Chapter Nine

After we got lunch, we left but got separated because he has Science while I have Drama and Creative Art. I was boycott on my way to class by my beat friends and cheer members. They all dragged me to the same class Justin and I just made out from. I was blushing at the thought and linger of his lips on mine mad how soft and succulent it is.

The blush didn't go unnoticed by my friends. I looked up and saw seas of eyes staring down at me. 'Why are you blushing?', my best friend ask on behalf of them.

'I was thinking of Justin and how he and I used to make out here!', I lied through my teeth.

'Yeah', one of my cheer members named Cherie asked.

I told them all that happened between I and Justin excluding the part of I and Justin's make lyrics sessions or hangout after school. it's not like I didn't like or wanna keep secrets for my friends or I don't like been seen with Justin; It's just that my friends can be poke nosey when they want and they all know me as the 'most popular and bitchy girl of Stanford High' and I know that Justin wouldn't want that kind of sudden attention on him.

They told me Rachael had transferred to this school and has been hanging out with Dustin both in and outside of school and that we should all team like old times and prank Rachael. If it was the old me, I would have agreed to it as soon as it was said but ever since Justin and I had been hanging out. there has been some drastic change in me.

'Kylie... Kylie... Kylie.. What are you thinking about? We have been calling your name since a few seconds ago. We asked you that should we hang up like old' times and prank both of those sneaky heart faces monsters? ', my best friend inquired.

'No there's no need to do that and I'm already late for class. Bye. I'll see you later', I said walking away.

'Make sure you are in time for cheer', my friend called after me. 'I'm not coming. I have a project to work on', u said shouting back in reply.

I walked just in time for Drama and guess what? My archenemies were making out through the period (Dustin and Rachael). I was sitting behind them but they pretended as if they were oblivious of my presence in their surroundings and Rachael was making some annoying sounds as Dustin grows her breast and squeezed it underneath her shirt and she shamelessly moaned in response.

I totally ignored them and brought out my phone to listen to some songs on my phone to dull out the disgusting image I just saw that is severely imprinted in my head. I wish Justin was here with me. I would have seek solace in his console. He is like my inhaler I can't live without. My very own morning star, Justin Payne.

I miss him just so much. It hasn't even been hours that we got separated and yet I'm already swooning. He caught my heart so bad. And I've been thinking that am really in love with Justin or is it just some infatuation? And does he or not feel the same for me too? I haven't really been paying attention to anything else except the most beautiful person I've ever met but I think I've fallen deep for him and I like him so so much.

The teacher left after his period ended on God knows what topic but I know it's related to the book 'Romeo and Juliet'. After one more class, school ended and I'm waiting outside of the school in the parking lot. I've been waiting for about fifteen minutes and Justin isn't yet out. The whole school is as silent as a graveyard since all the student and teachers have gone home; I was tired of walking up and down the parking lot and decided to go in when I noticed someone walking out of the school, I knew it was Justin immediately.

I was walking towards him to ask him why he was late when I noticed the red stains all over his shirt, his school backpack torn, books in his hands in a disorder. His lower lips was cut and busted, there was a bruise on the right side of his cheeks, his hair was messed up badly. He was walking slowly and I figured he must be in pain, he hit a rock and was about to fall down when I ran to his side to help him up.

'Please don't hurt me. I'm sorry. I didn't do anything wrong I swear. Please leave me alone', he said shakily trying to brush away my hand that was holding his steady. Tears welled up in my eyes and about to rolled down my cheeks but I hold it with all my might since I'm not the one in pain, Justin is.

'Kylie? Is it you? Why are house crying?', he said while reaching his hands out to search for me. I moved in front of him and hold his hands. I brought his hands to my lips and kissed it tenderly. 'I'm so sorry. I didn't know. I would have come get you if I knew this was what is gonna happen to you', I said and the tears rolled down my cheeks falling on Justin's hand in my hold.

Justin cupped both of cheeks and wiped the tears in both corners of my eyes and caressed my cheeks softly, 'Its not your fault this happened to me, OK? You shouldn't blame yourself and please stop crying. It hurts me to see you cry'.

'I wiped the tears and cleared my throat, 'I'm not gonna cry anymore. But I have to ask Justin, who did this to you? We should go to the police to make a complaint'.

'I don't know the person that did this to me', he said lying.

'I know but didn't you hear their voices. You could have recognized at least one person's voice', I said trying to reason and I know he knows the person or 'those' that did this to him. It's like he's protecting them when he should be angry.

'I didn't. It was all in a blur', he said unconvincingly. 'Why are you lying to me?', I said suddenly and angrily cos I can't figure out the reason why he's not saying the name of the person that hurt him or why was he protecting them'.

'You know what if you are not gonna tell me, then it's fine. No need to do that since you wanna PROTECT this people that HURT you'. I removed his books from his hands and also his bag and carried it all by myself. I held his hands in mine and dragged him to my car, I dumped his thing in the backseat and jammed the door so loud. Justin jumped in the front seat where he sat and I felt bad for getting angry at him. It's just that I don't like being kept in the dark and not know things around me happening.

I got into the car and drove away into the street, 'where should I go? Your house or mine?', I said through my teeth and gripping the wheel tightly that my knuckles turned white.

'Your house please', he finally said and I was happy he said so.

I drive into my driveway, my parents are not yet around, opened the backseat door and got Justin things out and also helped him out of his seat keeping him steady and we got into the house. I removed his hands from mine and dropped his things on the couch and went to the kitchen counter to get a glass of water, 'water, juice, milk or soda', I asked looking in the fridge to see what I can get myself when I felt a pair of warm hands wrapped themselves around my waist, gripping me tightly to their chest.

I knew instantly it was Justin cos of the well known tingly feeling I got. He rested his chin on my shoulder and drew a large intake of the smell of hair and hummed in content. 'I'm sorry. Please don't be angry anymore. I can't stand it', he said pleadingly.

'I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have acted like that to you. it's just that I don't wanna see you hurt', I said tuning around and wrapped my hands around his waist and lay my head against his chest listening to his melodious heartbeat.

'Dustin'.

'What?'.

'It was Dustin your ex boyfriend and his gang that boycotted me, beat me up and told me that I shouldn't be friends with you anymore', he said running his hands through my hair soothing my nerves.

'That jerk! How dare he do that to you? He knows you are important to me and that I like you that why he did that', I said before I realised my slip up.

'What did you just say? You like me. The most popular girl if Stanford High likes the school's blind geek', he says unbelievably.

I tried denying it but instead it told him point blank, 'Yes Justin I like you. I like you so much and you have been the only thing on my mind these past few days', I said intertwining our hands together. 'And I understand if you don't feel the same or like me too. it's totally....' .I was cut off when Justin landed his lips on mine suddenly and I kissed him back after a second since I was surprised at his reaction. 'I've always liked you Kylie and you are always on my mind', he said and kissed me passionately holding me close. I deepened the kiss but pulled back abruptly when I taste blood.

I looked at Justin to see his lower lips bleeding and I cleaned it off with the other bruises and cuts on his body. We talked for about an hour more (no making out involved) and I dropped him off at his doorsteps. Kissed him goodnight and went off to my house. I fixed dinner for myself since my parents are late, had a shower and laid in bed with a smile on my face and image of the person with most beautiful eyes have ever seen. His eyes sparkles and lits up my life.

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