The Past Between Us

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nto my father. We hadn't spoken ever since the incid

start my first day of college with an empty stomac

igh

s you

l so

were still

ow the growing l

as he handed me my coffee and crois

bumped into someone. The steaming coffee spilled from my cup onto the

per

started but the words died down

er A

I suddenly didn't

completely panicked and fled. I didn'

but at the same time

they seemed?empty. He had grown out his hair and a slight stubble dusted along his jaw. I could se

lly breathed out, b

denly felt l

his arms around me. I was s

was in and stepped away from him.

my face

going?bitch!" A voic

art l

was

tted out through

get her face e

he had made my li

d bullied me through

her right now ma

d Hunters arm and I fe

t suppose

y made hi

ill fixated on me, he

smirk. "Well well, look who's back. Scarlett Hudson." She sneered, "Why don'

arrowed i

h Nichole? It would make you

ttle-" she started but I cut her o

nk again. I'm not the same pathetic person I was three years ago." My eyes snapped towards H

thering to give either

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e the daunting

ound of laughter and gym room l

in high-school, except then I'd

d when I thought ab

I needed to get away from my past. The only thing I reg

talk to them, tell them where I'd gone so they could come and meet me but I'd ignore

breath and exh

late for

d to be

ng to fac

mewhat familiar

ath hi

round. My eyes met a p

" I wh

to respond. My han

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strong pair of arms. My che

reeling fr

as still exactly the same. His hair was bit longer,

you been?" Jace asked whe

" I wh

even more beautiful." He smiled. "

eached my hips but I'd cut most of it off when I'd left. It had gr

s you

ce was casual but it stab

nge in my expression because

nth ago." I tol

he read my lips. His e

ong Sc

e more. He hugged me again

He stepped bac

ay." I tried to ke

y Bambi." He

mb

ame. He used to call me

ing him of an innocent fa

ack then. He'd protected me and

or crush on J

ing settled

ll had feeling for Jace, e

right?" His voice brok

odd

our schedule from

t." I a

ake you there." He offered

way when I felt

him but I knew h

he hallway until they locked wi

nt

against the wal

ession w

d impassive wh

onds before he pushed himself

n't lo