I don't even get to say anything before Tyler jumped in between us and sat on one of my legs. "dammit Tyler!" I shout. "cant you a least ASK before you jump on top of people?!"

He looks at me and smirks. "Nope! I'm just glad to see my roomy and best friend getting along so well." His smirk turns into a smile......a fake one. I've seen him smile before. So I can tell if its fake or not.

Mainly because when he really smiles, his perfect white teeth show. And dimples show on both sides of his mouth.

Dimples.....

But when he fake smiles, he doesn't open his mouth. And only one dimple shows. Id much rather see both.

"I wouldn't exactly call it getting along." I say scooting away from him so he's not making my leg fall asleep. "why not greenie? I think we were getting along great." He smirked at Tyler. Tyler just kept fake smiling at him, and I think he mumbled down thing user his breath, but couldn't tell what.

There's something I'm missing.

But I jut can't place my finger on it. I raise an eyebrow at the boys, trying to figure out what their unspoken communication was all about. But of course, right then, the doorbell rings. I sighed as I jumped off the couch and headed towards the door.

But not without noticing carters dare at my butt. I flip him off and get to the door. I hear him laughing behind me.

I roll my eyes and open the door.

"Hey max!" She said quickly hugging me before walking in.

"Hey jules." I said closing the door. I push her by the shoulder softly and lead her into the living room.

The boys are laughing a out something but stop once they see we've entered the room. "Guys, this is Julie. Julie this is carter and Tyler." I say pointing to each of the boys.

"Ah, so this is the famous roommate you've been talking about." She said, surprising me. Why the fuck did she say that?! I could feel my face heat up as I hit her shoulder. Tyler crossed his arms and smirked at me.

Shit.

"What? It's not like it's anything good." I say. And trust me! it's true! I've only told her a million times how much of a jerk he is and she always says 'he's just teasing you, max.'

I'm sick of hearing that EVERY SINGLE time I tell her something he did.

"Sure maxy. Whatever you say." He says. I roll my eyes. But of course the two other idiots that isn't Tyler, notices what he called me. "he calls you maxy?" Jules asked while at the same time, carter asks "maxy?"

Great! thanks Tyler!

"It's just my little nickname for her. Don't get jealous." Tyler said. I sighed before grabbing jules arm. "well, you two can leave us alone while we're in our room." I said dragging her along.

Once I get we in the room I shut it. And of course her first question is "you guys share a room?"

I sighed and sat down on my bed. "Yep. Sadly."

"Your so stupid."

Where the hell did that come from?! one second she's all nice and the other she called me stupid! Is she on her period or something?!

"Excuse me?" I ask. She sighs. "Don't take it the wrong way, but this guy shares an apartment with you, a room for Pete's sake! He flirts with you, and you still push him away. You could get some of that."

I shake my head. "Do you not remember what he did to me? He almost killed me jules. He bullied me and said some mean things I won't ever forget."

Which I've never told anyone but my brother.

"What all did he say? please tell me this time max, every time I ask, you change the subject." She states. I sighed.

I guess it's time to tell her.

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I get my stuff out of my locker and hold it to my chest as I turn around. The same group of boys stand there, laughing at me.

What did I do now?

"Bitch!"

"Ugly!"

"Whore!"

"Slut!"

"Geek!"

Everything they said, I would get another kick. either it was to my ankle, legs, foot, knee, arms. anything they could reach. As they stopped and laughed as they walked away, one of them bent down to my ear.

"This is a lesson. We are teaching you. If not you were smart enough to release what you have to do." they whispered. I knew who it was. My body shivered as he talked. He was the scariest of them all.

Tyler Colton.

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"He really said that to you?" Jules asked. I sighed before nodding.

I hate re-telling the story. It just brings back so many hateful memory's that I despise more than anything. That's why I've only ever told my brother.

Speaking of which, he should also be coming either today or tomorrow. I should really give him a call.

But I wonder what'd he do if he knew Tyler live here...

Fuck!

Who knows what he'll do! He could beat the hell out of Tyler, he sure can do it. "yea. Look, I don't want I talk about it anymore okay? it just makes me sad. I've gotten over it and just want to forget it ever happened." I said. She shook her head though.

"No max. You need to figure out what he meant by what he did was a 'lesson' it makes no since."

She had a point. I still, to this day, don't know what that ever meant. And that was four years ago. I'm twenty one now. I'm sure he's forgotten all about it. Especially with the way he's been acting. All the flirting or sexual comebacks scare me.

Maybe he's taking a different approach to picking on me. If his IS, then I'd rather have this one than the physical stuff. And hurting.

Like I said, I SURE hope so.

"I will later jules. Just not right now." I say. I hadn't even noticed she was roaming around the room. And now she sat on Tyler's bed, looking at his sketchbook.

Oh shit! she's not suppose to be looking at that. IM not even touch any of his stuff. "what are you doing?!" I yell/whisper. She's look up at me for a spilt second before looking back at his work.

"You need to look at this." She said pointing at the book. "What?" I asked jumping up.

I quickly walk over to the bed and sit down beside her, grabbing the book and putting it in my lap.

It's a girl, sleeping in her bed. Her long straight, black hair going different places, but not to wildly. She has headphones on top of her head. covering her ears from the world. Her large t-shirt rises up above her stomach, showing off her belly button.

She doesn't wear any pants. So you can see her panties. put on her left hip is a tattoo. Of a star an a slightly smaller one right below that.

It doesn't take two brains to know who this is. But I don't want to believe it. No matter how much I have that same exact tattoo. Surely some other girl with the same exact hair and face and sleeping arrangement has the same tattoo right?

RIGHT?!

"I wonder who it is." I mumbled.

"Max. Don't play dumb. Me and you both know this is you. I'm not so sure a twenty one year old woman other than you would have a tattoo like this. Or have the same exact hair. And I surely don't know anyone else who goes to bed with headphones on." she says closing the book and putting it back on the end table.

"I know." I mumbled. "I just.....don't get why he'd draw me. We used to be the greatest enemies. And now all of a sudden, he takes nicer interest in me? Bipolar much?"

She shakes her head. "Don't say anything to him or he'll know you looked through it. Look, how about all four of us I out to lunch to clear your mind. You can call up Thomas to meet us there. He is coming back soon isn't he?"

I nod. "Maybe your right. Come on. We'll get the guys". I say standing up. she jumps up and grabs my shoulders from behind. "Now don't act any different okay? He can't know you saw that."

"Okay." I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. I can do this. I can do this. I assure myself.

I step out to them and they are laughing their asses off on the couch. "hey guys. What do ya say we all go out for lunch?" I ask casually. They stop laughing and clear themselves up before speaking. "Good idea maxy. I call shotgun!" Tyler yelled.

The boys shot out towards my truck, outside. I sighed as jules patted my shoulder before walking out after them.

I try and get my bearings together.

Why did Tyler Colton......draw me?