Bullied

Chapter 10

Friday December 1

Taylor POV

I woke up that morning not wanting to go to school. I climbed out of bed and walked out to the kitchen to see my brother sitting at the table reading the newspaper.

"Do I really have to go to school today?" I asked him and he looked at me.

"If you want to go on that date with Luis, you will. No school, no date." he said and I sighed. I turned back around and headed back into my room. I sat down on my bed and just started thinking. I started thinking about everything that has been going on lately. The good and the bad. There's been more bad than there has been good. I looked over at the time and I figured I probably should start getting ready. I grabbed some clothes and headed on out to the bathroom so I could shower and get ready for the day. When I was all done though, I got dressed and brushed my teeth and did anything else before I could walk out of the bathroom. I walked out of the bathroom and put everything of mine into my room and after I walked out to the kitchen. I was about ready to sit down but my phone vibrated. It was a text from Luis.

Luis: Hey I have breakfast for the both us and a ride.

I looked up at my brother.

"Luis has food for me and a ride. I'll see you when I get back from my date. Have a good day, I love you." I said as I grabbed my bag and headed out the door. I walked downstairs instead of taking the elevator. I do not trust that things anymore. When I got to the lobby, Luis was standing there smiling.

"Good morning Taylor." He said with the biggest smile on his face.

"Good morning." I returned it. "You ready to go to school?" I asked him and he gave me this look.

"No not really. I'd rather not but my mom told me that if I wanted to go on a date with you I had to go to school today." My mouth dropped as soon as he said that.

"Oh my goodness. Does your mom and my brother talk to each other or something?" I asked him and he looked at me confused.

"No, why?" He asked me and I looked at him.

"Just wondering. My brother said the same thing to me this morning. I didn't want to go to school either but he told me if I wanted to go on a date with you today that I needed to go to school." He looked at me.

"Wow. Definitely sounds like they do." We both just laughed about it.

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Dean POV

I waited for her to walk through those doors. I do this every morning. What can I say, she's my best friend and I love seeing her first thing in the morning. She makes my day better, always has and always will. Ugh, I just wish her and Luis wouldn't be doing this whole date thing. I finally got her back from everything Rich just put her through and I just want to spend more time with her and be with her.

"Dean, are you okay?" Julie asked me as she saw me and walked over.

"Yeah, I guess. If not, I will be." I said and she nodded her head. I think she was understanding more than what I was leading on. I don't know though.

Julie POV

Well, obviously Dean wasn't okay. I could easily see that he wasn't. I'm not sure if he even knows if he is okay. I think anyone can see that he isn't okay and it's because of Taylor and Luis. I don't think that Taylor should have even said anything to Luis. To be honest, I think Taylor should be with Dean. We all know that Dean has a thing for her. I know he told her that he likes her but they should just be friends and that she is like a sister to him. I think that's something he keeps telling himself so it doesn't hurt him or he doesn't want to ruin what those two have already and I can see why.

Taylor came walking through the doors with Luis. I looked at Dean and I noticed that he looked a little upset. He basically just brushed it off and he smiled when he saw her.

"I know that you're hiding something from yourself because you don't want to ruin things between you two but once you figure it out, you need to tell her everything." I said to him and he looked at me. He nodded his head and I walked away from him. He really does need to be honest, with himself and with her.

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Taylor POV

After school, I headed on home to get things done before my date with Luis. I've been thinking about it all day. I just really hope that he doesn't stand me up like the last time I tried to do something with someone. I think I'm more going to be disappointed. I can't get hurt anymore. And if I do I'm gonna have a hard time trusting guys. Then again, I'd most likely just give it a break with them and just focus on myself and everything else around me. I can't take it anymore. 

It came to be around that time and Luis actually came a little earlier to get me for our date. 

"You ready to go?" he asked me and I nodded my head. We went ahead and went to the place where he planned for us. We went rollerskating. It was honestly a blast. But I was so tired. I kinda wanted to just go home. But I was happy about this. So I thought about it and just dealt with being tired and tried my best to have fun. After we were done rollerskating, we decided to go ahead and get something to eat and this time we would be able to talk. 

"Ah man, I am so glad that we were able to find you. You have no idea how happy I was to see you." he said to me and I nodded my head. 

"Yeah everyone was. I'm just glad that all of it is all done and over with." I said and he nodded his head. Well this is fun. I guess this is how it was going to be all night. 

"I'll be right back." he said and I nodded my head. He got up from the table and I grabbed my phone out of my pocket. I looked for Dean's number. 

Tay: I wish I was with you right now...