Chapter 52: Choose us

At this point I wanna die because I can't deal with him anymore, I just pray it isn't him but a ghost. I'm not in the mood to speak with the living right now.

The knocks continued and I groaned "Who is it?" Instead of answering the other open and four boys entered. The one taking the lead at disrespecting my boundaries is none other than Ceasar. The nerve they have.

" Surprise surprise princess, I bet you didn't expect this" said Cedric who was showing me vanilla ice cream enough for the five of us. I tried forcing a smile but knew I failed horribly at it " yey...ice cream..mnh!?" I didn't like the way his smile fell, it was very kind of him but I just can't right now. Not in his cheery mood. " What's wrong?" Asked Adrian, "you don't sound good and that smile is too poetically sad" added Cedric. "Yeah...what they said" agreed or just whatever cause it's Peter. Yet it was different for someone else in the room as he seriously stared at me and he finally asked" who was it?".

It sounded so angry and protective at the same time that I hated it, he has no right to act that way to me. He has no right to act like he cares because that is why I'm in this mess. Yes he is the one to blame and it is time that he knows it.

He continued"It's okay. You can tell me who it was that made you sad, upset and angry. I promise to deal with them for you"

I couldn't help but laugh, it was a laugh without devoid of any joy but sarcasm" you really want to know?". He hesitated at first his eyes showing concern but ended up nodding.

"It's You"

I saw it all. How his expression shifted to that of surprise then his strong jaws clenched and so were his hands.

"I know and that is why I am trying to fix this, I will fix this. I'm close...so please hold on just a little" I will be doing no holding on, he really doesn't know how tired I am.

"You said you will deal with the person who made me like this and it is you... It's YOU! SO DEAL WITH YOURSELF AND LEAVE ME ALONE CEASAR!!" My voice cracked and I ended up literally screaming the last line while tears streamed non-stop, unstoppable sobs escaped my lips afterwards. I didn't care if they saw me like this but I'm tired and done.

"No" did I hear right?

" I'm sorry but I am not going to be able to do it because Dintle you're the first ever decision I've made for myself...by myself "

And that means I should suffer? Be undermined and looked down everywhere I go?

"You're the best thing that has ever happened to me and I know it's hard but right I am going to fight for us and make sure no one hurts you or repeat what was done to you"

Fight? Fight so that in the end you regret it, you hate me and blame me for what you'll miss.

"So I'm sorry that I got you entangled with me and I'm sorry that I won't stop because...

I'm in love with you Dintle.

I haven't been able to stop thinking about you for a long time now and I don't want to.

I know that you feel that you have to choose yourself and not me but that's not true..

You can choose to choose us just like I'm doing because I promise you it will feel great"

Choose us! 'us' just like I told him, that unintentionally brought a small smile to my face and I wondered if I had already decided or have already chosen us? I'm honestly not sure about it and don't have to think about it right now.

"Let's talk about the results of your yesterday's search" it got a little awkward after I changed the subject but I was at least more calm now. A better state than I was a minute ago although I felt embarrassed for acting like that they pretended like nothing happened. His eyes in particular never left me for even a single second. There was no scrutinizing, no guilt, no sadness, no longing as if he knows that he has won or maybe I'm reading too much but I could definitely see some appreciation.

"Well the ice cream doesn't sound bad after all because it also works when a person is having an emotional da-" a harsh smack at the back of his head shut him up thanks to Adrian this time while Cedric distributed the ice cream. I fell the anticipation well up because of how calm they were acting and that show be a good thing. Maybe yesterday's conclusion wasn't so bad after all or why else would they be this calm and normal.

I took the ice cream from Cedric and enjoyed the vanilla and cooling feeling it gave me.

" The good news is we found both the snitch and the witch"

Really!?

I gave Adrian a look that was urging to hear more and Ceasar softly chuckled at my reaction. I ignored him and waited for Adrian to continue as his was still swallowing a spoon of ice cream.

" Yes. We found Aurora who was way too proud of what she did and enjoyed knowing that everyone shuns you now blah blah blah she's confident that we can't do anything to her as she's Ceasar's future bride " that quickly killed my mood, so that's no fixing this and can they really not punish her? That's what I hate about terrible people with power, you just can't get justice.

" So this means she won't go and tell the dean that this was her doing ?"

Adrian nodded "of course we could've made a recording of her confessing and then show it to the dean and she'll say you no longer have to leave but that won't be enough"

"Okay why won't it be enough?"

"Because of Aurora's background the dean won't clear your name. You'd stay while everyone still sees you as a sl*t"

He is right, the dean will never make a person like Aurora look like abad person even though she is a bad person

so what now? Am I really doomed but wait what about the snitch?