Chapter 56: Chapter 56

Isabella's pov;

In the graduation party,

Big brother asked me, "Isabella, why are you standing here alone? The party is for you. You're supposed to be there and not here."

"I don't feel good."

"About what? Don't you like the decorations?"

"No… my friends are here…"

"So?"

"It feels weird."

He patted my shoulder while saying, "Just go and talk with them. Once you start talking with them, you won't feel weird."

"Are you sure about that?"

He gave a nod.

"Okay. I'll do it."

I walked to my friends who were gathered in the hall holding a wine in each of their hands.

"Hey! Where were you? We were looking for you." Noah said.

"I was around here."

Sophia dragged me and made me sit along with them and said, "Are you feeling embarrassed?"

I nodded and said, "How can you find it so easily?"

Evelyn said, "Even I can say that. Your face says everything."

Liam said, "We're your friends. Why are you getting embarrassed? You're having a graduation party today. You gotta be happy today."

I said, "You all graduated before me but I graduated after two years so I feel…"

While I was talking, Noah poured the glass of wine over my head and said, "You needed tears so I helped you with some wine." And made a smile.

"How dare you?"

I took the wine bottle and ran after him saying, "Wait! How will you drink if your glass is heavy? Come on, I'll pour it for you."

He said while running, "It's okay. I already drank two glasses."

"No! You have to drink more since it's my graduation party. Stop!"

"I won't!"

Sophia shouted at us, "Guys! Guys! Don't run with the wine around. What if you poured on.."

I accidentally poured wine on Sophia when Noah poked me.

"I'm so sorry Sophia. I didn't do it. It's Noah."

She took a glass of wine and started running after me.

"Sophia! I-It's not me! It's Noah! I didn't do anything! He's the one who poked me!"

She said, "But you're the one who poured it."

Carey asked Liam, "Are they always like that?"

Liam said, "This is just a teaser when compared to other things they do."

Noah poured wine on Liam and said, "Your head needed some wine to wake up."

Liam took a wine glass and started running after Noah while Sophia was running after me.

Evelyn shouted, "Everyone! Stop running and line up!"

We all lined up in front of Evelyn as soon as she shouted. When I stood, I took a look at Sophia, Noah and Liam. Everyone was drenched in wine so I giggled.

Sophia said, "You are also covered in wine, remember that."

Big brother came and was stunned when he looked at us and asked, "I don't want to know what happened here." And left.

We all broke into laughter and started making fun of each other.

Noah said, "We all smell like wine."

I said to Jenny, "Congratulations on getting your crush to like you back."

She smiled and said, "It was not an easy task though."

"Enlighten me."

After hearing her story, I came to know that Jenny didn't give up on any situation and still struggled to make him like her back.

While I was talking with Jenny, I saw Mr Martinez talking to Noah and Liam. I wonder what they are talking about.

After a delicious dinner, the graduation party came to an end.

We gave a group hug to each other before leaving and they left the house. Mr Johnson left along with them.

When I turned, Mr Martinez shoved a towel on my face and said, "Go and take a bath. You smell like wine."

I took the towel from his hands and asked, "Don't you like wine?"

"What?"

I moved closer to him as he was taking steps back. I decided to tease him so I was moving closer to him as he moved back.

I wrapped the towel around his waist against me and asked, "Why are you moving back? Are you scared about me? Are you scared that they will do something to you?"

I turned his head away from me.

I held his chin and made him look at me and said, "Why aren't you looking at me?"

He moved closer and took a sniff at me and said, "I love wine more than you know. Don't try to test me. If you're not taking a bath, then I'll give you one."

"Huh?"

Suddenly he poured a glass of water over my head and said, "Do you want more?"

I looked around for a glass of water but he took the jar of water before me and said, "You're so slow."

I tried to take it from him but he was holding it higher to make it harder for me to get it from him since I was a little shorter than him.

While I was struggling to get the jar from him, I tripped on something and we fell on the floor together. I fell on top of him. The water was poured on both of us making us both to be drenched in water. We looked at each other and laughed. He stopped laughing and looked at me. He raised his hand and caressed my cheek and looked at my lips like he's going to kiss it.

I said, "Your hands are so cold."

He took his hands away from my face and apologised.

After we stood up, I looked around the place which was messed up with the wine and water all over the floor.

"I'll clean it for you."

"No, I'll take care of it. You go to your room."

"You're wet, what if you get cold?"

"Then what about you?"

"It's not a thing for me. I was drenched in rain many times and didn't catch a cold so it's fine for me so you can go and take a bath."

I pushed him to the steps and said, "I'll do it. Just go and take a bath, Mr Martinez."

After he left, I moved all the furniture to one side of the hall and took the cleaning mop and the bucket. I wiped the floor clean from the sideways and finished cleaning the floor in the end. I let out a yawn while climbing the stairs.

I felt tired so I went straight to the room and tried to drop on the bed but I then realised that i have to take a bath so i walked to the bathroom to get a shower.

After a shower, I dropped on the bed.

My phone rang.

Who's calling me in the middle of the night?

I didn't know who it was since it displayed a number on the screen.

I answered, "Hello? Who's it?"

I didn't get a response.

"Hello? Can you hear me? Are you talking? I can't hear you."

"Bella…"

"Yes, it's me. Do I know you?"

"How are you doing?"

"May i know who are you?"

"I'm… did you forget my voice, Bella? I'm Harry."

After hearing the name, i felt like my stopped beating for a moment. It's been years since i heard that name. It's been years since i saw him.

"Bella, i saw pictures of you in your friends profile. When did you come to California?"

"Some days ago."

"Can we meet up?"

I didn't know what to answer after what had happened between us.

"Please? I really want to meet you."

"Okay. Where should I come?"

"The park near our school."

"Okay."

I ended the call.

I knocked on Mr Martinez's room, he opened the door and came closer and took a sniff and said, "You're allowed to come in."

I walked in and stood silent.

"What are you doing here? Couldn't sleep?"

I shook my head and said, "I got a call from Harry."

"Harry who?"

"He's my classmate. The guy who flirted me…"

Before i finished talking, he asked, "The guy who tried to assault you?"

I nodded my head.

"What did he say?"

"He asked me to meet him tomorrow.

"You don't have to go."

"I said 'yes'."

Mr Martinez held my shoulders and asked, "Are you for real? Did you forget what he did to you?"

"I said I'll meet him tomorrow."

He let go of my shoulders and said, "Why are you so desperate to meet him? He's a crazy guy. What if he tried to do something to you like the last time? What will you do?"

"I said 'yes'"

He let out a sigh and said, "Fine. You can meet him but… I'll come with you. I can't leave you alone with that crazy guy."

When I tried to leave the room, he said, "Sleep in my room tonight."

"It's fine. I'll…"

He held my hand and made me sit on his bed and said, "You're going to meet him tomorrow. I'm coming along with you so don't think about anything. I'll be beside you while you're talking with him. Understand?"

I gave a nod.

"Go to sleep."

I laid on the bed and he covered the sheets over me and sat beside me. He caressed my hair and said, "Have a good sleep."