4 Chapter 4 {Lust Defeats Misery}

Vanessa's POV

-Hey shak... Wow what... Are.. Who... I rambled as I saw her talking to the guy she bumped into earlier

-Oh hey Nessa, this is Gerard remember, the guy I ran into earlier? It happens that we're in the same group. She presented enthusiastically

-you mean the one you crashed into earlier. I mocked grinning at him

-she's too small to be crashing anyone let's be real. He returned the joke and we started laughing

She gave us no credit whatsoever

- yeah hilarious haha. She replied sarcastically

-Gerard I present to you my best friend Vanessa. She said pointing at me

We shook hands and he smiled at me, he had the most intimidating look, very deep and expression full

- Hey nice to meet you.

-nice to meet you too Gerard. I smiled back

I stared at both of them, there was this sparkle in their eyes that I couldn't help but notice

We stood there in silence as I was studying their faces

- Nessa quit.... thinking. She sighted

He looked at her confused, she started laughing and I followed her along

-what's going on? He chuckled nervously

She gave me the: don't embarrass me look

-Right, can we go now? we need to go pick up Zac from football practice and I have a surprise for the both of you. I announced all excited

-Who's Zack? He asked sounding tense about Zack's name being called

she looked at him with that same sparkle again

-Zack is Vanessa's boyfriend. She explained smiling

-oh okay. he replied sounding relieved

-alright, well, it was nice meeting you, Gerard.

- Yeah you too Vanessa. He said running his hands through his hair

-and especially you ma lady. he added leaning down and kissed her hand like prince charming does in fairy tales

she giggled and blushed seemingly lost in him

*clear throat - okay lovebirds can we go now? I said ruining their magical moment

I held her arm and rushed out of the classroom

-Alright, bye Gerard see you tomorrow. She yelled as I was dragging her

-bye Shakira.

"that look again oh my god she's totally into him, this might help her get over that James guy"

as we walked in the hallway, she was glued to her phone like there was no tomorrow

- hello! earth to Shakira what are you looking at. I asked snapping the phone from her hands

- hey NO! give it back!

-Nessa!. she yelled annoyed

-I took a sneak peek of it before she could snatch it back from my hands, I saw James' name

I froze, slowed down, and stared at her concerned, my legs grew numb

"Why didn't she block his number, I really don't like where this is going," I thought to myself

Realizing I had stopped walking she stopped as well and couldn't even look me in the eyes, I could tell she felt guilty and confused

-why didn't you block his number?. I asked calmly noticing her grief

- I thought I-I did. She stumbled

I felt the crack in her voice "oh my poor Shakira, he won't run away without paying for all that he did to her, she needs to understand that he's not the right guy for her, I remember all those late nights that she would show up at my door sobbing because she couldn't handle his jealousy and gives her a hard time just because guys were all over her

-oh shak honey, come here. I said softly opening up my arms and pulling her into a warm hug

She started crying, it's heartbreaking to see her like that

-Shakira I'm right here with you okay? Besides, there is plenty of fish in the sea, new town, new people, new life remember? I comforted her

-you're young and full of life, you need to stop dwelling on the past and live the present moment, you have all the time to find love. I added gently caressing her beautiful shiny blond hair

She chuckled whipping up her tears and looking up at me - easy for you to say you and Zack make a perfect couple.

As soon as she said that my whole body shook and felt butterflies tickling my stomach

She was right on that, my relationship with Zack was evolving day after day, every time I looked at him, I would ask myself what I did to deserve such a wonderful person who cares about me and treats me like a princess, and makes me feel safe, but that doesn't mean we never get in fights we would always think it through and be honest about it

-I just don't want to let go of him that easily, what if he's the one. She whined interrupting my thoughts

- shak what you went through is known as a toxic relationship, all you did was fight all the time, enough is enough. I raised my voice as I was furious about how he made her feel she deserves so much better than him

-but ... She muttered

-no buts get your butt in the car,

we are going to celebrate I added pushing her to the car

She resisted then stopped confused

-celebrate what? You don't happen to be pregnant right!? She exclaimed as I felt her skin growing tense

-No! you nasty!. I giggled

-then what is it? She insisted

-patience you'll figure out soon,

We hopped into her car and she started the engine still sounding very lost in her thoughts when suddenly she jumped and let out a scream like someone scared her

Shakira's POV

I put my seatbelt on as all was on my mind was James, I couldn't stop thinking about him

I rolled my window down to get a better use of the rearview mirror all of a sudden a figure appeared on it startling me and I screamed

- I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Apologized a familiar voice

It was Gerard, he approached me holding a colored piece of paper in his hands

-Why do we always have to meet under these circumstances. I yelled in an annoyed tone

He laughed exposing his perfectly lined teeth with the most wonderful smile I've ever seen

" and every time I think about James, maybe it's a sign from the universe telling me something, telling me to explore and take risks maybe James is not the one for me after all," I thought to myself totally gazing out leaving them both staring at me in confusion as I didn't hear a word he said

He laughed exposing his perfectly lined teeth with the most wonderful smile I've ever seen

Flashback ≈≈≈

After I said to Vanessa goodbyes, because unfortunately, we were in different groups, I watched her as she walked away, then remembered James' text, I turned to go in grab a seat and comfortably read it

I grabbed a seat next to the window, that's what I tend to do all my school years, it was becoming a habit although it can get cold some times, as I was walking in the classroom I sensed every one staring at me, I smiled and waved my hair in the air looking like a queen "why not give a good first impression"

I sat down and posed my purse

-hey you must be the new girl. Suggested an unfamiliar male voice

I slowly wiggled my head to the side to look at him, it was this hot muscular blond guy wearing glasses, he had some nerdy sexy vibe to him which is really rare to see in one  guy, hazel eyes that seem to show the entire world inside

-who wants to know. I replied avoiding eye contact and pushing my phone to the side he made me feel... Nervous

I took out my notebook while I listened to him speak

-I'm Gregory I go by Greg and I'm a medical student

- hi. I replied briefly as I was lost in my thoughts, I'm Shakira.

We shook hands and I felt his eyes burning me

I lifted my head to look at him, that's when my heart skipped a beat, as I saw a familiar figure walking in behind him, I froze and watched him walk in, every step he made was pictured in slow motion, just like we see in movies, I've never thought I'd experience it in real life

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