Chapter Five

OCTAVIA'S P.O.V

I had been tutoring Maynard for some time now and I must say it was just a fun time as 0.0001 studies was done in the space of time we were together all put together.

It was either he couldn't spell a topic which he had boldly written on a sheet of paper which I have him as he never brought any materials or he didn't understand why two and two was twenty two but one and one wasn't onety one.

We got to know each other a bit during our supposed study time a bit , I found out that he had younger twin siblings .

A boy and a girl who he really adored; MaeSelma and Mason.

Looks like his parents really had a thing for the letter M.

It also turned out he wasn't your cliche highschool bad boy , he was actually a nice guy generally .

That is when he wasn't deliberately trying to frustrate me.

Time flew by so fast as sooner than expected and exams had begun and ended and with time Maynard and I had become closer.

I could safely say we were friends now. Being his friend was truly a nice feeling , well I didn't really have the words to explain the feeling .

Maynard was fun , weird , crazy sometimes , foolish , dumb and smart all at once and well he was Maynard, if that could explain it.

I was returning after submitting some of the library books I had in my possession before the vacation.

The library held most of my memories with Maynard I thought , we had been kicked out of that place not under four times as Maynard thought it was smart to shout when he saw me coming through the library doors .

I was walking through the hallways thinking about how crazy he was when..

"Well well well , look who we have here. If it isn't Maynard's's newest toy" The ever so familiar voice came which belonged to none other than the fake plastic melanin Barbie ; Ayana .

I just knew this day would come and now it was here .

I faced her and she looked down at me like I was some dirty piece of trash .

She always made me feel so small and it was so frustrating as I couldn't do anything about it.

"Hey Aya..." I could t even end my sentence before she rudely cut me off.

"Listen to me you fat , dumb and ugly thing " She spat out harshly making me shiver a little .

"Well this is just a little warning , Stay away from my Maynard" She said using my as if he was her possession .

"If you haven't noticed already he's mine and mine alone and I don't know how dumb you can be to believe whatever crap he's feeding you with but he doesn't like you . He's not even attracted to you in the slightest" She said pointing her bony manicured index finger at my chest .

"You're fat , stupid , dumb and ugly and you know that . I'm warning you to leave my man alone or else this school won't be big enough to contain us both" She said ever so seriously and Insultingly and swayed her hips and left with her clones following close behind.

Cliche high school.

I couldn't hold it in again no matter how hard I tried . I slid against the wall and as soon as I got the floor the dam broke and the tears just wouldn't stop.

I just kept on crying . It was the first time in a long while since anyone had insulted and downgraded me in such a manner and it made me feel so bad .

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I raised my head only to see the one and only Maynard standing above me .

He was the cause of all this , if he hadn't waltzed into my life as if he owned it all this wouldn't be happening .

He was the main reason I was in tears . If not for him I wouldn't be feeling so depressed all over again .

"Hey Princess , have you been crying " He asked as he bent down to my level and tried to get me up from the floor .

"No , my eyes just happen to be leaking " I said with rude sarcasm as I bat away his hand and got up on my own.

I just decided to leave to my dorm and continue to break down but even before I could take two steps away he held me by the waist and pinned me to the wall that supporting me not so long ago .

"Okay enough of the sarcasm Miss , I can clearly see you're crying . Come one tell me who did this to you so I can avenge you " He laughed as he brush a stray tear away from my face .

I smiled and just before I could speak , everything came back to me .

It was all his fault I was crying in the first place .

If not for him , that Ayana would have never known I existed and she wouldn't have done this to me .

It was all on him.

"Hey tell me what's wrong " He said more serious this time as he realized I was trying to get out of his grip .

"Do not touch me Maynard " I said word for word through my clenched teeth.

"What's wrong princess " He said getting confused and worried .

"Don't you dare touch me Maynard , how dare you come into my life and pretend to be my friend when all you do is invite trouble " I cried as I hit his chest making his stumble a few steps back .

"I'm not getting you " He said still trying to hold me .

"How dare you when you let your fake melanin Barbie girlfriend come here and insult me and make fun of me huh" I told him so pained .

"How could you be so cruel and unthoughtful Maynard , I thought we could be friends but no you just had to send your girlfriend and her minions to do this to me didn't you.?" I continued.

"Where did I go wrong " I finally broke down in tears for the second time that day because I was just so tired of everything .

Just so hurt.

"It was Ayana right" He asked with a very dangerously low tone .

One I had never heard from him before .

I was undoubtedly shaken out of my pants .

"Did I make a mistake by accusing him" My second brain thought .

But stubbornly I refused to back down and confidently answered him as I stood up angrily.

"How wouldn't you know when you were also in on this , I mean isn't it suspicious that the school's Golden boy just randomly decides to be friends with a nobody " I accused as I hit his chest angrily once again.

For a moment I thought I saw hurt flash through his eyes but maybe I was mistaking as the emotion was quickly masked with another which I quickly noticed was anger .

"Wow Octavia , is that how lowly you think of me .I thought we were way past that " He said so painfully and I immediately begun regretting my words and actions.

I tried to put the guilt behind me because I was the one who was hurt .

I was the only one expect to be angry and emotional and no one else.

But what if I was terribly wrong .

What if he wasn't guilty as I thought him .

What if he had nothing to do with Alice's banter .

What if he was actually the Maynard I had grown to like .

Oh no , what have I done , I thought.

Maynard was such a nice person and couldn't possibly do that to anyone .

He seemed very genuine.

I raised my head to apologize to him only to discover that I was too late and he was long gone .

As I stood to gather my thoughts on where I find him , I heard some noises and my instincts just pulled me in that direction......

Hey there , this story apart from reading purposes is also to raise awareness on many social issues such as depression , body dysmorphia and all it's relating issues make sure you talk to a friend the next time you're feeling down and there are also a number of online reach out groups you can find and just talk it out .

Mwah

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