Chapter 5 No.5

I should be running away from her, not standing in front of her relishing in the wonderful set of tingles that her touch offers me.

"Have you been avoiding me, princess?" Aurelia questions with a knowing smirk

I would do whatever it takes to wipe that smirk off of her face.

And I mean whatever it take.

"Don't get so cocky," I say with annoyance clear in my tone of voice as I yank my wrist out of her grip

"I wasn't avoiding you" I answer

She raises her eyebrow at me as if silently saying 'you're kidding, right?'.

"Um, We'll just leave you two alone" Faith says as she grabs Bailey's wrist and begins to drag her away from Aurelia and I

I groan out with irritation as I bring my hand up to hold my forehead.

"What do you want, devil in disguise?" I ask the black haired beauty in front of me

"Look, we're already on the path to friends, princess" she teases causing me to ball my hands into my fists by my sides

"Aurelia, I swear to god" I say, my patience thinning quicker than my math teacher's hair

And that's saying a lot.

"All I want is the truth" she says

"I gave you the truth" I state matter of factly

"Every time I entered a room, you left it" she informs

"Maybe I just had places to be" I say as I cross my arms

She mimics my stance making me grow further irritated.

What is her problem?

"When I entered the cafeteria you briefly glanced at me before grabbing your bag and rushing out of there" she says

Shit.

I was hoping that she didn't see me.

"I had to use the bathroom" I weakly defend myself as I begin to walk away from her

"Really? Because when I asked Bailey and Faith why you left they said that you didn't want to see me" she says as she follows me

Okay.

Bailey, Faith and I need to have a discussion because this is getting a little out of hand.

"Why do you care? You have basically the whole school lusting after you, what's so different about me that you have to irritate me every chance you get?" I reply as I force the doors open and look for my moms car

She laughs at this which causes goosebumps to rake over my skin. I feel her lean in next to my ear making my heart run a marathon.

"One, you just get irritated easily," she says making me roll my eyes

"And two, you're not like everyone else" she finishes before walking off leaving me shocked and confused as well as a little frustrated

I don't trust her.

She's bad news.

Who knows what she's up to.

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I just finished my homework only to suddenly remember that I have a project with the devil that is due in three days.

I refuse to work with her out of school.

Who knows what her intentions are.

My phone begins to ring from my night table effectively cutting off my thoughts. I reach over and unplug the device before sliding the 'accept' button and waiting for the video chat to connect.

As it connects I'm met with the face of Faith.

"How did your talk with Aurelia go?" She asks, skipping the greetings

"Nice to see you too, Faith" I say with a small laugh as I lean my back against my headboard

She rolls her eyes at my sarcasm.

"I'm serious, Hanna, the room feels different whenever the both of you are in it" she says making me laugh

"That's an great joke, Faith" I respond

"Hanna, why are you avoiding her? She's making a genuine effort to befriend you" she says matter of factly

I remain silent as I take in her words.

"I can't get close to her" is all I respond with a serious tone of voice. This peaks Faith's interest as she frowns at me.

"Is this because of Chadley?" She asks hitting the bullseye

I just nervously bite my lip as I break our eye contact. She sighs at this, gaining my attention.

"Hanna, just because you were wrong about one persons intentions doesn't mean that everyone's intentions are horrible" she says with a motherly tone of voice

"Yeah, well I'll never find out because I'm putting an end to whatever her and I have" I say with a newfound determination

"Hanna, you and I both know that that's not what you want" Faith says with disappointment

"Yes, it is. Look, I have to go, I'll see you tomorrow" I say before hanging up, giving her no time to respond

I throw my phone beside me and begin to gather my school supplies so that I can place them back in my backpack.

As I finish cleaning up I hear a knock on my door.

"Come in" I yell out as I place my bag beside my bed

The doorknob quickly twists before revealing my mom's face as well as my little sister, Isabella.

I haven't seen much of her lately. She's usually hanging out with her friends or our aunt Carolina.

"I made you some cookies" my mom says as she walks over to me and places the plate of cookies in my lap

"I know that you didn't come in here just to give me a plate of cookies" I say as Isabella climbs onto my bed and sits beside me

"You're right, are you getting used to being back?" She asks genuinely as I hand Isabella a cookie

"If you ignore the fact that Chadley and Ava are making it their goal to humiliate me, the new girl is making me emotionally confused and my best friends are pushing me towards a dangerous path, then yes" I reply before taking a bite out of a cookie

She gives me an amused facial expression as she crosses her arms.

"What's this talk about a new girl making you emotionally confused?" She teases making a blush creep up my cheeks

"Really, that's all you got from my rant?" I ask her as a smile makes it's way onto my face

She doesn't get a chance to respond as my mother walks into the room.

"Babe, Carolina said that she wants to keep Haley for the week" she says as her eyes never leave mom's

"No, we need her at the gala this weekend. Your words, not mine" my mom responds

My mother raises her hands in a surrender-like motion before retreating out of my room.

"Anyways, if you ever need someone to talk to about these 'emotions' then I'm always here for you" she says with a genuine smile

"Thank you" I reply as I return the smile

She nods and retreats out of my room taking Isabella with her. As she closes the door I sigh before taking another bite of my cookie.

I need to get this new girl out of my life.

And fast.