ALLIE'S P.O.V

I just sat on the front stairs of school waiting for Brooke. Whatever happened today left me dazed. I never thought that something like this would happen. I was shocked but mostly I was shaken. I was afraid of people around me. I couldn't trust anyone except Brooke. Ryan and Max were the first outsiders who got under my skin and now Caleb was being one. When we came in this school for first time, I knew it was gonna be difficult and when those pranks were played, I was scared out of my mind. Now I knew why I was so afraid. Today when he cornered me, my heart was pounding so hard that I thought it would burst out and then suddenly I felt his lips on mine. It was unexpected and unbelievable. That's why I was scared of Nathan. That guy gave me shivers whenever he looked me in the eye.

My train of thoughts came to a halt when Caleb slumped beside me.

"Hey what are you doing here alone? Where is that daughter of Metatron?" he chuckled on his own joke.

"Indirectly you are calling me the same?" I asked him raising my eyebrow.

"No... NO... I didn't mean that..." he looked little scared which made me laugh.

"I was just kidding, Cal." I smiled at him.

"I know." He smiled cheekily at me and hugged me by one side. Suddenly his phone rang and he excused himself. I sat there enjoying the beautiful silence. Somebody sat beside me and I thought Caleb came back hence I didn't pay attention.

"Hey." That voice startled me.

My eyes went wide and I looked at the person sitting beside me. It was Nathan Bolton. My heart picked up speed and I scooted back. His eyes showed hurt but then they went back to normal. Was

"What... what do you...? Want?" I stuttered.
"I'm here to say sorry." He stated and I swallowed.
"I'm sorry for whatever happened till date. I was always rude to you. I made you suffer for things your sister did and whatever happened today..."
"Please, I don't want to talk about it." I mumbled.
"I can understand." His shoulders slumped. After few seconds of silence he turned towards me. It looked like he was debating with himself about something but then he opened his mouth,
"Yesterday I didn't mean to call you ugly." He mumbled and I stiffened but I cut him off,
"You were not the first one to tell me that."
His eyes went wide and he looked at me. I avoided his gaze and just watched the ground. Yeah! It was true. People were always mean to me. When she died they made me feel like dirt. They thought I always wanted sympathy but I was just deep in my sadness. Then they started bullying and calling names. I was already broken and they fuelled it. Every day they told me how ugly I was and I always believed them because I knew I wasn't like those other girls, I wasn't pretty, I wasn't....

"You are beautiful." His voice brought me back to present. My wide eyes met his beautiful ocean blue and he had a small smile on his face.
"Don't." I shook my head and watched my hands which were in my lap.

"Trust me, you are." He said gently and kissed my cheek. To say I was shocked would be an understatement. A small coat of red spread on my cheeks and fortunately I heard footsteps. We both turned to find Caleb who was looking at Nathan who was sitting beside me.

"Hey..." he looked intimidated by Nathan.
"Hey..." I smiled and waved him to come and sit by my other side. He nodded and came.
"Hi Nathan." He gave a small smile.
"Hi Caleb." Nathan replied but it looked like he did it forcefully.
"Well, I should go." Nathan stood up to leave but then turned back,
"SO did you accept my apology? Are we good?"
I gave a small nod and he gave out a genuine smile. He jogged towards parking lot but after few steps he turned back. I raised my eyebrow when he did that.
"Are you coming tomorrow for party?" he scratched his neck. I again nodded.
"Ok Great. I will see you tomorrow." He said and again jogged towards parking lot. Caleb turned towards me with his mouth wide open.
"Did he say sorry? Did Nathan Bolton apologize to you to Allison Davis?" he asked.
"Maybe he did." I stated.
"Damn it. That would be the news of the decade. Fuck, that's cool." He laughed loudly. I just shrugged.
"That's not a big deal, is it?"
"Of course it is. You don't see Boltons apologizing to anyone even if it is their fault. And it is Nathan Bolton we are talking about. He has the ego of the size of Empire state building."
I laughed when he said that.
"It's true, Al."
"Maybe but just forget it. It doesn't matter now. So let it go."
"Yeah whatever. Do you girls have ride home?"
"No we'll take a walk."
"Don't be so stupid. Call Brooke, I will drop you home."
"No we have to go to work."
"Then I will drop you there. Come on." He gave me a hand and I stood up and we walked towards parking lot.
When we reached there we found Brooke standing there with Asher and Nathan. It seemed like they were having a heated conversation. Caleb grabbed my hand and shook his head. I just nodded and stood there letting them finish whatever they were talking. After few minutes, Asher looked towards our direction and stopped talking. Brooke and Nathan turned too and Brooke let out a sigh of relief. She said something to them and walked towards us. I glanced at Nathan. He was glaring at Caleb. He went and sat in the car, Asher followed behind him. He took a sharp turn and they went away.
"What happened there?" I asked and she questioned me at the same time,
"What did he say to you?" Caleb looked curious as he gave us an encouraging smile.
"I will go first." Brooke said and narrated the whole story how Asher told her to forget it all and have a fresh start. She looked little bit relieved but disappointed. Caleb smiled widely when he heard that.
"That's cool." He remarked and we nodded.
"What about you?"
"Same. He said sorry. Nothing else."
"Details, girl, details." She laughed and then I told her everything. Caleb had amused face.
"What are you thinking?" I asked him and he shook his head.
"You will find out." he said and walked towards his truck.
"Is he dropping us to our work?" Brooke asked and I nodded.
"Yes! I love you Caleb." She yelled and his laugh boomed.
"Come on get in. we'll have some coffee and then you can go to your work."
"Sounds good to me." I said and Brooke nodded. He parked his truck in front of Starbucks and we had our coffee. It was really refreshing but it couldn't get rid of the thoughts that were coming to my mind.
"What's happening, Allie? You haven't told me something." Brooke stated and I swallowed hard. I knew I couldn't hide anything from her. I looked for Caleb but he went to washroom.
"He told me he didn't mean to call me ugly and I'm beautiful and then hekissedme."
I rushed through the last part but her eyes widened,
"What did he do?"
"He kissed me on cheek."
"Again? That fucking bastard." Brooke was about to erupt but I stopped her and looked around.
"Why didn't you tell me before?"
"I don't know." I sighed and she did the same.
"I'll kill him if he does it again. I promise." she said and I gave her a small smile.
"I will count on you."
After that Caleb dropped me to library and the rest of the time went in peace.