Abused Mate | ✔

Fear? Why?

*-*-*-*-*-*Sam:*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

The next day I was at my locker when Chelsea and her friends came by.

Her locker was across from mine, so she stopped close enough for me to hear what they were saying.

"Ha did you see Chris holding that girls hand yesterday? Eww! Talk about lowering yourself." A red head made a puking sound.

"I mean she wears jackets all the time, she has no style." A brunette added .

"I bet Chris did it for pity, you saw how she always looked at him. Poor girl!" Chelsea laughed, flipping her hair "If she only knew he's still hung up on me."

She closed her locker then they disappeared down the hall.

I stared into my locker blankly.

Was Chelsea telling the truth? Did Chris just ask me out for pity? Was he still hung up on her and I was just a rebound girl?

I blinked back tears.

I didn't know what to think...

"Hey Sam." Chris came up with a big smile, Don following.

I ignore him as I shoved books into my back pack.

I was so confused!

"Hey, what's wrong?" His voice full of concern.

He touched my arm and I jerked away.

I saw hurt flash in his eyes, but I stared him straight in the eyes.

"Did you just ask me out because you felt pity for me?" I demanded.

Normally I wouldn't have been so outspoken, but I wanted to know the truth!

His eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"What? Of course not! Where did you hear that?"

I searched his face, but it was full of confusion and sincerity.

I winced at my mistake, I shouldn't have just jumped to conclusions.

"Nevermind" I muttered, closing my locker.

"No, tell me what brought this on." Chris frowned.

Don stood behind him, his face turning from confusion to understanding.

"Chelsea brought this on."

I turned away embarrassed.

"Of course it was, she doesn't get it that I dont want to be with her." Chris scowled darkly.

"Actually your hung up on her, or so she says." I shrug, grimacing.

I was dumb in believing anything she said.

His blue eyes meet mine.

"I promise to you I'm not, if I was I wouldn't have asked you out."

"It's true, I've known Chris my whole life. He's not a player." Don added, sending me a smile.

I smiled back.

Don always set me at ease.

"It was stupid to believe anything she said." I shrugged.

A slight smile lit his face

"Where you jealous?"

"Hardly" I roll my eyes, preoccupying myself with my back pack strap so he wouldn't see the truth.