MY MYSTERIOUS NERD

Flashback Continues...

"Who was he?" Was my first question.

"None of your business Anderson." He replied.

"It is my business Jacob or whoever you are. That guy practically threatened to kill me. In fact he will kill me and you are saying that it is none of my business. Oh god! It was biggest mistake of my life to approach you on first day. I was a fool who thought that you are different. You are even bigger jerk than I ever met. Here I threatened my life just for you and you are stating that it is none of my god damn business." I was panting. How can he be so calm in situation like this, we both were going to hell killed by that psycho brother of his.

" It wasn't my fault that you came and talked to me. I ignored you from first day but you kept pestering me. I started this year with resolution to ignore people, but you broke it on first day. You distracted me. First I thought you were annoying but those blue eyes were enough to contradict me. You was like a light to darkness. But I knew something like this was going to happen that is why I started ignoring you." His voice was now just a whisper.
"But even then it happened. You are here because me. Damian is right you are going to get killed like she got killed. I am sorry Cade, I am sorry I never wanted  this to happen."

I knew this feeling, this guilt. We both were feeling it. Him for dragging me in this mess and I , on the other hand felt guilty for making him feel this. My outburst was just a result of confusion, anger and frustration.

" No one wanted this Jacob Or Tyson or whatever your name is"

"It's Tyson" he whispered.

"Then why did you lied?."

"Trust me, you won't want to know this. It's my dark past."

"Trust me it's good to share it. You will feel light hearted." I encouraged him.

"You can't ask me to share my secrets when your skeletons are still in closet." He arched an eyebrow towards me.
"What is the meaning of that?"
No, no he don't know anything. He is joking Cady just joking.

"This popularity is just a mask right? You can't even hurt a mosquito without crying. I still remembered your face when you rescued me from store room." His frowned remembering that day.
Do it Cade, it's time.

"It was guilt. I am really sorry Jac... I mean Tyson. I thought you insulted me and I need to get revenge for that embarrassment. I didn't knew it will get this bad." I spoke everything in one breath scrutinising his reaction.

He went still for some time.
I knew it, it was a bad idea to tell him. I think he will kill me before his brother do.

"I am claustrophobic. It started when he.. I mean Damian, used to lock me in dark rooms. They scared me. At that day, in store room, I felt like everything was back. I thought it was Damian who locked me there." He said.

This guilt would eat me now.

"Why Damian do this to you? He is your brother right?" Or my curiosity surely will do the job.

"Yes ,he is my brother. So, you locked me to get revenge for me insulting you. But why did you asked me on date?" He quickly freed himself from radar but now it was on me.

"It was a challenge actually. You know Lilith. She is in same class with us. She said that boys don't like me, they don't date me because of my attitude and blah blah blah. I just wanted to show her that it's my choice to not to date."
It was so, easy to talk to him, isn't it?

"So,the why don't you date then?" He asked.

"You can't ask me to share my secrets when your skeletons are still in closet."I repeated his earlier statement.

"Let's have a deal then. Tell me your secret. I will tell you mine then." His grey eyes were reading me, piercing my soul.

"When I started high school, I was one of those girls who believed in fairytales. I wasn't this popular then. I believed in living my life simply and away from attention and then came my knight in shining armour or so I thought." I sighed remembering those days.
Tyson was watching my reaction carefully.

"I thought he liked me for what I was. My dreams were changing into reality. John warned me, Amanda warned me but I refused to listen to him.Luke was all I needed. But guess he was just a good actor. But drama has to end at some point and it did."

"You don't need to talk about it." Tyson said.

"No, it's ok. When he first insulted me for being me. For being Cady not Cade Anderson that he wanted to date. Guess, he was one of those jocks who date girls either for their body or their money. He wanted both and denied him both. He made me understand how dumb I was. This society bows down to money. Love, was just a fictional feeling like fictional characters."
At this moment it wasn't Cade who was speaking it was Caddy, a nerd, a simple girl with dreams of fairytales.

"That day I decided, no more Cady, it will be Cade Anderson who will rule the Asheville. So, I changed, I used money my parents gave me on monthly basis that I was saving for college. I had makeover just to overcome the heartbreak and here I am."
I finished with a smile on my face that was fake.

"It's not about looks or wealth Cady. I had both but look where I am. Luke was an a*ssh*le. Your heart is pure. That's why you are here. Any makeover in world can't change it. You are perfect  with whatever you wear."
He said with such a sincerity that I felt like my hurt would burst with this intense feeling. I was red with a blush right now.
I was practically feeling butterflies in my stomach. I am a goner.
"It's your turn Tyson." I said quickly changing the topic or I will do something stupid like kissing him which was practically impossible with us tied down like this.

"Sophia was Damian's girlfriend and he thinks I killed her."