Giving Up

Chapter 9: Disappointments

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I got back home after walking her, still not believing that she kissed me. It's weird, I mean I liked it but it's her first day here and I don't want it to end like that, I don't think that ... whatever it was just a kiss.

I totally forgot! I need to study. I'm so tired but I'll just do it. I can remember that Mr Fitz told me that he's not satisfied with my grades. I need to hurry up and study, time goes by and I keep working. Suddenly, I received a text : 

"Hope you are doing fine, if you need something you can call me. Emily."

I replied "I will. Thanks, Em."

"Miss you." I added. 

Few minutes later another text came yet this time it's Miley who texted: "You don't seem to be sleeping is everything alright?"

"You don't seem to be sleeping too. I can tell it from the lights that are still on." I texted back as I looked from the window.

 "Actually, I'm tired but not sleepy, just finished putting things in their places. So what are you doing?"

"Well I'm about ot finish studying and go to bed even though I'm not sleepy. So did you enjoy your first day here?"

It's been 30 minutes and no sign Why isn't she replying to my text? Did she fell a sleep? Even though the lights at her house are still on. Then I better go to bed too.

-The next day-

Why? Why do we have to go to school everyday? I say as I close the stupid alarm. I got up from  bed and walk down stairs to prepare my breakfast. As I check the phone I found a text from Miley, apologizing because she slept aslo telling me that she will be here in five minutes. So I better hurry up, get dressed and wait for her in front of the house. I run upstairs wore a random shirt and jeans and run downstairs again in two minutes not believing how I have done it so fast, usually it takes me up to seven minutes at least.

"Oh here you are Miley."

"Good morning Troy, am I late?"

"No you are not.  You look beautiful." I smiled.

"Do I? I mean thank you. You too." She blushed. " Sorry about yesterday, I fell asleep. I think I was tired from the flight."

"No worries, I kind of guessed it."

A  moment of silence interrupted us, the bus came and we got in. It was weird we didn't talk all way to school. When we entered the hall she asked "Are you going to stay with your friends for lunch?"

"Yes, do you want to join us?"

"I will catch you later." She said while walking into her class.

-Two hours later-

Lunch time, finally. I went to the cafeteria where Emily, Lauren and Peter were waiting for me. Looking all over it to see Miley, walking not knowing what to do. She waved at me and I waved back. It was clear that she is starving.

"I'm starting to love this school." She said as she stood next to me in the line.

"Me too, I mean yes you will! Do you have your ID right?" I asked.

"Yeah." She took it out of her pocket and flashed it in front of me, I took it and we skipped towards the line for food. I then showed her ID and scanned it over a machine. "And that's all you do to get your food."

"No lunch ladies?"She asked.

"We're in the future!" I answered dramatically and handed over her ID.

"Do you think that they will like me?" She asked hesitating.

"Definitely!" I replied as I rolled my eyes.

As we walked towards them, Emily and the others started smiling. They were whispering, I'm not sure what they said but I'm pretty sure that it's something about Miley.

"Hi guys! This is Miley, my new neighbor and friend at the same time. She is from london, she had to move here due to some reasons." I presented her, both taking a seat.

"Welcome to New York, where dreams do come true." Said Peter Laughing in an awkward way.

"This is Peter, he is always as awkward as he looks. The girl on his left is Lauren and the one who's on his right is Emily."

"Nice to meet all of you."

"Nice to meet you too." They replied with a big smile on their faces.

"Haven't you see Harry?" Asked Lauren.

"No, I haven't since Queen's birthday." I shot her a look to shut up but she didn't.

"I haven't too. He has been skipping school a lot lately. The French teacher said that if he will keep being absent he will get kicked out of school."

"I don't really know what is going wrong with him. "Added Peter. "This isn't Harry we know."

"Who's Harry?" Asked Miley.

"It's Troy's best friend." Replied Emily.

"Do you have a best friend?" Asked Miley as she rised an eye brow. "You haven't talk to me about him."

"It's a long story. I will tell you about it on our way home."

"I will sum it up for you, Harry is a drug addict, alcoholic and the worst person you can meet." Someone said interrupting our talk.

"Take you words back, I'm warning you Jason!" I yelled the vein in my neck pulsating. " Who are you to talk about Harry this way!  If I broke your nose last time then I'm breaking your neck this time."

"I'm not taking them back and just for the record you are in school so you can do nothing." He smiled and walked away.

"Oh really? Watch me." 

I ran to him, pushed him and hit him from behind. The security guard noticed me and I didn't give a damn. I kept on hitting him without stoping. " You won't get away, I'm going to kill you." I yelled as a tear fell down on my cheek.