Hard Boy ✔️

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- &burn (with Vince Staples); Billie Eilish ft. Vince Staples -
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- Champion; Elina -
- wish i loved you in the 90s; Tate McRae - 
- Heartbreak Weather; Jonah Marais -
- All I Wanted; Paramore -

Aurora Holland

I stood by the locker for what felt like minutes upon minutes, frowning as it became more and more empty by the second. I glanced down both sides of the hallway, rolling my eyes as a boy passing by whistled in my direction.

Instead, I just pulled my raincoat further onto my body, causing it to drape over me like a blanket. It was raining quite heavily outside, and I'm beginning to think it was only going to get heavier.

It's one of the rainy days here in Riverway, a day I'd yet to experience until now. Sure, it's been quite chilly and there's even been a few sprinkles here and there - but I don't think I've witnessed rain this bad since back at Point Prep.

I twirled the ring around my finger as I danced from one foot to the other, beginning to grow impatient. I look stupid - so incredibly stupid - standing here as if I don't know where I'm going.

Blowing air into my cheeks to make them puff up, I glanced both ways once more before turning and moving to the entrance of the school, ready to get this long-awaited walk over with.

Good thing I decided to bring my rain jacket and wear my rain boots. Carter thought it was silly, but is it so silly now that he's not here?

My phone vibrated from my coat pocket, and I pulled it out to see he'd texted me.

I got detention :/ Won't be out until later.

Stopping in my tracks, I couldn't help but feel tears well in my eyes. I know I'm such a baby, but how did he just get detention moments ago? He couldn't have let me know beforehand? I could have gotten a ride with Elijah or even Bailey or Layla. I could have gotten myself a ride so I didn't have to take the long walk home.

Not that I'd usually mind, but the rain was beginning to hit so hard that I could hear it hit the top of the school, causing a loud echo through the empty hallways.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but it was kind of rude for him to just say it so last minute knowing I had no other way home. Not to mention I was waiting for him, and he knew that.

Not only did I text him multiple times to see if everything was okay, but he also had a few minutes to go from his last class to detention.

So why couldn't he come by and tell me or say something a little earlier?

Now I know that it's bullshit when he says nothing's wrong. Never once has he acted like this, not since the night I met him. Even then, it was only the first thing he's ever said to me. Since then he's been a complete sweetheart, despite everything everyone's said about him.

But now, he's beginning to act like someone I don't know. And it hurts.

I shoved my phone in my pocket, ignoring it when I felt another vibrate. I booked it to a side door closest in the direction I was needing to walk in, stopping right before heading out.

The rain was coming down so hard I could barely see the parking lot, the only thing I was able to make out was the blur of trees in the background. There were already puddles all around the school and on the sidewalk, and a flash of lightning caused me to jump back from my spot at the door.