Ava's POV
I was so excited to meet Trish again that I booked the first flight back to Milan. Once the plane landed I headed straight to her campus for her graduation. There she was lonely, sad unhappily scrolling through her phone. I shouted her name but she couldn't hear me, I walked up to her and she finally noticed me. We hugged for a while then started telling each other about our lives throughout the five years.
After a while the hot guy that Trish told me about was coming our way and I noticed that he wasn't alone. The guy next to him was handsome too but still not compared to Mr Delavega and he looked familiar from a distance. When they reached us I knew I wasn't mistaken. It was Gregory alright, the guy that turned my life upside down but he looks more handsome, more stylish and ravishing than I remember. I stopped admiring his looks and recalled that embarrassing moment in high school.
Flashback: Five years ago, we were in our last year of high school. There was this hot and handsome guy, Sebastian that I've liked for almost 3 years but I guess he only saw me as a friend. We were pretty close and used to hang out everyday. Today I chose to confess my feelings to him come what may. I chose the gym room to be the venue of my confession, I put a 'don't disturb' sign on the door and decorated the place well. By then Trish didn't know I was going to confess to a dude otherwise she would have stopped me. She was in her second last year of high school making me one year older than her but we rented an apartment together and became good friends. I finished the preparations then sent a text to Sebastian. I know all of this is dumb, man I'm freakin' skipping class and I hijacked the gym room, hope it wasn't supposed to be used for a lesson. Call me crazy but I had to do this today. I faced the wall once I heard foot steps and I started, " I know you don't know this but ever since I met you I felt an instant connection with you. You understood me well, you make me laugh, you are there when I want to cry, you were always there whenever I needed you. And whenever you touched me or stared into my eyes, I felt butterflies in my stomach, the happy ones. Whenever we would hang out I'd wish time stopped, I'd wish the time we spent together would never end. I loved it whenever you'd support me, care for me, stand up for me and defend me. Before I knew it I loved everything about you, your hair, your smile, your deep eyes, your flawless face, your muscular body, your caring heart, your good spirit, your everything. I love you Seb--" I turned around but before I could complete my sentence I saw Gregory at the front, the principal and gym teacher beside him and the gym students at the door looking like they couldn't hold their laughter anymore. What just happened? Wasn't Sebastian the one supposed to be here!? How comes it's Gregory and what was the principal doing here. I felt so embarrassed, the things I said were meant for only Sebastian but now many people heard my confession including the principle and I knew I was in deep s***, and like I guessed, the students couldn't hold back their laughter and burst out into laughter.
"Ava Lopez and you Gregory whatever your last name is, follow me to my office." the principal said and left. It felt like my legs were glued to the floor, I was just too embarrassed to move and the laughter just made things worse. I was helped to the principal's office by Lori my best friend then who was part of the crowd though it was difficult to ignore the stares, murmurs and the laughter. I knew I was gonna be the laughing stock of the school for a few weeks. In the office, I was informed that my parents were on the way but Gregory's were already present since I guess they were nearby.
After my parents joined us the principle lectured us about the school rules and I had broken a couple of them like no skipping class, no unhealthy relationships, no entering unlocked rooms without permission, apparently no vandalizing school property etcetera. I couldn't believe that me decorating a room with flowers and balloons was vandalism but wait the principal got something wrong, I wasn't confessing to Gregory but to Sebastian so how come Gregory is here and where is Sebastian. I tried to explain but in vain, my dad shot me a look to shut up. The principal punished him with a month suspension since he was followed into the gym room by the principal and didn't know about it or took part.
Hold on so does that mean Sebastian didn't want to come so he sent Gregory instead but he didn't show up alone, he dragged the principle, the gym teacher and students along with him. How could he do that to me?! I know we aren't friends or anything but how could he humiliate me like this.!I'll never forgive him.
After all the lecturing and apologizing that took place, the principal expelled me. I was devastated, my mom cried begging the principal to reconsider but in vain since I broke too many rules at once. My dad gave me a death stare telling me that I was going to get a good beating once we were done here. My mom and I were still crying when we got home, worried thinking about my education when my dad called us to the living room for a meeting.
I was scared to bits when Dad was reprimanding me, he looked so pissed and disappointed but how would I know it would come to this, all I wanted was to be accepted by the boy I liked and to be in a relationship with him but noooo, I got expelled, I was humiliated and I'm being shouted at. Dad was literally angrily shouting at the top of his lungs and was about to hit me for the very first time but mom stopped him.
Later on he decided that I'll study abroad and live with my uncle who was an alcoholic. I pleaded and begged him not to send me there but he ignored me, asked my mom to pack my things, booked the flight and before I knew it I was already in Peru. I tried to contact Sebastian for an explanation but never got through.
I've lived my years there hating Gregory and Sebastian and regretted why I chose to confess to a guy in the first place. End of flashback.
Remembering all that brought back all this feelings of hate for him and they hadn't got any less.