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Sup you guys! So, I just wanted to tell you all that Amy isn't going to help write chapters for a while because she's way too busy complaining about cramps and mood swings and cravings. I swear, last night she almost ate an entire jar of peanut butter! So yeah, just wanted to get that out and enjoy the chapter!
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Kaleigh Rivers
Watching him with her was complete torture. The way he kissed her, hugged her, laughed with her, it was like my heart was being yanked out of my chest. And the way he looked at her broke my heart the most, he looked at her as if she was his everything, like he was a blind man seeing the sun for the first time. He had never looked at me like that, never with that much adoration and love.
My heart lurched in my chest as she giggled to something he had said. I found myself wishing it was me who was sitting in his lap…
No, Kaleigh, don't think like that. He left you, he didn't love you. He used you and that's exactly what he's going to do with her. He's just another jerk.
He may be a jerk, but he was a jerk that still held my heart in a headlock. I was still in love with Paul Levi and I was nothing more than an ex-toy that he had used and crushed.
I could still remember the day he had dumped me on the beach, our special place.
Flashback:
Paul was acting weird and distant ever since he had come back from his two month disappearance. His mother and father didn't even give a crap about their son, those drunken bastards. They cared about nothing but getting high and wasted.
I had decided that Paul had needed some time to cool off after a heated argument he and his parents had. Hand in hand, we walked down First Beach together in utter silence.
I was the first to break the ice, "What happened to you, Paul?"
Everybody in town wanted the answer to that question, too. After he returned he had started to hang out with Sam. He began eating every 5 minutes and gained over 30 pounds of impressive muscle that made every girl's mouths drop, including mine. I still couldn't believe this man was my boyfriend.
"Nothing," His response was blunt.
"Babe, please-"
He cut me off.
"Don't call me that, ever."
"Why? Paul, what's wrong?"
His eyes flashed and he pulled away from me, snatching his hand from mine. His body began to shake and I slowly started to back away.
"Paul, you're scaring me," I whimpered
"I scare you! I scare you! Ha!" He started laughing like a maniac and my eyes widened as his shaking increased tenfold.
"Paul, stop!" Sam came running down the beach and stood beside Paul.
"Paul, calm down now!" His voice held authority and almost instantly Paul stopped shaking, his eyes lightened back to their original color and his face softened.
"Go to Emily's, I'll meet you there," Sam said
Paul nodded, but before he left he turned towards me and his eyes hardened again.
"We're over," He said in a voice of steel.
"What?" I whispered
"I said we're done, over, finished, whatever you want to call it. I'm sick and tired of your bitching and whining. We're over for good. Goodbye, Kaleigh," He spun around and sprinted over to the forest.
Sam gave me a small smile, a tiny bit of sympathy in his eyes before he jogged after Paul, pulling his shirt over his head as he went.
My knees shuddered and shook until they could no longer support my weigh. I fell to my knees with my head in my hands as I cried my heart out.
He left me. He didn't want me.
Then I did the most stupid and idiotic thing ever, I stood and followed them into the forest. My legs carried me for hours until the sun started to fall behind the mountain tops. There were no signs of footprints or evidence that they had even been here, but I kept walking.
I couldn't stop, my mind told me to go back and forget him, but my body thought otherwise and continued to drag me forward. My feet were starting to sting, but I didn't care. I didn't feel the pain, the only pain I felt was the aching whole in my chest where my heart was ripped out and stomped on.
If I had stopped looking for him, it was over.
Love, life, meaning…..over.
I shivered as the cold wind nipped at my skin and I wrapped my arms around my midsection, trying to keep as warm as possible. I kept on wondering through the brush and bracken until finally my foot caught on something and I fell to the ground. I curled up on my side and wrapped my arms around my knees, hugging them to my chest as I rocked back forth, tears fogging up my vision.
My life no longer had meaning to it.
End Flashback
I choked back on a sob as I relived that night in my head. I glanced over as I heard a slight rustling to see that Leah Clearwater had come to sit next to me.
Leah and I had been best friends since the first grade up until she had joined Sam's 'gang.' She hadn't talked to me ever since.
"You okay?" she asked
"Not really," I shook my head and snuck a quick peek at Paul and the mystery girl.
She was cuddling against his chest and his arms were securely wrapped around her small frame, holding her close to him. He stared at her as if she was the only thing that mattered.
"Don't worry about them right now," Leah said as she followed my gaze.
"He loves her," I said
It was clearly evident. The way he held her, the way he looked and spoke to her just screamed love.
Leah simply shook her head. "You can do better," she said as she walked back over to her younger brother, Seth.
While Billy continued to tell us the story of the sprit warriors I stared down at the sand, not really hearing what he was saying. My mother had told me the legends countless times and I'm pretty sure that I had them all memorized by now.
After he had wrapped up the story I discretely raised my hand.
"Yes, my dear?" he said with a friendly smile.
"Can you tell us the legend of the spirit warriors and the Third Wife?" I asked, trying my hardest to ignore the girl's eyes on me.
"Why of course."
"Long ago . . . ."
I sighed and drowned out the rest of the story. I had heard it a million times and knew it like the back of my hand.
Minutes passed by in complete silence once he was done with the legends. The fire was slowly starting to lose its glow and the sun was beginning to drip down over the horizon.
I looked up as I heard the girl speak. It looked like her and Paul were in some sort of argument and she clearly wasn't winning. She stood up abruptly and started walking over to the water, anger written all over her face. I gazed around; making sure no one was looking before I began to follow her, staying close to the tree line.
As soon as we were out of hearing range I stepped forward, she still hadn't sensed my presence.
"Who are you?" I asked
She gasped and whirled around, her hand flying to her throat.
It was the first time I actually got to look at her, to really look at her. Her doe-like eyes were like two melted pools of milky chocolate, framed by thick eyelashes. Her face was heart shaped and her cheeks had a hint of pink. Her nose was small, but fit her face. If she wasn't dating Paul I would've thought she was kinda of pretty.
"Kaleigh?" she said hesitantly. Her voice was soft and sort of…cute?
I mentally shook my head. No, her voice isn't cute, it's um….fuck I couldn't even find the word to describe it.
"How do you know my name?"
"Um, Quil told me," she replied
I rolled my eyes, "Figures, that boy doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut."
"I'm Bella." she held out her small hand.
I stare down at her hand with one brow raised.
Does she honestly think I want to play nicey nice with the girl who's dating my ex?
Seconds ticked by and she still hadn't dropped her hand.
I guess she does.
"So you must be Paul's new toy," I said as I took her hand, intending to be harsh.
"Excuse me?" she asked
"You heard me, you're his new toy. He'll use you and then dump you, just like he did me," I growled
She shook her head, "He won't leave me."
"Do you really believe that?" I asked
Nod.
I shook my head, "Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Just don't go crying when you get your heart broken like I did."
I slowly backed away into the thick vegetation as I saw Paul striding down the shore towards Bella. I shook my head in disgust when she jumped as he wrapped his arms around her.
I spun around and started back towards the bonfire that was slowly dying out.
I had never felt more betrayed.
Yeah, I know. It's pretty short, but some of you wanted to know what it would be like inside Kaleigh's head, so here you go.
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