15- Confused

Bella's POV

Do you remember the time I said 'I hope Ashton's new attitude towards me would last longer?' Well, that didn't happen at all. After that day he went back to his snobbish self, except this time he's snubbing me.

For the past seven days he's been ignoring me, whenever I try to talk to him he ignores me and pretends like don't exist, and I hate it because I'm starting to look like Stella. I hate the way he's making me feel stupid, I've tried to ignore him but it's so hard to.

I wish he'll just go back to being the Ashton who was nice to me a week ago, but no! He's back to being Ashton, but this time he's even more harsh.

"Humph" I sighed, I guess this is how we'll have to play it for now.

"Hey! It's been long since we talked, Belle" He said, smiling weirdly at me.

"Weirdo, why Belle?" I laughed.

"Because you're beautiful," He said. Since when do boys find me attractive?

"Stop being weird, it doesn't suit you" I laughed, hoping this conversation won't go on any longer. I don't know what it is, but something is telling me I won't like where this conversation is going.

"No I'm serious you're really beautiful" He said, in a serious tone, that it scares me to listen any further.

"Uhhh.. Thank you?" I'm bad at this, but it's getting weird.

"That's why I really li-" He said, until he was interrupted by Ashton who out of nowhere smashed his lips on mine.

I stood still in my place, it didn't take long for me to realize that he was kissing me in front of anyone who could see us-which is basically the entire diner. After standing shocked for a while, I copied his actions and kissed him back, if only he knew how long I've wanted to kiss him.

He nibbled my lower lip, pulling away.

What the bloody hell just happened?!

He just freaking kissed me?!

I touched my lips with my finger and closed my eyes, I opened my eyes and looked at him only to see he was laughing and so were his friends.

"What's going on?" I muttered in a way it was heard by everyone around me.

"Ashton was dared to kiss you for a hundred dollars," Curtis said.

I can't believe it, was he also dared to be nice to me?

I can't believe I fell for it, what hurt the most is the fact that he did it for a hundred stupid dollars, am I that cheap to him?

He's such a heartless person, he was just playing with my feelings all along.

I ran into the staff room and locked myself in there. He was playing with me all along, I can't believe for a while I actually trusted him.

Don't cry, please don't cry. I just moved on from Adrian, I can't cry.

I lay on the couch, looking at the ugly white ceiling. As much as I'm hurting right now, I've promised I won't cry and I won't.

...

I walked out of the diner feeling jaded after the very tiring and embarrassing day at work. I still can't believe he was heartless enough to do something like that, but I've promised myself I'd forget it and block him out of my life.

I took out my phone from my pants pocket and dialed Liana's number.

"Hello my humble tomato, what shall I do for you your highness?" She asked with a fake British accent.

"Well, your highness requests you come pick her up from work now" I said, with a fake British accent.

"I can't, I'm on a date with this cute boy I met at the mall and he's super hot! I want to make him my next boyfriend so I can't help you" She said.

"But you already have a boyfriend"

"I broke up with him the week I had to cover up for you" She said.

"Isn't this boy your third so far?"

"Fourth, I was serious when I said I'm gonna date a lot of guys this summer"

"Please! I'm stuck here and can't get a ride home" I said.

"Get Ashton to drive you home" She said, his name sounded so irritating in my ear.

"I'm not going to do that," I said, my voice was slightly cracked.

"Did something happen?" She asked sounding worried.

"I'll tell you about it later, just come and pick me up"

"I told you I can't, either you take the bus or you walk home. Bye!" She said, ending the call.

I guess I'll have to take the bus today, just when I decided I'm going to start saving money Liana isn't available to pick me up.

I walked on the sidewalk, hopefully I can get to the bus station without being as red as a cinnabar, this summer sun is really hot.

I feel like I'm gonna fry. There are two reason why I hate summer- hot and burning.

If I try not to fry under this summer sun, I'll sweat and that is just too gross. If I try not to sweat then I'll fry under the sun, summer is just too gross I love winter.

I continued walking, hoping I won't burn to ashes when someone stopped me by placing their hands firmly on my shoulder. My heart started pounding, I closed my eyes hoping it's not some sketchy person who wants to harm me.

"Please don't kill me please" I said, when the person pulled me into an alley, my eyes were still closed and my heart was pounding with fear.

"I'm not going to kill you" A very more than familiar voice said. I knew that voice too well you know it's not a sketchy person.

It's Ashton.

"What we're you thinking?! You scared me so bad!" I yelled at him, maintaining some distance between us because we were so close.

"I'm sorry" He said, nonchalantly.

"Please leave me alone" I said, turning to walk away from him, but he dragged me back and pinned me against the wall.

His face was so close to mine and our lips were almost touching.

I quickly looked sideways, I don't want him to see me as a girl he can kiss whenever he wants.

"If you don't leave me alone I'll scream" I threatened, but he didn't look the slightest bit scared, he didn't even flinch.

"I won't leave you alone, then" He said.

"I'm serious, I'll scream" I threatened.

"Then do it" He dared.

He's challenging me, I never back down from challenges.

I opened my mouth to scream, Immediately the ear deafening sound escaped my mouth, I felt Ashton's soft lips against mine, I wanted to push him away so badly but I couldn't, it felt like every organ in my body was paralyzed and all I wanted to do was melt in his arms.

He nibbled my lower lip before pulling away, I looked away from his dark brown eyes. It hurt to stare at them, I don't even know how to feel, I want to hit him and tell him how much I hate him, but a part of me wanted to kiss him again.

"Come, you need to go home" He said, as he grabbed my wrist and pulled me behind him.

Why does he keep pretending like we didn't just kiss or he didn't laugh at me this morning.

It's so annoying how he's being so nonchalant about it, I don't want to decieve myself and get hurt, but he's making it hard for me to understand what he's doing and it's getting on my nerves.

...

It's the first day of the month August and I'm not feeling new, instead I feel worn out and that's because I spent the whole night thinking, about what?

Ashton, the kiss.

I can't believe this is happening to me, I never imagined myself being crazy over a stupid kiss.

I can already tell today is going to be one really unfortunate day for me, I really don't want to see Ashton or be in the position where I have to talk to him.

I was serious when I said I was going to ignore him and so far it's been going great, he tried to talk to me this morning and I pretended like I didn't see him, after a few hours he pretended like he going to buy coffee and when I gave him the coffee he quickly reached for my hand and I was fast enough to remove hand from the counter making him spill the coffee on his shirt.

I felt bad about that one but he deserved for what he did to to me yesterday.

"Hey Matt! You look good today" I said, standing beside Matt who was making a coffee.

"Thanks, I guess" He said with a confused expression on his face.

"Am I really that bad at being nice?" I asked.

"N-No, I-I didn't mean it like that" He stuttered.

"I was only joking" I laughed. "What's been going on? We haven't really talked and I feel bad about it" I said.

"Nothing much, how about you? I'm guessing you're in a relationship with Ashton now" He said.

Was that what it seems like?

"Just because he kissed me doesn't mean we're dating, he did it for a dare and it was very embarrassing" I said with disgust.

"Really? But do you like him?" Matt asked looking at me intently.

Do I? I don't think so...

He's cruel and I hate cruel people, so I hate him.

"N-No I h-hate him"

"So you do like him?"

"No, I don't like him" I denied.

He raised his hand and tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear, resting his hand on my shoulder.

"You can't fool me, Bella. I can see in your eyes that you like him, if you didn't you would have pushed him away when he kissed you"

"I don't like him, he caught me by surprise that's why" I defended.

"Really? If I caught you by surprise would you push me away?" He asked.

What the heck is he trying to prove?

Before my brain could process what was happening, he face was so close to mine. I suddenly felt the urge to push him away, but that would be giving into his theory but I also badly don't want to kiss him.

Before I could do anything, I heard a thud in front of me and Matt was lying flat on the floor and his mouth was bleeding.

I looked up at the person who punched Matt, I can't believe he did that...

It was…

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