Chapter 15

What is a person supposed to do when the whole cafeteria is watching a video of you on your knees, begging like your life depended on it?. My aunt was wrong, it wasn't Aron's mother who recorded the video. It was him.

I could see him barely a few feet away as he wore that gloating look in his eyes. A look that was meant to tell me he had won, a look that was telling me I was nothing all over and over again. He was declaring himself triumphant with this little stunt he was pulling, dragging me through the mud for the whole school to see.

It's almost like it's this morning all over again. I'm back in the mud and the pain is even fresher. "If you cry I will kill you" Scott says beside me through clenched teeth. I can feel the stares of half the whole school on me and I realize Scott is right. I won't give Aron the satisfaction of seeing me cry once more, not in front of this many people.

I try to still my quivering heart and turn to look at my brother. His face looks like it's been set in stone and that fake smile is already at the ready on his face. I'm wondering how many ways he's thought of to kill Aron already.

He gives me a grin like he already knew what was in my head and I feel a bit more confident. So what if half the whole school is looking at a video of me crying to get the guy I love to not dump me. I didn't know how much my love was worth to him then, now that I know, I think I'd better reserve the last dregs of my dignity for a comeback aginst my whore of an ex.

I hear someone laughing beside me and for a moment I almost think it's one of Aron's many admirers, or my plentiful haters or those who are just plain happy to see me in that state, on my knees, begging. I almost panic and drop my bag when I actually see who's laughing. It's my dumbass of a brother .

"Seriously, you're down to your last dregs of dignity?" He asks face still contorted in barely restrained laughter. Apparently I'd been saying my thoughts aloud, or rather muttering them. It's something I do when I'm nervous and about to freak out. "Let's go eat first of all." I say giving him stink eyes "You sure that won't take more of your precious dignity?". I give him a lazy smuke and saunter to a free seat "Pretty sure I took that back when I left this little thing there" I say pointing a finger to Aron. The whole hall erupts In a gasp and I give Scott my best smile as he laughs so hard the sound rings through the halls. I give myself some time to calm the the rapid beating of my heart and congratulate myself on savagery well executed.

I almost smile when a nagging feeling at the back of my head makes me look for a head of golden hair. I see Eras standing there shocked. My heart sinks.