A/N: I decided to stop dividing each chapter into parts. It is confusing.

I apologize for the lack of description for chapter 5 alone. Okay, I honestly don't know if there was a lack of description or not but for me, there was a lack.

I put in the most effort into this chapter and I hope it makes up for it. It is also the longest chapter in the book so far so I hope you enjoy it...

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2 Weeks,

It's been 2 weeks since M and I talked.

After the whole park incident, it's understandable. I tried texting him but it was a no-brainer that he started ghosting me again. I didn't spam him or anything.

M also stopped showing up at school as well.

In the beginning, I thought it was my fault and that he was aggravated, but the Dean later revealed that he would be homeschooled till further notice because of his own safety.

I was the only one who understood why.

I sat on my lumpy mattress and looked at the water-damaged ceiling that leaked every now and then.

I remembered what had happened at the park.

That night was one of the strangest and out-of-place nights I ever had.

I was still traumatized, and would usually check the outside of my window to make sure that no one was watching me, just in case.

I was so bored.

The atmosphere in the room was dull and weary.

My mum had gone out to run some errands.

BEEP

A message notification sounded.

I picked up my phone which was under the pile of unwashed laundry in the corner of the room.

At first, I had thought it was M, trying to reach me back but I was wrong, which made me kind of disappointed.

It was Dereck.

He rarely texted me which made it even the more weirder.

Hey, I was discharged from the hospital yesterday

His text began.

The doctors said I had fully recovered.

I was texting you to thank you for visiting me regularly and making sure I was alright.

"It was nothing. Really." I replied.

I am really thankful and it was a big deal. If I was strong enough, I wouldn't have ended up unconscious, bloody, and in a hospital bed.

I started feeling sorry for him. I really hated self-pity. I believe it makes you weak and you have to own up and make the change. No walloping in a pile of your lack of self-confidence.

"Your right. If you were not so weak you maybe wouldn't have ended up looking like you were involved in an accident. But will self-pity help you in any way, will it make up for your lack of strength? Short answer NO!"

This was what I wanted to send. But I didn't want to come off insensitive in any way.

"Sorry."

That was what I sent, actually it was all I could send.

READ. This word appeared next to the message but no reply came.

Was he offended by my insufficient response, but you can't blame me he didn't give me much room to respond properly without coming off as obnoxious or rude.

BEEP

He finally replied, but I almost dropped the phone when I read the message.

Would you like to go on a date with me? I know it is kind of weird since we are friends and nothing more but I would like to get to know you better. I had a lot of time to think while I lay on the hospital bed. So it would mean a lot if you would say yes!

What. I read through the message more times than I can count.

I typed the words 'No' into the message bar.

My thumb hovered over the send button, but unable to press it.

Why. I asked myself.

Why couldn't I click a simple button and it would be all done for.

But without thinking my finger was on the backspace icon and 'NO' disappeared from the bar.

NO

N

then just an empty space.

I thought about it for a long time. I thought about M, I thought about Dereck and I thought about myself.

I decided to say yes to Dereck. Not because I had any feeling but quite to the contrary. It was because I didn't have feelings for him that I decided to agree.

It was because I wanted to spite M.

It was petty and I know but it would be the only way to get him to message me.

SO I sent my reply.

Great. I'll pick you up at eight.

He replied.

And just like that, I had a date. The events of the past weeks had been pretty random but this was the one I think I had the most control over.

A FEW HOURS LATER****

DING DONG

"You have a visitor, It's a BOY!!" My mum shouted from downstairs making sure to emphasize the boy part.

I just rolled my eyes and when downstairs.

I chose to wear my turquoise floral lace dress for the occasion.

I made sure to tie my hair and put on some makeup, which I rarely do, to sell it. I needed to make sure that it was as convincing as possible.

I took a small purse that was gifted to me by my mum, I put my phone, AirPods and some emergency stuff and headed downstairs.

When I had reached downstairs I was greeted by my mum's eyes that were filled with awe. And as usual she was so overdramatic. She hugged me, saying 'They grow up so fast' and some other comments along those lines She kissed my forehead and finally let me go and I headed to the door.

The door was wide open, and there stood Dereck.

He was dressed in an immaculate brown tuxedo. His shoes were well polished.

His hair was gelled and combed back.

He looked so formal, he was different from the Dereck I was used to seeing at school who couldn't care less about his appearance.

He looked at me with adoration.

He held a bouquet of roses in his left hand which he handed to me immediately. Their aroma was enchanting.

He stretched his hand to receive me and we walked down the driveway to where the car was parked.

He was such a gentleman and it was obvious he practiced his chivalry.

I couldn't help but compare him to his school self and notice how dreamy his new self was.

We walked down to the limo he hired for us.

He opened the car door for me so I could enter and closed it when I was sitting. The date was off to a good start.

The date was amazing. He was kind and funny. He took care of me.

He had the whole date planned out. We went to the Cinema, we went to an amusement park, we had ice cream and we went to a five-star restaurant which I never knew I like until now.

The date went smoothly and he did everything right. The more things he did the more I began to crush on him.

The date was coming to an end and we started heading home. The restaurant was quite a distance away from where the limo had been parked.

"I really enjoyed the time I spent with you!" I told him excitedly.

But his mood had changed. He was acting uneasy and he was sweating. Which in my experience was a bad sign.

I tried asking what was wrong but he kept dodging the questions saying he was okay.

We were slowly reaching a dark and dim alleyway and it was already night at this time.

"I am sorry." he said with tears streaming down his face, "He made me do it."

"Who made you do what?" I asked confused, "Is this some kind of a joke because it isn't funny."

We turned down the alleyway.

Two men blocked where we had previously entered from and two stood in front of us.

I looked at Dereck, who was fidgeting.

"Well done, Dereck, the boss will be proud of you when he hears who you brought for us. I hope whatever he had promised you, was worth betraying her like this."

Dereck didn't reply. His face was facing downwards failing to meet mine.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!