Ophelia
I have never been so thankful in all my life for someone to walk into a classroom. The teacher I have for English was embarrassing me with all his praise for my grades and writing. My old school had sent over some of my writing, and Mr. Nash thought it was great. He was encouraging me to think about a job in literature. I told him multiple times that I wanted to be a literature professor. There was nothing wrong with our conversation, it just bothers me a lot when people overly praise me since I’m not used to getting that much praise. My old teachers had figured that out and made sure to keep the praise to a minimum.
I quickly sat down and felt eyes staring at the back of my head. I turned around and saw the most gorgeous creature God had ever put on the earth. His dark brown hair was slicked back, and he was covered in tattoos. He had piercing gray eyes that held something I couldn’t place, was it mischief, curiosity, or something else entirely. He suddenly smirked, and I knew that mischief was what I was seeing.
Throughout the class, I could feel his gaze on me. I felt myself squirm multiple times as I knew that he was continuing to stare at me. I also felt myself beginning to get angry that he was doing this. Is this a game that he thinks is funny? Is he back there enjoying watching me squirm? When the bell rang, I jumped up from my chair and quickly went to my locker.
“Ophelia!” I turn and see Mason running up to me. “You got plans for lunch? If not, I thought you could join me and my friends.” He is smiling at me, and I want to giggle at how cute he is.
“Sure, she would love to eat with us. Wouldn’t you Ophelia?” The gorgeous creature says.
“Cole, you met Ophelia?” Mason looks back and forth between us.
“Not officially, but we had English together, and I caught Ophelia staring at me throughout the class.” At this point, I know that my jaw is hanging open and that Cole is enjoying every second of this.
“Firstly, I was not the one doing the staring, and Mason, I would love to sit and eat with you, but if he is there, then that will have to be a hard no. See you later Mason.” With that, I walk off to the cafeteria.
Cole
“What the hell was that?” Mason looks at me in shock. “What did you do to my sweet little Ophelia?”
“You’re Ophelia?” He looks like he wants to say something but knows that there is nothing he can say. “I was messing with her. She’s got a fire in her, that’s for sure. I like it.” I chuckle as we head to the cafeteria. Once we are there, I notice that I don’t see her anywhere. I keep looking knowing that she has to be here somewhere.
“There she is. Crap man, she’s with Dominic.” I follow his line of sight, and sure enough there she is, laughing at something Dominic has said. “He knows man. It went out last night, there is no way he doesn’t know. Maybe he’s just being nice.”
I turn and look at Mason, and he and I both know that Dominic is never just nice to pretty girls. From what I can tell, Ophelia has no clue about how attractive she is, and that can be a very dangerous thing here. For some reason, it pisses me off that he is talking to her. Any guy talking to her pisses me off. I’m not sure what this feeling is. I do know that I have never been this attracted physically to a girl before. I’ve thought girls are hot and have gotten turned on before, but this is different. Before I know it, I feel myself getting ready to walk over there, but luckily Mason stops me.
“Hold up man. Don’t want her to get even more pissed at you than she already is. He won’t do anything, he knows better.”
I listen to my friend and sit down at the table. Everyone in this school knows and it shouldn't be a problem. I have to get myself under control. This isn't like me to get all worked up over some girl. In the back of my mind though, I know that she isn't just some girl. She is going to change my world, I can feel it all the way down to my bones. The persona that I have carefully crafted over the years now has a crack in it. That crack grows by the minute.
Ophelia
“So what did you do to draw the attention of Mr. Popular himself, Cole Henson?” Dominic asks as we make our way through the line. I was waiting in line when he just walked up and struck up a conversation. Once again, I find myself talking to a gorgeous tattooed guy. What is this place? Is there a quota of hot guys with tattoos?
“Not sure. I would say that he doesn’t look too happy at the moment. It could be because of what I said to him earlier. He tried to make it seem like I was staring at him during class which is a total lie. If anyone was staring it was him.” Dominic busts out laughing, and I can’t help but join in. this boy is a breath of fresh air today.
“Hey man.” I turn and see yet another tall and gorgeous tattooed guy. The only difference this time is the guy is blonde with messy hair and some black glasses. “And who do we have here? Is it the famous Ophelia?” I involuntarily giggle and think I may die. “The name is Pearce, and it is a pleasure to meet you.” He offers his hand which I take. He then proceeds to kiss it and wink at me.
“So, everyone keeps calling me the famous Ophelia, but I still haven’t heard why I’m famous.” I look at both of them hoping to finally get an answer.
“You’re the new girl.” Dominic states. I shake my head at his answer.
“My sister is new too.” Pearce chuckles and grabs my hand once again.
“You are a beautiful new girl who isn’t a total bitch.” Pearce says as he drops my hand. My thoughts are running wild as I think about what he said.
The first thing I am having trouble with is the whole beautiful thing. Once you’ve been told so many times that you’re ugly, fat, etc. you start to believe those things. So hearing all these attractive guys say that they think I’m beautiful makes me wonder what they are up to. It can’t be true, so I tend to think that I am part of some sort of joke that I have no idea about. I also can’t believe that they are not all over my sister. Katherine was eye candy to the most male population in our old town, so it’s hard to believe that she isn’t the one that they are talking about.
“I can’t help but feel that there is something you guys are leaving out. I’m not beautiful, and I’m not dumb, so you tell me why my BS meter is going nuts.” They look at each other, and I wait to hear an answer.
“I think you are overthinking it all Ophelia. There is not a hidden agenda, and we aren’t pranking you. You are beautiful. It may be that all the people in your life so far have been stupid or just lying to you. That is the truth.” Dominic states with all seriousness. I can’t help but begin to believe him a little.
The walls that I build around myself seem to be cracking. First Maggie and now these guys. I know that I have never been able to trust boys before. But somewhere deep inside, there is a voice that is screaming for me to trust them. It's telling me to let someone in, to try and be happy. I want nothing more in life than to be happy.
I get caught up in my insecurities, and all of them weigh me down to where I struggle to stay above water. Questions that have never been answered, plague me all the time. Why did my life change so much as a child? What caused the rift in my family? Why is Katherine so favored, and I am there in the background?
I need to get this negativity out of my life. I need to make it through these last few months and move on with my life. The pressure of trying to make things go perfectly only adds to my stress. I need to learn to take things one thing at a time. If someone breaks through my walls, then I will deal with it as it comes.
OpheliaAs I sit down to eat Dominic and Pearce follow behind and sit at the table with me. I notice all of the whispers, and I notice Katherine walking in with a squad of look-alikes. I knew that she would find a spot right in the middle of the popular kids. The girls walk over to the table where Cole and Mason are sitting with a couple of other guys. I watch as Katherine tries flirting with Cole.I feel my heart hurt, and my stomach drops. The scene in front of me makes me look away. I can’t sit here and watch, as once again, she takes something I want. Wait, did I just think that I want Cole? That’s impossible. I just met him, and he is an arrogant man-whore.“I see she wastes no time going after what she wants,” Pearce says with a snarl. “I had a feeling this would happen. Some of the guys at this school go for the quick, easy lay. Cole is one of those guys. He just sleeps with a girl and moves on. I have never seen him date som
Ophelia As the bell rings, I make my way out of the room and then the school. I don’t want to be in her path, so I beeline for my car. I decide to call Maggie and see if she wants to hang out. I don’t start work until tomorrow, so I need a distraction for tonight. “My darling Ophelia, I was hoping you would call and give me all the details of the first day!” She giggles, and I can tell she is very happy to have gotten my call. I laugh, and I feel like I finally found someone that I can trust. “Well, are you free for dinner?” I am praying that she doesn’t have any plans. “I’m free. Meet me in the town square.” As we hang up, I see Katherine come storming out of the school, and I know that she is looking for me. She wants to make me pay for what happened in that class, and I know that she will be looking for anything she can use against me. As I begin to pull off, I see Cole and Mason walk out of the school looking as if they are looking for someone. As
Cole Today did not play out the way I had hoped. It's going to take a lot of hard work if I'm gonna get her to trust me or hell even like me. She didn’t outright say she hates me, but I can tell that she is far from falling for me. The usual technics I use to get girls to do nothing to her. The smirks, the stares, and the bad boy routine did nothing. The only person that I can think of that can help me is Maggie. I don’t want the lecture that will come along with her advice. Dominic and Pearce were able to hold a pretty decent conversation with her at lunch, and I’m dying to know what they said to her. She seemed to be very responsive to Pearce, and I can tell he has a thing for her. To be honest just about every guy in school has a thing for her. She's completely different from any girl in that school, and I think that's what is attracting every male in the school. There comes a point in time when the easy lay doesn’t do it for you anymore. I think most of us are at
Ophelia The next morning I get to school around the same time as Katherine. I witness the thing that I was scared of seeing. She saunters over to Cole, and I can already see by the look on his face that he got what he wanted, and he's done. I shut my locker just as Pearce and Dominic walk up, and we all turn to watch what will be a show for the ages. "This isn't going to end well is it?" Dominic asks. "I don't think so, man," Pearce says. “Hey, baby. Did you miss me?” Katherine purrs and flutters her eyelashes at Cole. She is rubbing her hands up and down his arms, and I see the irritation flowing off him in waves. Katherine is oblivious to all this. “Who told you that you could call me that? Better yet, what the hell do you think you’re doing? I just slept with you once, that doesn’t mean that we are a couple or that I even care about you. You were just an easy lay. No one claimed you, so I just took what I thought might be a good time. Turns
Ophelia "What are you doing this evening, my beautiful Mae?" Mason asks as we work on our drawings. Today is the last day of our project, and I hate to see it end. Mason is fun to hang around. I have been able to let myself relax and have fun while working on this. He makes me laugh and seems to get it when I don't want to talk about something. I don't see him in any romantic way, but I will admit any girl of his would-be lucky. He seems to be a caring and fun guy. "I'm most likely going to be reading. Why?" I raise my brow in question. "I was hoping you would join me and the guys tonight. We thought about going to see a movie and thought you might enjoy coming." He has that hopeful yet puppy face going on. "I don't know. With everything that happened with Cole and my sister, it may not be a good idea." I do my best to not look at him. "You can't let their problems keep you from having fun. It's not like you are going out on a date wit
Cole I couldn't control my frustration, so I walked off. Is that really how Ophelia saw me? Does she see me and a man-shore? And if she does, why does that bother me? I've spent years building up my barriers. I wouldn't fall for someone who would only use me. Girls want me for two things, money and power. I've never met someone who genuinely liked me for who I am and not what I have. But, that statement might not be true anymore. I walk over to my locker and see Mason and Jacob there. Jacob gives me a look, and I know that he can sense my irritation. Mason looks down the hall and, with no doubt sees Ophelia walking away. I know that he's going to have questions, and I don't know that I want to answer them. "Spill it. You look pissed off, and Ophelia looks guilty." Jacob says. I'm shocked to hear him ask. The boy very rarely talks, and he isn't the type to want to talk about feelings or anything of the sort. Mason busts out laughing, and I smile at thi
Ophelia I walk into the counseling office and see a mid-aged woman with beautiful chestnut hair. She smiles at me and walks toward me. She puts her hand out to shake my hand. I get the feeling that she is going to be someone that I can talk to. "You must be Ophelia. I'm Mrs. Adams, and I am your counselor." She smiles brightly. "It's nice to meet you. Ms. Henson told me that you would be working with me on my plans." I smile as she leads me to her office. We both take our seats after she closes the door. I look around her office and see that she has a neat and organized office. I notice that, unlike my last counselor's office, there are no motivational posters all over the wall. There are none of those little nicknacks that have words of wisdom on them. "So I spoke with Ms. Henson and she let me know that your last school didn't seem to have a very good counseling program." She says giving me a week smile. "Yeah, they were more foc
Cole I look up when I hear the door open, and in walks Ophelia. It amazes me how the girl can light up a room even when she isn't trying. She's dressed the way she would any day of the week at school, but she looks absolutely beautiful. She looks our way and smiles, heading toward us. Then for some reason, she looks around the place, and her smile drops. I follow the direction she is looking, and there sits her sister. Katherine has a murderous look on her face, and Ophelia pales a little. The one thing that she is afraid of happening did happen. Katherine has this need to be on top and to take everything away from her sister. As far as I can tell, Ophelia has done nothing to warrant any of these actions. "Hey, guys. I'm not late, am I" She asks smiling. Pearce pulls her to sit next to him and gives me a look that can only be described as a smirk. The boy thinks he's being slick, and that I don't know what he is up to. He wants her for himself, but th