Chapter 43: Chapter 43

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Love is something sent from heaven to worry the hell out of you.

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//Chapter Fourty-four\\

Noel's POV

"Tyler leave me alone, I did nothing to you."

"Didn't you hear me? You cheated." He said stepping forward with his two goons.

"Quinn did too and you most definitely helped her. I got a bruise to show for it." I said pointing to the bruise by my eyes as I back away.

Lord, where is a sledge hammer when you need one.

"Doesn't matter, nobody makes my girl fail." He said still advancing towards me.

"She's not your girl. At least not to her. She likes Aaron, that's why she hates me. I did nothing to her. She's just using you." My heart was hammering so loud, I could hear it instead of my voice.

How far was Aaron? How close was anybody, if I scream now would I be heard? Mirror. Yes my mirror! That's a nice weapon that can inflict a lot of pain— to one person though I'm not sure about three.

"Shut the fuck up! And stop backing away, there's no way you're escaping this locker room."

"What are you going to do to me?"

"Depends," he said smirking, "what can make you run back to the hole you came from."

His two friends slammed their fist together probably to make everything look more dramatic while Tyler ran his eyes over my body. "I wonder what AL sees in you. She looked good in a swim suit though didn't she?" He asked his friends.

In a matter of one second while he turned to his friends I followed my instincts and bolted off. "Help me!" I shouted at the top of my lungs as I heard Tyler and his friends footsteps chasing after me.

Why am I a couch potato? I can't outrun them, they were in the football team for God's sake. At least Jesse's exercise routine helped and I was able to stay ahead of them for a while. That's until one of his friends just showed up in front of me. I turned to run another direction but Tyler and the other guy were already behind me. Damn this locker room for not being big enough.

"You thought you could run?" He mocked slamming his hand on the locker. "You can't."

"Tyler," I could finish up my sentence as his hand connected with my face and I fell backwards, the sting bringing tears to my eyes as anger ran through my veins. "You piece of trash! Hitting a girl because of another girl. You're nothing but a complete waste of space and resources!"

He glared at me before connecting his foot to my stomach. I doubled over holding my tummy the tears falling freely.

"Ty, AL is going to kill us." One of the guys said.

"You should listen to your friend Ty, my boyfriend is going to kill you." I said opening my eyes and thinking of ways to use the mirror that was currently lying on the floor two inches away from me.

"I don't care about AL! I'm better than him. Infact I'm gonna use her to teach him a lesson, telling him that's he's not better than me." Tyler shouted reaching for me again. I raised my leg up and hit him square on the face.

He growled in anger and was about to punch me again when his friend stopped him. "Leave her alone Ty, its enough. You already sent the message."

"Shut up Jerry, I do whatever the fuck I want to do!" Tyler yelled holding his friend by the collar.

"You can't hit a girl like this. I thought we came to just threaten her!" His friend countered back.

I used to the little distraction to reach for my mirror and hit it on the floor, it broke beneath my hand probably injuring me in the process but I couldn't care less. I picked the biggest piece and got off from the ground, running towards the exited.

"Ty she's going free." The other friend that wasn't Jerry said. Tyler groaned hitting Jerry against the locker and coming after me.

His hands caught me going around my waist and pulled me to him, I turned to him and used my broken mirror to scratch on his face most definitely inflicting a scar that he would show to his grand children. Tyler screamed letting go of me and falling to his knees. I sprinted forward, reaching the door within seconds and running free into the hallway. The empty hallway.

I ran with all my might until I was out of the building, approaching the parking lot I saw Aaron resting on the hood of his car talking with Peyton. Aaron saw me first and jerked forward in alarm. Tears were running down my eyes as I jumped into his hands.

"What's wrong?" He asked holding me closely as Peyton also stood close to me.

"Aaron, Tyler." I sobbed getting off him and wiping my eyes.

"Tyler?" Aaron asked his blue darkening as his eyes raked my body, his thumb grazed my lips and I winced. I think I cut my lip.

Peyton reached for my hand and when she saw the blood caused by the mirror cut she looked at me, "Who did this?"

Aaron gave me a very stern look speaking with his eyes. "Tyler he- he ambushed me in the locker room, he and his friends. They-they," I couldn't say more my throat felt so dry.

"Stay with her," Aaron said to Peyton in a voice I hadn't heard before, a voice filled with rage as he started walking back into the school.

Aaron didn't need to enter the school because Tyler came running out, his face had blood on it from where my mirror cut him. He was very angry shouting, "where is she? I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna end that Bitch."

Aaron rushed at him punching him so hard Tyler fell to the floor wondering what hit him, Aaron reached for him pulling him. "You're going to kill her, I'd like to see you try Robb." He hit him and Tyler fell blood coming out of his nose. He scrambled backward and rose to his feet.

"What are you going to do now eh Altamira? I already hurt her in fact if she hadn't run away I'd have probably had a taste of whatever She gives you in your bed." Tyler mocked smiling like a lunatic.

My mouth hanged open, he did not just say that. Aaron rushed at him hitting him multiple times. I freed myself from Peyton's hug, I don't know if she was hugging me to comfort me or herself because she looked shit scared at the fight going on. "Peyton we have to look for a weapon."

"A weapon?" She asked tearing her eyes away from the fight.

"Yes something really big like a wood or an iron. Something that would knock Tyler out immediately. " I said looking around the packing lot. Dammit why is it so neat.

"No we can't do that. That's dangerous." She said surprising me.

"Dange- No. That," I pointed to Aaron and Tyler who were still fighting. Tyler is on the football team, he's just as strong as Aaron. "That is dangerous."

"Jesse! We have to call Jesse. " She said reaching for Aaron's phone that was resting on the hood of his car.

"Where is Jesse?" I asked still looking around. Would Rock do it?.

"He and the others went to plan your party." Peyton said walking away to talk to Jesse.

I looked back to the fight. Tyler was already down. He was lying flat on the floor, his heaving chest the only indication that he was still alive. His whole face was bloodied up and he had a pulsing black eye. Aaron was now fighting with the other guy. He didn't look tired at all. Like he could go on and on even though his fist was all bloodied up. Jerry must have ran away. The other guy didn't really do anything to me, it was all Tyler. And Aaron could get injured, his bloodied knuckles were already making me nauseous. "Aaron," I called, as much as I like fights I didn't like the one's where my Aaron was involved.

He didn't listen to me at all. "Aaron its ok let's go. Aaron!" He grabbed the other guy and using his head he hit him hard on the nose. I gasped as the guy fainted, falling to the ground like a bag of chips.

Aaron turned to me I gasped again seeing his face, blood spattered all over. "Aaron, you're injured." I complained.

"This aren't my blood dolphin." He glared down down at Tyler. "When you wake up, we shall continue."

"Let's go already please I'm fine." Just then Quinn strolled out of the library with Lora by her side. I glared at them at they walked to us.

"What the hell is going on here?" She asked looking around. "OMG, Tyler?"

"You," Aaron said matching to Her. Her eyes widened as she started backing away. Aaron grabbed her hand and she gasped in shock. "Did you have anything to do with all these?"

"No! No I swear I had nothing to do with this. What is this even?" She asked innocently.

"Liar! You put Tyler up to this." I yelled at her.

"I did not." She shouted back at me before turning back to Aaron squirming a little, "AL let go you're hurting me."

Aaron left immediately and we turned to leave just then Jesse and his bike roared in, he jumped off before the bike even stopped. "What the fuck is going on."

I was about to say 'we'll talk at home' when I saw that Tyler was already standing to his feet. He reached into his pocket and brought forth a pocket knife but the knife was slightly longer than most pocket knife. He glared at Aaron's back and started staggering toward him. My eyes widen as I pointed behind Aaron the words seemed to lodged behind my throat. Aaron saw my expression and turned around but just immediately Tyler stabbed him in the gut.

Everything went into slower motion after that. I shouted Aaron's name. Quinn shouted Tyler's name. Peyton fainted and Jesse jumped up his fist landing on Tyler face, I think I heard something snap before Tyler fell to the ground knocked out for good.

"Aaron!" I cried rushing to him.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." He said putting his arms around me. He did look fine. Did Tyler not stab him? Then I looked down and saw blood dripping down to his vans.

"Oh my God," I put my hand on his tummy and when I withdrew it it was covered in blood. His blood. I started crying immediately. I couldn't believe it.

"Hey, dolphin I'm fine." He said cupping my face in his palms and making me look up at him. His thumb wiping my tears.

"No, no that's what that black guy in Romeo and Juliet movie said right before he died. You were stabbed!" I cried out.

"AL are you ok?"

My head snapped up at the sound of the voice. I rushed at her shoving her so hard she fell to the ground. "This is all your fault Quinn. This is all your fucking fault! Are you happy now eh? Is this what you wanted? You must be dancing inside."

"I-I-I," Quinn stammered on the floor, she looked sad, remorseful. "I didn't want this Noel."

"Well I hope you're happy. I hope you're really satisfied." I said walking back to Aaron who was being lead by Jesse to the car a trail of blood flowing behind them. Jesse helped him into the back seat and I entered too resting his head on my legs. Jesse carried Peyton and put her in the front seat before getting into the driver's seat and zooming off.

"Would you stop crying?" Aaron groaned out his head resting on my legs as I ran my fingers through his hair as my other hand pressed Jesse's shirt over his stab wound that was still bleeding. Yes, Jesse was driving half naked in this cold weather.

"I can't. You're hurt- what- what if something happens to you?"

"My eyes are still open and I'm talking to you aren't I? I'm fine. Don't cry, please."

"This is all my fault. I caused this. My useless fight with Quinn, my stupid contest idea, my everything. I should have stopped this fight a long time. I did this-" I complained wiping my eyes and trying to accomplish his request to stop crying.

"Noel-" Aaron whispered out his eyes slowly closing shut.

I sat up in alarm. "Aaron don't you dare, don't you dare fall asleep." I warned shaking him up. That's how it happens in the movies, the injured person falls asleep and never wakes up.

His eyes popped open and he smiled faintly. "I'm awake babe calm down."

"Apply pressure on the injury." Peyton squeaked out. I turned to see her staring at me. I smiled at her happy that she was fine.

"Noel I'm sorry," Aaron whispered out his eyes half opened. He looked tired, drained and was getting a fever.

"For what?" I asked happy to talk to talk to him so he doesn't fall asleep.

"For not coming sooner. I should have come, T-Tyler shouldn't have laid his hands on you." He whispered out.

"Aaron I'm fine. You still saved me. And you thoroughly revenged, did you see his face?"

"You should totally break up with me, I'm incompetent."

"Aaron there's no better boyfriend than you. I'd never break up with you. If we ever break up it would be because you left me finally seeing what a mess I am." I said then chuckled slowly. Aaron didn't respond. "Aaron? Aaron open your eyes! Aaron I'm begging you."

I started crying all over again because Aaron didn't respond. His heart was still beating but he was unconscious, not responding to me at all. "Calm down Christmas he's not dead. He'll be fine."

"Are you sure?"

"I promise." Jesse said turning to me for just a second before turning back to the road.

I moved his bangs away and kissed his forehead, holding his hand in mine I assured myself that he'll be fine.

He'll be fine.

He will be fine.

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