Chapter Nine

The day was just as bad as I thought it would be. Ethan, not knowing that I knew about him having sex with some other girl, acted normally. He didn't realise how upset I was until I refused to make out with him. You would think he would notice something is wrong with his girlfriend when she refuses to look at him or speak a single word to him. But no. He only gets annoyed that I won't kiss him. He doesn't even ask what's wrong, just walks away mumbling something about me being a frigid bitch. What a bastard. He's not satisfied with just his girlfriend so he has to go and have drunken sex with some stranger. Only god knows how many times he's cheated on me before. He was the one who forced me into sleeping with him in the first place. He gave me an ultimatum: I would either have sex with him or we were over. Can you believe that! Thinking back over our 'relationship' I can't believe we stayed together for four months. I should have dumped his cheating little ass after he insisted I have sex with him on the third date! I'm such an idiot. I should have realised he wouldn't be good to me.

At lunch, I refuse again to make out with him. I couldn't bring myself to tell him it was over because if what he had done. I guess I just didn't want to say it out loud, as if not speaking it would make the problem less of a problem. So anyway, after I had refused his tongue entrance into my mouth he started making a huge scene in the cafeteria. Jesus Christ! I thought he would have a little more sense than to do that. He was really having a go at me, I was forcing back the tears of embarrassment and pain that kept welling up in my eyes and screamed at him that we were over and that I hated him and that I saw him with that blonde slut at Laura's party. I told him I never wanted to see him again before running out of the cafeteria to the toilets, with Cassie and Annie following close behind me. I can only imagine what happened next in the cafeteria.

I had locked myself in a cubicle for about an hour now. I was already 20 minutes late to my next class but I didn't care. Annie stood outside my cubicle trying to coax me out while Cassie had gone to get Justin who had been with Nathan at the time. All three of them came running into the girl's bathroom and now stood around outside the cubicle I had locked myself in. I heard Cassie and Annie explain what had happened to Nathan and Justin then Justin ask if he wanted us to beat the shit out of him. I couldn't help laugh at thins because I knew Nathan and Justin weren't the kind of guys to beat someone up. I wiped my eyes roughly and blew my nose before emerging from the cubicle to see four worried faces staring at me. I pushed through them and walked over to the sinks where I washed my face and fixed my hair.

"Maddie… are you ok?" Nathan asked.

I couldn't bring myself to talk so I just nodded meekly without turning around.

Nathan came over and gave me a hug. His hugs always made me feel better and he knew it. He released me from the hug keeping his arm around my shoulder and asked me if I wanted to go to the nurse. She would probably send me home as there was only two hours left of school. I nodded and let him lead me out of the bathroom. He nodded at Justin and transferred me into his arms. Cassie and Annie gave me a hug and told me they would call me later before heading back to class. Nathan offered one more time to hunt Ethan down but when I shook my head he just gave me a quick hug and said he would call later too but right now he needed to get to English as he had this important oral.

Then it was just me and Justin. He gently pulled me along to the nurse's office, who took one look at me and said I should go home. Knowing that I couldn't drive myself home, she told Justin to take me home and make sure I was ok.

When we got home, I went straight up to my room and got into my bed. Justin followed me in and hovered at the end of my bed. Worry creasing his brow.

"Do you want me to get you anything?" he asked gently.

"Can you stay with me?" I asked shyly.

He nodded before climbing on the bed and lying next to me. He pulled me into his arms and let me drift off to sleep gently stroking my back.

The next morning I wake up for school. I have slept through the whole of the afternoon, evening and night. Justin had at some point left, but I understood as he couldn't stay forever! I get ready and walk downstairs. My mom is in the kitchen sitting at the table drinking her coffee. When she sees me she puts down the newspaper she's reading and glances at me worriedly.

"Sweetie, how are you." I sit down in the chair next to her. Justin must have explained what happened. I was grateful because I don't think I could explain it to her or anyone else.

"Fine mom thanks."

"Do you want to take the day off school today?" she places her hand over mine.

"No I think it's best if I go in. If I stay home that's all I'm going to think about. And I'm going to have to get used to seeing Ethan around school sooner or later."

"Ok, if that's what you want to do. Justin is going to make sure you're ok and everything at school. Ok honey?"

I nod. Just at that moment Justin comes into the kitchen. He gives me a smile before heading over to me to give me a small hug and a kiss on the forehead. He is so sweet. I restrain myself from sucking his face off and get up and head for the door, kissing my mom on the cheek.

The weekend arrives soon. I find I have gotten over the whole drama quicker than I expected with the help of my friends. They have been so sweet and supportive.

It's Saturday and I'm walking down the landing towards Justin's room. I knock on the door before opening it.

"Can I come in?" Justin is sitting on his bed playing on his laptop. He nods and motions for me to come and sit next to him on the bed.

"Hey!" he looks at me giving me a huge grin. I grin back and sit myself down on the bed, pulling my legs under me so I am sitting cross-legged facing him.

"What's up?" he asks

"Nothing just bored."

He nods before finishing whatever he was doing on his laptop and closing it.

"Can I show you something?" he asks. I nod and he walks over to his guitar. He picks it up and walks over to the couch opposite the bed. He sits down and rests the guitar on his legs.

"I wrote you a song." He doesn't wait for a reply, just heads straight into the song. His head bend down so that his caramel brown locks fall over his face. He starts playing a beautiful melody. He looks up at me through his eyelashes and starts singing. His eyes never breaking away from mine. I smile at him and feel myself start to blush. He wrote me a song!

Soon he reaches the chorus, "Cause baby, you smile I smile (whoa), you smile I smile, Hey, Hey, Hey…"

He finishes the song, sets his guitar down and waits for me to say something.

"That was beautiful." I breathe.

"You liked it?"

I nod, "It was amazing. You wrote that for me?"

'"Yeah, you always make me smile. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever met and I haven't been able to stop think about that kiss and how amazing it would be if you were mine.

I don't say anything. I lock my eyes with his and walk over to his. I linger above him for a second before straddling him and placing my lips on his and giving him the most romantic and passionate kiss.