Vic’s POV

I stared at Nicole’s sleeping face. A small smile graced her face. She looked happy. I sighed. It was my fault that her life was living hell. And the guilt was eating me away. I wish we were still small; no one cared what you wore, or what you looked like. If you were nice, people would like you, if you weren’t, well the teachers would get mad.

“Class, we have a new student today!” Our teacher exclaimed happily, and took a step to the side, revealing a small girl that never looked so broken. “Would you like to introduce yourself?” The girl looked up, panic crossed her face before she took a deep breath.

“Hi, I’m Nicole Mason,” her soft velvety voice echoed throughout the classroom.

I watched as she made her way to the back sitting down in an empty seat. She was subconsciously tugging at her braids that fell past her shoulders.

At break, I watched as Nicole shied away from all the other kids. She was scared. So I went up to her, I didn’t want her to be scared.

“Hi!” I smiled at her, “I’m Vic.”

Nicole’s POV

It felt nice to be able to sleep without any nightmares in the way. It was a nice dream this time.

“I’m Vic.” His smile lit up the whole playground.

“Vic!” a boy ran up to him and started talking animatedly to him.

“Nicole this is Jake, he’s my best friend.” Vic said, pointing at Jake.

“Hey! You’re really pretty, do you want to come play with us?” Jake asked

I blushed and looked down, should I trust them? Father had told me not to make any friends at this new school. It was because all these kids were bad. I felt Vic grab my hand and pull me up from my spot.

“C’mon! Nothing will happen, I promise.” Vic said, throwing an arm around me, pulling me in close.

Vic’s POV

I sighed contently when Nicole buried her face into my arms, tangling her legs with mine. Her mouth made tiny movements, as if she was talking, but you could never hear what she’s saying. A small blush was present on her cheeks and all I wanted to do was kiss her. Later, I told myself. When the time is right.

So I flipped onto my side and rested my head on top of Nicole’s. Throwing an arm around her, I pulled her in, so she was pressed against my chest. And just like that, we were passed out on the tiny couch in my parents’ living room.

Notes

Gah so this isn't as fluffy as I wanted it to be. But I promise in the next chapter I'll try to be a bit more fluffier haha. It was kind of hard when there was still a tiny bit of tension towards them but you knowwww I'll tryyy.

Song: Scene 1- James Dean and Audrey Hepburn by Sleeping with Sirens
Quote: "As I'm dreaming of your face, I've been away for a long time, such a long time, and I miss you there."

xx (: