To Our Pinky Promises

, things have gone back to

ts that would talk about the picture that had been sent out to the entir

-two-shoes in school. Aside from the occasional partying and consuming alcohol, I have never smoked a cigarette,

locker, and probably the pictures that were broadcasted to their social

en when I saw what was plastered on my lock

e their virginity but slut-shame the school's virgin over a p

ow the world works. Who w

acting like he didn't see me or he really didn't see me. Both scenarios are very much plausible. The guys wa

my words seriously and have left me to fe

feel this. But, hurt. That was what I fel

Alex and it's solidifying the accusations boys are making at girls for being fickle or difficult to

any slower. When classes finally ended, I was t

nd start a Netflix series. I needed to get my mind off

s close enough to be a walking distance but far enough f

utes of sitting in a bus with a bunch of kids that I knew had b

t needs to get

back home. I passed shops and restaurants that were starting to get f

y steps, biting my bottom lip as I pondered

ision, though, a tap on my shoulde

ng back at me, waving his

head, 'Can

tion back at me as he slung his arm over m

h our conversation at t

g sentence but there was somet

took a sniff to check if the f

nd leaned back to look u

nd laughed hard. Head thrown back, hand

ng around my shoulders. 'Yes, babe, I'm high. But no, you can't hav

ent an octave higher as I l

good that night?' He sighed, ru

ght me to a quieter street, a block away from

m my shoulder. But when it wouldn't come off, I grabbed his hand by his thumb a

nally realized tha

were walking, we had 4 t

I not no

azing anger dancin

knew I've po

nough to make my heart rate spike and

I b

and my

mentally yelled at myself, my brain sho

as I turned and made a break for it

and latched onto it,

disgraceful attempt at

as my eyes flitted across the face

?' Ty tutted as he reached out to tu

ink I got you was not cheap.' A

ing the thought of his touch

did drunk me g

tling his hold on my hand

d watching me try to wrenc

t was left of my bubbling anger to muste

Ty's grip anchored me to the spot I was standing and I tried not to let th

ice called out from behind me

to praise the Heavens right then and there as I spun the

his eyes were automatically fixated on

e glare, Ty's hand

my chest, stepping back to create some

d towards Alex when t

was sore where Ty had grabbe

didn't want to take the chance of letting my guard

ntarily snapped towards Alex

oys following his greeting or maybe expl

ct him to direct

your own?' Alex asked, loo

h like a fish out of water,

ay to somethi

o tell him that no, I can't handle

s blocking my vocal cords and pr

ose to my chest for a second longer before he looked a

like

ut to turn a blind eye on the situation I was in

ng me, I was too fear-stricken to care

him from walking away b

felt like I could break down in tears any second then. My chest con

e myself for a situation where I'm cornered like this w

I watched. Kimmy was right, I should've ju

my tearful eyes that was pleading him for help w

was clutching onto his jacket b

ore his expression went hard and

s, pushing me behind him to s

to him behind his back with his oth

it only mea

ld my hand like this if he m

that. No matter how skilled he was at fighting, picking

l's lapdog? She doesn't even look like she'd be worth the effort you're putting in, anyways.' His eyes ran down my body

to the jab Ty threw at him. H

ted to say as he pushed me gen

with this one. Need I remind you that she'

ut what Alex was saying. I did have a protective famil

ing for time and trying

n my hand, squeezing it once, swiveled around on h

eady anticipating the

e on fire. I pumped my legs harder than I have ever had b

elt like it was about to burst and a fe

dn't stop

r as I willed my legs to move faste