Chapter 2.

All I've been doing is staring at the figure in the front of our class. Still stuck in place and clearly not knowing what to do at this moment.

'How is he here? Why is he here?' Those are the questions ringing in mind right now.

" Wait a minute, this is all wrong." I hear Lucia say lowly.

Tell me about it, I want to say.

" Oh my gosh, this can't be....." That's all I hear, before I hear my name being called again.

Tearing my eyes away from him, I blush in embarrassment, when Mr Greene quirks his brow at me, probably wondering why I was quiet all this time. Giving off a nod, I look down, not even daring to look at him whilst trying to make sense of everything at this moment.

" Wait a minute, isn't that Reece Cullen, he used to attend this school but mysteriously disappeared a year or two years ago." Mk whisper yells in realisation, her eyes wide as she glances at both of us.

My head picks up at what Mk has just said, I don't know which is shocking more, him standing in front of the class or that he used to be in this school and disappeared right about two years ago, right when things happened.

" Okay class, I see we have a not so new student...Reece Cullen. If any of you remember him." Peeking a look at the front, I can tell Mr Greene is fighting off a smile just as he speaks about Reece, who gives off a kind nod.

" Well like any of you would show respect to any student, show him the same respect too. Well Mr Cullen you may find an empty seat for now, until we sort out your seating arrangement later on." Reece nods, already searching with his eyes for a place until his eyes meet mine again.

A swift emotion passes in his eyes and I know his eyes very well, those same big Hazel eyes that spoke a lot. All too soon and thankfully relieving me, Colton Davies, one of the schools kinda popular guys, because of him being a low key DJ. One can only catch him in underground parties, he's rumoured to be loaded but never flashes that title like most of the guys at school,  and if he plays at your party, you'd be considered lucky.

I look away, just as Reece makes his way to Colton, stealing a last glance at me before sitting down. I turn to my friends, one who is busy secretly texting her boyfriend, while the other shoots me with an unknown look.

" You okay?" Mk mouths, and I nod.

"So um you were -" I don't get to finish because of the bell ringing.

I jump from my chair, surprising my friends. " I'll meet you girls in class." Right after I say that, I dash out of there and don't even look back.

I've probably left them stunned, but right now I need a moment to myself, a moment to breathe, even if it means missing class. Rushing into the bathroom and locking myself into one of the stalls, my breathing quickens and now dizziness is just taking over.

" What is happening to me?" I whisper out, holding my head between my hands.

Everything is just spinning, the memories and the pain. I mean I knew this day would come , where we would see each other again but today?

Oh God, today of all days and I will be seeing him everyday now.

Reece and I have a lot of history, one that ties us together in a big way, some of it filled with hurt though I can't rule out the meaningful moments.

I guess I kinda moved on too fast and didn't fully prepare myself for the time, when I actually saw him again. Now that I have, I'm hyperventilating , I can't think straight and I feel suffocated for sure.

Wanting nothing more then to get out of here, I step out of the stall and quickly dig into my bag, searching for my phone.

' mom please come and fetch me.'. I send to my mom, leaning against the sink.

Just as I try taking a breath, after having sprinkled my face with water, the bathroom door bursts open and in comes the last person I want to see. Reece.

His eyes are quick to find me.

" Skylar." He breathes out, stepping forward, the door closing behind him.

As he steps closer, I move a step back and we form some kind of dance , until I'm trapped between him and the wall. Thank God he still gives me a bit of space.

" Reece." I also breathe out, not having any words to let out.

I take him in, from his now long hair which he tied in a man bun, his tanned skin and handsome face, the hazel eyes that change with either weather or his mood and the fact that he's gotten taller now.

I don't have time to prepare myself,  when I'm suddenly pulled away from the wall and into his arms.

" Sky.....you're here." He murmurs into my hair.

"Why are you here, how are you here?" I can't help but ask, the questions flowing out of my mouth.

"It's a story for another time, I can't believe you're here." He's too far gone into his emotions to really take in my questions, that maybe I need to know his reasons now.

" Reece." I call him , now feeling my body weight much heavier and things becoming fuzzy.

My knees buckle and his hold tightens around me.

Moving his head back so as to look at me, his brows are now scrunched up together and his eyes search all over my face. Looking at him, I no longer see his face, but another, one I've tried block out of my mind, the cries and voices.

" Skylar!" he calls out, patting my cheek to get my attention.

I don't respond , just giving into my body and into the darkness , just as I hear the door burst open and another voice takes over, calling me.

The last I see is his concerned eyes, before my own close and the whole world is blocked.