Josh POV
The longest two weeks of my life was finally over. Only one thing was on my mind: Reed. Her hair, her eyes, her scent, her smile. Our last meeting was not how I hoped it would be. At the time I really wanted to make up with her, to kiss her, and to touch her everywhere. Of course, nothing turned out as I planned. I couldn't just abandon Ivy. I love Reed but I sometimes I have to sacrifice love for being a good person. Now I am done being a good person. I am still with Ivy but I am going to break up with her as soon as school starts. One day left until I am free. One day left until I can finally be with Reed. One day left never seemed so long.
Reed POV
After everything that has happened to me, people would expect me to go crazy. The drama in my life has become so ridiculous that it doesn't even matter to me anymore. I spent all my time at Billings escaping confrontation but now I am a new Reed. Tomorrow will be a new start. Now that I am not with Upton, well officially not with him, I can begin fresh without boys and relationships. I miss Josh but he is probably still with Ivy. She needs him. I needed him too. Not anymore though.
Thomas POV
It's been eight months now. Eight months of hiding. Eight months of isolation. Eight months of dreaming of Reed. Tomorrow I could finally see her gorgeous face. Tomorrow I could hear her laugh. I am going to get her back. She can't be with anyone else. She belongs to me and only me. Who am I kidding? She's Reed. Beautiful, innocent, caring Reed. Of course some other guy would like her, maybe even love her. One thing's for sure: she is the only reason I escaped after Ariana beat me up. Some part of me wanted to die. I hated my parents, my life, society. The thought of never seeing Reed again made me want to live more than anyone could imagine. Seeing her, talking to her, smelling her, kissing her was the only thought on my mind. It has been my only dream for the past eight months. I stopped all my bad habits for her sake. Now maybe I can finally be good enough for her. Only eight more hours left until I can find out.
FIRST DAY AFTER WINTER BREAK
Reed POV
"Get the hell away from hear you bitch! You have no right to be here." Gosh. It was only 6:30 and already there was drama. I got up and went to the hall to see what all the noise was about and it was none other than Noelle of course, and Ivy. Ivy? What was Ivy doing here? My thought were interrupted when suddenly Ivy noticed me. "Hey Reed. How are you? I came by to see how you were doing." Okay. I was not expecting that. I could see Noelle staring at me impatiently to see what I was going to say back. I barely noticed that nearly the entire house was crowded around us. Barely. "Ivy. It's nice to see that you have recovered. How was your break?" Noelle rolled her eyes and practically spat. "Reed. I'll be in our room if you need me." Then I hear a door slam. Slowly after Noelle, all the Billings girls drag themselves back to their rooms. It was just me and Ivy. We awkwardly hugged. Ivy began the conversation. "So Reed. You look great like always. I just wanted to thank you. For telling the truth. I know everything that happened to you over the break and I thought that maybe we could be friends." Friends. Ha! She was dating the boy I thought I would someday marry. But I couldn't be unfair to her. She had to suffer like me too. She wasn't the one who ruined my life. "Ivy, I would love to be your friend. But for now, I should get ready for the morning assembly. I heard that there's some big surprise the Headmaster has for us. I'll see you there." With that, she smiled and left Billings.
I went back to my room to find Noelle holding a sleeveless black Chanel dress. "Noelle, look about Ivy." Noelle cut me off. "Look Reed, whatever issues you have with her is fine with me but for now, we have to get ready for the special assembly. We have to dress formally. That's what Daddy said. He said there's some huge surprise for us. Now put on this dress and we'll be ready to go!" Wow. Her enthusiasm was shocking. I wonder what the surprise is. I put on the black Chanel dress and some mascara and I was ready to go. With that, Noelle and I linked arms and headed to the assembly.
Noelle POV
Damn that bitch Ivy. Damn her for taking away Reed's happiness. And now she wants to be her friend. What bullshit! I shoved away Ivy-related thoughts when I saw Reed looking stunning in the black Chanel dress I gave her. "Reed, you look great. Now that man whore Hollis is gonna regret ever…" I paused. "He's not going to realize what hit him." Reed laughed and said, "Let's just go and see what this assembly is all about."
Reed and I took our seats at the front with the rest of the Billings girls. Unfortunately, Hollis and the rest of the Ketlar guys were already there. I saw Hollis fix his eyes on Reed. That bastard! Then he smiled at her and to my surprise, she smiled back. Well, what else could I expect. Reed was Reed. Always kind, always trusting.
Before I could cuss out Hollis, Headmaster Crom spoke up. "Thank you students for coming. I know there has been much anticipation as to what this mandatory assembly is about. Well, I for one am as excited to tell you this news. But first, I would like to inform you that this will be my last year here at Easton. Starting next semester, Headmaster Hathaway will take my place. In the mean time, his two sons Sawyer and Graham will be attending Easton. Make sure to welcome them and show them around. Now for the big surprise. Last year has been very tough for all of you I know but it seems that the police have made a mistake regarding the death of Thomas Pearson. He is here well and healthy with us today." Holy shit. Thomas. Here. Today. Alive.
Reed POV
This couldn't be happening. Thomas was alive! How fucking stupid are the police! I nudged Noelle but for once, she was speechless. I had so many questions. How did he escape? Who was the person buried in what I thought was Thomas's funeral? There were gasps throughout the room but for the most part, everyone was in shock. Cromwell finally spoke again. "Mr. Pearson will be continuing his education here but since he is behind, he will be here an extra year. He would like to say a few words. Thomas." I was frozen in my seat. Forget Ivy. Forget Noelle. Forget Josh. All my focus was on Thomas. In what seemed like an hour, a tall, tan boy emerged from behind the curtains. He looked more handsome than I could remember. His green eyes looked fresh, not bloodshot and red like before. He stood upright instead of crouching like before. I saw him scan the room and look around for a minute until his eyes met mine. Oh Lord. He stepped onto the podium and grabbed the mike from Crom. "Thank you Headmaster. I would just like to say that I know that me being here might be hard considering what you had to go through in the past semesters. Just so you know, I will try my very best to make things normal here again. I know you must have question for me about my disappearance but for now, I would like to make this semester as boring as possible. I guess that's all." At that moment, I didn't want to think about what happened to him or where he went. Just the fact that he was here was good enough for me. For the time being. Crom once again took the podium. "Thank you again students for showing up. Have a great semester. You now have permission to leave."
Before I could even blink, students were huddling around Thomas. Girls were giving him hugs and guys were shaking his hand. Guess people are more popular after they die. Except he's alive. Ugh! This is confusing! I don't even know how I feel about him. I loved him but do I still have feelings for him? What about Josh? Noelle snapped me out of my trance and said, "Reed, let's go welcome Thomas." Ha! I bet she was the last person on Earth he would want to see but I was too shaken to tell her that. As Noelle and I approached Thomas, the rest of the kids started exiting the auditorium. Finally, it was just me, Noelle, Thomas, Gage, Whit, Amberly, Kiki, Constance, Missy, Trey, Ivy, and Josh. Josh. He looked red like he was mad about something. Whatever. Scew him. I just wanted to see Thomas.
I was about two feet from him and heard Gage say, "Dude. It's great to have you back! We should have a party!" Thomas laughed. "You haven't changed one bit!" His laughter was halted when he saw Noelle. "What do you want! Aren't you supposed to be in jail?" He practically spat. She held her head high. "Look Thomas. I know…" She stopped midway when she realized that Thomas was not even listening to her. Instead his gaze was fixated on me. "Reed?" He pushed Gage and Noelle away and hugged me. Then he cupped my face and gave me a passionate, soft kiss. It seemed as if we were kissing for hours until Gage, being the ass he is, hooted and hollered. Embarassed, I broke the kiss and Thomas and I were mere inches from each other. He looked handsomer than ever. His dark hair was longer and instead of smelling like drugs, he smelt like pine trees. His muscles were more prominent and he was tanner than before. He whispered, "God Reed! I have missed you so much. You're all I can think about. Can we talk?" How could I respond? The boy I once loved who supposedly was murdered wants to talk. "I…I…Thomas." I was interrupted by none other than Josh Hollis. "Thomas, there's something you should know."
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