Not A Nice Nerd

Avoiding

           Chapter 24
     Sapphire's P.O.V.
Stupid Hunter, stupid gang, stupid bus for making me late to school. Now I'm 10 minutes late. How great, at least I have English first. Mr. Cúpper is pretty laid back so I won't have much of a problem with him.

As I walk into my first period class all you hear is kids shouting and laughing. That means only one thing, we have a substitute. I don't bother with anyone and just walk to me seat. I put my head phones on and listen to Asking Alexandria.

Stupid Hunter is staring at me, it's so uncomfortable. I don't bother and just ingore him. 45 minutes later class ends, and I'm heading to my next one. I just want it to be lunch time already.
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One million minutes later it was finally lunch time. I head to the library first to drop off a book that was due. Then head to my locker to get some money I forgot in their yesterday. I'll buy lunch with it. Although we all know that Mother Theresa hates me on my way there I see Hunter was sucking faces with some brunette, on my locker!

Not even bothering I just head to the cafeteria, and sit with my group. "Hey Ms. Grumpy pants. What's up?" Rachel asks smirking. I glare at her, then snatch a burrito off of Chase's plate. He cries out in protest but I ignore him.

I eat the burrito and get up to leave. "Where are you going?" Jade asks. "To the library." I say walking away. I head to the library start reading a book.

"Wake up child!" A voice yells. I jolt out of the seat dazed. "What?" I ask with a yawn. Above me stood the librarian she just chuckles. "Sorry to interrupt your sleep but you've slept through two periods." I stare at her shock. "Oh my god, I'm sorry. Thank you. " I say grabbing my stuff and heading out the library.

I walk towards my 7th period class. I stand at the door about to open the door till I meet eyes with Hunter looking furious, glaring at me. You know what I don't have to put up with this. I turn around and head out the school. "Where do you think you going!??!?!" Mr. Always in everybody's business yells. "Home!" I yell back. "No your not!" he yells.

I stop dead in my tracks and turn towards him. "Oh sorry, I almost forgot I was your pet dog who's supposed to obey your every stupid commands!" I yell.
I turn back around. I start walking towards the bus stop. I hear footsteps behind me but ignore them. "You know what your real funny you know." he hisses. "Oh really? Well I didn't hear you laughing." I say dryly as I stop at the bus stop. "I don't laugh." he hisses. "Well then doesn't that explain a lot." I mumble to myself.

"Wow okay you see this is what I get for being curious, and wanting to know about a girl that didn't even know I existed! I end up falling for her, only to realize years later she still doesn't care. And you want to hear the worst part. I'm still in love her, so much that I'm putting my life, and my family's in danger just to protect her. Do I get a thank you? No! I get sarcastic replies from an ignorant, stubborn, ungrateful little bitch!" he yells. I stare stunned at him as he tries to calm down. As I'm about to talk. I see Hunter's eyes widen before grabbing my hand and running.

"What the hell?" I ask. "Shut up!" Hunter yells. "Where are we-" but I get cut off by the sound of gunshots firing behind it. Hunter starts running faster dragging me behind him. I feel a pain in my right leg but ignore it. "Run faster!" he yells. "I can't my legs hurt!" I yell back. We end up running into a skate park. Hunter runs up some stairs and out the park.

We keep running for a while till I can't anymore. "Hunter please stop." I beg. "No we can't!" he yells "Please!" I yell. But he doesn't stop and keeps running till we get home. I limp to the couch as he locks the door. I look at my right leg and start having a panic attack. "Shit your wounded." he mumbles. The pants leg covering my right leg was soaking in blood. I start breathing heavy. "Hey, hey calm down. It's going to be alright. I'm going to go get the first aid kit." he says, before running up the stairs.

I try calming my breathing as I look anywhere but my leg. "Okay I'm going to try to take the bullet out. Take off your pants." he states. I get up and follow his order. "Okay this might hurt a bit. The wound isn't to wide but the bullet is deep." he says as he starts digging for the bullet.

I bite down hard on my lips trying not to scream. After a while he pulls out the bullet. "See not that bad" he says try to smile. I try to smile back but can't as I feel my eyes start to tear up. Oh man do I want to jab you in the eye right now. I think to myself. Hunter looks away. "Please don't cry on me. I just need to stitch you up, sanitize it, then wrap you up. Please stay strong." he whispers with a shaky breath. He starts stitching my leg up as I try to hold the tears back. After he's done wrapping my leg the tears start falling. Traitors!

"Come here, it's going to be alright. Man I'm sorry. This is all my fault." he says hugging me. I feel more tears falling. "Yeah it is." I say with a whimper. I hear Hunter give out an awkward laugh. "I'm sorry babe I really am. I'll do anything to make it up to you." he says kissing my forehead. "Let me stab out you eyeballs." I whisper. "What?" he asks. "Buy me a skateboard." I state. He chuckles this time a real one. "Yes of course I'll buy the wounded girl a skateboard." he chuckles. I punch him. "Shut up." I whisper. He just laughs.

"Uh, Hunter?" I ask. "Yeah." he mumbles. "About earlier. What you said. I-" but the dumb dumb interrupts me. "Just forget it. I get that you don't feel the same way. I don't want forced love." he says with a shaky breath. I roll my eyes at the jerk. "No it's not like that. It's not forced. It's like the feeling is there just not fully there? Ugh that doesn't make sense does it?" I say mumbling the last part.

"No I understand." he whispers. "Good." I whisper back. We stay like that for a while in a comfortable silence. Then something pops into my head. "Wait. Yesterday when you shot that dude. How come Carter, and Jillian didn't hear it?" I ask puzzled. "Oh no they heard it. They're just used to it." he states calmly. Wait Carter knows that we live next door to a murder but didn't say anything? Wow guess he wasn't lying when he said he's planning against me. Yeah...I'm buying a ticket to Poland. "Your not buying a ticket to Poland." Hunter chuckles. Shit, they're on to me. I quickly stand up and limp to the door. "TO POLAND I GO!!!" I yell, but end up tripping on the rug and fall on my face. "Or not." I mumble into the carpet as a hyena starts laughing.