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Harry
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The belling rung loudly as I made my way to the cafeteria. Effy and I hung out yesterday and despite some off comments she seemed to act normal. Kiara and I have been talking everyday and it seems as if she feels the same about Dylan.
As I walked into the caf Dylan walked over. His was smiling widely and holding 3 cakes on his food tray. "Tell Meredith how good her hair looks under her hair net and you get two extra desserts."
"I thought you stopped hitting on the lunch ladies." I chuckled grabbing my own tray and picking up a burrito, a fruit salad and jello.
"That was before Principle Hopkin made them switch to mystery meat. Desserts is the only good thing left Harry."
I couldn't help but laugh as Dylan smirked at the old lady Meredith once more before she winked and let him take another slice of cake. He set it on my plate with a smile and we started making our way to a table. "She has one tooth Dylan." I laughed, "Let the old lady be."
We made it half way to our table at the end corner before Ashley and her 'possy' walked past us, making sure to knock my whole lunch tray to the floor.
"Shit sorry Harry didn't see you there." She smiled before prancing away, her idiot friends following behind her.
"Hold up a second." I yelled turning around. I couldn't control the anger that was building beside me. Although our senior year was coming to a close and I wanted to end with me on good terms with everyone I couldn't stand Ashley's immature ways. It had to end now.
"What Harry? Do you need me to dump you over again?"
"No not that actually... I wanted to apologize." I took a step forward and raised my voice, making sure the whole cafeteria stopped to ease drop on our conversation.
"Apologize? I'm listening." She looked intrigued and as if she almost pitied me.
'Well Ashley." I stepped onto a cafeteria chair, and that's when every head turned. My anger was doing the opposite of subsiding. I was going to say everything I had been bottling up.
"Go on Harry." She pushed forward and I didn't dare to back down now.
"Ashley people call you mean, rude, but I just call you a down right bitch. And although we dated and it used to be a dream of mine, I soon found out how that weren't just a rude bitch, but a psychotic bitch too! I mean.... sneaking into my house without a key, washing my socks, asking to comb my hair. But OH NO FOLKS her crazy town doesn't stop there. I tried to break up with her... several times. I even blocked her number from my god damned phone, but she wouldn't have it. NO ONE BREAKS UP WITH THAT PSYCHO BITCH!" As I looked around everyone's mouths hung loose, some were even video taping.
"So I apologize Ashley. I apologize that your fake friends have to deal with you, and I apologize that even though you know your crazy, you're to fucked up to help yourself. I also apologize for whatever or whoever the hell made you this way. Oh and I forgot. I apologize for having to put up with me. I know turning me into a popular school fucking heart throb was tough for you, but most of all I am so deeply apologetic for having such a hard time breathing every night when you'd have my cock shoved down your throat... I'm so sorry Ashley, please, could you every forgive me?"
The cafeteria exploded in chants and screams. People banged on the tables, hollered and applauded. Students I'd never even seen before gathered around me throwing their fists in the air and grabbing onto my limbs. I was lifted in the air being crowd surfed and my name was being chanted.
Harry! Harry! Harry!
I couldn't stop laughing. For the first time in my life I was noticed truly, respected. They set me down and hands patted me on the back. Subconsciously the crowd made a open runway for me to look directly at a crying Ashley running outside, and despite my success in bringing down the beast, pinches of guilt clouded my celebration.
"Harry you're fucking crazy you know that?"
"You destroyed her Harry!"
"You are the man!"
"How good at she at blow jobs?"
People who would of never even laid eyes on me patted me on the back as I walked out of the caf in a hurry. Even fucking Meredith was clapping along.
"Harry! Holy shit Harry!" I hear Dylan running up. His hair was disheveled, and his shirt was stained he looked a mess but he was laughing hysterically.
"I just got fucking trampled in that crowd Harry but you are fucking insane! I have never seen you do that before that was brilliant man! Do you know what kind of a legend you are now. That shits going down in the history books!" He was patting me on the back, jumping around. Seems like he was more happy then I was.
"What's the matter you just won. You beat the girl who's never been beaten. Even fucking Meredith was cheering."
"I know."
I wanted to tell him it was because I stooped down to her level. I used humiliation, peoples feelings and secrets to ruin her just like she did to me. I didn't feel as good as I thought I would, in fact I feel like shit. But Dylan would never understand that.
"Nothing - um I gotta go I'll see you at training." And before he could protests I quickly walked away trying to look for Ashley to truly apologize.
I searched down the halls, her classrooms, in the foyer. My heart was beating faster and my guilt was rising. As I neared the girls washroom to bang on the door and yell for her name a large body tackled me.
"Harry! Oh my god Harry guess what!" I turned around to see the body being Effy. She jumped on me and I quickly set her down. My heart beat slowed down with relief and sped up but in a different way. Not with guilt or sadness, but with something I couldn't explain. (maybe warmth?)
"Hey." I tried my best to smile. "What ya got there?" She held multiple papers in her hands and I don't think I've seen her smile this wide in a long time.
"This is why I was searching all over for you!" She beamed
"What is it Effy?" I had forgotten all about Ashley now, holding Effy in my arms was all that mattered.
"I went home for lunch and when I was eating my door bell rang and it was the mail man! So I was looking through the mall and look Harry! Coaches from universities sent me this invitation to a meeting for scholarships. They saw us perform at the Championships and they want me to represent their university. I'm getting a scholarship Harry! I have a fucking scholarship." Tears of joy were stinging her eyes and I spun her around, pressing my lips firmly against hers.
"I'm so so proud of you Effy. I am so proud. I lov... I'm so proud!" My words stumbling and my stomach tightened. I hope she didn't notice the start of the three words that begged to come out.
"I am so happy Harry and it's all because of you." She smiled kissing me over and over again.
"What do you mean because of me?"
I looked at her with curiosity and my palms began to sweat at the terrified look in her eyes. "Uh- I mean.. because of your support, because of all the support you give me! I have to go tell Dylan I'll text you later."
She kissed me once more long and hard making me forget my curious train of thought before running off down the hall.
Everything within me was telling me something was wrong, and I know I should of listened but I was blinded by my feelings for her, I was lost in emotion and circumstance. So instead of questioning it, I held my breathe, ignored the ache in my bones and walked back to my locker. I hide from the rest of my problems with Ashley and everything else and just headed to my next class.
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This chapter was so fun to write I was laughing at his speech!
Okay so, so many more clues about what the hell Effy is doing ! Do you have any guesses??
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OKAY So if you guys don't know yet I am currently in the early stages (chapter 5) of my new book Intellect. Quite honestly I love it more then I love this book. So I am really glad about how my writing is coming along with it and I have such a good story plot for it but it's not getting a lot of reads. I know I keep saying if I see more votes I'll update a double update and such blah blah blah but I never come through so I figured something better out.
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