Getting over him was easier then all of the other times I had tried, maybe it was because this time I had a motive. I wanted to get over him he wasn't the boy I fell in love with at all. I thought that I had fallen in love with a boy who cared about other people not one that stuffed little freshman into garbage cans.
It was getting easier and easier to forget about him now that I realized what he was, no longer did I stare at the back of his head in Math class or think about how cute he looked. All he was a self centered jerk that didn't care about anyone I was done obsessing over a boy that never even gave me a second glance. It did me no good, and I was done. Done being heartbroken every time he got a new girlfriend, every time he grinned at a girl and it wasn't me.
Today was no different, I did my schoolwork and hung out with my friends or so I thought. Marilyn runs up to me with a huge malicious grin on her face
" Awww is Kimmy ok her lover boys not here for the fifth day in a row?" She asked.
I knew she was just trying to tick me off. I was more concentrated however on the fact that Jared had not been to school for a whole week and I hadn't even noticed his absence.
" Ya know what?" I asked my voice full of confidence.
" What?" She asked teasingly.
" I didn't even notice." I told without stuttering and I left her there shocked. I wasn't taking anymore of her Jared crap. That period of my life was over.
All of the next week Marilyn and Neomie kept there mouths shut on the little Jared subject, he didn't come inn any of the next week and quite frankly I was thrilled. If he was out of my life for good this time then I could move on in my Senior year without him. On Friday I sat down under a tree a little before first period with my History book reviewing for the HUGE entry exam we were supposed to be taking. Neomie, Tabor and Marilyn plopped themselves under the tree
" I'm impressed Jared has been gone for two whole weeks and you have not uttered his name or complained about him once." Tabor said in appreation.
" Oh yes young grasshopper but will she be the same way when she finds out he's back today?" Neomie taunted.
My mind freaked out. Although I hadn't even thought about him in two weeks it scared me to know that he was back at school. I had to remind myself why I was doing this.
" Ill be fine." I snapped before walking away angrily.
Oh great guess who was in my first period class looking hotter then ever? Oh yeah that's right JARED! I swear in two weeks that boy had grown a foot, added muscles and gotten a major haircut. I groaned mentally but pushed the thought to the back of my mind. I sat down luckily he didn't notice me (like always) so I sat down in my seat in the back of him. He seemed to be focused on a high stack of make no work. I tore my eyes off of him and tried to concentrate on Ms. Percs boring lesson about the civil war.
" why aren't you taking notes?" Ms. Perc demanded.
" I don't have a pencil." He muttered
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" Well then I suggest you borrow one from a classmate." She warned.
She proceeded with her lecture as I tried to copy down in detail everything that she was saying when Jared turned around to look at me, and boy did he look at me. He stared and stared at me, it was a little bit flattering, uncomfortable and upsetting all at the same time. He just sat there staring at me for two minutes straight. I looked at him with an annoying glare.
" What do you want?" I hissed trying to not get in trouble by Ms. Perc.
" Um-" He stuttered, " Do you have a pencil I can borrow?" He asked with a nervous smile.
" No turn around." I whisper yelled at him.
He frowned and slowly turned back to face the back of the room. Of course the day he walks in looking like a Greek god he talks to me. I really sincerely hate fate.
The time seemed to pass by like years in that classroom and when the bell rung for the next class you can bet that I bolted out of there as fast as I possibly could. The moment I got out of that class Jared stopped me
" Hey what's your name?"
If I wouldn't have known any better I would have thought he was flirting with me but I knew better I knew that he was just sucking me into one of his little games and I wasn't going to stand for it.
" Are you freaking kidding me?" I asked raising my voice.
He frowned for what appeared to be sincere but he could have been faking it.
" No I think I would have recognized someone as beautiful as you." He said with a flirty smile.
I couldn't believe he was messing with me, how dare he? How dare he just try to trick a girl into thinking he liked her. I knew he didn't mean it. I knew that all this was a plan I knew that he didn't mean it. If he had meant it he would have told me years ago. He barely knew me he didn't even know my name. What a lie this all was. I wouldn't stand for it for another second. I turned around on my heel and started to walk the other way,
I didn't have a word to say to him anymore. Isn't that funny? After years and years of wanting to talk to him I finally have the chance to and I walk away. Well it seems that he wouldn't take no for an answer. Right when I walked away he turned around and caught my arm in his scorching hot hand. The heat felt nice against my skin but I flinched because I wanted absolutely nothing to do with this boy anymore. I had just recently discovered that I didn't need him anymore and he tried to fight his way back? I don't see what I could have possibly done in this universe that was so cruel.
" Hey you didn't tell me your name." He told me still with a ridiculously large smile on face. What was his problem? Didn't he already hurt people enough already?
" I'm not even new! So why do you all of a sudden care?" I started to raise my voice at him. His eyes widened like I had just told him that Strawberry ice cream didn't have strawberries in it.
" Wait what how long have you been going to La Push schools?" He asked. I laughed darkly at this.
" If you wanted to know my name you should've learned in thirteen years ago when I first met you when I was five years old ok? Go to hell." I spat at him and gave him the finger before walking away angrily.
He just stood there all by himself with this shocked look on his face. Jared Kihl, stop playing with my heart.
Jared's POV (Before and after this little incident)
Werewolves. See I was never one to believe in mythical creatures growing up, I always left that to the nerds in my class. Magic was make believe as far as I was concerned and I didn't want that in my life. So I thought it was pretty ironic that the universe had fucking picked me. I didn't want to explode into a giant wolf whenever I got mad, believe me that was not how I intended to spend two weeks of my senior year
. I was stoked to be a senior, picking on little freshman, getting the star quarterback position on the football team and dating all the hot girls I could get my hands on. I had seen senior years like this on shows and I thought it only be fair that I live up to it. Being a werewolf sort of changed that slightly. I had a lot more responsibilities now. I mean I was out two weeks of my first month of senior year, and that means that all the good girls were already taken.
Although the werewolf thing was for the most part terrible it did have its perks like the fact that girls now drooled over my newly sported muscles. I wanted to go into school today and make every single girl in there turn their heads. If I was out for two weeks I sure as hell wanted every good-looking girl in there to stare. Paul and I walked in and almost all the stares went to us. Paul didn't like it and wanted to scream at everyone but I basked in the glory of having everyone look at me.
" Dude get a life. Your sick and self centered." Paul spat at me before pushing people out of his way to get to his first class.
I didn't care what he had to say. No one was going to ruin my senior year life. I went straight to my locker that was soon crowded with girls. The first that came up to me was Julie our class flirt. We all knew she was a slut and that's why all of the guys swooned over her. Counting me.
" Wow Jared it looks like all you did over these two weeks was work out," She said with a sly smile towards me while she grabbed my upper arm in appreciation. I smiled towards her.
The bell suddenly rang
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" Seems like it doesn't it? Spend lunch with me?" I asked her grinning.
I kissed the back of her hand. She nodded before hurrying off to her first class. I had history first period. Lovely. I was not looking forward to two weeks of makeup work from six different classes.
" A pleasure to have your back Mr. Kihl." She told me slamming a stack of makeup work a foot high on my desk.
I sighed dramatically and attempted to pay attention in class but I just couldn't get my eyes too focus anywhere. I was snapped to attention when Ms. Perc sent her beady little eyes to mine.
" why aren't you taking notes?" She asked fiercely.
" I don't have a pencil." I muttered.
" Well then I suggest you borrow one from a Classmate," She told me sternly before rambling on and on about whatever historical period we were learning. Ugh maybe some nerd would have a supply of pencils. I knew that a few nerds sat behind me so I turned around and my whole world was put to a halt. I turn around and there was a beautiful woman before my eyes. Her green eyes sent my heart into overdrive and her curves made me want to do things I really shouldn't think about for a girl I just met ten seconds ago. I suddenly just forgot everything I was doing because of her. She the one. She was the kind of girl that Sam classified Emily as. I felt like she was holding me to the ground and I just couldn't take my eyes off of her. She was my everything, my imprint. And even though I had just met her I knew I wanted to call her mine more than anything.
I didn't realize till about two minutes after that I had spent all this time staring at this incredibly beautiful woman.
" What do you want?" She hissed. Wow did she like hate my guts or something?
" Um-'" I stuttered like an idiot " Do you have a pencil I can borrow?" I asked her.
" No turn around." She yelled at me in a hushed tone. I reluctantly turned my face away from the gorgeous girl whose name I did not know. I was wiling to do whatever it took to change that.
Class seemed to go on forever without seeing her face. I lived to see her face now. I rushed out of class.
" Hey what's your name?" I asked my imprint. I couldn't help smiling at her. She lit up my whole world.
" Are you freaking kidding me?" She asked her voice raised. She looked pissed off at me and that sent so much pain through my heart. I didn't want this angel to be mad at me. She was too important.
" No I think I would have recognized someone as beautiful as you." I said trying my best to flirt with her.
I obviously didn't win her over with my good looks. Now I had to turn on the charm. Her eyes turned so mad. She turned off her heel and started to walk the other way. I had to catch her I couldn't just let her get away from me, I NEEDED her. I put my hand on her arm and my hand tingled at the contact.
" Hey you never told me your name." I said still smiling like an idiot on drugs. But it was true that I was on a high when I was around her. Wow I was either getting whipped by this girl's presence or it was a side effect of imprinting.
" I'm not even new! Why do you suddenly care?" She yelled at me. I was completely shocked that this girl had been in my life before and I just hadn't even noticed her.
" Wait how long have you been going to La Push schools?" I asked incredulously.
" If you want to know my name you should have learned it thirteen years ago when I first met you when I was five years old ok? Go to hell." She spat in my face. I was to stricken to say anything else. I couldn't even move when she told me to go to hell and then gave me the finger.
There really wasn't a word for how upset I was with myself right now. I had hurt the one girl that I truly meant more than all the others. Seeing her that angry made me want to do everything in my power to do it right. I hadn't seen her smile and now that was my mission; to make her smile instead of frown, to hear her laugh instead of yell. I couldn't get her out of my mind all day and it was making me a tad bit crazy to not see her.
When lunch time finally rolled around I craved to see her and to tell you the truth it was kind of physically painful to be away from her, like a heartbreak but so much more intense .I searched the cafeteria for her but she was no where to be seen. I plopped myself down next to Paul and grunted while shoving food in my face.
" Dude what's wrong with you?" Paul asked me laughing.
" I met this girl today. One I really like and she hates me. She doesn't want to talk to me and the worst part is that its all my fault." I muttered pushing my tray away from me.
" She's your Emily isn't she?" Paul whispered.
" Yeah, wait how did you know that?" I asked my eyes widening
" I don't know I guess you care about her" He said shrugging
" It doesn't even matter because I screwed up bad." I told him almost trembling. I had to calm myself down. Phasing in school would be a bad bad thing.
" What did you do? I thought imprints were like forced to love you or something" He told me.
" Well apparently she's known me since we were five years old and I don't even know her fucking name." I grunted.
"
Well what does she look like?" Paul asked shoveling his macaroni in his mouth.
" She's about 5 11in so pretty tall for a girl. God she's got curves in all the right places. She has piercing green eyes and almond hair down to her mid back and it's a cross between wavy and curly. She was wearing a dark purple sweatshirt, a black tank top, skinny jeans, and converse." I told him recalling every lovely detail of her.
" Ah lover boy you imprinted on Kim. I can definitely see why she's mad, she's been in like every class of ours since kindergarten." He pointed out.
I smiled a bit now that I new her name but knowing that I had known her for thirteen years and never had even noticed her. She was the one for me and I felt a little stupid knowing that imprinting was the only reason that I had seen her, I mean really seen her.
Lunch tic toced by without a trace of Kim. It hurt every second that went by without her. I finally escaped that dreaded lunchroom only to find that Julie was waiting outside of the room and clung on to me like I was some toy. Ugh she was not the girl I wanted to be with right now.
" You ditched me at lunch." Julie said pouting. I had the feeling that Julie didn't like to be ditched. To bad.
" I had some things I had to do." I told her not feeling the slightest bit sorry. I tried to pull away from her grasp but she didn't want to let go and I didn't feel like putting up a fight, I was to exhausted from worrying about Kim to do that.
" You're not getting away that easily" She whispered seductively before planting her lips on me.
Slut! Was all that was running through my mind, her lips even tasted like other guys. I wasn't even kissing her back really, I just was gonna wait for her to be done cause quite honestly I was done with her immaturities. She finally broke away and then smiled at me before I just simply walked away without another word to her.
When I walked away Kim and her friends was just standing there watching everything that I had just done. She had a mix of pain and anger on her face and I wanted to punch myself in the fucking face for doing that to her. Her friend grabbed her hand and pulled her along almost protectively before strutting away with her. I jogged to catch up with her. To see Kim's face like that made me want to shoot myself, I had done that to her. Is this the kind of monster I had become?
" Kim! " I yelled after her. Kim turned away from me and so did her girl friends but her guy friend that I only knew from the basketball team, Tabor came up to me and got all up in my face with a death glare in his eyes.
" What you finally asked around for her name? What so now you care after all of this time?" He shouted at me. He had every right to be mad at me but this was not the time to make me angry.
" Look whatever you might believe I care about her ok?" I told him.
" No not 'ok'. Look buddy I don't care how tall you are, I don't care how others are impressed by you I'm not and that girl is like a sister to me so if you are just here to play with a girls heart you can sure as hell get out of here." He growled at me. He was going to be a pack member soon I was sure of it.
" I'm not playing with her heart. I want to talk to her." I told him practically pleading him.
" She doesn't want to talk to a jerk like you!" He growled at me and started trembling. He needed to get out of here as soon as he could
" Get into the forest now!" I commanded to him. I don't know why but he went running off as if he believed me or something. Kim came up to me her hands wrapped around her torso like she was going to split into two. Even with her tall height for a girl she was still a foot shorter than I was.
" I don't need you to explain anything to me ok?" She whispered, I couldn't detect if she was sad or mad.
" No I do Kim, I didn't kiss her she kissed me first. I really do like you " I desperately tried to convince her.
" You cant like me it just doesn't work that way! "She yelled
" Work like what?"
" You cant just see me once and suddenly care about me this way! Life doesn't work that way, it takes years to really care deeply about a person and for the longest time I felt like that about you!" She told me.
My eyes nearly popped out of my head! She had cared about me? How had I been so blind to a girl that liked me nonetheless a girl as beautiful as her
" Wh-hatt?" I stuttered out I was actually surprised I could even speak .
" Yup I was practically in love with you for the last five years now can you believe it?" She laughed darkly before continuing " I guess I was so invisible that you didn't even know I existed. Literally. " I winced " But do you know what the worst part was? I loved you all of those years because I remember this day in the seventh grade. A teacher dropped her books all over the floor and before I could reach her you helped her pick them up like it was the natural good thing to do and that's what I liked about you." She said stabbing my chest with one of her fingers " I was blinded all these years I guess by the man you were that day but your not him anymore. I don't even recognize you anymore! On the first day of school for god's sake you shoved an innocent freshman into the garbage can! How sick are you?" She screamed at me, tears threatening to escape her eyes. I had no idea she felt this way.
" Just give me a chance to prove to you I want to be with you and I'm different" I pleaded .
She took her eyes off the ground and brought them to mine. My whole world connected in that very moment but I couldn't help but sense the tears of sadness and anger in her eyes.
" I liked you every day for five years and every day for five years you had that chance, that chance you blew every single day. Jared this is all just a little game to you. You don't really care about me, I now see clearly that you just date a girl for a couple weeks then dump her like garbage and I'm sorry but I don't want to be just another girl you carry along into your scheme. I'm sorry Jared you ran out of chances." She said a tear in her eye. Without thinking I went to wipe it away and she slapped it away.
" Just go away Jared Just go. Don't you think you've hurt me enough?" She asked me I recoiled like she slapped me in the face, the LAST thing I wanted to do was hurt her. I couldn't hurt her. If I couldn't be with her I had to make her happy, so I did the only thing I knew would make her happy in that time. I ran.
