"Hello Lucas. But you're not allowed to call me like that. I have a name, you know. "

"Woah, you recognized me. That's already cool. And you still have that fiesty character babe. I love it."

"Listen Lucas, don't make me get us disqualified. I have a name and you can't call me otherwise now that we don't have any kind of a relationship together. "

"Okay okay hon- Bailey. I just thought that we could go ba-"

"Go back? To what? To how we used to be? To our relationship full of lies? No thanks. People don't change Lucas and I can't have someone like you in my life. Again."

"But you have changed. You're not the same Bailey that I've met years ago. Don't you agree? Anyway, you can't keep me from trying again. I don't think that your feelings for me are gone. You loved me so much. Remember?"

I felt pain in my heart remembering my feelings towards him. Now he just wanted to shove my feelings to my face. How rude and disrespectful. Now I don't even know how I have loved somebody like him? Thank It's probably because I just wanted to have somebody by my side at that period of my life?

"How did you know it was me if your eyes are closed like mine?" I said to change the topic, as I didn't want to make a scene here.

"I have my own ways babe," I felt a smirk in his voice and even with my eyes closed I was more than sure that he was smirking.

We continued dancing in silence. People were getting disqualified and I didn't notice how my thoughts went far away.

I started wondering who Damon was dancing with. Was he enjoying the dance? And then I just forced myself not to think about him. Why was I even thinking about him?

I started wondering who Matt was dancing with. Could it be Meggy? I really hope so.

My thoughts suddenly disappeared when I heard somebody scream my name.

OMG! We won? Really?

Who am I kidding? I'm not even happy to hear that.

"Nooow our winning couple is going to have a beautiful slow dance in front of everybody. Open your eyes and dance to one of the most romantic songs eveeer. Everybody else gather, make a circle around them and don't forget to clap for them."

I opened my eyes and to say that I was unhappy would be an understatement because I was sooo furious. I didn't want to dance with Lucas. Even though before breaking up we have decided to part our ways without sharing any negative emotions, but see my heart has a good memory and it can't forget the hurt that easily.

As Lucas was standing in front of me, it would've been obvious for me to see him the first thing I opened my eyes. But no, ladies and gentlemen I am sooo extraordinary that I don't see what's in front of me. That being said, the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Damon and his scary brown eyes that were staring right through me. Why was he so mad? Ah, whatever, I can't ever understand what that boy is thinking.

And then boys always say that it's hard to understand girls. So, it's easy to understand boys, huh? Nonsense.

When I turned my head to Lucas I noticed that his lips were moving. Hence, he was speaking this whole moment and I haven't heard any word he said.

"Bailey?"

"Uh what?" I said finally turning my head towards him and looking into his eyes.

"Were you even listening to me?"

"Do you really want to hear my answer? I think you have it all figured out already smart boy."

"Stop being sarcastic. You know, this is one of the few moments of my life when I was being serious and you didn't even listen to me."

"Okay okay. I'm listening."

"I wanted to apologize to you," and with this phrase my jaw fell to the ground.

"What the-"

"Let me finish. I know that I've been an asshole to you when we were dating. But a lot of things that you don't know of happened to me since you left me and I am not who I was before. Yes, I still do play with the girls. Yes, I just can't get rid of that habit of mine, but they know that it's a game. So, it's fair, isn't it?"

"Um, well I don't think I can answer this question because basically we can say that you played me too and I can't and won't forget that. Moreover, I can't ever understand people who play with others' emotions as if they have some kind of a right to. So, NO I don't think that's fair."

"I've always liked you because you had your own perception of the world and your own ideas about things."

"I don't care what you like about me anymore and don't even say it. It just makes me think of how wrong I was to ever trust you. But people make mistakes and I made a huge one if I may say so. And what concerns you changing, I don't believe that. I don't believe that people change mysteriously in whatever amount of time you name and judging from what you said a couple of seconds ago, dude you haven't changed a bit and that's even worse that you haven't realized it. Now excuse me your time with Bailey Collins is over with the last chords of the song. Goodbye Lucas, I hope not to see you soon."

I flipped my hair and went away from the dance floor. I went to the restroom because I felt like I had to be alone for a moment. I took a deep breath and then tried to calm myself down as I was trembling.

Lucas was my first love and when we were dating I genuinely liked him. Even though my attraction towards him started by forcing myself to be with him, after some time I liked him so much that I even thought that he would be the father of my children. I had to distract myself from the powerful and painful feelings I had towards Damon at the time. Jesus Christ! Why do I sound so pathetic? And this is the first time that I was able to be kind of rude towards him and say what I really think of him.

In the past, I just thought that I had to like him just the way he was. When he said something rude I would just pretend like I didn't hear it. When he didn't say that he liked me back I just thought that he was that kind of a person and that I couldn't force him to open up to me about his feelings and I just dealt with it. But today, I felt that I had so many emotions accumulated in me over the years that I just had to get if off my chest.

Lucas was from the same school as me and Damon were, and actually Lucas was Damon's opponent so to say. They were the two bad boys of our school and they never got along with each other. I guess each of them wanted to have the throne, to be called 'THE bad boy' or something. Well, I think that may be part of the reason why Damon was watching me like that. But Damon doesn't know something else, he doesn't know that I dated Lucas. Actually, thinking about it, he wouldn't care anyway.

I calmed myself down and was ready to leave when I saw Meggy enter the restroom.

"Bailey? Oh God I'm so happy you're okay. I'm sorry for being late. I...I... didn't know that Lucas...Lucas..." She hugged me tightly when saying all of this.

"It's okay honey. How could you know about it? I had to tell you about it, I just didn't get to do that," I smiled hugging her back.

"By the way, who told you that?" I said and then immediately understood the person who told her and smiled at her. She got it and smiled back at me.

We left the restroom and found Matt standing next to the girl's bathroom. I just love him.

I approached him and hugged him.

"Thank you Matty."

He didn't say anything and that's what I wanted. When you have true friends, you can communicate even through silence. That's what Matt was for me; a listener, a brother, a father (as he's not by my side most of the time) and a true friend.

When I turned my head I saw that Damon was staring at us angrily. Seriously, what has gotten into that boy? Does he have anger management problems?

Matt saw him staring and me and he looked at me with a face that said, "What's going on?", to which I answered by raising my shoulders to indicate that I don't know.

We started walking towards him, but not to try to understand what was going on, but just because the dance floor was in that direction.

We almost passed him, when he caught my wrist. Matt looked at me as if asking whether I want him to do something or not to which I answered by shaking my head. I don't like people handling things for me, I'm not a weak person, I can handle them myself and Matt knows it. That's why he always asks me.

"You can go guys, I'll be there in a minute."

Meggy and Matt left leaving me alone with this demon boy.

"Let go of my arm," I said looking him straight into the eyes.

"Follow me," He said walking in the opposite direction of the dance floor.

"Don't tell me what to do," I said and I felt that he would explode any minute. But that's okay. I'm not a dog or something, he can't command me what to do.

"You know what angel? There's something that I have to give you and that thing is important for YOU, not for me. So, if you're going to act like a smart ass and a femme fatale you can do it and I will just keep it to myself. Let's see whether you will keep your act till the end!"

I wanted to continue arguing with him, well that's because it's all we do every time we speak to each other, but the seriousness in his voice made me follow him.

We got to a place where we were all alone.

"So? What is it that you have to give me?" I said not having the patience to wait.

"Are you hugging every guy in this university?"

"What?"

"I didn't know you had a hearing problem, but oh well. Do you hug every guy you know?"

"Is that why you brought me here? Listen, I don't feel the need to explain to you what I am doing and why. So, if you don't have anything to give me I'm leaving."

"But I do have something to give you."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

"Your answer."

"What?"

"I want you to answer my question. Do you hug every boy you know? If yes, then why don't you hug me? Answer me and I'll give you what you need."

"You know what? I don't even think you have anything important for me. I'm leaving." I turned around and started walking in the opposite direction.

"Your ring. Don't you want to have it?"

I stopped. I immediately looked at my finger, noticing that the ring that my father gave to me wasn't there. OMG! How could I not notice it? I was so angry because of Lucas, that must be the reason why I didn't notice it.

"I knew you'd want to have it back."

I turned back.

"I'm not gonna answer your question though."

"Why angel?"

"Because I don't think it's any of your business."

He made a thinking face.

"Fair enough."

He took the ring out of his pocket and extended his hand for me to take it. When I was about to take my ring and be over with it, he closed his fist and took back his hand.

"Damon I'M GONNA MURDER YOU SERIOUSLY. What are you doing now?"

"Give me something in return."

"What now?"

"Dance with me."

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Hey babies👶🏼 how are you guys?

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Published on 14.08.2018