I woke up on the floor with my head throbbing. I tried to stand up but I noticed a bag of ice lying on my head. I stayed on the ground staring at it trying to remember what had happened.

I had a flashback of when Brian had come to my room. It was in mute though; I didn't want to hear it all over again. It was bad enough once.

I remembered he said he would leave but he never said where. He was leaving me, which was for sure. My heart was in an eternal soreness, an ache that would probably never subside.

Taking a bath, washing my teeth helped the pain a bit. I relaxed my muscles; better yet I tried to. My body was completely tense and I couldn't control it. My body ached for Brian, for his love and his touch. I didn't want anything else than that.

I knew it was impossible though. I knew it from the beginning that this love had to be one sided. He was too perfect, too sweet. What would someone like him want with someone like me? It's ridiculous, now that was against the rules of nature.

That night I struggled brutally to fall asleep. It seemed almost impossible. My body was still unbelievably tense and my head was aching.

As expected, that night I had a nightmare. Probably the worst I could ever had. I dreamt that Brian and Gifford were staring at each other with so much hatred in their eyes I could feel it. I could feel abhorrence Brian felt for Gifford and the sadness he felt within himself. It was an excruciating feeling, one of the worst I have ever experienced. I could not understand why I felt it so well but it was consistent.

I woke up gasping for air when I noticed the time on my alarm clock. It was 8:30 am. I had slept in. I took a shower as quickly as possible, washed my teeth and flew out the door. I was walking towards school at my normal pace. I was late as it was, why hurry?

As I walked I noticed I was passing by our park, what used to be our park. It was painful to see, the place where we used to sit and talk, the place where we first actually spoke. It was hurting my hurt intensely so I began to run without even looking anywhere.

To my surprise I was suddenly on the ground but there was no pain. I thought the car would've destroyed me completely. I recognized a scent near me. I opened my eyes and found a pair of icy blue eyes. I closed them and opened them again and saw Brian very blurry. I closed them and opened them to see Gifford with a lot of people surrounding me.

"W-What?" I murmured to myself. Gifford put his cold hand on my forehead and smiled kindly.

"You'll be alright." His voice was raw and unkind. His eyes were cruel, like he was about to eat me. I scowled at him and closed my eyes falling into a deep sleep.

I awoke to a room so white that my eyes burned for a while trying to open them. I noticed the awful smell immediately knowing I was at a hospital. I looked around me; I was alone. I was just lying on one of those stupid useless beds.

I lifted my body to sit up straight and noticed a sharp pain thudding against my head. The pain was coming from the same place the ice had been put on yesterday. Seems like I hit myself in the same place, this time causing me to bleed.

I placed my hand on the wound and tried to stand up from the bed. I walked out slowly trying not to trip from my dizziness. Somehow I found a way to trip on something and two cold strong hands caught me before I hit the ground.

"Ella Mae you should really be wary." I turned to see my hero being Gifford. I folded my arms trying to make my way around him.

"Let me go. I want to go." My voice was a bit louder than I intended. The nurse came over to me, grabbed my arm and walked me back to my bed.

I lay in bed just irate about everything. Why was I saved? Why couldn't I have just died? I am nothing. I have nothing. I wanted nothing more than to disappear. I was given the opportunity and someone snatched it away from me.

"Feeling better?" I heard the usual irritating masculine voice ask me. I looked away trying to avoid seeing Gifford. He was definitely not my favorite person right now.

"Come on Ella Mae. You can't disregard me forever. I believe you said you were going to be polite." I turned over to face him. All I could manage was a glare. He belted out a laugh that seemed practiced. He wasn't very close though; he kept his distance.

"Who rescued me?" My voice was croaky and husky. He suddenly turned staid. I stared at him in mystification. His eyes were blank, his body tense.

"I did." His voice was uncertain but at the same time rehearsed as well. His eyes gave away his anxiety.

"Well I hate you." I turned to give him my back once again. He laughed making chills run down my spine.

"You hate me because I salvaged you? You are a piece of work." His voice was casual now. I turned to face him and I noticed he was reaching out for me. He stopped when I turned and he smirked.

"Thanks, I guess." I forced myself to sit trying to hold my head in case the pain revived. Thankfully, the pain had subsided. At least the pain in my head had subsided; the one in my heart would never heal.

"I must take you home." He scooped me up in his arms and pulled me against his chest. His whole body was cold, and strong. I noticed he was tall, not as tall as Brian or as strong but he was both. I wasn't in the mood to be foul to Gifford so I decided to be nice.

He drove me home and carried me inside. It was still light outside and my mom wasn't home yet. Gifford placed me on my bed and tucked me in. He tried to tuck me in.

"Thanks for everything Gifford. I'm sorry for being so malevolent. You didn't deserve that sort of treatment." His eyes were casual, no feeling at all in them. He chuckled slightly, the happiness not reaching his eyes.

"It's okay Ella Mae. It sort of made me more fond of you." I flinched at the word. He placed his cold hand on my cheek.

"You really shouldn't be." My heart was aching so badly. I felt so poignant; I couldn't control it. The feeling was taking over everything that was happening. I also felt livid, the feeling taking over me also.

"Sh." Gifford leaned in close to me. My instincts were all about slapping him. I was lost in the feelings and didn't know what to do.

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