Il Giorno- The Day

Tuesday August 27
    “Aria moccioso. Vieni qui.” Kaitlyn called me a brat as I was going to biology. I dont know why she had to say it in Italian though. I stood standing frozen like a statue in front of my locker. But I always do.
    “Yes, Kaitlyn?” I guessed it was her but to make sure I walk slowly, inching closer and closer.
    “We need to chat. It will be a fun chat!” After that she said something under her breath that I couldn’t make out.
    “Ok, well. Can we talk at lunch or after school? Because I have to get to class or I’ll be late.” I had to be in class at 10:45 it’s 10:43 and my class is on the third floor.
    “Sure. But I am not happy!” She left by storming out with her “girls” or as she says her “crew” or her “gang”. I think they only like her because she’s the richest kid in school and her daddy owns two different schools in Italy, France, and Spain. Everyone goes gaga over Kaitlyn, and I dont know why she hates me?  Out of all the people that she could hate. Its me. I think its because of my sister Sophia, told her one year I said that she looked like a wet dog...
Noo... That can’t be it!

Flashback
Friday August 24.
    As I was going up the third flight of stairs I ran into a buff, mind blowing boy. Him and I both dropped all of our stuff.
    “Hi,” he started slowly. “I’m Marcello” His voice was beautiful. Everything about him was beautiful. “I’m so sorry about, all this.” He started to laugh.
    “I’m Arianell, but people call me Ari or Aria. Oh and don’t be sorry it was kinda my fault, I’ve got two left feet, Haha.” I was really shy I hope it didn’t show!
    “Its ok I’m the same. What class do you have next?”
    “I have Biology. What about you?”
    “Same! I hope we sit near each other.” His voice trailed off softened, and it was as if I was sitting on a cloud.
    “Yah. Me too.” I smiled and he smiled back.
    “Do you want to walk to class with me?”
    “Sure. Lets go.”

    We did get to sit by each other in every one of our classes, but its lunch now and I can't find him. I sat down with my sister and the people at her table. I finally found him after I was halfway done with my lunch. He was sitting with my enemy and her people. I didn't know he knew Kaitlyn, but if I did. I wouldn't of sat by him in all of our classes.

    Marcello came to my locker at the end of the day. When I shut my locker he was standing right there. He scared the mess out of me!
    “Hey, me and some friends are going to the movies tonight. Would you like--” I cut him off.
    “I would love to.” then he smiled at me. “What movie?”
    “One Day All The Stars Will Fall.”
    “Oh I have been dieing to see that movie!”
    “I thought you might say that.” he started laughing at me, and I blushed.
“What time?”
“It starts at 8. How about I pick you up say around 7 and we could get something light to eat before the movie?”
“Ok. I’ll see you then.”
“Ok, well gotta go bye.” he started to walk away.
    “Bye.”

    Its Friday 6:45 p.m the movie is at 8. And he is picking me up at 7.
    “Soph what should I wear!”
    “I dont know he isn't my crush!”
    “Hes not my crush were just friends.”
    “Sure. You know what? Why don’t you just go in jeans and one of your nice flowy silky shirts?” It didn’t sound like she wanted me to wear it. In fact I don’t even think she does care.
    “Ok but. But. What if. I freeze up! You know how shy and insecure I am!”
    “Yes Aria I know. But you need to learn how to face that problem.”
    “Ok, yes I know I have a “problem” but.” I paused for it seemed like 20 years. “Never mind.”
    “Ok. Well do you want me and Carter to come to the movies?” Carter is Sophia’s boyfriend.
    “You would do that?”
    “Of course. Let me call him and we’ll leave in a little. Go in the living room, get my keys and get my coat out of my car please.”
    “Sure. And thank you so much.”
    “No problem.”

    We get to the movies and Kaitlyns there. Great!
    “Hey Ari.” it was Kaitlyn.
    “Hi?” she was surrounded by a whole bunch of people, I couldn’t see her. She walked out of the crowd and and stopped in front of me.
    “How are you?
    “I’m good you?”
    “Excited. I love this book!” She held up the book.
    “Yah me too.”
    “So what are you doing here girlie!” She sounded excited to see me, or, or something.
    “Uh… Marcello, brought and invited me.”
    “Oh.” Her voice disappointed, mad, and sad.
   
    “Hey glad you came with me to the movie.” He smiled.
    “Yah me too! It was great! Well I guess ill see you on monday. My sister wants to go home.”
    “Oh ok, well how about I just take you home in about an hour?”
“Umm. Let me ask Sophia.” I blushed a little and then went to ask Sophia.
“She said sure as long as I told my mom.”
“Great. We’re going to get something to eat then play some water balloon games.”
“That sounds so much fun!”
“Yah. So you want to go?
“Sure.”

Tuesday August 27.
    “Aria moccioso. Vieni qui.” Kaitlyn called me a brat as I was going to biology. I dont know why she had to say it in Italian though. I stood standing frozen like a statue in front of my locker.
    “Yes, Kaitlyn?” I guessed it was her but to make sure I walk slowly, inching closer and closer.
    “We need to chat. It will be a fun chat!” After that she said something under her breath that I couldn’t make out.
    “Ok, well. Can we talk at lunch or after school? Because I have to get to class or I’ll be late.” I had to be in class at 10:45 its 10:43 and my class is on the third floor.
    “Sure. But I am not happy!” She left by storming out with her “girls” or as she says her “crew” or her “gang”. I think they only like her because she’s the richest kid in school and her daddy owns two different schools in Italy, France, and Spain. Everyone goes gaga over Kaitlyn, and I dont know why she hates me?  Out of all the people that she could hate. Its me. I think its because of my sister Sophia, told her one year I said that she looked like a wet dog. No that can’t be it!
   
    “Can we talk now?” Kaitlyn asked while I was at my locker getting my lunch.
    “Uh. Ummm. Sure?”
    “Great! Come with me.”

    We were standing by her car when she started to rummage through it.
    “What is this?” She held out her phone in front of my face.
    “Ummm. A picture. Of Marcello and I.”
    “Oh. Why is he hugging you?”
“Because were friends.”
“Yeah, okay, sure. I will ruin you! So watch your back!” she kind of spit in my face. “Leave!” I walked as fast as I could to my sisters car. I didn't know what was going to happen to me.


Friday August 31
When I woke up this morning. I was scared. I had no idea what Kaitlyn was going to do to me. She said she would ruin me. Just because of a picture I took with Marcello? She has been bullying me all over social media for the past few days. I didn't go to school because I had the flu and was not feeling good.

“Hey jitter bug! hahahahahahaha,” her laugh scared me. “Ready for your date with revenge!”
“N-no. Because, I- uhh- ummmmm… I don't know what I did wrong?”
“Oh sure don't act like that! You know what you did!”
“Um, no I really don’t.”
“Okay well I know you have feelings for my boyfriend!”
Boyfriend? Marcello wasn’t her boyfriend was he? Because he took me to dinner and he sat next to me at the movies; when Kaitlyn was sitting three or five rows ahead of us!
    “Who is your boyfriend?”
    “Oh don't play dumb you know who it is.”
    “Ummm. Nope, don't know.”
    “It’s MARCELLO!!!”
She didn't have to yell at me but I knew that I had made her maybe a little mad.
    “Well I didn't think he was so I didn't know.”
    “Umm now you do!”
I left during the middle of her sentence. I had to leave. Go somewhere anywhere but here.


Friday August 31
1:23 p.m.
    I drove my sister’s car back home. I didn't know what else really to do. I cried in my room for hours.

4:02 p.m.
    My sister comes home. I can hear her worried about me. Calling my name from downstairs. She knows something's wrong. She goes looking all around the house. First the basement, then the main floor; and now where I am.
    “Aria! Aria! Where--” She paused right in front of the bathroom door where she sees a cracked window, a broken mirror and me passed out laying on the toilet. There’s blood all over the floor and the mirror and me.
“Aria?” She checks to see if I’m still breathing. Barely. She begins to give me C.P.R. Her hands are cold like the floor I am now laying on. Her heart in her hands beating, shaking even before she starts pushing on my chest. I am beginning to breath first slowly then all at once. I take a deep breath and I begin to wake up.
At first I don't know where I am, or what I am doing. But then Sophie is there sitting right next to me taking fast deep breaths with bright eyes and then she hugs me. I accept and she then goes to call Mom, Dad, and the person I want to see the least right now… Marcello.

4:46 p.m.

Marcello arrived at my house at 4:46. He ran upstairs to the bathroom I was in.
“Aria! Why?!” He had tears running down his face.
“I… I…”
“Aria how could you? Why would?” He then started to cry even harder. “What would I do if you were to have died!?!” I knew that I should have done something but I waited for him to make the first move. “Come here I can’t even believe you're alive right now!” He hugged me as hard as he could and I felt the most special person in the world.
“Thank you.”
“For what?” he asked still hugging me.
“Everything… Anything.”
“What did I do to deserve all of this?” Coming up from the hug. I then said something about why I did this.
“Can I trust you wi--”
“Aria, you can trust me with anything.”
“Ok well it all started the day after we went to the movies,” and yada yada yada. “Kaitlyn was bullying me on social media along with her girls and I was tired of it so I thought if I were to die it would all be better and I would be in a better place and--”
“Aria slow down.”
I took a deep breath. Then I did.
“Then I left early from school today.”
“I know I didn't see you in seventh hour. I was worried about you and… But continue this is your story.”
“I had planned it all out during third hour. Then at lunch Kaitlyn came up to me and had a “Talk” with me about you and her and-”
“Aria?” He said looking down at his hands.
“Yah.” I sighed.
“Did. Did you think that we go out?”
“Yes…”
“Is that what this is about?”
“No not at all!”
“Well it seems like you were jealous.” He smirked.
“Whaaaaaat?”
“Its okay. Do you want to go out with me?”
    I had no idea what to do. I had no idea what to say. I sat there frozen and barely breathing again. How do I take this in? What do I say?

***To Be Continued***