Liam's POV
I have seen her today at school, as well.
This morning, I caught Ashton trying to pick a fight with her by knocking her books out of her arms when they passed each other. And she, being the Alyssa Wilson she is, acted like as if the books fell on its own and picked them up with a blank expression.
"How stupid can she be?" the whole gang laughed at the cafeteria, during recess, when they saw the incident.
"Weak and pathetic, eyy?" Steven nudged me in the ribs, making me realised that I was not joining them in the laugh.
I'm supposed to laugh. So I let out a snort. "Very..."
What am I supposed to laugh for? I don't know myself.
The day dragged on until it was time to go home. Alyssa was rushing towards my car, just like yesterday. When will she ever be on time?
And there was Ashton, sneaking from behind her. I saw him reaching out for Alyssa's hair band, something I have never seen him done to anyone before.
Impatiently, I tapped my nails on the staring wheel as I saw Ashton managed to pull Alyssa's hair band off.
Only God knows the amount of energy I needed to restrain myself from honking at the both of them.
What the hell? They're literally right in front of me! Don't act like I'm invisible!
Alyssa turned to see who did it, and saw Ashton's smirking face... SMIRKING. She continued on walking straight ahead.
However, I was suddenly conscious of the fact that I was smirking the whole time when Alyssa have been ignoring Ashton... Until Ashton stepped in front of her to block her way from me.
Ashton grabbed her hand and forces the hair band on her palm. He was saying something to Alyssa, who slightly blushed, before the both of them jumped in shock as I furiously pressed a long honk at them. They turned to see me, I glared.
Alyssa and Ashton broke off, left Alyssa walking promptly towards the car. She sheepishly went inside and buckled her seat belt in silence. All the way, she was avoiding my eye contact. I glared at her the whole time she does so.
And it suddenly came up to me, what am I getting all worked up for?
She timidly put her hands on her lap, after. With a small quiver in her voice, "I'm ready," she said.
I clicked my tongue before starting to drive.
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Alyssa's POV
"Liam, I'm sorry," I began just as I could not bear to look at the angry expression on his face any longer. I even said it sincerely.
"Yea, okay, sure," He said. Looking straight ahead, though his attention seemed to be nowhere near the road.
This is just so weird, even for Liam. He does gets angry, usually. But not this angry.
"Liam, you know that I have prefect's duty everyday. Come on."
Liam let out a snort. "Duty? All I saw was flirting with Ashton."
What?!
I gave a nervous laugh. "But I wasn't flirting with Ashton," a bit relieved that he was not angry at me for being late.
"Yea, right," he snorted. "and do you know that Ashton was not at the party last night? And you weren't there, too? Even if your bestfriend was there?"
I always find it cute when Liam snorts. But maybe not today. "I don't know where you're taking this to."
"Bet you're with Ashton all night."
Okay, this is getting out of hand. Now he's just being stupid.
I remembered of what Bree told me last night. This time, I ain't gonna stay quiet.
"I can't believe you," I groaned. "so you're mad cause I was talking to your friend, huh? Who are you? Ashton's father or something? You're that afraid of any of your friends got involve with me? Am I a dirt to you?"
Liam doubled up his speed. I lowkey regretted for answering. But I don't plan to stop any sooner. I held on tightly to my seat, the same way as I was holding on to my ego.
"That's not it, stupid."
He dare calling me stupid? I knew that that's not it! I knew it all along! He's not protecting Ashton from the dirt(me)! It's the other way around!
As sly as I was right now, I was just saying what I said on purpose, just so that he would correct me. Just so he would admit that it's actually because he didn't like any other guy to be close with me, apart from him. I won't stop until I make him say that he likes me... Or something like that.
"Then what is?"
Bree's voice had been echoing in my mind for quite a while now... Liam has a thing for you.
"You wouldn't understand!" Liam raised his voice.
"Of course I wouldn't. You never tell me! Would it kill to be honest with how you feel for once?!" I sprouted without even thinking. But I didn't regret it because I came to realise that those were the words I was looking for all along. Those were my feelings. I just spoke my heart out loud.
Liam's veins were now showing on the side of his forehead. "No it wouldn't! But I rather die!"
His last words stinged me so hard. Suddenly, the air around me seemed to decrease. My chest felt tight as I spoke the last words. "Then die! Die being a hypocrite! Die with the burden of shutting out your feelings from the world!"
And that was it.
Everything happened so fast, I couldn't catch up. I couldn't do anything. With a deafening crash sound, still holding on to my seat, I shut my eyes, praying that we would make it out alive.
The last thing I felt was the wet blood rolling down my forehead, and the stinging pain in my right arm as well as my head. But I don't really care about any of them. What concerned me the most was my last sight... Liam.
He's not moving. His eyes were closed... At least that's what I expected. I can't quite see his face when it's covered in blood. Plus, some shattered glass shards from his side of the window were scattered all over him. He almost seems... No. I don't want to think of the word.
Tears began to roll down my cheeks. Oh God, I don't want this. I didn't mean for him to... I didn't want this for him. Oh please save him.
My vision were getting more blurry as time passed. Ignoring the siren coming from an ambulance, and all kinds of instructions being shouted in tones of urgency by the crowd, I used my last seconds of consciousness to pray for Liam. Please, save him, God. This is not what I wanted. I don't want this.
I would shout if I can. But I didn't have the energy to do so. Liam... He almost seemed lifeless.