Ajay waits for him to finish getting ready, trying to pass the time by going through social media on her phone.
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It's been about twenty minutes and Ajay couldn't wait any longer since classes were starting soon, she tried knocking on the door once more; stopping at the sight of the door opening. "Took yuh long enough." she snaps before quickly grabbing hold of his wrist leading him to the stairs. "Sorry about that Che." Octavio nervously chuckles, scratching the back of his head as Ajay led him.

"Ugh, there's no way we are gon' make it in time." she sighs, Octavio stops and positions himself in front of Ajay crouching down. "Hop on." he says signaling her to get on his back. "Are yuh sure bout' this?" she nervously asks, she doesn't remember the last time she let Octavio give her a piggy-back ride. "No time, hurry up and get on chica."

Ajay looks at him for a minute before finally bringing herself to get on his back. Positioning herself comfortably. "Alright now we're talking', let's go, go, go!" Octavio shouts before running down the rest of the stairs to the outside, rushing toward the school building a few meters away.
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Octavio and Ajay just barely made it in time before first bell as they both sigh in relief. Ajay starts heading to first class which was History, waving Octavio a quick goodbye before she scurried off down the hall. "Octavio." came Natalie's voice tapping the back of his shoulder causing Octavio to jolt. "Oh hey, Natalie." he says, the memories of yesterday with him and Loba start flooding back as he averts his eyes.

"So what class do you have?" He asks suspiciously, eyes everywhere other than the person he was talking to and at that moment Natalie realized that something was up. She starts looking at him, her eyebrows narrowed trying figure out what was going on. "I have Math, what about you Octavio?", "I also have Math" he sighs, he looks over to see Loba eyeing him and Natalie as if she wanted to intervene.

Octavio's heart starts to race a little. "Are you alright?" Natalie worryingly asks placing her hand on his back. "I-I'm fine chica, gracias." but Natalie doesn't buy it, no matter what she was going to get to the bottom of this. They both make it to Math, Natalie notices each table had two chairs places at them and watches as Octavio makes his way toward one of the back tables. She didn't know where to sit since she didn't really know anyone other than Octavio.

She makes her way to where Octavio was sitting, but a few moments later she was shoved out the way, by a taller girl, with long brown braids that had been dyed orange almost all the way from the top. She watches as the girl takes the seat beside Octavio, giving Natalie the death stare. The girl grins when she sees Natalie waving at her apologetically before taking a seat alone at another table.
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"Renee?" Elliott pleads, knocking on her door. There's no response. "If you come out, i'll tell you the truth about why I did what I did. Please, Renee, I can't bare to see you like this anymore."

"You need to come out...i'm begging you." Elliott can feel himself start to give in to the tears he was trying to hold back, sniffling as the streams of water trickle down his face "Everyone misses you, I miss you." but even after all this, Elliott never got a response back. He wipes his tears and reaches into his pulling out a piece of lined paper and a pencil writing a note to slide under Renee's door. Once he finishes he folds the paper in half and slides it under the crack of her door before leaving to go his class.

Renee who was behind the door all along leaning on one side of her door, listening to Elliott beg for her to come out. She looks over to see the piece of paper and opens it, tears fall down her face as it read.
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"I'll be waiting for you, not matter how long it takes, I don't care if you hate me. I'll still be waiting to see when that beautiful face of yours finally comes out through that door."
- Elliott :)

To be Continued
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