| Daisy |

"Jenn! "

"Shut up!"

Jenn had snatched up my arm and she was pulling me like a rag doll. My hour glass best friend had enough strength to drag me , her Q-tip friend, behind like it was no big deal.

"Where are we going?!"

"To your funereal!"

Her snippy tone made me shut it. She rarely snapped and when she did . .I stay quiet. And let her vent out the steam.

We passed the cafeteria and then a bunch of classes. Students leaped out of the way when they saw a determined girl making her way. And then she had gotten to the main door and—we stepped out.

The pressure on my wrist made my arm go numb. She was cutting off my blood supply.

"If you didn't let me go, all you gonna have is a dead arm."

All she did was give me a withering look over her shoulder.

Outside it was a bright sunny day . The sun was out , half of the student body was out and sprawled on the lush green grass. What I loved about my school was the fact that it had huge oak trees. .the kind I only saw in Harry Potter. I loved leaning against the bark and let the sun—

She stopped and I nearly hit my nose against her back.

Then she let go of my hand and glanced at me—a firery look in her eyes .

"What?" I was so out of the loop.

"Look!" She spat and pointed at—i follwed her finger—a tree.

I chuckled lightly. "Yeah ,nice tree but. . .," And then it hit me.

It was almost like you're laughing and everything is fine and then a train hits you.

Hits you and the heart stops pumping blood.

Like how mine just did.

All the color got drained off my face. The tips of my fingers going ice cold on a sunny day. Everything disappeared around me until all I could was them.

Jessica Burns and him.

Leaning against a tree.

Their arms grazing.

A sly look in her cat eyes as she talked to him and him nodding . His face blank, eyes looking ahead ,no emotions on his face . He could be a statue . .

And it really hit me.

Deep in the gut.

The heartless man was sitting there . . listening to her. .when he could be listening to me. .he was near her when he could be near to me. .

"You're so stupid , Daisy! The guy is obviously going after the leggy cheerleader! While they fuck each other's brains out. .you keep hurting yourself!"

I couldn't get what she was saying. I couldn't hear anything.

"Jenn. .," I whispered. .not able to take my eyes off of them.

"What is it? Daisy?! Look at me !" Now she sounded worried and then she cupped my cheek. . forcing me to look at her.

She must have seen everything in my eyes.

"Daisy—"

"Get me out of here."

She nodded and then casting one scathing look at them, her arm went around my shoulders and she steered me away from that place. All the way she didn't say a word knowing well that I didn't want to hear it. I didn't know where we were going . All I know was. .

I felt like—like I lost something of mine.

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Get over it.

She, my best friend told me to get over it . If it was as easy as the words they uttered . If it were in my hands, things would have been different.

I was trying not to think about it. About them.

Wanting to get my mind busy with, I got my phone out of my bag and swiped the screen.

The first thing that opened up was my inbox and I saw that message. .and involuntarily I read it again. .

I didn't think much of the message.

Millions of people send text messages to each other and sometimes the wrong one gets it.

I was the wrong one.

My heart did flip at the message but then. .I thought that if the person wanted me to know something he would send another message too .

But he didn't.

So all my doubts regarding the text got vanished from my heart . .then why didn't I delete it straight away? Why was it still in my inbox?

Whomever was on the receiving end of this message. .she was one lucky woman.

After the episode , I bunked my class because I wasn't really feeling mentally stable enough to sit in an chemistry class. Jenn too didn't put up a fight with me knowing that i was a mess. And it was so hard trying to put up the I'm okay face.

Her shoulder was grazing his. .

He was sitting beside her as if it was the most normal thing to do. Most natural.

Jessica and Dean.

What a lovely pair!!

I was so in my melancholic thoughts that I didn't see the person coming at me. I straightened up when I saw a pair of sneakers in my line of vision.

I looked up.

And instantly regretted it.

Aiden.

Shitty Aiden.

"Hey! What's up. " He said with a wide smile like we had been friends since I don't know.

"Nothing." I said as impassively as I could.

Hearing my biting tone, the tips of his ears turned red and he rubbed the back of his neck.

"So I came here to say that—that I'm sorry for being an ass that day. Yeah, I'm sorry."

I shrugged my shoulders.

"Say something." He gave an awkward laugh.

That I didn't find funny.

Or worthy of a reply.

He didn't know that I know everything .

"Nothing to say." I deadpanned.

"It should have been okay Aiden I forgive you. " He grinned at me and I blinked rapidly.

"Whatever floats your boat ." I said wanting to get rid of him just standing there and smiling at me when I already knew why he asked me out in the first place. I was not in the mood to chat up with a lousy guy who had such vile intentions—

"What the fuck are you doing here?!"

A deep voice snapped .

The both of us jumped , jerked at the sudden voice.

But then i knew who it was. I wasn't surprised at all.

I glanced at him.

He was standing at mere three feet distance , his hands fisted by his side , brows knotted together , green eyes burning . .a murderous rage in his eyes!

Aiden who had  raised his hand in a hey gesture dropped it. And then Dean's neck turned at him . .green eyes looked at me and then him and then at the space between us.

"I was just apologizing to the lady here—Dean! Shit—stop!!"

He definitely wasn't ready for what came. Nor was I.

He moved like a raging tornado, so aggressively I nearly gasped— his chest raising and falling with hard breaths . Aiden seemed frozen on the spot—his hand shot out and he wrapped his hand around Aiden's neck—slamming him against the locker beside me. The sound ricochetting around!

He screamed like a girl, his scream choking.

While I just. .stared—in utter shock.

In disbelief.

Dean looked murderous! His face inches away from a struggling Aiden. Aiden was trying to claw at his hand , his face turning beet red!

"How dare you , Aiden.," His voice was deathly low. "How dare you talk to her . How dare you think about talking to her?!" His contorted in red hot anger.

His hand pressed even more into his neck.

Aiden squealed.

"I didn't man! Fuck—i was just apologizing! Daisy tell him!" He begged , his eyes turning desperate!

That's when I got out of my stupor.

Daisy Daisy!

Yeah. .I was Daisy!

I sprang into action and latched a hand around Dean's arm even though I was no match against his strength.

"Dean let go! You're killing him!" I said really panicking at the thought of it because Aiden was turning purple.

"I don't mind killing when it comes to you." He hissed through gritted teeth.

I rapped on his outstretched arm , slap at it. .he wouldn't let go.

Watching him not budge was scary because all the what ifs clouded my head.

What if he really—actually kills him?

I went into flight or fight mode and then moved towards Aiden and stood beside him. So I could look in Dean's raging eyes.

"Dean! You have to let go! Are you listening to me?!! Let him go for my sake!"

And this time his eyes flickered towards me , as he glanced at me. .his grip on Aiden loosened up and that was all Aiden needed.

He snatched at Dean's hand and Dean let him go—his eyes locked on me—and he hightailed from there .

Not looking back.

Seeing all of this drained me out so bad , I collapsed against the locker. . breathing slowly.

Telling myself everything is alright.

Everything was fine.

No one got hurt.

Just as I was telling myself , I saw his body right in front of me , shadowing me with his tall frame — I looked up into his eyes—straightening up when his hands went on either side of my head—capturing me against the locker.

"What's . . wrong with you? " He asked  genuinely like there actually was something wrong with me.

What was wrong with him?! Didn't he want to be my no one?!!

"You shouldn't care about anything that concerns me. You're my no one remember?" I smiled bitterly.

He looked like I slapped him.

Because his jawline sharpened.

"Right. " He nodded. "That's right. I'm your no one but that doesn't mean you're too."

I didn't let him know how my heart flipped at that.

Was he implying I was something for him?

"Funny your actions says otherwise." I bit out.

He smirked like he found me funny.

"Looks like you have been keeping an eye on my. . actions." He said in a low voice , the rage in him dimming down. As if he forgot what just almost happened.

"You shouldn't be seen with me . Jessica won't like it." I smiled , my heart burning down. One second he flipped my heart and the next. . .

A dark eyebrow raised.

"Jessica who?" He inquired . His face blank.

Was he serious?!

"The one you were sunbathing with." I said cheerfully sarcastic.

At first he kept looking at me and then—

"Her name is Jessica?" He asked for confirmation.

What?

He didn't even know her name?!

"Dean, if you're playing some kind of a sick joke  , you're playing with the wrong person!" I withered at his tone.

For the first time , he smiled and that shut me up.

He rarely smiled.

" I do want to play games. But you won't survive them. "

That was it.

I slapped at his chest in bid to push him back!

His black jacket squished against my hand.  His eyes flared with surprise but he didn't budge.

"You can go with Jessica and you know what? I'll go with Aiden!" I said in a rush of emotions.

His eyes darkened.

The slight humor going out.

He leaned in even more and I tried to melt my back in the locker.

"If I so much as saw you within one feet of him, that will be the last day you see him." He warned , his eyes flashing. .

"I'll go on a date with him and you can go to hell!" I spat venomously. Not caring at the way his face turned blank or his eyes went cold.

I was far off caring.

"I'm right here and so are you. I thought I could let you go out with anyone you wanted but guess not. Guess that's not happening. Ever."

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