All the Little Lies A High School Bully Romance

“He bent down a fraction and hovered his mouth over my ear. His warm breath had chills breaking out along my arms. “Not a chance in hell. I’m sneaking through your window every night, because there’s no way I’m sleeping without you.”

“I played it off. “You heard Hayley; she’s not there for me.” He held back a grin. “Oh, but you’re there for her.” Yes, I fucking am, and I’ll prove to her she’s there for me, too” .

“Why?” her voice cracked. “Why won’t you just stop? I don’t need you getting mixed up in this. I don’t need anyone else butting in.” I kept my voice steady. “Because I can’t stop, Hayley. I can’t fucking stop. Now go, and lock it when you get inside.” .

“I’m going to fucking kill whoever did this to you, Hayley.” And again, to my surprise, she didn’t protest. She opened her eyes, one more squinty than the other, and locked onto me. I felt my heart swell within the deep walls of my chest.   I realized something at that moment. Hayley wasn’t nearly as strong as she pretended to be, and I wasn’t either.” .

“My breath was momentarily gone. A spark of life went through my body like lightning striking the ground. Hayley’s lips were on mine, moving effortlessly, as if they were meant for me all along. Her hands left my arms and weaved into my hair; her soft breath mingled with mine. My heart moved inside my chest as I pulled her in closer. I’d never felt such a tug in my core than I did in that moment. Hayley’s ruby lips were mine for the taking, and I took every last breath that she had. ”

“You better fucking tell me what the hell is going on right now, or I swear to God I’ll break down this door with my bare hands and find out for myself.” .

“She scoffed, her warm, minty breath hitting my face. “Yeah, I know. I’m only popular because we’re friends.” “That’s not the only reason. All the guys want to take you to the sweethearts dance.” “Well, none of them have asked me.” Yeah, I knew that because I had told them not to. It was on the tip of my tongue to ask her. Maybe I shouldn’t. What if she says no? What if she finds out I sabotaged every opportunity she had to go with basically every single seventh grader? Even Ollie wanted to ask her. Over my dead body. ” .

“Christian!” The room fell quiet. Christian, with his arm reared back and a murderous look on his chiseled face, stopped and looked me dead in the eye. His eyes were cold and demeaning, but they were there, locked onto me. “That’s enough!  He isn’t even conscious.” I heard whispering from behind me. “Did she just get him to stop by only saying his name?” “Yeah, bro. It usually takes two of us to pull him out of something like that.” “Interesting…” The last one was Ollie.” .