Valerie Hernandez
I sat still and looked to the side of my window. I didn’t dare make eye contact with him after what happened in the auto shop. Occasionally, I could feel Tyler eyes on me, but I ignore his gaze and keep looking outside of my window.
"You’re quiet, what’s wrong?" is this guy serious? He asked me what’s wrong after an action he pulled before? I can’t believe him.
"Nothing, I’m just tired."
"I’m hungry." I turned my head to him with furrowed eyebrow. "So?"
"So, you are going to accompany me to have dinner." I scoffed. "Who do you think you are ordering me around?"
"Well, you are in my car, and I’m the one driving it."
"Okay then, stop the car and I’ll go wait for the bus."
"You sure about that? There isn’t any bus stop here." Damn, he’s right. The only bus stop is near the auto shop and if I walk, it will take me forever to arrive home. "I… I walk then." I put my chin up and looked at him
Valerie Hernandez"Are you ready for the performance?" I ask Carmen as we walked inside the school. "You bet I am. I will show the principal that my team deserve to have the stage instead of his untalented daughter." I chuckled. "I can’t wait to watch your performance. Good luck." I gave her two thumbs up, Carmen disappeared to join her dance team.I was going to head inside the gym to save a seat for Julia, since she said will be a little late. But I caught Tyler a few feet from where I stand. Calling out for him, he turns around looking a little surprised to see me calling him. "Hey, what are you doing here?""To watch the game, duh." I shot him a weird look. "I know that I mean aren’t you supposed to be with your boyfriend and not her with me?""Why is that? Just because I’m in a relationship with Liam doesn’t mean I have to be with him 24/7.""True. Do you by any chance still feel jealous about that girl
Valerie Hernandez"You should have seen her yesterday." Bianca walking out from her hiding place with her evil smirked.Liam turns to Bianca looking at her confused. "What do you mean by that?" Bianca glanced at me with her nasty look. "You didn’t know?" she pretend to be innocence in front of Liam when clearly, she is not. "I thought she has told you.""Tell me what?" Liam snapped at her. Bianca flinched hearing Liam shouted at her. "I saw her going out on a date with Tyler at the new café." She said nervously. The heck! A date? What a bitch! We were just hanging out and she said a date.I looked at Andy and signal to him about the guys that are staring at us. he gets my message and push the guys away while telling them we need space. Thankfully they do what Andy said and went back doing their things."Is it true?" Liam faced me. His eyes sparkle with hope at what Bianca said is not true. I clenched, and unclenched my
Tyler Williams"I thought we agree that we will fix this car together." She looked up at me. "What are you doing here?""I was just passing by and saw you." She nods then continuing doing her work. She’s awfully quiet today. It’s unlike her and I don’t like it. I’m used seeing the sarcastic and chatty Valerie, but not the quiet Valerie."Hey, you’re, okay?" she nods her head again without looking at me. "We both know you’re lying." She sighed putting down the tools then looked up to me. "I just… I don’t know Tyler. I’m confused. Liam called me I ignore his call. I’m curious at what he will say, but at the same time I don’t want to talk to him. Every time I thought about what happened last night, I feel angry at him.""You have right to be angry at him after what he says to you, but don’t you think he has something to tell you?" she shrugs. "Maybe but I don’t ca
Valerie Hernandez"Oh my gosh!" I laughed loudly while holding my stomach. "Your face." Tyler bent down catching his breath after the roller coaster ride. "That is not cool.""Says the one who never get scared of a rollercoaster." He straightens up and furrowed his brows while facing me. "I never thought it will be that high." He said defensively. "It’s a rollercoaster Tyler, of course it will be high."He rolls his eyes. "Yeah, yeah laugh all you want." I turned around to see Andy resting his hands on the wall with Carmen and Julia laughing at him. "So, guys, what’s next?""Hmm…well the three of us are going to a haunted house. Are you coming?" I shook my head. "No, it’s fine. You go ahead I’m going to look around for a fun game.""Okay, we’ll meet you at the food court 1, is that okay?""Perfect. Have fun guys. Goodluck Andy!" I turned my back and head out from the rollercoaster area. F
Valerie Hernandez"This was so much fun!" I nodded my head agreeing with Carmen. "We should do this again sometimes.""I’m all for it." I said. "Yeah, me too. But on a better situation." Andy said referring to my fight with Liam. Julia, who is near him, elbow his ribs which Andy winced and glared at her. Ignoring them, I turned to Carmen. "Thanks again, Carmen.""Anytime. I guess we must be leaving then.""Do you have a ride home, Val?" Andy asked me. "Yeah, I’m with Tyler." He frowned. "Aren’t his house like far from yours?"Tyler cut in before I have the chance to answer Andy. "I don’t mind though. I don’t have anything else to do." Andy nods and I sighed in relief he didn’t question more."Hey Tyler, what are you going to do with that teddy bear?" Carmen asked him. Tyler glances at me then back at her before shrugging. "Don’t know yet.""He will probably put it in his room
Valerie HernandezAll eyes are on me as soon as I stepped into the hall. This is what I fear of. I rather do math for 2 hours compared being stared by half the population in school.I ignore their gaze and head to my locker to take some books that I need for first period. Walking passed them to head to my class, I stop as someone who I despise stood in front of me with her minions behind her."What do you want? You get what you want. Now move." I said uninterested."Ouch, I’m sorry did I get on your nerve? Or rather I hit the nerve already." She smirks. Glaring at her hard, I raised an eyebrow at her. "You know you should be careful at what you’re doing. You kept haunting me like a freaking ghost. People might think that you’re obsessed with me." I said loudly to make all the students in the hall hear it.The students near us chuckled and said. "True. She haunt you since freshman year. I almost think she has a cru
Valerie HernandezDeciding something is not easy. Especially when we decide something in our life. One wrong move, our life will be a mess. We eventually will hate ourselves and kept asking ourselves why did I decided to do that?Before we decide something that will make a change in our life, we need to contemplate and think through it. We just don’t act impulsively, however I did, and I don’t know if I regret it or not."Earth to Valerie, are you with me?" I blinked my eyes a couple of times. "Yeah, I’m here."Carmen scrunched her eyebrow while looking at me worried. "What happened? Are you sick?""No, I’m good.""You know since you talked to Liam two days ago you became different. What happened?" I stared at her weirdly. "How am I different? I am still me. I’m still the same Valerie who loves chocolate muffin and always bought fries every lunch."She rolls her eyes. "Aside from that, yo
Valerie Hernandez"I’ll see you later." I said as I kissed him goodbye. He softly smile at me while caress my cheek. "You know they will eventually know, right?""I know, but I am not ready yet." He nods. "Whenever you are ready.""Thank you. I gotta go before someone sees us." I waved him goodbye and exit the gymnasium. As soon as I leave the gym, a hand pulled me aside. "What the-" I stop mid-sentence as I face to face with Carmen.My eyes widen as I saw the pissed looked on her face. Did she saw me? That’s not possible right?Her arms cross over her chest. "Care to explain?" I cleared my throat pretending to not understand what she mean. "Explain what?""Don’t lie to me." I frowned and raised an eyebrow. "I am not lying to you. I really don’t get what you mean.""Okay then. Let me give you a hint. Liam." I looked away as she caught my eyes. "What are you doing in there with Liam?""I
Valerie HernandezThe past few days had been surprisingly okay. Everything seemed to be falling into place, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief wash over me. I was happy that I was no longer fighting with Tyler, and even Liam had admitted his wrongdoings and apologized. It was a welcome change, and I was grateful for the peace that had settled over. However, I don’t know about Tyler and Liam. But it seems like they haven’t gotten over the fight yet. Tyler broke Liam nose and even after a week, the bruised is still visible. Whereas Tyler only had a small cut on his lips and bruised knuckles, but the rest is fine.Liam and I no longer shared the same table at lunch, but we still acknowledged each other with a small smile or a simple "hey" as we passed in the hallways. It was a far cry from the tension that had once existed between us, and I was glad that we had finally been able to move past it.Then there was Tyler. Despite still having detention, he was finally back at scho
Tyler WilliamsThe next day dawned with a heavy sense of regret weighing on my shoulders. As I tried to approach Valerie, she quickly avoided me, slipping away before I could even say a word. Even at school, she managed to evade me, leaving me feeling like a complete idiot.I couldn't shake the guilt that gnawed at me. My behavior had been completely uncalled for. Valerie had been there for me yesterday, worried about me, and instead of being grateful, I had pushed her away like some kind of jerk.The next day was no different. I woke up early, hoping to catch Valerie before she left for school, but it seemed she had gone with her dad again, slipping through my fingers once more. Another missed opportunity to talk to her, to make things right.Feeling frustrated and desperate, I headed to the auto shop to see if Trevor could help me. I needed to know Valerie's work schedule, but when I asked Trevor, he refused to tell me. Apparently, it was at Valerie's request."Come on, Trevor," I p
Tyler WilliamsI waved my hands triumphantly from inside my car, a wide, arrogant smile plastered on my face as the host announced me as the winner. The crowd roared with excitement as I drove my car out of the rink, the adrenaline still coursing through my veins.As soon as I stepped out of the car, a familiar voice called my name with a tone that sent shivers down my spine. I turned to see Valerie marching towards me, her expression a mix of anger and concern. Behind her were Ryan and Trevor, trying to catch up to Valerie.I felt a surge of shock and confusion. How did Valerie know I was here? And why did she look so angry? It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how she found out, with Ryan and Trevor standing right behind her.I sighed heavily as Valerie stood in front of me, her eyes blazing with anger. She wasted no time in scolding me, her words coming out furiously."Do you have any idea how crazy that was, Tyler?" she demanded, her voice trembling with emotion. "Do yo
Valerie HernandezAs I continued working on the car in the auto shop, I lost track of time, engrossed in the task at hand. Suddenly, Trevor appeared beside me, his voice breaking through the quiet hum of the workshop."Valerie, it's past your working shift," he said gently. "It's time for you to go home."I smiled at him, shaking my head slightly. "It's fine, Trevor," I replied, my voice soft with reassurance. "I just want to finish up here."Trevor approached me, leaning against the side of the car I was fixing. "Are you waiting for Tyler to come back?" he asked, his eyes searching mine for answers.I placed the tools I was holding on the workbench and let out a sigh. "Yeah," I admitted, my voice tinged with worry. "I just want to make sure he's okay after everything that's happened."I couldn't shake the feeling of unease that had settled over me ever since Tyler's outburst earlier. Between his suspension, the news of his father getting married to Liam's mother, it felt like Tyler w
Valerie Hernandez"Tyler! Liam! Stop!" I screamed their name hoping for the fight to stop but it is no use. My voice drowned with the shouting and cheering from the students who gather at the parking lot to witness a fight."Both of you stop!" I tried once again but it is no use. None of them could hear me over the roar of the crowd. The cheers and shouts are getting louder. But amidst the chaos, I could only watch in horror as the fight escalated, my heart pounding in my chest. As the fight grew more serious, panic gripped me like a vice. I watched helplessly as Tyler and Liam continued to exchange blows, each one landing with sickening thuds. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes as I pleaded for them to stop, but my words fell on deaf ears.Just as I feared the worst, a teacher emerged from the school building, shouting for them to stop. The fight came to an abrupt halt as Tyler and Liam were pulled apart, their faces bruised and bloodied."You two, to the principal's office, now
Valerie HernandezThe next morning, I felt a wave of delight rush over me. Despite the lingering weight of yesterday's events, there was a warmth in my chest as I recalled the laughter and camaraderie shared with Tyler. But the memory of him betting on me soured the sweetness, reminding me of the reckless gamble he had made with my safety. Since he apologize, it is all in the past now and what happened had happened. Luckily, my parents are a deep sleeper so last night as I sneaked in, it was safe to say, for now.I glanced at the clock beside my bed, with a quick stretch, I threw back the covers and swung my legs over the edge of the bed, ready to face the day ahead.After a quick shower and a change of clothes, I made my way downstairs to the kitchen, the scent of freshly cooked pancakes wafting through the air. My dad was at the stove, flipping pancakes with practiced ease, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips as he caught sight of me."Morning, sweetheart," he greeted m
Tyler WilliamsI watched as Valerie walked away, her back stiff with anger. Winning the race had been exhilarating, but the argument with Valerie had left a bitter taste in my mouth. I knew that my actions hadn't portrayed me as a winner, not in her eyes at least.Valerie had made a good point earlier. What if I hadn't won? What would have happened to her? It wasn't like I had wanted to bet on her in the first place, but illegal street races were rough, and you had to follow the rules, no matter how unfair they seemed.I knew that I had messed up."You okay man?" Ryan asked as he saw Valerie leaving. I shrugged my shoulders, letting out a heavy sigh. "Not great," I admitted, running a hand through my hair. "Valerie has every right to be mad at me."Ryan nodded in understanding; his expression somber. "Yeah, anyone would feel the same way if they were in her shoes," he agreed, his tone sympathetic.Trevor chimed in, his voice firm but gentle. "You need to apologize to her, Tyler," he s
Valerie HernandezAs the race was set and the crowd erupted in excitement, I felt a knot of anxiety tighten in my chest. The stakes had never been higher, and the thought of me being used as a bet in Ricky's twisted game made my blood boil. What I did not expect was Tyler agreeing to it.Before the race could start, I grabbed Tyler's arm and pulled him aside, my voice filled with frustration. "Why did you agree to bet me, Tyler?" I demanded, my tone sharp with accusation.Tyler sighed heavily, his expression pained as he met my gaze. "It's the only way, Val," he explained, his voice tinged with regret. "If I don't agree, Ricky will take my car and besides, it's the rules."I shook my head in disbelief, unable to comprehend how Tyler could have made such a reckless decision. "I can't believe you would risk everything like this," I muttered, my voice barely above a whisper.But before I could say more, Jae and Ryan approached us, their expressions tense with anticipation. "Tyler, the ra
I paced restlessly around my room, the weight of anticipation settling heavily on my shoulders. Through the window, I could see the faint glow of lights illuminated from Tyler's room. It seemed he was still awake, just as I suspected. With a deep breath, I glanced down at my outfit, making sure everything was in place. I had come prepared, dressed in jeans, a white tank top, and a denim jacket, paired with sturdy black boots.I sat on the edge of my bed, anxiously checking the time every few minutes. Fifteen agonizing minutes passed before the lights in Tyler's room finally flickered off. It was my cue to make my move.With careful precision, I tiptoed down the stairs, doing my best to avoid any creaks that might wake my parents. As I reached the front door, I hesitated for a moment, my heart pounding in my chest. But I couldn't let fear hold me back now. Steeling myself, I pushed open the door and stepped out into the cool night air.I made my way swiftly to Tyler's house, my footste