Untitled (Chapter two)

Archer strided arrogantly away and in a few minutes Hazel found me. When I’d opened my eyes he was gone. I had expected him to stay and torture me a while longer to torture me. He was acting really strange when he came over. Sort of, surprisingly, nervous. Who was I kidding Archer? Nervous? Never. she walked cautiously over to my bench and sat down next to me, exactly where Peter Archer sat a minute ago. 1

“Look,” Hazel started. “Annabelle, I’m really sorry about my brother. He can be a downright jerk sometimes.” I nodded. “But, the thing is, he honestly didn’t mean to… it just happened.”2

“How on earth do you accidentally going out with someone?” asked, enraged. 3

“No, no,” she stammered. “That’s not what I meant.” she bit her pink, glossy lip. “I mean that he didn’t mean to hurt you. Riley and he just got to know each other and he just fell head over heels in love with her. It was actually really sweet, he-”4

“Not helping.” I told her, angrily. “Anyway, he could have at least told me, I felt like a complete idiot out there!” 5

“He felt bad. He was just-”6

“Are you actually taking his side?” I screamed at her. “You’re supposed to be my best friend!”7

“I am you’re best friend!” She told me desperately. I stood up off the bench. “Annabelle!” I stalked off. I heard her footsteps running after me. “Annabelle, please wait!” She grabbed my wrist and turned me around to face her. “I am not taking Miles’ side! I am still incredibly mad at him. I just don’t think he wants you to be hurt. "He does love you, just not the way he used to.” I nodded and smiled.8

“Forgive me?” she asked hopefully.9

“You’re forgiven.” I said, a bit more lighthearted.10

“Forgive him?” she asked, even more hopeful. 11

“Not so much.” I answered. She looked at me with her huge brown puppy dog eyes that I absolutely hated. “Fine.” I agreed.12

“That’s a good thing, because I would have some major problems if you guys kept fighting!”13

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I caught up to Blaise and Skyler and we walked back out to the crowded field where everyone was conversing and catching up after the long summer break. I greeted some people from last year. I caught a glimpse of Chase Hadley and Miles Garner, Annabelle’s friends, (seriously, when did she become Annabelle?) and sneered in their direction. I noticed that Miles was holding hands with that Riley girl from my history class last year. Comprehension washed over me as I realized that this was why Anna was so upset. (Anna?) I’d always sort of thought they had a “thing” for each other. Stupid kid I thought of Miles. For some reason, him braking Anna’s heard made me want to punch him. 15

“Petey!” I heard a high, squeaky, annoying voice from behind me. I rolled my eyes. I figured I would face it than, it was inevasible. I turned around. Muffinne jumped on me and squeezed me tightly. 16

“Get off of me!” I exclaimed as she tried kissing me.17

“But Petey!” she whined nasally. 18

“Don’t call me that!” I scolded her for what must have been the millionth time.19

Muffinne was absolutely positive that we were just meant for each other. She was obsessed with me and felt for sure that I was madly in love with her. Of course, I’d never once thought about Muffinne like that… I was completely appalled even thinking about it, let alone actually following through with it. I shivered. 20

I greeted most people from last year, besides Muffinne and Anastasia’s crowd and I was immensely happy to be back at Broadmoore Boarding Academy for my second year. My friends were here, the only people I could ever trust. I’d never really had a home until I came here. My parents and older brother could never care less where I was, what I was doing, weather I was safe, or even weather I was dead or alive. Broadmoore Boarding Academy was my one and only home.21

The day was mainly uneventful, or so I’d thought than, and when I lied in my bed in my old familiar dormitory shared with Blaise and Skyler, I was a changed person. I had no clue why, or what it was that was changed inside of me. I didn’t even know that the change had even taken place. I only knew that this year would be a great one.22