Luna's Pov

"Luna I said slow down!"

I quickly marched towards the exit with Alex chasing behind trying to stop me, I kept my face down avoiding his gaze. He hasn't seen my mouth yet and I needed to keep it that way.

"I said stop!"

Alex snatched my hand away from my face swinging me around, I didn't look up I just kept staring at my shoes.

"What happened, was it something I said?"

I plainly shook my head uttering a no.

"Then why won't you look at me!?"

He vigorously shoved my head up making me glance at him, I couldn't directly look at him though. I tried everything just to avoid his eyes.

"Where is he? I'm going to fucking kill him!?"

He immediately pulled away walking into the opposite direction, this time I was the one grasping onto him trying to make him stop. I finally got in front and held my arms out.

"A-Alex please you can't!"

He stopped in his tracks clutching my wrists.

"And why can't I?"

I shook my head and hugged onto him tightly, I began to gasp for air; I panicked I could only imagine what Daniel could do to Alex. I don't wanna lose him too.

"It's okay just breathe, I promise I won't do anything."

He rubbed my back until I was calm enough to stand by myself.

"Come on.."

He leads me towards the exit once again.

"What are we doing..?"

He was trying to make me stay before so what is he doing now?

"I'm taking you home."

Once we got inside his car I felt so much better knowing I wasn't going to see Daniel and I didn't have to showcase my beaten up face around the school.

I clicked my seat belt in then put down the mirror to examine my lip, but instead, I cringed at my cheek. 

It looked so much worse than before. The middle of it was a dark purple then it faded out into a greenish shade, I quickly flipped the mirror back up then leaned onto the window.

"We could go to my house instead, my mom has some makeup that you can use to cover everything."

I shrug feeling unmotivated to even live at the moment.

"I don't care anymore.."

I whispered out in defeat, Daniel always finds a way to blame me for the things he does.

"Luna, please don-

"I'm just telling the truth."

He stopped talking because he knew I was right, there wasn't a thing he could say that would change how I felt and deep down he knew exactly that.

"Do you want to stay over?"

I glanced at him while he gripped his steering wheel, pulling out of the parking lot.

"Wouldn't that just make the issue bigger?"

He kept his eyes on the road in front of him but took my hand.

"How long are you going to let Daniel control your life."

He gently squeezed it then placed his back onto the weel, he had a point but I just felt stuck like I didn't know how to live my own life anymore.

My phone then buzzed in my lap making my stomach sink as I opened it up.

Daniel: You're coming to the party with me, tonight at 9 so you better be ready. I'm not playing the waiting game with you.

Me: Okay.

I rolled my eyes placing my phone back into my lap.

"Was that him.?"

I nodded and glanced out the window once again.

"He said I'm going to that party with him tonight."

Alex pulled into his driveway then looked at me once he put the car in park.

"Do you want me to go too, so I can keep an eye on you?"

I laughed unbuckling my seatbelt.

"Sure, what did I ever do to deserve a friend like you?"

He flicked my forehead and we got out of the car.

"I've just known you for a while and think you are too nice for your own good."

I nodded following him inside his house.

"Sometimes I wish I could be a hard ass like you but I don't think it's that simple."

He scoffed then kicked his shoes off.

"I rather you the way you are, and I'm not that rough."

I laughed plopping down onto his couch.

"I'm ready to die."

Alex turned the T.V on then headed into the kitchen.

"Well, I'm not ready for you to die so your stuck living for now!"

He returned into the living room with some water, he passed me a glass then sat down.

"Sooo I saw you bumped into that new kid when you left the cafe."

I coughed on the water quickly placing it down before I spilled it everywhere, Alex smirked amused at how flustered I was.

"Y-Yeah and I didn't just bump into him I knocked him clean off his feet, I felt like the biggest ass."

Alex began manically laughing.

"I didn't see that! now I wish I did that sounds funny as shit and nobody can be a bigger ass then Daniel. He tops everyone."

I nodded in agreement.

"I also found out his name was Teddy since we weren't listening in class when the teacher said it."

He flicked through the channels still laughing.

"That teacher got so mad."

I felt my phone buzz again as I quickly looked at it.

Daniel: Are you at Alex's, your Snapchat location is on and it says you are.

I nervously glanced around figuring out what to say, Alex saw me do this then looked at me confused.

"What's wrong?"

I passed him my phone, he squinted at it annoyed.

"What is his problem, it's like he has no faith in you. That pisses me off."

He passed it back to me and sighed.

"Just say you're grabbing something."

Me: I just needed to pick something up, why?

Daniel: Because it seems like you rather be dating Alex than me, you hang out like all the time.

Me: No he's just my friend that's ridiculous.

Daniel: I hope so.

Me: I swear, I wouldn't do something like that to you.

Daniel: Okay, love you then see you later tonight.

Every time he texted me that or said it I never once believed it and I never wanted to say it back, but was obligated to or he'd just make a bigger issue out of it.

Me: Yeah, love you too.

I felt sick every time I did eventually say it and even just texting it was weird.

"Is your girlfriend still being overdramatic?"

I shrugged.

"Y-Yeah I guess."

I tossed my phone onto the coffee table a little disappointed that I had to go to the party, I really didn't want to but no wasn't an answer to Daniel.

"Are you upset because he's dragging you to that party?"

I shook my head.

"It's not just that, he thinks I'm cheating on him with you now."

Alex scoffed sarcastically.

"He's actually crazy, your more like my brother."

I nodded feeling frustrated.

"I know, it's like he doesn't trust me at all."

I laid down also feeling weary and exhausted.

"I hate him, but I don't know what to do."

Alex threw a pillow at my face.

"How about you break up with him, it's pretty simple."

I rolled my eyes throwing the pillow back at him.

"Easier said then done if it were that simple I would have done it already."

Alex got up and sat on top of my legs.

"Listen, If you really feel the way you say you do then do something about it. Nobody ever got anything done by just lazing around."

I scoffed kicking him off of me and the couch.

"I didn't know you were an inspirational speaker."

He laughed at me.

"And I didn't know you were strong enough to push me off the couch."

He brushed himself off standing back up.

"Alex, could we switch places just for like ever?"

He chuckled.

"If we swapped places I'd be the one beating the shit out of Daniel."