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She looked at him nervously.
“Me and my friends met up with Taylor and his for Halloween we were all dressed up we all went to the school disco they all thought that it would be cool to sneak away and to go into the cemetery on Halloween at midnight. Me and my friends were fourteen, they thought it would be fun to tell ghost stories and go into the cemetery. They all disappeared we all went in splitting up. He came out of nowhere Con and came at me with a scythe. I had no idea where my friends were, I screamed and ran he followed. It felt so much like that night I broke my ankle and had severe concussion from the blow to my head.”
“So who was was following you?”
“I don’t know Taylor was there when I came round no one else. He took me to hospital I couldn’t hardly talk. Sam picked us up, they argued about his foolishness. Mom was pissed she wanted me to stop seeing him.”
“At a guess you didn’t.”
“No, he made sure I didn’t I’d forgot all about it. Well I tried to until the guys asked me to join them Halloween.’
“What happened? It must’ve been really bad.”
“Noting much.” She looked at him. “Sorry I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”
“Its okay Autumn, take your time.” He breathed heavily. “So let’s begin with how you sprained your ankle.”
“I went out to a Halloween party damn dress got caught underneath my shoes.”
“Are you sure that’s all it is?”
“I am.”
“Only a little birdie told me different.”
“No, no it’s not.”
“I heard you lot went out into the grave yard and they all left you there and s**t you up. It sounds like da ja vous to me, so shall we start again.”
She looked at him. She didn’t want to get them in trouble.
“Well Autumn.”
“I already told you what happened.”
“So your sticking to it, fine.”
“I just want to forget Matt me and Taylor, well I loved him and my mom made it quiet clear he wasn’t right for me. I disagreed you must think I’m a fool.”
“No not at all. We all fall in love Autumn, we all have to make mistakes to learn by them.”
“Maybe I shouldn’t after the pool.”
“So why did you stay with him he seems to much trouble to be even bothered with.”
“He said it wouldn’t happen again.”
“Then it did.”
“Yeah Halloween.”
“Why stay with him Autumn?”
“I loved him. He was different when we were alone. I guess he had something to prove to them, prove I wasn’t holding him back.”
“You should’ve left him Autumn.”
“It wasn’t that easy Matt . I tried he turned it around so I wouldn’t. He made damn sure I’d stay around.”
“I’m sorry, Autumn.”
“It’s okay. I just got into deep and I couldn’t get back out. I loved him and he left me alone to pick up the pieces making everyone around me hate me.”
He walked over to her sitting next to her placing his hand in her face nerving her. “None of this was your fault Autumn, you we’re better than them they should’ve been glad of having a good friend like you, and he should’ve appreciated having a girlfriend like you I would.”
“I wish I was dead, Matt.”
“Don’t think like that Autumn. He obviously had problems of his own that he didn’t wish to discuss with you. It wasn’t your fault okay.”
“But they’re dead and I’m not.”
“Don’t feel guilty Autumn. You shouldn’t have to feel guilty for them choosing the easy way out. you got through it they could’ve too.” He got closer. “You should be proud of yourself for not choosing the easy way out and seeing it through.’
“But there still not here with me.”
“I know.” He pressed his lips on hers and she hesitated, his tongue slipped in kissing her harder and harder.
She shot back. “I have to go to lesson.”
“We’ll talk more Thursday okay.”
“Okay.” She shot up leaving the room.
She limped down the corridor, tears falling off her face. Connor slipped his arms round her kissing her cheek she flinched. “You okay babe?”
“Yeah I’m fine she said wiping her tears away.”
“So how did it go with Harding?”
“Fine.”
“It don’t sound fine.”
“Not now Con.”
“Later then.”
“Mmm.”
They walked into class sitting down he had to find out why she was so upset. She looked out the window wondering why he’d made a pass at her and what the hell he was after? She couldn’t give him what he wanted.
“Babe, come on let’s go for a fag you look like you need one.”
“Sure.”
Thy pulled themselves up leaving the class heading for the smoking area he handed her a cigarette she took it off him, her hand shaking. “What did Harding say to you?”
She blew the smoke out. Still shaking. “Nothing.”
“You sure? I ain’t seen you like this before.”
“I’m fine, really.”
“Con, Autumn.”
He looked over. “Guys.”
They lit their cigarettes smoking till the bell went.
“We’ll see you guys later.”
“Sure.”
Connor placed his arm round her. “It’s going to be okay, babe.”
She said nothing as they walked to their lesson before lunch.
“So are we still okay to sit with the guys?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“Just making sure you seem a little on edge.”
“I’m fine.”
“Okay, if you say so.”
“I do.”
They walked down the corridor to the dinner hall grabbing their lunch sitting down with their friends. They walked out of the cafeteria Autumn looked straight at Mathew cutting her eyes as they walked out. They had a cigarette before the bell went for registration and their last two lessons. Autumn and Daniel said good bye to Connor and they went into their last lesson.
Autumn and Connor said good bye to their friends. They stood bye the bridge.
“So what really happened between you and Harding?”
“Nothing.”
“I saw the way you looked at him babe, if looks could kill yours certainly would.”
“He just said things that hit home.”
He edged forward. “Don’t Con.”
“It’s just a good bye kiss babe chill.”
“I..”
He pressed his lips on hers kissing her. He moved away. “Come on, I’ll walk you to your door.”
“You don’t have to.”
“I promised your mom.”
“Okay.”
They walked away they stood by Autumns. “I’ll see you tomorrow, babe.”
“Okay.”
He kissed her cheek. “Later babe.”
“Later Con.”
She closed the door behind her he walked away wondering if she’d ever tell him what was really said between her and Harding.
“Yeah Halloween.”
“Why stay with him Autumn?”
“I loved him. He was different when we were alone. I guess he had something to prove to them, prove I wasn’t holding him back.”
“You should’ve left him Autumn.”
“It wasn’t that easy Matt . I tried he turned it around so I wouldn’t. He made damn sure I’d stay around.”
“I’m sorry, Autumn.”
“It’s okay. I just got into deep and I couldn’t get back out. I loved him and he left me alone to pick up the pieces making everyone around me hate me.”
He walked over to her sitting next to her placing his hand in her face nerving her. “None of this was your fault Autumn, you we’re better than them they should’ve been glad of having a good friend like you, and he should’ve appreciated having a girlfriend like you I would.”
“I wish I was dead, Matt.”
“Don’t think like that Autumn. He obviously had problems of his own that he didn’t wish to discuss with you. It wasn’t your fault okay.”
“But they’re dead and I’m not.”
“Don’t feel guilty Autumn. You shouldn’t have to feel guilty for them choosing the easy way out. you got through it they could’ve too.” He got closer. “You should be proud of yourself for not choosing the easy way out and seeing it through.’
“But there still not here with me.”
“I know.” He pressed his lips on hers and she hesitated, his tongue slipped in kissing her harder and harder.
She shot back. “I have to go to lesson.”
“We’ll talk more Thursday okay.”
“Okay.” She shot up leaving the room.
She limped down the corridor, tears falling off her face. Connor slipped his arms round her kissing her cheek she flinched. “You okay babe?”
“Yeah I’m fine she said wiping her tears away.”
“So how did it go with Harding?”
“Fine.”
“It don’t sound fine.”
“Not now Con.”
“Later then.”
“Mmm.”
They walked into class sitting down he had to find out why she was so upset. She looked out the window wondering why he’d made a pass at her and what the hell he was after? She couldn’t give him what he wanted.
“Babe, come on let’s go for a fag you look like you need one.”
“Sure.”
Thy pulled themselves up leaving the class heading for the smoking area he handed her a cigarette she took it off him, her hand shaking. “What did Harding say to you?”
She blew the smoke out. Still shaking. “Nothing.”
“You sure? I ain’t seen you like this before.”
“I’m fine, really.”
“Con, Autumn.”
He looked over. “Guys.”
They lit their cigarettes smoking till the bell went.
“We’ll see you guys later.”
“Sure.”
Connor placed his arm round her. “It’s going to be okay, babe.”
She said nothing as they walked to their lesson before lunch.
“So are we still okay to sit with the guys?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“Just making sure you seem a little on edge.”
“I’m fine.”
“Okay, if you say so.”
“I do.”
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