Chapter 3
"Maddy!" a familiar voice whispered. The broad shouldered figure came over and sat next to me on the bed. "Rhydian, what are you doing here?" I whispered angrily to him, as I switch the bedside lamp on. I see his face, his expression showed me everything. He had been crying. He sighed "I cant bear to keep on going like this, it tore me in two to see you crying." He seemed genuinely concerned.
"Well why would you care, its not like you want me around you all the time, you want space." I hiss at him.
"I didn't mean it Mads, I just had a lot on my mind at that time."
"Oh yeah, like what?"
I could feel him shift. "I cant say"
"Oh, I get it , we're keeping secrets from each other now? After everything we've been through together, and you still don't trust me?" I scoff in disgust and turn my back on him.
"No Madds, Its just hard to tell you. I've been thinking of how to tell you, but its hard to say."
I turn back around and look at him as if to say 'explain!'
He sighs, "well the other day, in the forest, I was waiting for you, so we could run home form school. Suddenly, Jana jumped out at me and was acting strange. The next thing I knew she wrapped her arms around me and kissed me. I pushed her away and said how I didn't like her like that. But Jana thought, well, knew it was because of you." He looked at me deeply, and I couldn't help but get absorbed into his sapphire eyes.
"But what did I do?" I asked, not following.
"You havnt done anything, but I think I… I mean… never mind. Anyway Jana was really angry and threatened to kill you next time she saw you, that's why I spent the next few days following you to make sure Jana didn't hurt you." He looked at his lap "I don't know what I'd do with myself if I lost you." He blushed slightly.
I grab his hand and hold his in mine, and we hug.
I whisper in his ear "I'm not going anywhere, and Jana could never hurt me. You should have said something"
"I just don't want to see you get hurt" he whispers so gently in my ear. My heart skips a beat.
When I pull back from the hug, I yawn. Rhydian looks guilty "I'm sorry, I'll let you sleep" But as he gets up to leave, I grab his hand.
"Stay" I say. And he sits back down and I lean into his chest. He wraps his arms around me, and I feel safe. We both fall asleep in this comfortable position.
I wake up then next day to find note from Rhydian. His scruffy handwriting read:
Hey Madds, I thought I should go to my own bed. Your parents would eat me if they found us like that! I hope you don't mind.
Love, Rhydian. X
I look at the last line again, and my heart flutters, 'love, Rhydian' and the kiss on the end. I feel a moment of happiness, but it goes away after I think to myself 'I bet he means 'love' in a friendly way. I bet he doesn't mean it' but I hoped for the best.
Rhydians POV.
What was I thinking, putting 'Love Rhydian' on the end? I don't think Maddy likes me like that. Or does she? I just don't know.
Hey guys! Thank you for the lovely reviews. This is my first fan fic so its nice to get so much encouragement to write more! I'm very busy over the next week, with exams and stuff but I don't like revising so I'll try and get out of it as much as I can to write more! Thanks again
~Cat x