Chapter 25: Chapter 25
The broke apart hearing my loud gasp. Austin looking alarmed and Kim with a smug grin on her face. A triumphant one I tell you. Feeling an enormous bile, I ran into the restroom puking my guts out as hot tears stream down my face. I heard footsteps follow behind me.
“Snoopy, Snoopy, it’s not what you think.” I chuckle humorless at Austin’s slurred voice. He reeks of alcohol. Another bile coming, I puke again. His hand held my hair in place, in anger I push him away. He staggers almost falling.
“Oh it’s what you think Mary-Vienne. I told you he always comes crawling back to me.” The sheer happiness laced in her voice is victorious. “I didn’t have to force him to do it, he just did and we loved it until you came ruining everything like you always do.” I look at Austin who didn’t have the guts to deny it meaning she’s right. He kissed her, purposely, after his boycott lies telling me he’ll never hurt me. He stood there making me a fool in front of his ex-fling or is it now current fling.
“Did you kiss her?” I ask praying, believing, hoping that the loud pounding in my ears will cause him to laugh in her face proving her wrong. He stood there; eyes bloodshot and glistening wet, mouth opened gapping like an idiotic fish. In a flash, I went over smacking the hell of his lying face. How could he? Tears stream down my face ruining my once perfect makeup. They were right. They were all right and I’m happy I found out about his lecherous ways and not later when we are in a relationship. I dry my eyes flushing my puke away. He doesn’t deserve me, never had, never will. I was just a stupid dream girl wishing to get his attention and love. I move pass him which he tries to touch me causing me to flinch hating every bit of him.
“Don’t you dare touch me?” I say deathly calm glaring at him.
“Babe.” Bailey cries out to me rushing in and I notice a crowd of our friends have gathered outside the restroom. The urge to cry more engulf me.
“Snoopy please, it’s not what you think.” His voice snaps me back to him. “I can explain.”
“Explain what Austin? I saw you tongue deep in Kim’s mouth and you telling me it not what I think.” I yell at him pushing him away from me because he seems not to let go. “No, tell me. What should I think?” I laugh at myself. “You know something, they knew, they all knew this is going to happen one way or another. They waited for you to hurt me and you proved them right.” Pointing at the crowd of faces while crying. “Are you happy now? Are you?” I scream in his face that looks broken and hurt. I held my head crying looking stupid in front of half the school.
“Snoopy please. Listen to me, I’m sorry.” He begs. Eyes glistening with tears. Crocodile tears.
“I went looking for you because I was worried. I search for you Austin looking everywhere thinking you left me alone without a goodbye but I guess you didn’t.” Glaring at Kim. “You just had to look for one of your fling to rekindle lost love.” I laugh darkly. “Sorry the Austin cannot love. I take that back; you went looking for your lost lust. Sorry doesn’t cut it Austin and it never will.” I scream wiping fallen tears away. Why would he do this to me and with her of all people? Instead of to ponder on that, I walk out through the crowd gathered outside the restroom sniffing, my eyes meet Kim who stood at the entrance of the restroom. I look at her with so much hate.
“M.V.?” Lawrence call, I couldn’t help but bawl my eyes out again. Everyone is looking at me in pity and it’s all because of Austin. I ran into his arms that hug me crying furiously. He warned me and I didn’t listen. Is this the time I can say the bad boy cheated on me even if technically we are not dating? I sobbed on his chest.
Sniffing I plea. “Take me out of here, please.” My wet eyes look at him.
“Snoopy!” Austin push through the crowd till he got to us. I did not want to look at him hating
him for what he did. “Look at me please.” I heard his voice break.
“Take me away, please.” I beg Lawrence once more. He nods putting his jacket over me holding my shoulders.
“Don’t you dare touch her?” He growls dragging Lawrence by the collar till he fell with a thud.
“Lawrence!” I scream in horror rushing to him. Why is no one trying to stop Austin? Before I could reach him Austin block me.
“Why do you always go to him? Why is it always him?” sad but furious eyes look at me gripping my arm tight gritting every word out. Well news flash Austin, I’m also mad.
“Maybe because he will never run to his past flings behind my back. Maybe because he doesn’t have an ex fling hitting on him and won’t put an end to it when he claims to love Me.” I shout in his face and that sobers him up twisting his face in a sad frown. I pull my arm out of his grip trying to get to Lawrence, he blocks he again. I feel weak, hurt, devastated, mad at myself.
“Snoopy please hear me out. I didn’t mean to do it. It was a mistake, I swear.” He held my face in his palms pleading with glistening eyes.
“Why?” I cry wiping the angry tears away slowly crumbing in his arms.
“I’ve heard it enough with you Austin.” Before anyone could comprehend, Lawrence lunge for Austin. The two of them threw punches at each other, I cried harder shouting, begging them to stop.
“Someone please stop them.” I look at the crowd of students watching from a safe distance, Bailey stood in shock. We were told never to rush into a fight especially when fists are thrown randomly, but stupid I had to separate them. I succeeded in pushing Lawrence off Austin who seem like he’s about to pass out any second now due to the effect of the alcohol in his system. Cupping Lawrence face to check for broken bones feeling sorry crying more,
we fail to hear the loud growl as Austin came back in fury. Pushing me harshly aside, I fell hard on a pillar knocking the air out of my lungs, I watch Austin pound Lawrence face repeatedly till his face was bloodied. It was like a bloody movie, something out of a boyka undisputed series only this is real hearing his menacing growls punching relentlessly at Lawrence who is passed out cold.
“Austin!!!” I screamed to my loudest. Tears rolling down my eyes. His head snap to me stopping his relentless punch. “What have you done?” Horrified, my eyes on Lawrence who lay still on the floor bloodied. Austin eyes follows mine and that seem to snap him out of the rage. He flinches standing up, his eyes search the crowd of student who didn’t say anything in surprise at his brutality.
Quickly, i ran to Lawrence placing his head carefully on my thigh. I cry calling for him to hear me. Lord please let it just be that he fainted and not dead. No matter how much I hate Austin right now, I don’t want him to go to prison.
“Bailey! Bailey!” Her teary eyes snap to me. “Call 911. Now!” She nods running inside the house.
“You monster! Look at what you did.” I yell. He staggers looking as if I broke him.
“Wh-what did you call me?” Tears pool in his eyes.
Carefully I placed Lawrence head on the floor squaring up to Austin. “I called you a monster because that’s what you are. Look at Lawrence.” Pointing at Lawrence unconscious form, my voice laced in anger. Sniffing he shake his head reaching his hand to touch my face.
Those bloody hands that have been tainted by someone else's blood. I was freaking scared at the same time angry. Very angry.
“Snoopy I didn’t…” he didn’t get to finish the sentence with me slapping him hard on the face for the second time this night. The force at which I did that took his face to the other angle. You can hear a loud gasp from the crowd. Tears blurring my sight I blink. Slowly he turns facing me holding his now stinging red cheeks. Austin eyes are bloodshot red, tears rolling down the pair in shock.
“I. hate. You.” Icy and true, pushing him by his chest away from me.
“Don’t say that. You don’t mean it Snoopy.”
“Every word Austin, read my lips. I hate you, and don’t you ever come back to me. All of this is over.” I grit each word out painfully slow almost in a whisper for him to hear it. I grasp my head feeling the dizzy spell taking over. Shit, I forgot to take my meds today. Everyone looking double as my gaze search the crowd for my best friend, a loud banging went off in my head and the last face I see calling for my best friend is Austin. The lying, cheating quarterback. I blink staggering to hold my balance.
“Bailey, Bailey, Bai…” I slump.