ROMEO'S POV
I got to school before Lucille, I wanted to tell her how I really felt about her. I honestly just care about her, she's like a best friend. I don't love her romantically.
"What's on your mind", Xander asked snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Nothing, just some issues with Lucille.", I said looking bored.
"You guys seem pretty close nowadays, I've been hearing rumors you're dating her", Xander replied.
"Of course not, I don't love her", I said with a trace of anger in my voice.
I lifted my heads and saw Lucille walk in, her hair caught my attention again. It was flawless! I approached her after she had settled.
"Can I have a word with you outside?", I asked. She smiled and stood up, I realized she had agreed when I noticed she was heading outside. Before I could follow her, Sterling, a guy from music class approached her looking very angry.
"Didn't I warn you to stay out of my way?", he said grabbing Lucille's arm.
"Let go off me, you're hurting me", Lucille replied angrily.
"How dare you report me to your mom?", Sterling said pushing her to the wall.
"I did no such thing, you're a bully, what makes you think other people don't think of reporting you?", Lucille responded tearfully.
Sterling was about to hit her when I stepped in, I pushed him to the floor and landed blows on his face. Xander and some boys in our class separated us and dragged Sterling to the Proprietors office.
"Are you okay partner?", I said lifting Lucille from the floor. She hugged me tightly and began to cry.
"I didn't do what he's saying, someone else reported him", she said still sobbing.
"I know, I trust you, but even if you did he had no right treating you like that", I said angrily. "Let's go to the clinic", i added but she shaked her head.
"I'm okay", she said and hugged me again.
A teacher entered the class so we went back to our sitting place. I couldn't stop worrying about her, she has to go to the clinic. She might have scratches or something.
"Stop staring at her Romeo, you're making me believe the rumors I heard", Xander say teasingly.
"I only care about her, nothing more nothing less", I said clearly irritated.
He laughed and focused on the teacher. Is he right? Am I in love with Lucille? I shaked my head in disagreement and laughed.
"Focus on the teacher before you get punished ", Xander said snapping me out of my thoughts.
When school hours was over I made way to my car, I didn't want to talk to Lucille. I didn't know what to say after everything that happened. I was almost out of the school when I got stopped by Sterling, yes Sterling. He had some guts showing his face to me.
"What the hell?", I said clearly annoyed.
"I'm so sorry Romeo, I didn't know Lucille was your girlfriend. I wouldn't have done what I did.", he said on top of his voice.
I got more annoyed, why would he say that? And in a fucken loud voice!
"She's not my girlfriend, I don't love Lucille , we're just friends!", I said before realizing I spoke in a very loud voice.
I heard laughter all around me, I looked around and was sorry when I saw Lucille standing behind me, before I could say a word, tears began to fall from her eyes and the laughter grew louder. I was about to approach her but she run off.
LUCILLE'S POV
What the hell just happened? And why the hell is my heart hurting so much? I couldn't stop my tears from falling, I hugged my knee while sitting on the floor of the library and cried quietly.
Why would he say that infront of so many people? What would I do if everyone laughs at me? Did he really mean it? He doesn't love me too? What a waste of affection. I stood up after realizing most of the students had gone home.
"We will submit our project work tomorrow, I can't miss our last meeting. Even though I'm hurting, I still have to go finish the project work with him", I said to myself and left.
ROMEO'S POV
I told my mom about everything that happened with Lucille and she was so surprised how things went bad in just a day.
"Are you sure you don't love her?", my mom asked me.
"I don't know mom, but I'm sure I just care about her.", I said and she hugged me.
I've been waiting for over an hour now, is she really not going to show up?
"Can I go to her house? Seems she won't come.", I said to my mom who was by the pool.
"She would've been here if she wanted to see you, going there would just irritate her ", my mom said.
I wasn't willing to back down, i wanted to talk to her. Explain myself to her, I don't want her to be mad at me. I didn't mean to hurt her.
"Well mom, I can't let her ruin my perfect grades with her stupid emotions. I don't care anymore, I'm going to her house.", I said angrily.
"No need for that, I'm already here. Your perfect grades wouldn't get ruined by my stupid emotions", I knew exactly who said that but I was praying it would be someone else and not her.
I turned to look for the person who said that. My heart missed a beat when I saw Lucille standing behind me. She looked broken, I wanted to hug her and tell her I didn't mean what I said.
"Good day Mrs Williams", she greeted my mom and I could hear the pain in her voice.
"Don't stand there Romeo, let's go start working", she said and made her way to the study hall.