Embarrasment Rules- 3

I remembered everything. Down to the last detail.

I wanted to die. Or to run off to another planet and live my life with the aliens. Or go to the jungle and live like tarzan.

Ok, calm down. It's not a big deal. You only told your entire life's story to someone. It's not something to be worried about at all, right? Right.

"Elliot, wake up or you are going to be late!", my mom said removing the blanket off of me only to find me awake and looking up at her. There was utter silence for a moment before she dropped the blanket and screamed making my head hurt a lot more than before.

"Ow, mom. Why are you screaming so early in the morning? Do I look that bad?", I asked sitting up and pouring muself a glass of water from the jug that I kept on the table because I was too lazy to go downstairs.

"Who are you? And what did you do to my daughter!? There's no way she'd be awake by herself in the morning. You're a witch, aren't you?"

I glared at her... internally of course.

"No, I am not a witch. I just have a hangove-" shit. "I hung over at Olivia's house yesterday and she talks a lot so I have a headache." I said quickly changing my words to save my life. Thanfully, my mother didn't notice.

"Well then, take some medicine and get ready for school and hurry up.", she said and left.

My mom's the best, isn't she? (Note the sarcasm)

I got up begrudgingly and rubbed my eyes. I dragged myself to the bathroom, while nearly falling two times and got ready.

I walked to school again and after reaching my class, I sat down on the seat next to the window. This was my seat forever and no one dared to sit here because they all feared me or maybe it was because this was the oldest desk and chair and no one wanted them. Yeah, maybe it's the latter one but I will accept the former in my head. How sad is it that people don't appreciate the simple things anymore.

I yawned and glared at everyone that dared to lock eyes with me. What, I can't be moody at times? I am having a bad day, okay!?

I glared at Miss Brooklyn as she walked into class and she glared back at me making me lower my eyes and shrink in my seat.

"Class, we have a new student joining us today", Miss Brooklyn announced while some kids groaned at the thought of having a new student in class while the others smirked that they had found a new victim to prey on. I was among the few people that groaned but my reason to groan wasn't because of the new student. It was because of the massive headache I felt.

I laid my head on the desk as Miss Brooklyn continued, "Please welcome Xavier Meyers" Everyone gasped at his last name and the girls started fangirling and I think I heard someone whistle as well. Apparently, the Meyers family was famous for something. I don't remember what it was famous for and neither do I care. The only thing I care about is to get some aspirin.

I kept my head on the desk as Xavier was told to sit somewhere. I felt someone sit on the seat beside me and this time I did look up at him only to meet those beautiful green eyes with my even more beautiful brown ones.

It was like Deja vu as I stared at him while he smirked at me. "Nice to meet you... again.", he said and that's when my eyes rolled to the back of my head and I found myself falling backwards and losing consciousness.

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I woke up to a bright light.

'Am I in the afterlife?' was my initial reaction but the next moment, I felt the headache and I knew that I was very much alive.

I closed my eyes again and after a few minutes, I opened them again and took in my sorroundings. White sheets, white curtains, a cabinet, a light, a desk, a chair and oh look, A Xavier.

Uh oh...

My eyes widen as I look at him. He was sitting near the bed on a chair typing on his phone. He hadn't noticed that I was awake. Well then, I just have to sneak out of here without him noticing.

I slowly rolled out of the bed and started crawling on the floor towards the door. With each crawl, I felt myself getting closer to victory. I am almost there!

"What are you doing?", Xavier asked and I slowly turned to look at him with sweat dropping from my forehead. He was looking down at me with the 'Are you mental?' look.

I got up and looked to and fro between him and the door. Measuring the distance between me and the door, I ran out of there as fast as I could.

"Hey!", I heard him say but I didn't dare look back. I blended in with the crowd and let out a sigh of relief.

Guess what happened afterwards?

Go on, guess. It's been happening since the beginning.

Yes, I bumped into someone again. Ever since I was born, I have bumped into things. Maybe I should start counting the times I have bumped into people.

"Hey, are you okay?", The person I bumped into asked and I looked at him. It was Daniel, Olivia's brother. He was also my that kind of friend who -It's not the kind you're thinking, get your head out of the gutter- anyhow, he's the kind of friend who you once knew very well and were good friends with but then you both made other friends and you become the friends who occasionally say hi to or nod in eachothers direction while passing.

"No, I am not okay! I have been having the worst day of all worse days because of your party", I said glaring at him as he raises both of his hands in surrender.

"Here, have a kitkat," he suddenly said and gave me a kitkat out of his pocket. I unwrapped the kit kat and ate it quickly.

"Better?"

"Yeah, I guess," I mumbled.

"Now tell me, what happened at my party? Lemme guess, you punched someone? Started a cat fight? Broke something? Or did you sleep with-"

"No! None of that happened. Something even worse happened!", I said interrupting him and after that I told him about how I told a stranger my whole life story.

He looked at me for a moment before... "Bahahahaha... Oh my god! Out of all the possiblities, I never expected that... Hahaha"

"Are you done?", I said glaring at him.

"Yeah, yeah sorry", he said and looked at my face before bursting out laughing again. Maybe this is the reason why him and me aren't friends anymore.

After he was done with his laughing fit, he turned to me with a serious face. "Wait. What happened afterwards? He's not bothering you now, is he?"

I shrugged. "No, not really. I am just trying to avoid him because I don't want to ever see him again but he's in the same class as me! Fml."

"I have an idea", he said lightly punching his other hand. "But I will keep it a secret for now. If he bothers you, let me know and we'll prank him in a way, he'll never forget it"

"But I want him to forget. I want him to forget all of his memories of yesterday", I said kicking a nearby can.

"Well then, let's drag him to the parking lot and beat him with a bat until he loses all of his memories"

I gaped at him, "No, we are not beating anyone and since when did you get so violent?"

"Violent? What's that? Is that some kind of fruit?", he said with a cheeky smile.

"You're unbelievable", I said with a small smile now replacing my previous frown.

"Daniel, cmon man, lunch will be over soon" his friends called for him and he looked at me apologizingly.

"I gotta go. See you later!", he said and went with his friends.

I walked down the corridor and spotted Xavier looking around. I quickly walked out to the school ground and sat down near the fountain. I ate my home-made sandwich in peace until I heard a voice behind me.

"Found you", Xavier said before sitting besides me. I was rigid in my seat and accidentally threw the poor sandwich on the ground.

"What's wrong?", he asked with a smirk as he looked at my dumbfounded expression.

"Uh who are you again?", I said to him. Weldone me. Play the 'I don't know you' card on him.

"Voldemort, according to you but Xavier in general", he said with a lop-sided grin.

"Have we met before?", I asked him.

Note to self: Never get drunk ever ever ever again. Ever.

"Yeah, once. But I'd say I know a lot more about you than people usually do while meeting for the first time"

"I don't know what you're talking about!", I shrieked.

"Really?"

"Yes"

"Affirmative?"

"Yes"

"So you didn't ask for my hand in marriage?", he said tilting his head slightly and smirking at me.

"I did not ask for your hand in marriage! I only wanted your hand, not you!"

"Bingo", he said clicking his finger.

"Excuse me for a moment", I said to him and banged my head repeatedly against a nearby tree. He ambled towards me taking his time and probably enjoying seeing me banging my head.

"There there", he said patting my back.

"Uh... listen Volde- I mean Xavier. Could you please keep what we talked about yesterday a secret? Or better yet, how about you forget about it and we both go our own ways? I am already struggling to keep my Gpa above 4.0 and it's not easy because I have to work a lot for it so I don't need anymore stress in my life. So all I am asking is for you to leave me alone. I mean, it's not that hard, is it? I am practically invisible here anyways other than the times people want to do pranks on me so you won't even have a hard time ignoring me. So all I am saying is, kindly leave me alone." I finished my rant in one breath.

Xavier puts his index finger on his chin pondering over it for a while before saying, "No"

My mouth fell open as I looked at him. "W-why not? Oh, I get it now! You're a sadist! You are having fun seeing me suffering, aren't you!?"

He laughed at that. "No, I am not. Ok, I will keep your secrets with me-'

Oh thank god...

"-but" Why is there always a but? "You'll have to be my friend", he finished.

"What? That's it!?", I asked. Okay, well I wasn't expecting that. I was expecting something like, 'you'll have to do my dirty deeds' or something like, 'be my slave' or even something like, 'I am going to sell you off to another country in exchange for keeping your secret'... I think I have been watching too much criminal minds.

"Why are you so shocked? Did you think I was going to ask you to strip dance or something?", He said with a laugh.

"Uh no, of course not. That's just stupid.", I lied even though I did consider it. "So why me?", I asked him.

He was quiet for a minute before saying, "Why not you?"

"I don't know. I am just not that special or anything. You can find better friends here, I am sure.", I said with a shrug while picking up my sandwich and walking back inside the school building.

But he walked after me. "You don't have to be special to become friends with anyone."

I looked at him briefly out of the corner of my eyes. "That's not how this school works so it's only best for you to become friends with the popular group. They'll accept you now if you don't become friends with one of us lowly folks. Plus, you have all the qualities to be a part of their group, so yeah. See you around.", with that I walked away but I did stop to look back at him once only to find him clenching his fists tightly while glaring at the ground. After that, he turned away and walked in the opposite way without sparing me another glance.

'What's up with him? Was it something I said?' was the only thing I could ask myself  while looking at him walking away. In the end, I just shrugged and walked back to my class.

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