Chapter Twenty-Three: Graduation & Jealousy
Malia's Pov
After putting my gown on, I told Missy and Dale to take Emily and that we'll meet them at school.
After kissing Emily on the cheek, promising I'd see her later, Bree and I left to head to Zed's house.
We all wanted to be together when we headed to school for graduation.
Surprisingly, Bucky was with us as well.
I guess after Eliza confessed her feelings, Bucky seemed to have a change of heart.
Which is good because his ego and his bragging was really frustrating that I wanted to smack his head.
But, moving on from that...
I made sure to stay near Eliza and Bucky the entire time.
I didn't want to be near Wyatt. It would've just been awkward.
Actually, no, it is awkward given that he wouldn't stop staring at me. I could tell his eyes were on the ring he gave me.
And yes, I really was wearing it.
No matter how much I'm angry at Wyatt, no matter how much I wanted to slap him over and over again, I know that wearing this ring would mean alot to him.
And I was right.
Based on the faint smile I saw on his face.
Finally, we heard the front door open and we all smiled when we saw Zed stepping out of his house.
Zed smiled at us as he walked towards us.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't our robot zombie valedictorian. So much for overthrowing the system" Zed teasingly smiled.
"I'm still gonna do that. From the inside" Eliza smirked.
Bonzo spoke in zombie, causing Bree to smile and chuckle slightly.
We all laughed and that and shook our heads in amusement.
"Yeah, I remember being so scared of all of you when we first met" Bree said.
"I remember hating you guys" Bucky sighed, clearly ashamed of how he used to be.
I frowned and gently patted his back, hoping to give him some comfort.
"And we were afraid of them" Zed said, gesturing to the werewolves.
"The fear went away when we got to know each other" Wyatt smiled.
"All because of Addison" Wynter smiled.
"She was the first person to really see me" Zed frowned.
"And me" Bree added.
"All of us" Willa frowned.
I walked away from Bucky and walked towards Zed.
I sighed, gaining everyone's attention, as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"I remember when I first came here, I was so scared that I wouldn't be able to find a place to live or make money to provide for myself or Emily. But then, Addison showed up and she took me home. She tended to my injuries and she believed me when I told her my story" I explained.
I bit the inside of my cheek, trying to stop myself from crying.
"She took me in and helped me. She didn't care that I was pregnant and she didn't care if we didn't know each other. She just wanted to help me, she didn't want me to be alone. And overtime we grew to become best friends and sisters" I softly smiled.
God, talking about our first meet gets me every damn time.
Because if Addison hadn't found me that day and taken me in, I don't think I'd be where I am right now.
I miss her so much. I hate that she left and I hate that I may never see her again.
Zed sighed and wrapped his arms around my shoulders, placing a gentle kiss to my forehead.
"Come on" Zed whispered.
I nodded and wrapped my arm around him, letting him guide me away.
The others followed soon behind us. And like that, we were off to graduation.
At School
When we got to school I told the others to go without me. I needed to get something from my locker.
I promised I would catch up with them and they reluctantly agreed.
I walked down the hallway and made it to my locker. I put in my combination and opened my locker.
A sigh of relief escaped my lips when I found my phone in between my notebooks.
My dumbass forgot my phone here before the cheer off began. I was just stressed and tired that I must've forgotten it.
I'm just glad it's still here and it didn't get stolen.
I grabbed it and closed my locker door, smiling down at my phone.
"Wow, someone is happy to see their phone" a familiar voice snorted from nearby.
I jumped, clearly startled, before turning around. I only sighed in relief when I realized it was just Elena.
Elena smiled flirtatiously at me, turning her body around.
Oh shit...
I found myself blushing bright red as my eyes roamed up and down Elena's outfit.
She wore a short black dress that stopped by her knees. Along with a dark blue jean jacket, black heels and a beautiful necklace.
I felt my heart beating, the redness in my cheeks wasn't going away.
Elena...she's beautiful. Of course, that's an understatement.
But, this is just making her more beautiful.
I snapped out of my thoughts when Elena made her way towards me.
"Well, well, well, look who we have here. My cutie in her cap and gown" Elena grinned.
I cleared my throat and shook my head, trying my best to get rid of the blush on my cheeks.
Although, I doubt it went away even in the slightest.
"Hey, Elena. I didn't expect you'd be here" I said.
"Of course I would be here. Today is your graduation, I had to be here on this important day" Elena smiled.
"Well, thanks for being here, that means alot" I smiled slightly.
"Of course anything for you" Elena nodded.
"Well, I should get going. The ceremony should be starting soon and I want to catch up with my friends" I said.
I turned around and was about to walk away, only for Elena to grab my wrist.
I yelped in surprise when she suddenly spun me around.
I let out a small groan when I felt my back hit the lockers. I looked at Elena and blushed at the position we were in.
Elena was in front of me, her hands placed on the lockers, she practically had me caged in so I wouldn't be able to leave.
Our faces were close, really close, our noses were almost touching.
My cheeks were bright red while Elena was smirking, not moving away from me, she remained how she is.
"Uh...Elena, do you need something?" I nervously asked.
"I'm sorry, cutie. But I just wanted to know what you think of my dress? Do you not like it?" Elena asked, pouting.
Wow, even when she pouts she's still cute.
It almost, key word, almost, makes me want to coo at her.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Elena. How rude of me. You look really beautiful in that dress" I smiled slightly.
"I know. But, hearing it from you makes me even more pleased. So, thank you" Elena grinned.
I nodded, only to swallow thickly when Elena moved her face closer to mine, this time our noses were touching.
I swear my face was redder than a tomato.
"Well, this has been nice and all, but I really should head back. My friends are probably looking for me" I chuckled nervously.
"Hmm. You're right. We wouldn't want them to worry" Elena nodded.
Slowly, really slowly, she removed her hands and stepped aside, allowing me to leave.
I sent her one last smile before turning around and walking away.
When I felt I was away from Elena, I let out a huge breath and clutched onto my locket.
My knees felt weak and I really had to praise myself for not falling to the ground.
No, I had to praise myself for not falling to the ground when Elena had me caged.
I swear...that girl is really something else...
However, if I had stayed longer, I would've realized that a certain someone had watched the entire exchange between Elena and I.
Wyatt's Pov
I was fuming. I was fucking fuming.
Why am I always catching Malia near that Elena girl?
And more importantly, why am I catching her blushing around her?
Ever since that Elena girl came here, she's always around Malia and Malia doesn't seem to mind.
Not to mention how close they were.
Elena basically had Malia pinned to the lockers, and don't even get me started on how close their lips were.
It's no secret that Malia is bisexual.
Of course I know. I've known ever since we started dating.
Malia didn't want to keep any secrets from me and that was the first thing she told me when we became girlfriend and boyfriend.
I didn't mind. I didn't care what her sexuality was, I love her for who she is and nothing will ever change that.
Honestly, nobody should have a problem with anyone's sexuality.
Whether someone is gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual or anything, it doesn't matter because love is still love.
It doesn't matter what gender you love because regardless, it's still love.
But anyways, back to the matter at hand, Malia being bisexual never bothered me.
Sure, I got a bit jealous when Malia told me about the small crushes she had on a few girls back at Auradon, but I didn't mind because they were just crushes.
But ever since this redhead showed up, they're always together.
They really don't think I see their interactions. How they hold hands, how Malia blushes around her and how Elena constantly flirts with her.
Not to mention the damn nickname she gave Malia. She calls her that basically everytime they're together.
This redhead is going to be the reason I lose Malia more than I already have.
We might be broken up, but I'll never stop loving her.
Which is why I have to do something about this.
I refuse to let Malia go that easily.
When Malia walked away, and I made sure she was gone, I stormed over to the flirty redhead.
The said redhead turned around to walk away, but I grabbed her wrist and turned her around to face me.
"What the hell?" Elena asked, confused.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" I went straight to the point.
I wasn't beating around the bush or anything.
I want this redhead to know I hate how she's acting with Malia and I want her to stop.
Elena looked at me in confusion. She then glared at me before snatching her wrist from my grasp.
"First off, don't ever grab me like that again. Second, who the hell are you? Third, what the hell are you talking about?" Elena asked, angry and confused.
"The names Wyatt. And I'm talking about you being all flirty and touchy towards Malia" I scowled.
It took her a few seconds before her eyes widened in realization.
Good. She knows who I am.
However, what surprised me was when a smirk appeared on her face, as well as her hands being placed on her hips.
"Huh? So you're Wyatt Lykensen? Malia's ex-boyfriend, or as I like to call you, the jerk that broke her heart" Elena smirked.
There was absolute no fear in her tone as she spoke.
She's confident. I'll give her that.
But guess what, even with that confidence, I'm not backing down.
"Listen redhead, I don't know what game you're trying to play with Malia, but it's gotta stop" I sternly said.
"And who's going to stop me? You?" Elena mockingly asked.
"Yes, me. Malia is someone very special to me and I'm not going to lose her" I said.
"In case you didn't realize, wolfie, you already did. Considering you were a jerk to her and broke her heart" Elena shrugged.
I gritted my teeth in anger and clenched my fist at my side.
This girl is seriously getting on my nerves.
"Listen redhead, you don't know the full story, so-" I started but she cut me off.
"Oh, yes I do. You accused her of taking a liking towards one of the aliens, I believe his name is A-lan, and because you didn't trust her or bother to listen to her side of the story, that's what lead to the breakup" Elena explained.
Speechless.
I was speechless.
I obviously won't say that out loud, especially to her, but that's what I was feeling right now.
"How do you-" I started but she cut me off, again.
"Word gets around pretty easily. Especially in Seabrook" Elena smirked.
Yeah, that is true.
Believe me, it was extremely awkward for me to go to school after Malia broke up with me.
So many people were staring at me, glaring at me and whispering things about me. No doubt they were insulting me.
I can't really get angry at them if they did. I do deserve it.
I was the reason Malia and I broke up. I'm the reason I lost the most amazing girl ever.
"Judging by your facial expression, you understand that I'm correct" Elena smirked.
I swear to god this girl is going to be the reason I wolf out.
Come on, Wyatt. Control yourself and don't let her get to you.
Not only that, but show her that you refuse to let her bring you down. You refuse to let yourself be intimidated by her.
"Listen, redhead, I don't know what your intentions are with Malia. But the flirting, the nickname and everything else has got to stop" I angrily spat.
Elena smirked at me and began laughing in amusement.
"Oh, and what are you going to do if I don't? Scare me with your glowing eyes and fangs?" Elena mockingly asked.
"You don't know what I can do when Iose control" I growled.
"As far as I'm concerned. I don't really care. You don't scare me, wolfie, you're harmless" Elena shrugged.
Harmless?
Is she kidding?
Does she not realize that I can be scary if I want to? She really doesn't want to see that side of me.
"Look redhead, just stay away from Malia" I warned her.
"Why would I do that? Malia's an amazing person, not to mention she's really pretty" Elena smirked.
No doubt about that.
I glared at her and clenched my fist at my side, trying my best not to wolf out on her.
She was trying to get under my skin and it was working.
"I can see why you loved her. But because you didn't trust her, you lost her. And now you have to deal with the fact that she's single and free to date anyone else" Elena said.
She walked closer to me, causing me to back away from her.
"And the fact that she's bisexual makes this even better. It means I have a chance" Elena smirked.
Would I go to jail for hitting a girl?
I really don't want to. But this girl, this girl is going to be the reason all my calmness is shot out the window.
But, I was raised better than that, so I will refrain myself from doing so.
No matter how badly she annoys me, I'd never actually hit her. I respect women.
"Malia might be into girls like she is into guys, but she'd never go for you" I huffed.
"I think she would. I mean, for one, who can resist this" Elena smirked, flipping her hair.
I scoffed and rolled my eyes.
"And not to mention we've been spending quite some time together, not to mention she blushes everytime I get close to her or call her cutie. That's more than enough for me to know that she's interested" Elena smirked.
I opened my mouth to retort, only for nothing to come out.
I hesitantly shut my mouth, my fists clenched at both my sides as I gritted my teeth.
I hate that she's right.
Everyone already knows how close Malia and Elena have gotten ever since Elena got here.
I swear when we were going to help the aliens with their ship, I heard a few people gushing over Malia and Elena.
Some people were even trying to come up with ship names for them.
"Your silence is enough for me to know that you're losing and I'm winning" Elena snorted.
She shook her head before walking past me, purposefully bumping into my shoulder.
"Oh, wait, before I go. There's one more thing I wanted to do" Elena smirked.
I looked at her with a raised eyebrow, waiting for her to do whatever she wanted to do.
The smirk on her face faded within a second and I saw complete anger take over her eyes.
Like lightning, her hand shot up and she smacked me across the face.
A loud sound echoed the quietness of the hallway.
A shot of pain coursed through the cheek that she had just slapped.
A small breath of air escaped my lips. I slowly turned my head around so I could face her.
I tried my best not to flinch at her expression, but it was pretty hard given the glare she was giving me.
I swear her glare was nearly the same as Malia's.
"That's for hurting Malia, asshole" Elena scowled.
She rolled her eyes, flipped her hair before storming off as if nothing happened.
I stood there in silence.
My eyes were wide open and my jaw was touching the ground.
I slowly, quite hesitantly, brought my hand up to my cheek and I winced at the pain that I felt.
I gotta give it to her. She's annoying but she's strong, really strong.
But her strength just hurts more.
Not because she hurt me, no, because to be honest I deserve it and so much more.
But it hurt because her strength reminds of me Malia, and it just makes me miss her even more.
And it makes me wonder just what can I do to win her back.
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