The Quarterback lives in my Basement

chapter 10 The Sliver Devil

Steven's Pov

I stood outside in the backyard for what seemed like hours, I went to visit my grandma and got the worst news I could possibly hear. My grandma's cancer is getting worse and she has been admitted to the hospital. The doctors said she's very weak and are trying all they can possible.

Suddenly I heard steps coming towards me but I didn't looking to see who it was until they spoke.

"Hey anything wrong" I looked up to see Isabella with the softest look on her face. I was thinking of telling her what was wrong but instead my ego got the better of me.

"You know it's none of your business just go back upstairs I'm sure Cole is going to be coming up your window to sleep with you tonight" The words pour out of my mouth like a waterfall without much thought and I instantly regret it. Especially when I saw the look on her face, the corners of her mouth dropped down in a long frown, and her eyes trembled at the venom of my words.

I look but down so she wouldn't see the regret in my eyes when I feel her walking closer to me and raise her arm at me. I catch her arm in mind air, grab her by the waist and turn her around and pin her to the trunk of the tree and look straight into her brown eyes which tremble making it clear she is holding back tears. Feeling her heavy breathing crease my face.

I want so bad to kiss her. But I don't,

I instead just turn around and walk into the house. I walk down to the basement and pace back and forth regretting everything that just happened I could be a real asshole. Even though I practically don't know Isabella I didn't want to be that way to her, I don't know how to explain it.

Things were just getting better and know she will probably never talk to me again.

Bella's Pov

I wake up Monday morning and don't want to leave my bed with worry of seeing Steven. I hate him so much I try and be nice and instantly I regret it. I called Ericka to see if she wanted to hang out but once again no answer.

I got up to go to the bathroom, looking around when I opened my door to not bump into Steven. Luckily I didn't and walk back into my room to find a text from Cole asking I want to go out for lunch and then maybe a walk around the park. I quickly reply yes, I would go anywhere just to get out of the house right now.

I check the clock and it's already 10 and I'm surprised because I didn't think I had slept for that long. I go down stairs just to get an apple since Cole was picking me up in about two hours for lunch. I go back upstairs to see what I want to wear I laid out a pair of jeans and a purple shirt on my bed and got into the shower. I got out at around 11 so I hurried to get dressed and do my hair. Before I knew it I was sitting in Cole's passenger sit in his car.

"You know you never fail to look beautiful" Cole said taking his eyes of the road for a second to look at me and flash me a smile.

He had on a black leather jacket, and his dirty blonde hair was brushed up which reminded me of Johnny Bravo. I smiled and looked down trying to hide my burning blushing cheeks but I couldn't stop myself from smiling.

We stop at a small Italian Restaurant and where we are directed to a seat inside.

"So how are you?" he leans towards me and smiles showing his white teeth. Which only makes me blush even more then I already was.

"Good" I said smiling as our food got here. We finished eating and we got up to leave and suddenly Cole grabbed my hand and interlocked his fingers with mine. As we were leaving I spotted Ericka at the counter. I started to walk over to her to say but stopped in my tracks when I saw who she was with. Standing there next to her was Carter... as in Carter Smith as in the guy who broke my heart into a million pieces.

I stand there hold my breath and feeling my lip shaking. Ericka suddenly turns towards me and her face says it all. Her eyes and mouth widen at the sight of me as well as Carters.

"Isabella I can explain!" she pleads walking towards me, I stand there silent my eyes filling up with tears.

"Isabella it's not what it looks like" Carter says after her. They both look at me waiting for my reply with guilty looks on their faces.

The Knot feeling formed in my throat again and this time it was bigger than ever.

"You two don't have to explain anything to me, because I'm never speaking to any of you ever again"

"Bella please listen it's really not what it seems, you know me I would never do anything with Carter" Ericka said her eyes now trembling as well.

"Really, you would never? But yet here you are standing with him, I don't know you I thought I did but I don't. Just do me a favor and delete my number from your phone" The tears were now freely streaming down my cheek rapidly like rivers. I left with Cole without say another word.

Just before we got into the car Cole swung me around and hugged me tightly wrapping his arms around my shoulders. I was surprised at first, but then gently placed my hands on this rib cage and sobbed into his chest. He rested his cheek on the crown of my head as I continued to sob.

He pulled away to cup both his hands on my face and look into my red glossy eyes. He wiped away a tear and pulled me forward to kiss me softly on the forehead. And pulled back to open the car door for me and let me in. The warmth of his lips still remained on my forehead and sent pulses throughout my body.

He drove me home and walked me to my door leaving another gentle kiss on my forehead.

I walked upstairs and looked in the mirror my eyes puffed out and were as red as cherries. I went straight to my room and didn't come out for the rest of the day. I couldn't believe what I had just seen my best friend and my ex on a date... I repeated the sentence in my head and it sounded like a foreign language.

I laid in my bed pulled my knees up to my chest and starred out the window.

I then got back up and went into the bathroom and open the medicine cabinet. I pulled something I hadn't pulled out in over a years. A small sharp sliver devil that I hid in the back of the cabinet, I sat on the cold bathroom floor and pulled my sleeve down. I trace my fingers along the white lines on my arms as my whole body shakes. I grab a towel and put in my mouth to bite on.

I held the blade in my shaking hand and put it against my skin feeling the cold metal and it one swift movement I ran it across my arm. I squeezed my eyes tightly feeling the cold air seep into the fresh cut filling it with warmth. I felt the warm blood run down my arm like a stream pouring down a mountain and I watched it drip off my finger making two dots on the tile floor.

I took the towel from my mouth and applied pressure on the cut as it burned underneath the fabric. I looked up at the ceiling remember how I had promised Ericka I will never harm myself in any way for her. I thought to myself what good is that promise now.

I lifted up the towel the blood as now a dry mess on my arm. As well as the tears that once freely running down my face. I walked back into my room and laid in bed even though it was only 3 I had have enough of today and wanted to be in bed and never come out, not for anybody.

**okay this chapter is really hard to write for me i literally sat at the computer for almost 2 hours crying while typing those last three paragraphs because something like this happened to me and i know that sliver devil all to well. I really hope you enjoy this chapter**

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