Valentines Pt l

I had recently forgotten, but now I remember. I woke up in a hospital bed, and had been put in a psych ward for the past 7 months. Only now after seeing his face, do I remember what happened a little over a year ago.

I'm finally done. All that stress that came with high school was over. I'm now 18 soon to be 19, 4 more months to go. I can finally move out of my fathers house. to put things short he was the plan old basic abuser. Drunk almost every night and constantly angry. As most probably guessed after my mother died from cancer. I had recently seen my application form to my dream college had been accepted. My life seems to be going great. I have a part time job currently. I've not got much money but managed to only have to pay 25% of the original because of my GPA and multiple recommendations. I'm in my new dorm. I have a roommate named Quinn, shes not rude or nice, just average, I've hardly talked to her but it's not bad to share space with her. And also there's him. The hottest guy on the campus. Noah. He's in his junior year so I see him only a little, but who would have though that he would ask me out. Me!? I'm not even popular and his ex Evelyn, a gorgeous popular girl, surprisingly doesn't hate me. In fact every time I see her she gives me a strange look of sadness, almost as if she feels bad for me.I don't know much about her and him, but I know they deeply loved each other, shes in her second year but they were together when she was a freshman like me. I heard one night they had a random argument and broke up. Nothing seems out of the normal about their relationship, so why does she not mourn for their old bonds, and hate me for stealing him. Shes a blonde, her wavy hair reaches her waist, her blue eyes sparkle and her build is gorgeous. Her parents are also well off, so she manages to be able to have a good wardrobe. In most drama TV shows the pretty blond is always going to try and get back at the helpless new girl. Her behavior is very odd to me. She seems pretty normal hanging with her friends, when she sees me she gives a look of sadness, and when she sees Noah, she looks almost scared. But I don't understand Noah is great, he is kind to everyone and also to her was well. Maybe there is just something wrong with Evelyn, especially because a week ago she came up to me and said don't go to the basement on the 14th. I'm assuming she means February because that's the month we are in. "Ryleigh! There's someone at the door, I was in the bathroom and they've been knocking for like 7 minutes straight. Are you going to answer the door? I jolted. I zoned out again. I've been doing that a lot lately. Must be college stress. I get up. "Sorry, but who keeps knocking anyways?" I open the door. Noah there. "Hey", he says, "Took you a while to open up everything okay in there?" "Um yeah sorry, but why'd you keep knocking? I mean if I were you I would just assume no one is inside." I see him frown. He looks angry. Maybe I'm just being too sensitive. I am on that time of the month. "Sorry", I say, I've just been stressed out, you know lots of work in your first year." He still seems a little angry, not not angry, but I am not sure how to put it. "Alright then, can I come inside, are you busy?" I nod. I open the door and he enters. Quinn eyes him suspiciously before returning to the bathroom to style her hair. He takes a seat on my bed. I stand in front of him. "Is there something you wanted to talk about?" I ask. "You know, Valentines day is coming up. Do you have a date to the midnight dance?" I smile a little trying to act nonchalant. "No why? Do you want to take me?" "No. I had something better in mind." She smiles eerily. I'm a little freaked out by this, where else but the Valentines Midnight Dance would he want to go, besides I really wanted to see what it's like, I'd have to wait a whole other year. "What did you have in mind?" "It's a surprise he smiles. I smile awkwardly. "You know I said, I really wanted to see what the dance is like, this is my first year after all." His smile goes away again. A small but very visible frown on his face. It creeps me out. Whats happening, I've never felt so creeped out by him. Maybe It's just me. "Are you saying you'd rather not go?" "N-no that's not what I meant! I just thought it would be fun for the both of us to go to the dance." "Yes or no do you want to go with me or not?" Is he being more cold towards me if is it me overthinking things. He probably planned a big event for the both of us, and maybe he is disappointed that I might not go. "I'll go." I finally say. I see his smile return. I smile too, it's better that way, If I'd planned something for someone and they didn't even want to go I would be disappointed as well. "Good, I'm glad you changed your mind. We are going to have a great time. It's still a surprise though." I'm really curious now what could it possibly be. "Okay what time and place?" " The time Is 12:30, and the school basement." I suddenly freeze. "Th-the basement?" He frown again, far colder this time. "Are you afraid of basements?" "Not usually it's just, Evelyn oddly told me not to go to the basement, and I wasn't exactly sure what It meant. I also know that you guys had an argument in a basement before things ended." He suddenly forcefully grabs my arm. I wince. "WHAT ELSE DID SHE TELL YOU HUH!? WHAT WERE YOU GUYS TALKING BAD ABOUT ME!?" What is he saying, I've never heard him yell before. I'm scared. "GET OFF OF HER!" I feel his grip start to loosen. I turn to see Quinn stand behind me glaring at Noah. He lets me go, "Come or don't It's your decision."