Chapter 4
Everyone was looking at us.
After the hair pulling incident yesterday and now this, there was no way I was going to be left alone. I
agreed to walk with this tall, dark haired boy who was a total dream for every girl, well almost every girl
in this school, me included.
"I can tell what you''re thinking... but don''t worry, they will have something else to talk aboutter, I''ll
make sure of it." He says before his arm snakes it''s way around my shoulder.
My body instantly heating up, blush creeping up my neck to my cheeks. Having Jaxon''s arm around
me, this close contact made me feel things I''ve never felt before.
"Jaxon.." I try to say but we stop in front of his two friends from yesterday in the cafeteria.
"Hailey, this is Brett and Caiphus, my only friends in this school but I hang out with other people. If I''m
not around, they will make sure you don''t get bullied." He says and I nod my head in understanding.
"That''s great and all but I think I should make my own friends. I mean, no offense but I usually get
along with girls." I say making them all chuckle.
"Yeah, good luck with that after walking around with Jaxon''s arm around you. Besides, you''re better off
with us for your social status." Brett says, making them all chuckle once more.
"Brett is right Hailey. You probably won''t be making any friends after this, your overnight step up the
believed them although I''m not one to listen.
I look around the school, looking for Reba because I hate being the joke and I find pleasure in
proving chauvinistic little boys wrong.
"Actually, I''ve made a friend already. One who doesn''t care about this stupid social status, one who
couldn''t care that Jaxon''s arm was around my shoulder two seconds ago and I think I''ll go hang out
with her. See you around Jaxon." I say, catching them off guard.
"Everybody cares Hailey." Jaxon says and this time, I chuckle as I walk away from them.
The walk to Reba was not that long but it was the longest 25 seconds of my life with everyone
staring at me. I kept praying I don''t trip and fall on my face because that''s what happens when
everyone is looking at you. Not forgetting Jaxon''s gaze burning a hole on my back. I could feel his eyes
on me because my body was heating up again, igniting a fire inside of me thatpletely confused
me.
I''ve had crushes before in my life but it usually starts at imagining a life with the guy first then day
dreaming and feeling all giddy before my body reacts in this sexual manner. The need to have this boy
take me was slowly overtaking my senses and I hate something I can''t fight off in my body.
"Finally taking me on my offer?" Reba asks as all the other students she was sitting on the grass
with start to get up and walk away at my arrival.
"Don''t worry about them. Now that Jaxon is sort of iming you, no boy wants to be anywhere near
you." She says to me and I groan out loud making her giggle.
"I can''t believe this is my life. This ce was supposed to be my escape. I just wanted to be left alone,
focus on my studies and graduate but I failed at that, dismally. Jaxon won''t leave me alone and now the
whole school won''t either and I hear Azuri will try toe back so there goes my luck at feeling safe." I
say.
Reba looks at me with pity.
"Don''t worry about Azuri. Jaxon handled her and I''m sure she won''t want to lose her queen status
because she couldn''t let go of Jaxon. It was never going to go anywhere with them anyway. I have a
feeling Jaxon is not toying with you.. he seems different and he has not taken his eyes off of you since
walking away from him." Reba tells me and I look down trying to hide a blush.
"What did you mean Jaxon handled her?" I ask because that text did not scold Azuri in any way.
This question makes Reba seem nervous as she looks around before looking back at me.
"I''m going to tell you this once because you need to understand this. Jaxon is from the Ger family.
His family built this town, this very school. They are old money and old moneyes with traditions
normal families don''t follow. Jaxon here will soon be the heir to take over the family business and
control the fortune and Azuries from a normal family in this town. The Ger men believe in fate
when ites to the woman they end up, the other men have also adopted that too but we are focused
on the Gers here okay?" She asks and I nod my head in agreement.
"Jaxon won''t end up with Azuri because if he was, he would''ve imed her already. They believe that
one day they will meet the woman made for them and they will know it then that she''s the one. Azuri
knows it but I guess like every girl that''s been with Jaxon always hopes to be that girl, stupid wishful
thinking. My guts telling me you''re that girl for Jaxon but I could be wrong." Reba says and I roll my
eyes at her.
"It''s crazy to hear that men believe in love at first sight. That''s usually what happens in your typical
romantic movies but in real life? That''s called lust." I say confidently.
"We don''t usually get new students but I can understand how that can be difficult toprehend
especially when it''s about men but that''s the case here in our small little town." Reba says and I just
nod my head to end the conversation.
I couldn''t possibly be Jaxon''s love at first sight. He just wanted to add me to his list and I had to admit
that he had game. I mean he was ying my hero, risking his rtionship with Azuri to make me feel
special but after hearing that he''s done this plenty of times before and going back to Azuri right after is
reason enough for me to not entertain him.
I will ignore the need to feel his touch, the constant wonder of how soft his lips are or what he''ll taste
like when we kiss. Gosh is this what bing an adult feels like? Constantly thinking about sex?
"How old are you Reba?" I ask and she smiles at me.
"I''m 18 and you''re still 17." She tells me and I nod my head yes.
"I''ll be 18 in a few weeks.." I say sadly and Reba gets excited.
"Oh we have to celebrate! I''ll n everything, you leave that to me." She says but I shake my head no
frantically.
"My mom and I used to always go for ice cream in the morning as breakfast and steak for lunch then
we would have bacon and eggs for dinner. We always did things backwards on my birthday but now
that she''s gone, I won''t be doing anything. I don''t want to do anything without her." I say as I try to gulp
down a sob stuck in my throat, forcing a way out.
Reba gently grabs my hand and squeezes it.
"I''m so sorry Hailey. Do you want to talk about her?" She asks.
"What can I say? A drunk driver hit our car killing my mother instantly because she swerved the car to
her side trying to save me. I didn''t even get a chance to say goodbye or tell her that I love her. He''s in
jail now but he will get out and find life again but my mother is gone. And don''t get me started on my
deadbeat father who is livingrge on my trust fund because he''s a prick." I say feeling hot tears on my
face.
"I came here because it''s far away, far from my evil stepmother and her toy, my dad. He does
everything for her but nothing for me. This ce was supposed to be my escape, where I can focus on
things important to me but it''s just another horror show in my life. I ran away from my problems
because of the coward I am only to run in to more problems with a bunch of teens who have no worries
except for their social status." I say chuckling through the tears.
I wipe away my tears.
"Wow. I''m so sorry Hailey, things will get better. You won''t always be the new girl, maybe Jaxon''s girl
for now but you''ll get used to the way things work here and you''ll be one of us soon." Reba assures
me and I force a smile.
"I just want to be Hailey. Not the new girl and definitely not known as Jaxon''s girl, I''m not his girl." I say.
"Ouch, that actually hurt." Jaxon says before sitting next to me.
"Reba." Jaxon says without a smile but Reba smiles at him which was unsettling. She had a
look of longing when she looked at him and that confused me.
"Jaxon." She says before grabbing her phone and getting up.
"I''ll see you around Hailey." She says and I wave back at her.
"You need to stay away from her." Jaxon says to me.
"Why? She''s nice to me." I say and he smiles at me, making my heart flutter.
"She''s only nice to get her way. Just stay away from her. Come on, let''s go to ss." He says getting
up and holding his hand out for me to hold on to.
Once I''m up, without his help my phone pings and so does Jaxon''s.
We both get our phones to see it''s a notification of a new post on chatpax that everyone was tagged
on.
I open the post to hear my voice, my voice talking about my mother and horrible father. The caption of
the post read, wrecker girl to Jaxon''s girl orphaned and all alone.
Reba had recorded me..
I felt my phone slip through my fingers before it hit the grass but I couldn''t care. I just opened up to this
girl and she betrayed me.
I find her looking back at me, grinning from ear to ear before winking at me and turning around, walking
away.
I thought I heard a growl but I pay it no mind.
I could feel my body getting cold, closing off. Jaxon assuring me he will handle it but I couldn''t even
care what he was saying. My brain pushed the pain to the back of my head, this is not my first rodeo
with bullies. I''ve been here before, plenty of times and the only way to survive such attacks is to keep it
moving.
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I picked up my phone, my backpack and I walked away from Jaxon, heading to my first ss.
I may be hurting but there''s no way I will break down and cry. I did that already and I''m paying the price
for it now, my sob story out for the whole school to listen to and judge,ugh or pity me. I will keep an
expressionless face and that I am good at.
Reba may have slipped past me but that''s the lesson I needed to learn to keep everyone at arms
length, there''s no way I''m letting any of these kids in to my life.
Not even Jaxon, Reba made sure of that.