jerk | ross lynch

Chapter 7: "Anything?"

Melody's POV:
A new day. Today is a new day. Today, I'm just going to go with my normal routine. I'm gonna arrive at school, got to my locker, then walk to class. No interruptions. I'm gonna try to ignore Ross. I know that sounds mean, but I just want things back to normal. Normal, when I didn't know Ross. When I avoided him, his gang, and his girlfriend, Cara. It would be best for me. Plus, I don't want more people than there needs to be, asking me what happened to my face. I don't want that.

After my shower, I slid on a pair of jean shorts, a light salmon pink shirt, and a grey cardigan. I threw on my black converse. I did my hair and makeup. (Outfit on top.)

I grasped my bag and walked down the stairs. We're back to being cautious. I don't want slapped again. It doesn't feel too great. I pulled a water bottle out of the fridge and walked casually out the door. My cheek still hurt. He slapped me hard. That scene played through my mind as I reached Natalie's house. I knocked on the door like I do any other morning. Nat comes out wearing a pair of ripped skinny jeans, a maroon v-neck, and a pair of black heeled ankle boots. She looks stunning, as always. I always tell her she's, dressed to impress.

We began walking it the direction of the school. Natalie looked over at me, "So Mel-," she stopped, "What happened to your cheek! Are you okay?" she panicked. I nodded slowly and continued walking, ignoring her question.

Walking into school, everyone noticed my bruised cheek. I heard some people gasp, and some rambled on themselves. I tried to ignore it. When I got to my locker, before I went to leave, I slammed it shut. I'm not up for school today. I walked down the hallway, looking each way, to make sure Ross was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, I felt arms around my waist, pulling me back. Then I was pushed, back first, into the lockers. I opened my eyes. Guess who it was? Ross, shocker.

"Hey, babe. What happened?" he asked, stroking my cheek gently. I winced in pain. It still burned at someone's touch. I tried covering it up with makeup this morning. We see how that turned out. And yesterday, I thought Ross was sad about what happened between us. Eh, who am I kidding, that kid has no heart. I could never see him being sad. It's my fault for believing him. It's my fault for falling for his act.

"Nothing, just- just leave me alone, okay?" I somewhat cried. I was kinda scared. His face softened, but it then turned to a smirk. This is gonna end bad.

"I'll make you feel better," he had an evil grin on his flawless face. His shiny white teeth were shown to me. I shook my head. He nodded. I gulped a bit and he noticed, I think.

"Ross, please no. I'll do anything, it's just, today's not my day," I begged with a sad expression on my face. While mine's sad, his expression changed to, somewhat, joy.

"Anything?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. I sighed, but nodded.

"Anything, as long as it's not today," I explained. He smirked once more, then nodded. He planted a few soft, wet kisses on my neck, and then walked away. I felt tingles on my neck after he left. I got shivers as I watched him vacate. He was a flawless jerk. I wish he wasn't so mean. I wish he wanted a real relationship. Why couldn't he be a normal boy?

I let out a loud sigh and rolled my eyes as I began walking to class. The hallway was empty except for the few people that saw what went down with Ross and I. I slowly walked to class and stopped in the doorway. Everyone was in there, all ready for class. I walked in and took my seat. Thankfully, today is a free day, which means I can study for exams. Great.

Today didn't turn out how I wanted it to so far...