CHAPTER 3: Unexpected

Rosalina POV:

The bell rang and it was time for recess. As usual, I was walking alone as I have been for the past years. I reached my locker to get my earphones. I grabbed them and straight went to the roof to calm my mind. I sat there and listened to the melodious music while enjoying the view of the cloudy weather.

I was sitting alone until someone came and sat beside me. I did not bother to look as I knew who it was. I was getting myself ready to hear his demeaning words. Then the person spoke

"Do you always come here during recess?" The person said

I looked at the person startled. To my surprise, it was not who I thought it would be. It was the new guy. I was expecting it to be Jaxon as he comes and insults me sometimes when I am on the roof.

"Yes," I responded calmly

"Nice," He said

There was a long silence after that, then he spoke again

"So have you thought about it?" He said

JAXON POV

I was roaming around with my friends and few creepy girls clinging onto me. Then I saw Rosalina going to the rooftop. A smirk appeared on my face.

"Get ready Rosalina" I mumbled to myself

"Uh guys I will be right back" I excuse myself

The girls were asking me not to go making cringe faces which they called “cute” but I still managed to escape them. I went to the rooftop and opened the door. There I saw her and she was sitting with the newly imported and talking. Anger rushed through my veins at how shameless she was. I thought insulting for so long must have got in some senses into her brain. But, once a slut always one.

'Don't worry Rosalina you will get the consequences. As I am not leaving you like that.' I thought

Rosalina POV

"So have you thought about it?" He said

"Thought about what?" I asked confused

"About being friends with me?" He said scratching the back of his neck

For some reason, his actions remind me of Jaxon. Not Jaxon the bully, the old Jaxon, somebody I used to know.

FLASHBACK

"Umm hey Rosalina” Jaxon said

"Oh hey, Jaxon need something?" I said cheerfully

"Noo..." He said quietly

"So what's up?" I asked

"Aahh...I-I was wondering if you would like to go out with me after school to eat ice cream," He said scratching the back of his neck shyly

I smiled at his cuteness

"Sure!" I replied

"It's okay if you do-...wait what?!" He asked thrilled

"I said sure"

"Oh umm okay OKAY!" He said excitedly

I was just smiling the whole time. He saw me and stopped.

"Uhh sorry," He said embarrassed

"It's alright," I said giving a reassuring smile

"Hehe...So...see you after school I guess," He said shyly

"Yes," I said

"Okay bye" He kept saying

He kept saying bye until I disappeared from his sight. From afar I could see him jumping and then getting embarrassed because there were people around. He was apologizing and scratching his neck. There I was still smiling at his silly behaviour.

END OF FLASHBACK

As I was thinking, someone clicked their fingers in front of my face bringing me back to reality. It was Kai

"What's wrong? You got lost" He said

"Nothing...." I said

"I am pretty sure it's something but you don't have to tell me if you don't want to," He said

As I was about to say something the bell rang signalling the break was over and it's time for classes. We both got up and went towards our classroom

As I entered the classroom, Jaxon got up and spoke

"Oh look everyone who is here. A slut" He said mockingly with a smirk

Everyone started laughing and ignoring them I went to my desk and took out my books for the next class.

***

The school ended and I was going towards the gate to leave. As I was heading towards it someone put their leg in front and I fell on my face with my hands brushing onto the rough surface of the unleveled ground.

I look to see the expected person; Jaxon Jacobson. Everyone stood there laughing but unexpectedly this time someone came to help. It was yet again Kai.

"Are you okay?" He asked

"Y-Yeah I am fine," I said not looking at him.

But then he noticed my bleeding hand

"BUT YOUR HAND," He said getting looking at my hand

"It's okay," I said and ran from there

He kept calling me but I just ignored him and left

JAXON POV:

As soon as I saw Rosalina walking towards us, which is also towards the gate, I put on my leg and tripped her. I saw her hands brush against the unleveled concrete and become red with blood. One part of me felt hurt when I saw her bleed but the other part was saying she deserves it. As soon she fell everyone around started laughing and so did my friends and me. But I couldn't feel the laughter, it was fake. After she fell the new guy came running and helped her up.

'What does this guy think he is doing?' I thought

He kept asking her if she is okay but she just replied and ran away.

'Hah! Must feel humiliated but do sluts feel so? Nevermind, who cares'

I started to talk to my friends ignoring whatever just happened. A bad feeling however lingered in me.

THIRD-PERSON POV

'I just don't get why he hates me so much. What did I ever do to him?' Rosalina thought

Rosalina took a bus and cried to herself until she had reached. She entered her house with swollen eyes. Thankfully, nobody was home. She quickly went to her room and took a shower. After taking a shower she changed into a pair of comfortable clothes.

Rosalina plopped down on her bed and was staring at the ceiling. Thinking about how much things have changed. Just one person had ruined her entire school life. The person who was none other than her first love. Things were so perfect then what happened that he had become so cruel towards her? That's a question that still lingers in her mind. She is still left in the dark drowning in the abyss of endless confusion of all the sins she had done to trigger such inhumane behaviour. She desperately wanted to know.

Even after all the harsh words, he had said to crush her, but she still managed to have a soft corner for him. It would be a total lie to admit she completely hates him. She doesn't. There is a soft place in her heart that causes pain to her by his actions and stops her from reporting him for verbal abuse. Also, a stinging pain flashes through when he is down with something. Well, she felt like she was contradicting her statement but she still felt for him.

'Does this happen to everyone? Does everyone have a soft corner for the person they first had something with? Does he even have a soft corner for me? I guess not'

Rosalina thought to herself with tears flowing down her cheeks like a stream. Even if, he has hurt her terribly but she still had a sense of weakness when it came to him.

Rosalina decided to open up her social media to check what's going on. Although it's not her official account as she is aware if she opens one the only thing that would be received is cyberbullying comments so having a fake account instead seems like a more feasible option.

The students of her school have an account where a mysterious person takes all their confessions and reveals them as a source of entertainment. Stupid but a good time pass. Although the person confessing also is kept confidential unless one wants to openly confess.

Rosalina opened her social media and went to that account just to see a post already and it said.

'Rosalina is a desperate slut waiting to get importance. Beware she carries germs'

'I am Jaxon btw'

People were liking the post, commenting things like 'Woah!' You go Jaxon' 'You’re right!'

And there was Rosalina speechlessly staring at the mobile screen not knowing what to say. Tears started to stream down her cheeks yet again, her hands started to shake as the mobile fell from them. She closed her eyes trying to process what just happened.

Then all of a sudden her phone dinged as a sign a someone texted asking.

'Are you okay?'