Chapter 3.

I've never been good with confrontations and explainations, when either feeling cornered or suffocated.

Now imagine how I feel at the exact moment, that my mom rushes into the nurses room and comes face to face with Reece, in sight of MK and the school nurse.

My mom has never been one for pretending, she's just a bad actress. So that's why the whole time she was in the room, she focused on the nurse, listening intently on what she was saying. Though nothing serious was being shared besides that I didn't eat, that I was feeling dehydrated due to the heat.

I'd thought it wouldn't be enough for me to be sent home, but thank heavens, for once to my bleeding nose. Let's just say I'm not great with the sun, just like coming face to face with my past.

" I'll come by later, just be alright." Mk says, trailing off, not wanting my mom to see her softer side.

"Yeah...thanks for everything." I tell her.

" More like thanks to Reece Cullen who was the hero of the day." At the mention of his name, my eyes are quick to survey the outside, not seeing any sign of him.

Mom starts the car up and I look back at my friend." Well I'd better get back, bye." She says, moving back , watching and waving as mom drives out of there.

Before mom can get out of the school premises,  my eyes are quick to capture sight of Reece Cullen, leaned against the front door, looking at the car.

Slumping in my seat, I sigh, looking out the window. All I can say  is .........What a day.

" So....." Mom starts, leaning back against her seat.

" So...." I trail off, not really knowing what to say at this point.

" He's back...." Looking at her, she looking forward and being in thought, I frown at the meaning behind those words.

" No mom.....he's just back." I say, giving her hand a small squeeze before getting out of the car.

I feel her follow me just as I make my way into the house. The feel of home has me release an easy breath, knowing I'll have time to think things over and prepare better next time, I see him.

"Do you want anything before I leave?" Mom asks, pausing my movements right on the stairs.

" No thank you." I say, continuing up the stairs, only to stop and look over my shoulders at her.

" Mom?" She turns to face me.

" I'm sorry about interrupting you at work and - "

" Seetheart, you come first.....you're my precious gift from God.....don't ever apologise for calling out to me." I nod, offering a small smile just as I continue up the stairs.

Making it into my room, I sigh a long sigh of relief , along with a moan when my body hits the bed. I feel the exhaustion coming at full force, never giving me a chance to even change my clothes. All I can do is just listen to my body and let sleep take over.

' Click' ' click'  ' click' . That's what I hear, sounding from a distance. Finally waking up after so many clicks, rising from my bed , I try adjust to the darkness of the room. I try find the switch and once I do, I switch it on. I realise that the sounds are coming from the window.

What is that ?

Looking through the window, my jaw drops to the floor when I see who's responsible for all the noise making. Reece.

A seconds hesitation later and I open the window, to let him in. First of all I'm speechless about quite a number of things.

1. How does he know where I live?

2. How did he find me?

3. What is he doing here?

4. What do I say to him?

5. What if mom finds him here?

I watch him enter and then close the window, before making way to my bed. We stare at each other, well more me , who watches his every move, even when his eyes survey my whole room before his eyes land back to me.

" Can I sit?" He gestures to my bed and I nod.

He sits almost at the edge of the bed, one leg tucked under the other and hands on his lap.

A minutes silence passes between us before he speaks." Hi...."

" Hi..." I respond.

We shouldn't be this awkward around each other, I mean we didn't exactly leave things on a bad note. It was all too sudden and each of us had to deal with things differently, in the situation we were in. So here we are, things a bit awkward after two years ago.

" So...." He starts.

" So...." I add.

" Why are you here? .....I mean how are you here and oh gosh...." I say, rising to my feet and pacing up and down. I groan out, face palming myself for not finding the right words.

" I'm sorry......" I stop pacing, my head whipping so fast in his direction, I'm surprised I don't get whiplash.

" What...?"

" I know I just showed up now and - It's just when I saw you.." He trails off, now standing in front of me, with his hands on my shoulders. Head dropped low.

" Reece - "

" Sky when I saw you, it's like 2 years ago was just yesterday. Everything came flooding back, the memories and all......and I know you must have felt the same.."

" Yeah..." I trail off, taking a step back and out of reach.

" Why are you here Reece?" I ask, sitting back down on the bed .

" I came to check on you, talk things out before... I - I know I'm the cause of - "

" Oh don't flatter yourself." I roll my eyes, looking away.

Looking back at him, I notice him try to suppress a grin, this making a small smile to make its way onto my face.

" Well I didn't expect to see the guy who impregnated me 2 years ago , in front of the class, now did I ?" I sigh out, my shoulders slumping down  in admittance.

" I know." He says, joining me on the bed, thankfully keeping a fair gap between us.

" I'm sorry too." I say, breaking the incoming silence.

Earning his attention, I continue." For freaking out, I acted like you were the guy who robbed me at the bank or something, instead of treating you as a - " I trail off, not knowing the right word for our situation.

"Friend." he adds, raising his brows at me.

" Um, almost friends. We weren't exactly the best of friends, at that time -"

" So is that what you believe, that at the time, we weren't friends?" The tone of his voice and the frown on his face, suggests that we may have  different views on 2 years ago.

" Reece we never really knew each other, we never even spoke, I'm not trying to be mean but realistic, if  that night hadn't happened, do you honestly believe we would have become friends, let alone spoken more then a sentence to each other?" I ask, quirking my brow .

I watch his mouth open and close, no words coming out and that alone for me , proves my point.

" I - " the sound of a car coming up the driveway and music blaring interrupts Reece.

My heart drops to my feet and my eyes widen , when I hear knocks on the front door.

" Oh gosh. I think that's Mk and Lucia....you need to go, now" I say frantically, starting on pushing him towards the window.

Instead of leaving, he turns to me, holding both my wrists in his hands." Reece-"

" I know it may be too soon or sudden but I'd like things to be different this time. We must talk?"

I don't have time to think because of my now ringing phone. Oh gosh, Reece needs to leave before the girls find out.

" Sky -"

" Fine, fine...now go" I say, pulling away.

I frown upon seeing the first real smile come from him, ever since being here. Rolling my eyes, I motion for him to leave , before walking out of my room and rushing off to answer the door.

Opening it, I'm presented with my two friends, Lucia with a phone against her ear and Mk about to knock.

" Finally...I thought you'd died." Lucia says, shoving both Mk and I out of the way, as she enters inside.

" Happy to see you too" I mutter, closing the door right after Mk enters.

Right when Mk turns to me, we hear something crash outside, along with someone cussing.

" What was that?" Mk asks.

" Oh must be the neighbours cat or a squirrel, who knows" I say, passing her , a relieved sigh escaping me.