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I'll Always Be There For You

Chapter 3 : A Secret

Aria POV

"Aria? Wake up!" Sebastian called my name.

"Sebastian?" as i rubbed my eyes.

"Yeah, Aria? Wake up. The first bell is gonna ring." He smiled sweetly at me.

"Huh? What do you mean? I thought i was in hospital. We were visting you, and suddenly i fell asleep and then you called my name, after that i woke up." I didn't understand what was happening.

"What are you talking about? You were here, at the bench at the backyard of the school, sleeping!" He laughed softly.

"Really? I slept here? I didn't notice." I looked around and confused.

"Yes you were slept here, and suddenly i found you. I called your name, and then you woke up. That's what really happening." He smiled and stared at me.

"Oh okay. Thanks anyway. I'm glad you found me, or else maybe i'll be here all day long." i chuckled.

He chuckled back and said, "I wish i found you at the end of today's school. Just kidding."

I grinned at him and then stood up. "Well then, let's go to the class."

"Sure, come on. will be angry at us if we don't show up." He took my hand and then we ran through the hallway to go to the class.

My face was red all the time when he hold my hand tightly. His hand was so soft and warm.

At the time we arrived at class, the only weird thing was Noel. He showed up earlier than anyone. He sat on his chair and read a book and his head looked down.

I went to sat in my chair, 2 chairs away behind Noel's and next to Sebastian's.

"Why Noel showed up so early?" i whispered softly to Sebastian.

He only shook his head and took up some books from his bag.

"I can hear you." Suddenly Noel stood up and walked to me.

"Sorry. I was just wondering and confused." I left my sight to a science book and pretended to read it.

"Listen, i need your help at something." he suddenly move his sit into the left chair beside me.

"What help do you need from me?"

"We can't talk it in here right now." Suddenly he stared at Sebastian.

At first i didn't notice it,but suddenly i knew that he was talking about Sebastian.

"Alright then." i nodded.

"Good, how about today? After school?" he raised his eyebrows.

"I can't. I.. A-already have a p-plan to go with Hanna and Spencer." I stuttered.

"Oh, okay. Cool. How about tomorrow after school?" He smiled silently.

"Alright then. " I smiled back.

After that, more and more students came and Noel came back to his seat. In few minutes, the bell rang and came and started the lesson.

Noel POV

After the last bell rang, I went straight out from the class real quick. I ran through the hallway and went to my locker. I put my books inside there and closed it. I went outside from the school.

As I walked, I saw Sebastian and Aria walked together headed somewhere else in the same direction. So i followed them without them knowing.

"Nice dress." I heard Sebastian complimented Aria, and then she smiled to him.

"Nice hat." Aria smiled shyly.

"Uh, gross. She was lying to me. I knew it." I said to myself as I followed behind them.

After they acrossed the street, they headed to Rosewood Mall.

I walked in to the mall.

Inside the Rosewood mall, i could still smell the scent around every single corner of it.

I walked through some hall and found Aria and Seb in a restaurant. They were sitting and talking sweetly. They even looked like a sweet couple that will lasted forever, it made me wanted to threw up in front of them.

I wore my black hoodie and put the hoodie cap on.

I heard them talking about something.

"Seb, what do you think about the kids in the school here?" Aria smiled and sipped her drink.

"Uh, the girls here are pretty normal for me. The boys are cool too." Sebastian smiled at Aria.

"R-really? I m-mean of course yeah!" She smiled weirdly.

Sebastian looked confuse at the first, but he quickly managed to smile.

Sebastian got up from his seat. He said something I couldn't heard but then he suddenly left the restaurant and went somewhere.

I saw Aria, still sit at her seat quietly.

I stood up from my seat and went to Aria's seat. I sit in front of Aria.

"So you were lying." I smirked.

She sighed. "Yes. I'm sorry, Sebastian said that I shouldn't tell anyone about this."

"About what? You two dating?" I stared at her suspiciously.

"Shh! No! We're not dating. We're just friends, childhood friends." She lowered her voice.

"Oh, so you two knew each other before? Cool." I raised my eyebrows.

She sighed again and rolled her eyes in front of me.

"Where's Seb?" I turn my head to the right and the left, searching for Sebastian.

"He said that he needed to go to toilet, and buy something," She sit back.

"He told me to wait for him in here." She sipped her drink.

"Oh Cool. I think this is the right time to tell you what help i need from you then." I lowered my voice and bowed to the front closer to Aria a little bit.

Aria nodded. "Alright, go on."

"I want you to know more about Sebastian. I mean, gather lot informations about him." I whispered to her ear softly and quietly.

"Wait what? Seriously?" She said in a confuse tone.

"Yeah of course!"

She frowned. "That's weird, and why do you want to know about a new student informations and his life? I mean, you're.. popular." She sounded sarcastic at the last word.

"Whatever. Are you gonna do it or not?" I raised my eyebrows.

Aria looked very confused and didn't know what to do until she stood up.

"No. I will never do that. I still don't trust you anyway."

I saw Sebastian was on his way to here.

"Fine! But you're gonna regret it!" I walked outside from the restaurant and went out from the mall.

I walked and walked until i reached my car. I opened the door and got in.

"I'll find my own help then." An evil smile showed up on my face and i took out my phone and dial someone's number.

"Meet me after school tomorrow, at the COFFEA Espresso Shop." I said in a serious tone.

"Make sure no one will follow you. I need your help at something." I turned off my phone and drove my car home.

Sebastian POV

After we were done from the mall. I took Aria home.

"That was fun." Aria smiled while she walked beside me.

"Yeah i know. We should hang out more often." I looked at Aria.

She grinned. "Yeah, you're right."

We arrived at her house. "So, thank you Seb, for today." She stood in front of the door and smiled.

"No problem! Thanks for hanging out with me too. I just want to know more about Rosewood." I smiled and leaned to the wall.

"It's already late, you should go home too." She smiled and stared at me.

"O-okay. Good night, see you at school tomorrow." I turned around and walked away to my house.

"See you tomorrow." She opened the door and came in.

I walked across the street and headed to the my house. After I reached my house, i opened the door and came in.

"I'm home!" I shouted.

"Sebastian! Welcome home. Come here." I saw my mother led me to the living room.

I saw someone sit in the couch. I only could see the back of his head. He looks familiar, the hairstyle, the brown hair.

He stood up and turned around.

Yep, it's Noel Kahn. He came to my house. Wow, surprising. At first i was confused but then Noel said in front of my mother that he came to study and did homework.

But what I saw on his face was a lie. He was lying.

After that, my mom told me to took Noel to my bedroom. I climbed upstairs with him and then walked into my room.

I sighed in a relief because my bedroom wasn't that mess.

"Here's my room. Welcome." I tried to smile at him.

"Nice one. Although not what i was thinking." He looked around.

"Why are you here? I mean we're not really close, and you said that you can handle that project alone. So there must be another reason." I put my bag on the desk.

"Yes. I want to talk about Aria." he sit on the edge of my bed.

"Alright then. Go on." I sit in the chair next to the desk.

"Do you love her?" He said in a hushed tone.

"No! Of course no. We're just friends, childhood friends." I turned my head to face him.

"Alright then." He stood up and sit next to me.

At first my heart skipped a beat very fast. I could even felt my hands were shaking.

He sit even more closer until our shoulders touched. My heart beats even faster. I'm pretty sure my face now is all red.

Noel turned his head and stared at my eyes.

I can't resist those beautiful green eyes. So i stared back at him.

We stared at each other for 5 minutes, until suddenly Noel smirked.

"You're gay."

I widen my eyes.

He just said my biggest secret. He revealed it. Now everything's are just revelead. I felt like totally being humiliated. I felt like someone just stabbed me in my heart.

He knew i'm gay.

"Wh-what? N-no! I'm not g-gay!" I almost shouted.

He laughed.

"Now you can't even accept yourself. That's a shame." He turned around and was ready to leave.

"Where are you going? Are you gonna tell everyone?" I said in an angry tone.

He shook his head.

"Of course not. Your secret is safe with me." he winked at me.

He left my room and climbed down to the downstairs. I heard my parents saying something to Noel.

I closed my door quickly.

"Damn Noel Kahn! I thought he was a nice guy. I thought he was different."

A tear suddenly fell down from my left eye.

"Why am i crying? Damn! I have to be strong. Everything will still be normal tomorrow. Nothing's gonna happen."

I took a deep breathe and laid down in my bed.

I removed my shirt and threw it. it fell down to the floor perfectly beside the cupboard.

I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

I woke up and prepared going to school. After I arrived at the school, I felt like everyone was watching me.

Maybe it was just because I wore a different type of clothes today. A red and blue stripes shirt, covered with a white vest and dark blue pants, a pair of white shoes and a matching red hat.

But now i felt like every single person in the school were watching and talking about me.

Do i look that different?

I tried to ignore everyone and went to my locker.

When i stepped my feet in front of locker, i couldn't believe what i saw.

A big red-color word sprayed on my locker.

A word that could stabbed my heart so deep.

A word that revealed the real myself.

A word that used to be my secret.

Gay.

I looked at everyone, and they were laughing and shouting at me.

"Gay! You're disgusting! Go away!"

"You should just stay at the closet!"

"Boo! We don't want you!"

"You're a sinner! We don't want you anymore! Leave this school immediately!"

Tears streaming down on my face as i tried to fled away from the crowd of the people. As i ran, i quickly catched Noel's smiling so evil to me. I kept running and running until a couple of taller and bigger guys stopped me and pushed me to the floor.

"You're gay, which means you can't be here. We don't accept you. Now feel the taste of my fist!" He gripped my face and punched my face really hard as i shouted. I tried to punch him but the other guy held my both hands and he kicked right in my left leg so hardly.

I knelt down and got hurt so badly.

At the same time, i heard someone calling my name loudly.

"SEBASTIAN!"

A really familiar voice...

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