High School // Malec

Chapter 19.

- I'm extremely proud to say that you all got highest grade on the project that we have been working on during a couple of weeks. I won't lie, I had low expectations on some students in this class, but every one of you proved me wrong
It was a pretty early Friday morning and Mr. Garroway wouldn't stop smiling. We had gotten our projects back and to my surprise, Magnus and I had scored highest grade on our project about human emotions.
- Have you ever seen him this happy? Magnus asked and looked at me with a barley visible smile
- Not really, I answered and tried to keep myself from laughing
This morning had started off pretty good and I'm proud to say that I was able to leave my comfortable bed without any troubles. Jace and I had walked to school together and when we had reached the building, Magnus had been waiting for me at my locker. The first thing I had noticed about him was a enormous bruise that covered his left eye but for some reason, it made him look hotter than usually. I don't know if it's because I have some kind of weird action kink, like a bruised superhero, or if it's because Magnus is a freaking adonis and the bruise made him look even more badass. I won't lie, I felt extremely bad since Magnus talked to Raphael because of the never ending notes that he keeps leaving in my locker, but Magnus insisted that he would have talked to Raphael anyways.
- What are you doing after school? Magnus suddenly asked which made me snap out of my trance
- I actually have archery practice, I said and flashed him a quick smile
- Care if I join you?
- Magnus Bane, the captain of the soccer team wants to follow me, Alexander Lightwood, to the archery ranch and watch me practice?
- Duh, Magnus answered and rolled his extremely beautiful eyes
- What about your chihuahuas? Won't they miss you? I asked
- You mean Raphael who I punched in the face, Camille who cheated on me and Ragnor who betrayed me? No, I think they'll be alright without me, Magnus answered and laughed
- Have you still not talked to her?
- No, she still doesn't look at me. Ragnor is the only one she cares about, Magnus said and sighed 
The pain in his eyes made me want to scream out in frustration. How can someone even think about hurting Magnus? He deserves all the happiness in the world and if someone treats him bad, they can go to hell and stay there in all eternity.
- Magnus, you deserve someone better than here, I said and seriously had to fight the urge to hug him
I don't know if that would be the smartest thing to do at the moment, especially since we're still in one of the schools many classrooms.
- No, that's the problem. I don't deserve someone better than Camille. We both are bullies who keeps treating other students like shit because we feel so bad about ourselves, Magnus whispered
- Don't you dare say that. Camille might still be a bully, but you're not. The day you came to my house and apologise, you took a gigantic step towards the light side, I answered
- I actually should feel honoured, but the Star Wars reference made it worse, Magnus said and suddenly, all the pain in his eyes were gone
- At least I tried, I said and tried to act sad, but for some reason,  I couldn't keep the smile off my lips
- I still remember how much you hated those movies when they came out to cinemas. You refused to watch them and no matter how much I begged and cried, you wouldn't change your mind, Magnus said
- If it weren't for Simon, I would still not have seen them, I answered
- Simon Lewis? Well, that explains why you turned into a nerd
- Screw you, I said and laughed
Before I knew it, our lesson was over and it was time for another. Since Magnus and I didn't have any more classes together today, we agreed that we would meet at the parking lot around 3pm so we together could walk over to the archery ranch. I walked to my locker where I grabbed my math books, but before I got the chance to close my locker, someone slammed the door shut and pressed my body roughly up against it.
- Are you sending Magnus after me now? How pathetic are you?
Raphael's voice rang through my head and sent shivers down my spine. The look on his face made me even more terrified than I already was and don't even get me started on the stupid smirk that covered his lips. Honestly, I would take a wild guess and say that he has adopted that devilish smirk from Magnus.
- Leave me alone, I said and tried to keep myself together so I wouldn't start crying in front of him
- Or what? Are you going to make Magnus punch me again? Why don't you just kill yourself instead. No one would miss you, Raphael answered
His words made me want to tear my heart out and start sobbing like a maniac, but I needed to stay strong. Raphael would never stop bullying me if I started crying like a baby.
- You don't really think that Magnus wants to be with you, right? He told me about your little project and how he would get kicked from the soccer team if he didn't score highest grade. He doesn't care about you, Alec. Magnus only care about his position as the captain of the soccer team. He's going to leave you as fast as the stupid project is over, which is now, Raphael said and laughed
- You're lying, I answered and bit down hard on my lip to stop myself from crying like an idiot
- Haven't we already had this conversation? Why would I lie to you when I can tell you the truth and make you suffer? Raphael asked
- Screw you, I said and tried to get away from the man in front of me, but Raphael didn't let go of me
- You mean nothing to him and if you think that, you're stupid
With that last sentence spoken, Raphael let go of me and started to walk towards the other direction. When I couldn't see him anymore, I ran straight to the bathroom where I threw myself down on the floor. Tears started making their way down my cheeks and there was like I couldn't do anything to stop them. My whole body hurt and it was like the whole world was spinning. What if Magnus only started to talk to me so he could get highway grade on the project? Raphael's right, Magnus doesn't care about me. I'll never be more than a suicidal teenager in his eyes. I quickly took up my phone from my front pocket and decided to send Magnus a text message.
"Don't bother to follow me to the archery ranch today. I don't want anything to do with you"
When I had sent the message, I started to cry even more and in that moment, it felt like I truly died.

// TBC \\

What do you guys think? Has Magnus only started talking to Alec so he could get highest grade on the project?🧐