Chapter 22: Twenty two

(A span away from you😿💘🚶)

WYATT'S POV😃

My eyes fluttered open before I yawned loudly, with my eyes wandering around the room and I happened to spot that jerk laying his head on my window pane, sitting down on my chair and sleeping!

I scoffed, getting out of bed and going to where he was, I slapped his neck slightly and he sprang up.

"Hey, that hurts." He grumbled yawning loudly to my face.

I made a disgusting face. "Hey watch it, before you infect me... Buh.... "my mind hit a valid point... "Did you sleep like this till this morning? "I asked really surprised.

He stood up and brushed past me; "How is it your business? Wherever I sleep shouldn't bother you."he replied pulling off his shirt.

"And do I look like am bothered about you? I just pity this precious window tho,it is mine! "I fired back.

He danced his eyes around me before scoffing and going into the bathroom to freshen up.

Psst! I wonder why everything that comes out of his mouth is so annoying! He needs to fix that manner of his before talking to me.

BELLA'S POV🥺

I hopped down from the bus running into the school gate.

"Hey."someone wrapped her arm across my neck immediately I stepped my feet into the hallway leading to our class.

I turned to know the person who did that and it was, Min Soo.

"Min Soo." I called, smiling at her and she chuckled.

"You call my name in a high pitched American accent."she reminded and I smiled.

Then shrugged; "I'm an American afterall, not a Korean in the least. How do they call your name by the way."I asked her and she giggled before speaking.

"Mi-su-shi"she said in a Korean accent

Hmmmm... That's hard, even if I wanted to learn how to do that. It's not gonna be easy.

" It's cool but hard." I said and she smiled at me.

"Not really hard. It's just that Americans don't like leaving the comfort of their own accent, they really don't wanna learn any other person's tongue apart from theirs." she replied and I wondered if she was angry or not.

In the end, I laughed out of place as I couldn't find words to tell her. I changed the topic and we chatted about other things coming closer to our class.

We were so near our class when a figure bursted up infront of me. It was Nicc!

I panicked, freezing in my smiles and words for Min Soo.

He smiled at me or rather at her before advancing closer towards us. I didn't know what got into me but I found myself running away from him.

I ran as fast my legs could carry me, I don't want to see him, maybe I want to but can't find anything to tell him anymore.

"Bella wait! "I heard him call me from behind, I looked back to see that he was running after me.

Oh my bad, I ran faster wishing I could just fly away or disappear quickly from him but no, he kept following me!

"Bella wait! "He shouted again this time he caught up with me, he held my arm and stopping me from running.

"Why are you running? "He asked me but I looked down to the floor.

I didn't want to look at his deceptive face so he won't confuse my heart anymore.

"Am asking you, you've changed Bella, you're even avoiding me."he scowled at me.

I pulled his hands off me still not looking at him, I made to go but he held my hand again. "Bella, "he called my name softly almost making my heart jump.

"Won't you leave me alone, Nicc?"I spoke to him for the first time since we stood here.

"What? You never talked to me like that before, when did you become so rude? "He asked, forcing out a smile to intimidate me but I can't be intimidated.

"Nicc can I speak to you later? "I asked.

"You said that same thing yesterday."he replied.He touched the loose ends of my hair, picking out something from it.

"What's wrong Bella? You don't care if am there or not anymore."

I flinched. "Yeah, I need a span away from you Nicc. Till I get rid of any stupid feelings I have for you, don't come close to me."I said in a painful voice.

He blinked repeatedly."I thought you said... "

I interrupted."Oh I said what Nicc? Am I some fool to you? Some kid, whose feelings can be toyed with? I know I am a nerd which you can't love... "Tears gathered around my eyes and I paused trying to gather myself. I hated myself for falling apart so quickly.

"Its not that... "

I snapped again."Oh you told me that to my face Nicc." he tried coming closer to me. "Please don't come close to me anymore until I erase you entirely from my heart."I stopped him.

"You can't now Bella cuz... "

I cut in again. "No, cuz Nicc, there's no you and I, don't confuse me and don't pity me. I understand that you can't love someone like me."I don't wanna give him a chance to confuse me.

He made to hold my hand. "Don't hold me again, don't protect me, don't come running to me and don't nag when I did something wrong! "I stopped him yelling.

"Why Bella... "

I interrupted him again. "So you won't confuse me."

"What came over you Bella? Its me Nicholas. Your childhood friend!"

"I know its you Nicc and that's why I'm telling you this. Stay some distance away from me."I finalized turning my front to another direction to leave and that's when I noticed that Wyatt was standing behind us all these while.

I held my tears inside me, I didn't want him to see me crying. I ran past him trying to find solace somewhere else.

WYATT'S POV😑

I saw Nicc running after Bella as I was coming into our class nd I was curious on why they were running about like that.

At first, I was jealous thinking it was one of their childish play until I saw the angry expression written all over her face, then I knew it was no joke to them at all.

My curiosity led me to go and eavesdrop on their conversation and what I heard broke my heart. I regretted and cursed at myself for being overly curious.

Bella loves Nicc! I was short of words staring at Nicc as he was staring at me too.

I couldn't speak, I just stood where I was looking at him until after ten minutes, I ran after Bella.

I couldn't locate where she ran to, I looked around as I ran until I bumped into Zayn.

"Hey buddy. "he cooed at me but I was in no mood to chat and hang with him.

"Did you see a girl... "

He snapped."Oh you mean that nerd? "He asked and I frowned at the word NERD. Why would he call her that?

He rechecked his words as he saw the deep frown on my face. "I mean... Oh yeah, she's at the basket ball pitch."

I patted his shoulders. "Thanks."I muttered running away to the pitch.

Then I saw her, she was sitting on the floor, her face was buried into her knees which were raised upwards. My heart shook terribly seeing her cry

*Oh I said what Nicc? Am I some fool to you?Some kid whose feelings can be toyed with? I know it! I'm a nerd which you can't love...*

A flashback of what happened earlier made a playback in my head. Her hurtful and painful voice which kept yelling.

She raised her head up when she heard footsteps coming towards her and quickly cleaned her tears as she saw me.

I sat down beside her trying to act really cool about whatever that happened but damn! It's not easy for me. It hurts like hell, someone I love, loves someone else. What a twist! I guess I'm doomed this time.

There was silence between us for a while.

"I know you heard everything."she broke the silence, after ten minutes of silence between us.

I turned to look at her face which she was trying so hard to cover up with a cheerful smile but it wasn't working out. Cuz tears will stream down her face at intervals.

"I know you did eavesdrop on us Wyatt but, that's how I feel, yeah... Loving someone who doesn't care is very painful."

If only she knows that she's saying those words directly to me. I can relate so much to that.

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I'm sorry but that's not why you should cry."I tried to sound comforting.

"Don't pity me Wyatt, I deserve it. Loving him was like that. Have you ever been in love before? "She asked taking me off balance.

"Oh... I... Mean... "Stutters again followed by rubbing of my hair.

"Then you won't understand the pain of loving someone who will never love you back."she said. " And I pray you don't fall into a one sided love. It hurts so much and I can relate to that." she said further.

She's speaking directly to me. Those words have a great effect on me, is she never gonna love me back? One sided love? Is that what I am into now?

"Really? "I asked her feeling down spirited and she nodded her head.

"Yeah, watching that person smile at you, laugh, play, chuckle, giggle, do almost everything that makes your heart flutter all the time but then, its someone you can never have... Do you know the pain of that?"

Yeah.. I know the pain, I wanted to tell her that.

Watching her everyday come to school makes me happy, seeing her laugh and smile brings joy to my wretched soul.

But is she really someone I can never have like she said?

"Well, sometimes its possible you can have that person. "I replied and she chuckled

"That's for you, as for me, I will have never have Nicc."she sighed after saying that before looking into my eyes. "You're a nice guy and a good one at that."she admired smiling at me.

My mouth wanted to say something but no words came out."Hmmmm... Urm.. You need to cheer up don't you think... I mean let's go on a party happening tonight. "I stuttered and she almost cried out at my suggestion.

"Really!! I will really need that! Its been years I went to one."

"Really? "

"Yes, I always went with Nicc but not anymore."she replied. Oops! Nicc again! I should always keep that name in my mind.

"I want to go. "she said.

"You will go with me?? "I asked stressing out every word to be really sure that I wasn't dreaming.

She nodded again. "Yeah, I want to go with you"