"The pain is still present, steady as my heartbeat but it is no longer overtaking me, no longer pulling me under."

Thursday. I finally gathered enough strength to get back to school. Hell, I could've stayed home and felt sorry for myself all month, but seeing that it's only the second week of school, I have to get my ass in gear. These last three days have been hard, but I actually feel like it's getting better. After everything that happened with Ethan, I guess I'm just starting to get used to all of these heartbreaks.

Of course the first thing I see when I walk through the doors of the school is Harry, and of course he sees me too. I don't think I have been in a more awkward situation. I've been ignoring the thousands of calls and texts that he's sent since I told him I was done, and I'm not about to break my silent treatment. I quickly turn the other way and snake through the bodies in the hall so I won't have to talk to him. Today's gonna be rough.

First period, honors physics. Of course we sit next to each other. I push my chair as far away from him as I can, but when Mr. Johansen says we're doing a lab, there's no way I can avoid him.

"Aubrey can we please talk" Harry whispers as I begin the lab. I can tell by his tone that if there weren't 30 other people in the classroom, his voice would definitely be louder.

"About the lab? Yeah, what do you want to put for the hypothesis?"

"No, not about the lab Aubs"

"Then no, we can't talk" I snap.

"Then just listen... I never kissed Maddie, I swear!" Harry says before the teacher walks up to us.

"How is everything going over here?"

"Um actually not so good, can I go to the nurse? I'm not feeling so well" I lie to get myself away from Harry. This is going to be harder than I thought.

"Yes of course, why don't you grab your things and I'll write you a pass"

I stand up and throw my bag over my shoulder, making sure not to look back at Harry as I walk to Mr. Johansen's desk where he is writing me a pass. When I finally make it out of that suffocating room, I step out of the school to get some fresh air. I lean against the wall and slide down so I'm sitting on the cold concrete. I open my eyes after a few minutes when I hear the door swing open. I swear this kid is stalking me.

"Aubrey would you just listen to me?"

"Harry! No, I will not listen to your lies! You have caused me enough pain and I'm done. I trusted you! I told you about my family, something I haven't told anyone! And you promised me that you would never hurt me like Ethan did. I just can't, I'm done wasting my time, I'm not giving you another chance. I've been through this too many times, and you knew that. So there, I'm done." I'm surprised that I had enough courage to say that. I didn't know I had it in me.. But damn it feels good to get it off my chest.

"Aubrey, we didn't hook up! Please believe me, I would never-" Harry begins but is quickly cut off by the door swinging open.

"Oh my God, I was just looking for you!" Sophie says out of breath. Harry and I both give her confused looks.

"Baby I swear, you know I would never do this" Harry ignores Sophie.

"What's up Soph?" I ignore Harry and turn to Sophie.

"Believe Harry, he's right"

"What?" I asked confused. Am I missing something?


Flashback-Sophie's POV

"Still no Aubrey?" Maddie asks me as we sit down for calculus.

"No, she told me she wasn't feeling to well the last time I talked to her" I lie.

"Do you want to know why she's really gone?" Maddie asks me. Did Aubrey tell her?

"Sure"

"I never kissed Harry"

"What? You're kidding right?" My attention is finally off the teacher explaining the lesson.

"Nope. I made it up. I really did see Harry at Starbucks, so I knew she would believe me because they weren't together. That bitch was hooking up with him this whole time, she didn't even tell us!"

"Wait.. You knew they were dating?"

"Yeah, I saw them making out in his car before school last week"

"So you lied to her?" My eyes are wide as I try to grasp everything I'm being told. I can't believe any of this.

"Yeah... She deserves it! She did the exact same thing with Ethan. Whenever I like someone, she has to get him first."

"Wow Maddie" is all I can manage to say. "This is low. Even for you"

"Oh, it's not that big of a deal! She'll go running right back to him just like she ran back to Ethan"

"I can't believe you! You can't just do something like that!"

"Why does it matter? She basically did the same thing to me! Damn Sophie, calm down."

"You're kidding? You were never dating Harry OR Ethan... You didn't even have a thing with them!mSo no, she did not 'basically do the same thing!' You know she didn't tell you because she thought you would be mad? She did it because she was considering someone but herself, something that you obviously don't do"

"So you knew?"

"Yes, she told me after one of her best friends purposely tried to hurt her. Poor girl thought the guy who truly loves her broke her heart. You are disgusting Maddie" Thankfully the bell rings before I can get more angry. I am disgusted by what Maddie did, and even more disgusted at how she didn't even feel any sort of regret. I need to go find Aubrey.

End Flashback


Aubrey's POV

"Oh my god" I feel all the emotion leave my body when I hear what Sophie has to say. I fall back to the ground and bury my face in my hands.

"See, I would never, ever, cheat on you, Aubs" Harry kneels down and sits next to me.

"Harry I.. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have believed her"

Never in my life have I been speechless, but there's a first time for everything, right? The thoughts racing around in my head won't let me speak. I sit there staring across the parking lot, probably looking like I saw a ghost, just thinking about this all.

How could Maddie do this?
Harry probably hates me for not believing him.
How could I not have trusted him?
My life is so fucked up.

"Babe, it's okay, she's your best friend, of course you're going to believe her"

"Well I'll leave you two alone.." Sophie clears her throat and says.

"Thanks Sophie, for everything... " I stand up and hug her before she leaves. At least I still have one good friend. If it wasn't for her I would probably already be on the next flight to New York to live with my parents.

"I should have believed you, Harry I'm sorry for everything I said, I was just so upset"

"Aubrey, you don't have to be sorry... What Maddie did was terrible"

"I thought I lost you"

"Well you didn't" Harry smiles.

"I really don't deserve you.. I'm sorry for everything I said, really"

"No, you probably deserve better, but I'm selfish enough to keep you"

"What am I going to do about Maddie?" My face falls to my hands again. This is just too much to handle. My thoughts are jumbled, and I don't even know what to think. How is Harry still here after I didn't trust him? He really is such a good guy, and I'm so lucky, even after all of this drama and chaos.

"I don't know, I still can't believe she would do that to you. You definitely didn't deserve that. It's really fucked up what she did..."

"I'm just glad I got you back.."

Harry holds out his hands and pulls me up from the ground, and presses his lips against mine, wrapping his arms around my back. Man does it feel good to do that.

"I thought I would never get to kiss you again" I admit as I lay my head on his chest.

"Well you thought wrong" He smiles and kisses the top of my head. "I was gonna get you to see the truth sooner or later"

"How could I not believe you? Of course you wouldn't do that"

"Aubrey, stop crying, it's all okay now"

Notes

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