"Old ways
won't
open new
doors."
One More Mistake
Chapter nine
â± I walked in royal high with my head held up. Everyone's eyes suddenly looked up at me and their eyes shone with interest. It's been a while since they found me interesting, and I was curious to know what rumors they had of me. As I made my way towards my locker I've locked eyes with Raine, who had only stared at me with blank eyes. She had her arms across her chest while she was leaning on a locker. I soon looked away and found my locker. I opened it and put all of my stuff inside.
I felt a presences behind me and I didn't have turn to know who it was. I knew Sterling was behind me, I could practically feel the heat coming off him. I started to put my last book in and slammed my locker shut before snapping my head towards him.
He held a blank stare but I know he was upset with something and I'm assuming that something has to be about the rumor going on. I didn't say anything and left around him. I expected him to follow me because I knew he wanted to talk to me but alone. I walked in into an empty classroom and turned around to face Sterling with my arms across my chest. He closed the door but didn't turn to face. He was facing the door and I've seen his fist clench.
"Tell me it isn't true" he only said but I didn't understand what he was saying. I didn't know what he was talking about and now I really want to know what the rumor is. Sterling was upset and I've never seen him this upset. The only time was when he heard me and Owen had a thing going on. He turned to look at me and he had this look in which I didn't understand.
"Don't act like you have no fucking idea about what I'm talking about. Are you guys seriously seeing each other again? After everything that happened, are you seriously going to go through that path again? God, Thea how selfish can you get" He spit out and I couldn't help but laugh on how pathetic he sounded. I laughed and laughed, I couldn't stop it. Sterling only looked at me like I've gone mad and I couldn't blame him because I might have gone mad. I truly didn't know.
"I'm serious Thea, are you and Owen going through that again?" He asked this time but he sounded less angry. I turned around because I couldn't face him after what he said. I stopped laughing and then smiled bitterly. I shrugged my shoulders and looked over at him.
"So what if we are seeing each other again?" I said like it wasn't a big deal but it was. I wasn't sure why I had lied. I wanted to provoke him I guess. I was just so pissed off, I wanted to hurt him like he hurt me.
"So what..? Are you serious right now? It broke Alexandra, she was close to suicide and you are seriously asking me that? What wrong with you?" He spit out and he sounded so disgusted and disappointed. I gripped my bag before giving him one of my best smile.
"Sterling... I need to get to class so please do me a favor and get away" I say once I was near him. He didn't have that look in his face anymore but just a blank one. It was better than the other one but it still wasn't what I wanted to see.
After a while he backed away and shrugged his shoulders, "No problem" and just pushed opened the door and left. The door slammed onto the wall and the people outside the classroom soon looked over at what has happened. I looked away from all the prying eyes and walked towards my classroom which was across from me. As my classes went by, there was less stares.
School had gladly ended and now I was at the hospital. Familiar nurses and doctors walked by me while I made my way towards Caine's room. As I turned the corner I've bumped into someone. I looked up at the person and I was surprised to know who it was. Rory's dark blue eyes looked at me, giving me a look in which I didn't really understand.
"Your here again" He said as he looked over my shoulder then back at me. I backed away from him a little and nodded.
"So are you," I say and didn't wait for his respond before leaving. As I walked further I heard footsteps follow me then from the corner of my eyes I've seen him beside me. I looked over at him but he was looking ahead with a blank face.
"I heard about you and Owen" he started but I didn't want to hear any of it.
"Don't, seriously" I said with a cold stare in his way, but he wasn't staring at me. He didn't say anything and just kept on walking along my side, not bothering to leave until a doctor came to us. It was Caine's doctor.
"Hello Thea, I didn't see you yesterday, did you come by?" She asked as she smiled widely at me. Doctor Connor was a very nice doctor and also very young to be a doctor. Her brown hair was up in a low ponytail and her brown eyes were smiling at me but you could tell she was tired by the bags under her eyes.
"I didn't, I was busy" I said and I smiled softly at her. She nodded and then looked at the boy next to me. I had forgot for a moment he was here, next to me. His blue eyes were blank and when doctor Connor smiled at him he only nodded at her.
"Well, I better get back to work, see you tomorrow?" She asked but it didn't sound like a question. She knew I was going to be here tomorrow, I usually came here everyday, and it would be surprise if I wouldn't come by. I smiled and nodded at her before she left, making her way around us.
"She seems to know you quite well" Rory commented. I looked over at him and nodded my head.
"She does," I started and was about to mention Caine but remembered Caine can't be mention to anyone.
"I actually need to go now" I say and didn't wait for him say anything before slipping away from him. I walked the opposite direction and made my way towards Caine room. When I was less then a room from his, I stopped when I've seen the hospital door open. I slowly walked in and the room was empty. The bed was neatly done and the room wasn't filled with flowers nor nothing. Everything that was Caine's was now gone. I suddenly started to panic and I've thought of the possibilities. I felt the need to cry but I couldn't bring my self to. I looked around for any nurses or doctors but there weren't anywhere around.
If something bad happened to Caine then doctor Connor would have told me when I've seen her earlier or Caine's parents would have called, right. When I've seen a nurse pass by I hurriedly made my way towards her and grabbed her arm.
"Sorry, but do you know where Caine Maroon is at? He was located at that room but he isn't there. Did he get moved to a different room or did something happened?" I asked as calmly as I could. When she glared at my arm, I knew i wasn't being calm about this. I let go of her arm that I was holding so tightly. She cleared her throat and put up one hand as to wait a minute. She went to the register and sat in front of the computer. She stated to type away and I quickly made my way towards her. I stood in front of her and after a while she looked up.
"Caine Maroon, you say?" She asked and I nodded. I stared at her as she went back to the computer.
"It looks like he was taken to the VIP floor which is in the fifth floor. I can't say what room number he is, you would have to ask the nurses in the VIP floor." she mentioned as she looked up from her computer to me. I nodded and muttered a thank you. I made my way towards the elevator, more calmly. As I waited for the elevator, I took a sigh of relief. When the elevator door opens I walk in and press on the fifth button. Once I was up, I asked one of the nurses what room number Caine was and soon I was knocking on the door. Before anyone can answer I went in.
"I hate you" I say while pointing at the boy who was laying on a hospital bed with a big smile taking over his face. Caine's parents were sitting on the couch that was by the door and they were both smiling too, like they were all waiting for me.
"I love you too" he said back. I looked at his parents and crossed my arms.
"Why didn't you two let me know he was going to change rooms ?" I asked them.
"Well, we were but then Caine wanted to scare you a bit and I thought that was bad idea but then we just went with it" Caine's Dad said while smiling at his wife. I couldn't help but smile too, it was contagious. I made my way towards Caine and laid next to him but didn't say anything to him. Caine's parents soon made their way out and it was only Caine and I.
"Are you seriously giving me the silent treatment? Come on, we all know what happens when you do that. It doesn't last less than five minutes" he said in a teasing voice and all I could think of is how well he knew me. I look over at him and glare at him.
"I was scare Caine, you scared me really bad. I thought something bad happened" I tell him softly.
"That's how I felt yesterday, I was scared Thea. I thought something happened to you when you didn't come to visit me" he said back and I couldn't help but feel guilty. He was right though, I didn't call him to let him know I wasn't coming.
"I'm sorry it was just... I was busy" I said and stood up.
"Busy? As in trying to cover that up" he said as his eyes looked down at my neck and pointed at it. He was eyeing my neck, that I tried so hard to cover up. I looked away and turned away from him.
"You sure were busy then" He said but I couldn't bring myself to look at him. I'm ashamed and I don't like him to see me like this. I touched my neck and rubbed it.
"It was your uncle wasn't it? Thea please look at me," he pleaded but he didn't sound angry. I looked over my shoulder and found him trying to reach out for me. His hand was stuck out to me, while his face with full of concern. Caine cared so much about me and I couldn't care to tell him what was going on with me. Caine was too good for me and I didn't deserve him. I turned to face him and slowly slide my hand onto his. He pulled towards him and hugged me. I hugged him back just as hard and I didn't know how much I needed that hug until now.
"He got so angry at me. Caine, I hate him so much" I said, my voice was full of venom. I couldn't exactly put it into words on how much I hated him, I loathed him. He had ruined my life by hurting me in so many ways, he may be my blood but I could never get past over the hate I have for him. He made sure to have me hate him as much as he hated me.
"I know you do" was all Caine said as he rubbed my back and that was all it took for me to snapped out of it. I let go of Caine and blinked away the tears that were threatened to come.
"Thea, please don't do that. Don't shut me off, not right now, not today. Thea you need me and I'm here to help you, so stop shutting me out" Caine said as he tried to reach me out again. I looked at him before shaking my head.
"I'm not shutting you off, I just can't, I won't cry for that idiot" I wasn't trying to hurt him by shutting myself out to him. I just didn't want to suffer for what Bruce caused, he wasn't worth it.
"I know you what your thinking, your making yourself stop feeling so you'll feel better but your wrong. At the end of the day you will just hurt yourself" when he spilled those words I couldn't help but realize that I was doing exactly that. Somehow at the end, I will always end up hurting myself not others but myself.
"I..I have to get going. I'll see you tomorrow alright?" I asked but I didn't wait for his response because I left the room. I didn't leave because I didn't want to hear any of it but because what he said actually hit me. As I made my way towards the elevator, Caine's words made it through my head. Banging on my head and now I was starting to have a headache. I pressed the button furiously when the elevator doors didn't open.
Once they opened I got in, and the elevator slowly made its way down to the main floor. When the elevator door opened, I made way out of the hospital. When I was outside, I was met with tiny droplets of water landing on my face. The clouds were a dark gray and the wind was hard. I rubbed my arms and before I can make my way, I felt a hand grab my upper arm and pull me under an umbrella. I looked over at the person and was met with grey orbs.
"Are you seriously stalking me?" I asked as I threw a glare at his way.
"It's my job" was all Kace said as we made our way to my car. I looked over at him with a horrified look on my face.
"To stalk me?" I asked and moved away from him when he was starting to push me towards the car. He rolled his eyes but didn't say anything back. When we got to my car I opened the passenger door and got in. From the rear view I've seen kace get into the car as well. I put on my seat belt before making my way out of the property, kace in tow.
Once I've reached home, I parked my car on the driveway and got out of the car. I eyed the black slim car that was parked beside mines. It wasn't Bruce, so that meant we had company. Before I can figure out who it was, the wide wooden door opened with Bruce laughing. He moved to the side and let the others pass by. When the two figures made their way out, I couldn't help but be surprised.
"Oh look, here she is, right in time" Bruce said as he made his way towards me. He had gently grabbed my arm and lead me towards the two guests who were intently staring at me with interest.
"Thea I would like you to meet, Carolina Armstrong and this is her son, Alec Armstrong."