Nat's POV
"Hey princess" someone calls out to me in my sleep.
I groan in my sleep and turn around.
"Wake up!"someone whisper -yells.
I slowly stir out of my sleep and open my eyes.
Nick is on top of me with his face inches away from mine and he has a knife in his hand.
Have the nightmares gone so bad that now they've become the reality?
"You're not real," I say to him and try to change my dream.
Seconds later I realize that he's really on top of me.
"Welcome to earth Nat," he says.
I don't even scream cause I know what good it'll do to me.
"Nick" I whisper.
"Oh I've missed you," he says and leans down causing my breath to hitch.
He simply kisses me on my cheek and gets up. I mirror his actions and get up too.
What the fuck?
Why is he here?
I thought he made it pretty clear to me that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with me, yet here we are.
I stand and look at the knife in his and my eyes go wide.
"So you've finally noticed it," he says and smirks.
"Nick...don't, please"
"I'm doing nothing" he simply says and traces the sharp edge of the knife with his finger.
"Haven't you missed me?" he asks me and brings the knife closer.
"What? Are you going to kill me now?"I ask him.
"I'm glad to see that you're not deaf"
"Luca fucking died saving me!"I yell at him.
That makes his hand go lower and gives me time to plan my next move.
"Kill me then," I say to him, "kill me and Luca's life will be nothing but a waste"
He starts breathing heavily and lowers his head.
"You think it's easy?" he suddenly asks.
"What?"
"You think it's easy living with the fact that my brother died because of me?" he yells at me.
"You think I don't die every day?" he continues, "it's been hell living with all those what-ifs inside my head. What if I hadn't run after that guy?What if I had come back in time? What if--"
I put my hand on his mouth and stop him from saying anything more.
"I can't live with this pain anymore Nat. I don't wanna live anymore. I wanna die. I'll die" he says softly and looks at my window.
I turn his head towards mine.
"Everything will be better. I promise"
"That's what everyone says "he replies.
"Hey it's okay to not be okay," I say to him and he lowers his head on my shoulder.
I can't believe that the strongest person I knew is left as a broken mess because of the death of his brother.
"Let's go out, "I say to him and he nods.
I take his hand in mine and lead him out of my room to my staircase and then finally out of the house.
"It smells sweet here," he says softly.
"Yes, it does, "I say.
"Why are you doing this?" he asks me.
"Doing what?"
"Being nice to me. Even after all this time--"
"That's who I am Nick"I reply and he nods his head in agreement.
"Do you still love me?" he suddenly asks.
"What? Why do you care?"I ask him.
"Touche," he says and drops the topic like I thought he would.
As we reach the gate of my house, he turns to me and hugs me.
I'm taken aback by his gesture and I awkwardly hug him back and can't help but notice those stupid butterflies and the fluttering of my heart.
"I'll be going now--" he says but stops abruptly when he notices a tall frame standing in front of us.
His eyes go wide and he looks at me as though I betrayed.
"What's wrong?"I ask him but he doesn't speak.
He takes out that knife and looks between me and him before slicing it on my wrist.
"Agh!"I groan and he runs away.
"Hey are you okay?" that person rushes to me and it's no one else but the asshole from before.
"Yes. I'm used to it by now"I say and weakly smile.
There's a huge cut on my wrist and blood is gushing out of it like crazy.
"Doesn't look fine to me" he says before taking my other hand and guides me to his house.
He leads me to a sofa and makes me sit there.
"I'll get the medical kit," he says and leaves.
I look at my wound and cringe.
But it's nothing compared to the pain I feel inside. Nick yet again found his way into my heart and broke it.
How many more times before I finally stop loving him?
A few moments later, that guy enters with a white box in his hand. He opens it and takes out a disinfectant and applies it to my skin. Next, he wraps my wrist in a bandage and secures it with a clip.
"There. You can go to the hospital tomorrow" he says.
"Yes, thank you, "I say and smile at him.
"I'm Alex by the way"
"But you're Italian"
"Yes I can't tell u my real name so it's Alex for you," he says with a smile.
I look at him for a moment and he gives in and says, "I'm Leo."
"I'm Nat, "I say and extend my hand to shake hands with him.
He chuckles and mirrors my action and we handshake.
"You're being nice now, "I say more to myself than to him but he hears it anyway.
"I was in a bad mood earlier"
"Oh," I say and stand up but quickly sit down because of the head spin.
"You can stay here tonight. There's a guest room here"
"No, it's ok "
"No, it's not. You can barely stand. Sit down and then u in sleep there"
"Uh"
"It's okay. I'm not dangerous" he says with a chuckle.
I just smile at him.
Nat's Pov"Do you know that guy?"Leo asks me as I get up from the sofa where we were earlier sitting."Yes, "I think for a minute and say."Do you?"I hesitantly ask him.He seems to think for a minute before he says, "Yes. I'm afraid I do""Oh?How?""Too many questions," he says and goes to what I presume is his room and shuts the door.He's rude.As soon as I get up, pain shoots up in my wrist and I groan in pain. That sounds seems to have called him outside his room and to me. He rushes towards me and holds my i
Nat's POV"The-the-graveyard?"I ask him in horror."Yes. The graveyard. Let's go" he says and smiles sadly.Why the graveyard all of a sudden?"I have to visit someone important's grave," he answers my thoughts."Uh-okay. I guess"I say and look outside from the window.Someone important?Who?What if he's actually taking me to a deserted place and plans to kill me there?You may never know what goes in the minds of people nowadays.
Nat's POVI wake up to find my alarm buzzing and telling me that it's the first day of school.Yes, I start school today.I had been admitted to the hospital for a week and then told to rest for another.My pre-vacations ended yesterday and now it's time to face reality.All the students have been lied to and informed that I fell from the staircase pretty hard and landed on my stomach which caused my ribs to break. The school authorities actually acknowledged this excuse and not only gave me leave but also sent their good wishes.I take a shower and change into a pair of T-shirt and shorts.
Nat's POV"Bye," Nina says before sitting in her car and driving away.I wave towards her and am about to sit in my car when I hear some sound behind. I turn around to see who would have caused it but I don't see anyone.I sit in my car and start the car.Lauv's voice fills the silence in my car and I drive away leaving that small booth behind.As soon as I hit the main road, I see a car from my rear-view mirror which I have been seeing since I sat in my car.Weird.Very few people live where I live and I recognize all the cars owned by my neighbors.
Nat's POV"Nat!Nat!" Nina whisper-yells and shakes me from my peaceful slumber."What?" I groan and say."Mrs. White is looking at you!" Nina says and pokes my stomach."Miss. Nat!" Mrs. White calls me."I'm awake! I'm awake!" I yell as I stand up."Principal's office! Now!" she says and points her finger towards the door."I'm sorry ma'am," I say and get out of her class.I stretch myself and stifle a yawn.I hardly slept last night.
Nat's POVI haven't seen Nick for a few days and god I'd be lying if I said that these few days haven't been peaceful.Peace.Something I've always wanted but never was desperate for.Now, I am though.I turn the volume up and enjoy the song.It's the few things by JP Saxe and Charlotte Lawrence.It's one of the best songs I've ever heard.I'm in my car and I'm going for a night's stay at Nina's.We'll go shopping, watch movies and eat at our most favori
Nat's POV "Hey, Nick," I say into the phone. "Nat?" he groggily asks. "Yes, it's me. Did I wake you?" "Yes, no I mean. Why are you calling this late anyway?" "I had to ask something," I say hesitantly. "Go ahead" "Can we meet tomorrow?" "Sure. Where?" "I'll text you the address" "Is it important?" "Do you think I would have called you at this h
Nat's POV"We're here," Leo announces when we reach to some fancyrestaurant I'd never been to.Fancy places aren't my type.It's like you're forced to be this really rich and sophisticated person that you're not.Leo gets out of the car and beckons me to come out.I shake my head and cross my arms.He opens the car door and leans down and says, "Do you want me to carry you?""I said I don't want to come!" I say and slam the car door.So much for calling him sweet.