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The Cherry Game

Chapter 23

~ Samantha's POV ~
*One Week Later*

This was it. I was facing my fears and going to school. I can't afford any bad grades, and I feel awful about leaving all of my friends like that after they found out their boyfriends were douche bags. I should have been there for them, but I was too caught up in my own problems to pay any attention to it. Ugh.

As I walked into the school campus my heart beat rapidly. I haven't talked to Harry, and I always ignored his calls. I had no words for him. Everyone gave me wierd looks as I brought myself to the front of the school. I hate people sometimes.

I walked up to my locker and began fiddling with the lock, unable to remember my combination. Growing frustrated with my locker I slammed my hand on it angrily. Fuck.

"Poor, poor girl. I'm so sorry he picked you this year..." I turned around and came face to face with a tall, blonde girl. Her hair was wavy and long, her skin tanned perfectly. She must be from California considering her accent.

"W-what?" I asked, unable to comprehend her words.

"You were me last year. It stings, doesn't it? Falling for a guy so hard, just to let him break you completely." She said, and my mouth dropped open.

"Y-yeah....it sucks ass." I whispered, putting all of the pieces of the peices together in my head.

"At least the sex was good." She murmured, and my head snapped up to completely meet her gaze.

"N-no...we didn't...I found out before he could." I said, and she sighed.

"I'm Anna, and just so you know...everyone's wondering where you went. You're the talk of the school." She informed me before walking away. What?

I looked around the crowed halls, and my stomach twisted as I locked gazes with Harry. No. My anger for him returned, and water pricked the rims of my sleep deprived eyes. He looked similar to me. Puffy eyes, messy hair, sunken in cheeks, hunched body, tired, depressed. As I looked at him, my body inched for his touch. For him to hold me, and comfort me. But it wasn't going to be like that. Because I'll never get out of this heart break.

He sucked in a deep breath as his gaze caught with mine. No. I can't. I'm not ready. His long legs took a small step toward me, and whoever he was talking to turned around. Zayn. Oh....

"Samantha!" Alex exclaimed while wrapping her arms around me. I plastered a fake smile onto my face, and slightly hugged her back. Once she pulled away I looked behind her back to Harry who was still looking at me, while Zayn vas looking at Alex.

"Hi." I murmured, and she frowned.

"I heard what happened...you don't need him! he was just a bump in the road." She tried to reassure, but I looked at her, sadly.

"No he isn't. I love him, Alex...." I trailed off and she sighed before someone down the hall called her name. She waved to me and ran off leaving me alone again. My eyes drifted back to Harry who still hadn't taken his eyes off of me. Harry sent me a small smile, which I sadly couldn't return. I looked back at the floor before hearing my name called by an unfamiliar voice. I turned around to see a girl, her hair was black and choppy with her boobs pushed up and out.

Hey, did you know that your boobs go in your shirt?

"You are so so sad." She said, her nasally voice annoying as fuck.

"I don't know what you mean...." I said, avoiding her gaze.

"Yes you do! We all knew Harry was using you for something! None of us ever believed you two would actually work out." She snarled, and I remained silent.

"All he ever wants is a nice, innocent girl to ruin. And that was you." I felt as if everyone in the hall became silent, and their attention was on us. Oh no.

"O-okay." I said, and turned around to leave when she called me again.

"Hey! Wait! I'm not done." She snapped, and I slowly turned to face her again. "I just wanted to say you're a naive, little girl who has no voice for herself. You are a coward and all of us know it. If you want that to change stop feeling sorry for yourself, and get over him. He doesn't love you. In fact he showed me the exact opposite last night, in my room." My heart beat increased, and I felt that at any moment I would just disappear. At least I wanted to.

I held back my tears and I stormed past the gathered crowd of people, out the school building.

That pain that I had been feeling only minutes ago multiplied. He moved on, while I'm still completely heart broken about what he did. I never thought of Harry to sleep with annoying cunts like her. I guess I was wrong.

I ran from the school back my house, and let myself in with my spare key. I guess I'm not going back to school any time soon.