8pm

Conner's House

Karla's POV

Why am I here again? Oh yeah, the hottest guy in school just ask me if I could go to a party with him. Strange that it may seem but I still went. It's like selling my soul to hell but much worst.

We came inside Conner's house and I think every single kid at school is in here. His house is HUGE!

"Hey guys, welcome to the most ultimate party of the year! My folks are at LA and they'll be back after a week so party at my house!"

He said and gave us plastic cups with beer and margarita on it and I think orange juice like a cocktail drink or something.

"Hey Karla, nice to see you here!"

Conner said. Some of the people started staring at me as I entered his house. Whispers could be heard everywhere like

Who is she?

What is she doing here?

Why is she with him?

But only one was my favorite among all of those.

Is that Karla "the geek" Schaeffer? OMG, she changed!

And that comment was from Olivia's friend, Amanda.

Amanda wasn't that much of a snobbish type. She was kind and humble, she was different from Olivia.

"Wait here, okay?"

Nick said. I nodded and he went away. I stared at the house and looked at people who were dancing in the middle of the room.

I sat on an empty couch and checked the time, 8:20pm.

Now that it's all said and done,

I can't believe you were the one

To build me up and tear me down,

Like an old abandoned house.

What you said when you left

Just left me cold and out of breath.

I fell too far, was in way too deep.

Guess I let you get the best of me.

Well, I never saw it coming.

I should've started running

A long, long time ago.

And I never thought I'd doubt you,

I'm better off without you

More than you, more than you know.

I'm slowly getting closure.

I guess it's really over.

I'm finally getting better.

And now I'm picking up the pieces.

I'm spending all of these years

Putting my heart back together.

'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through,

I got over you.

I looked around and can't fine Nick. I started to get scared coz I don't recognize any of these people. Sure I see them at school but I don't talk to them. I don't know what kind of people are they.

You took a hammer to these walls,

Dragged the memories down the hall,

Packed your bags and walked away.

There was nothing I could say.

And when you slammed the front door shut,

A lot of others opened up,

So did my eyes so I could see

That you never were the best for me.

There was this shadow of a guy that came up to me, as he got closer I realized that it was Dominic, captain of the football team. He sat beside me and began talking.

"H- h-e-e-hey, are you n-new here? (hiccups!)"

He said. He was drunk, that's a fact. Being drunk means doing something stupid and you don't even know that you did it. I moved away from him but he kept moving closer.

Well, I never saw it coming.

I should've started running

A long, long time ago.

And I never thought I'd doubt you,

I'm better off without you

More than you, more than you know.

I'm slowly getting closure.

I guess it's really over.

I'm finally getting better.

And now I'm picking up the pieces.

I'm spending all of these years

Putting my heart back together.

'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through,

I got over you.

"I wo-wo-won't hurt yo-you! (hiccups!)"

He said as he started reaching for me.

"Stop it! Go away from me!"

I said but the music was too loud for him to hear me. I pushed him away from me but he kept coming back. He grabbed me by the arm and I struggled to break free but his grip was too tight. I felt my arm getting bruised so I slapped him in the face but not too loud for everybody to here.

Well, I never saw it coming.

I should've started running

A long, long time ago.

And I never thought I'd doubt you,

I'm better off without you

More than you, more than you know.

I ran away and didn't notice that I bumped into somebody. I fell flat on the floor. It hurt so bad. I looked up and saw Olivia with her friends.

Well, I never saw it coming.

I should've started running

A long, long time ago.

And I never thought I'd doubt you,

I'm better off without you

More than you, more than you know.

I'm slowly getting closure.

I guess it's really over.

I'm finally getting better.

And now I'm picking up the pieces.

I'm spending all of these years

Putting my heart back together.

Well I'm putting my heart back together,

'Cause I got over you.

Well I got over you.

I got over you.

'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through,

"You're Karla right? Karla Schaeffer?"

Amanda asked. I nodded slightly but it was too visible for Olivia to notice.

"What are you doing here?"

Olivia asked.

"Uuh..."

"She's with me"

Olivia and her friends looked at the person talking and saw Nick.

"What? How could this happen? Why are you with him?"

She asked as she forcefully grabbed my arm and pulled me up. It was the same arm that Dominic bruised. It hurts bad...the pain, it kills me. I endured the pain as she talked about me.

"You, Karla "the geek" Schaeffer, is with Nicholas Jonas here in Conner's party? Is this some kind of joke? Are we on TV? Is this some kind of program to make people, like moi, freak out? This isn't funny."

She said.

"Nick asked me to come here."

I said. Everybody gasped and Olivia's glass fell on the ground and shattered into million pieces. She went back to her senses and started laughing.

"What? You? He's gonna ask you to Conner's party? Do you think it's possible? Do you know that you don't belong here? Look around you...nobody knows you, nobody cares. For us, you're like dirt, a waste of perfectly made yearbook space. You're nothing. You don't belong here. You're not one of us."

She said. I tried not to cry but I can't.

"Aaaw, you're not gonna cry are you?"

She said as she made an annoying sad face. I can't help it, I forcefully pulled my arm and rush out of the door.

Normal POV

Karla rushed outside the door and everybody started laughing except for Nick.

"Look Karla...I know she doesn't really belong here but what you did was uncool."

He said and ran after her.

"What?! Nick come back here! Nick! Nick!"

Olivia shouted. Everybody knew that Olivia liked Nick but nobody knew if he liked her back. Olivia flirted with Nick a lot, he flirted back but it wasn't enough prove that he did like her.

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Nick went out and followed Karla, he saw her fall when she was running and helped her out.

"Are you okay?"

He asked her.

"No..."

She said.

"But you know what?"

She continued.

"What?"

He asked.

"I feel so stupid for saying yes to you and go to this stupid party. I hate myself for letting you talk to me in the first place. I hate myself. I feel stupid.!"

She said as she got up, Nick was trying to help her but she refused. She fell again and this time, he caught her. He looked deep at her eyes.

At first, I thought they were brown but when you look deeper, her eyes are really olive with a mix of green. They look beautiful at night. Her hair shines like diamonds and pearls. I think I'm falling for her...wait, this can't be! I may lose the bet, I won't lose!

He helped her up and said.

"I think I should bring you home. This streets could be really dangerous at night especially for girls like you."

"Yeah right. Just bring me home."

She said. He smiled and led her to his car.

The car ride was quiet and awkward. Nick turned the radio on.

I'm going home,

To the place where I belong,

And where your love has always been enough for me.

I'm not running from.

No, I think you got me all wrong.

I don't regret this life I chose for me.

But these places and these faces are getting old

So I'm going home.

Well I'm going home.

They reached Karla's house. Nick was about to open the door but Karla opened it by herself, hitting Nick on the nose.

"Ouch!"

He said.

"Sorry."

She said flatly and coldly. She went straight home leaving Nick with a bloody nose.

"Uuh Karla...help?"

He said. She looked back and saw his nose bleeding. She went back to him and dragged him.

"Come here. After this, I won't talk to you."

She said and pushed him to the couch. She went to the kitchen and took a basin of water with a towel. She sat beside him, washed the towel and forcefully placed it on top of his bloody nose.

"Ouch, Karla, I'm sorry but please don't let all your anger on my nose!"

He whined.

"Shut up Jonas. You're in my house and I want you to zip your mouth."

She said as she slowly removed her shoes. She tossed them on one side and placed her coat inside the coat closet.

Nick sat on the couch as he stared at her.

"Stay here. I'll go change. Go to the bathroom on that last door and remove your shirt. It's bloody. I'll give you a shirt."

She said without any eye contact with him.

He knew she was still mad but he can't blame her. What just happened was really rough for her.

She went upstairs and changed her clothes.

She wore a Roxy shirt and sweatpants. She tied her hair in a messy bun, removed her contacts and her retainer. She replaced them with what she usually wears and grabbed a huge baby blue shirt.

She went downstairs and saw something really shocking.

She saw Nick shirtless. She gasped hard and covered her eyes with the shirt.

"Uuh...Nick? here's the shirt."

She said but didn't open her eyes. Nick saw this and blushed a bit. He grabbed the shirt and wore it at once.

"It's cool!"

He said and she opened her eyes. To her surprise, she saw Nick few inches away from her. He came closer as she leaned back.

"Uuh...Nick..."

She said but he still leaned forward.

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The person asked, continuing to listen to their conversation.