CHAPTER THREE;
wasted everything

            FRESH EVENING BREEZE  brushed against Beatrix's porcelain skin as soon as the girl stepped out of her parents' large house, the cooling wind making a fine flag of her tousled strawberry-blonde hair. In the trees it was a gusting chorus as she started heading towards the courtyard, a song so confidently sung.

Whilst she walked all alone, she quickly felt another person situate themselves beside her. Looking up to see who it was, she almost stopped with surprise at the sight of Harry Bingham, messy raven hair most likely from sleeping during the journey, another one of his stupid smirks plastered across his face.

Instantaneously regaining herself, Beatrix narrowed her eyes as she began to pick up the pace of her strides, aiming to escape the presence of him. However, Harry easily caught up with her since he was much taller than Beatrix — acting as if they were both on a merry little stroll together. "What do you want?" She asked harshly, not bothering to even speak his name.

"Oh come on." Harry scoffed, staring at Beatrix's hazel eyes in the hopes to actually get some eye contact from her. "Can't we be civil?"

At Harry's rhetorical question, Beatrix couldn't help but roll her eyes, finding it unbelievable that Harry could even think for a second that they could be something other than enemies ever again. "Shouldn't you be with Kelly?" She asked, still looking away for the taller boy. "Your girlfriend." Beatrix reminded sarcastically.

"She went back to hers instead." He answered politely.

The silence made her blood as cold as the autumnal air that crept over her skin. Bereft of any wind the leaves hung limp until they fell of their own accord, there was no whispering noise or rustling. "Okay." Beatrix uttered out, cutting the silence awkwardly. "Nice talk, bye." She spoke once again before quickening her pace as she tried to get away for Harry Bingham's existence despite how much she longed for him company; she knew what overcomes her when she's with him — those forbidden feelings.

"Wait." She heard his voice from behind her and then, suddenly, she felt him grab her tiny hand, pulling Beatrix back to face him. Her eyes flashing to glance at the floor. "Look there might be a party later on, for once can't we hang out together? Just like we used to, please Bea—"

"Stop." She muttered under her breath bitterly, retracting her hand from his grasp.

"Stop what?"

"You don't get to call me that, not anymore." Beatrix replied a little louder, a lump forming in the back of her throat.

"Why—"

"Are you really that fucking thick?" She shouted loudly, running her hand through her strawberry-blonde hair in frustration. "Can you not get it through your tiny brain that I think you're an asshole and that I hate you?" Her rage-filled voice cracked like glass as she finished her question. Finally, she turned to look at him, hurting eyes meeting his equally shocked eyes.

Shaking his head in disbelief, Harry parted his lips to speak. "We both know that's not true."

"Oh my God." She cried out, throwing her hands up in frustration as she took a few steps away from him. "You're fucking unbelievable." And she walked. She walked away as her hair fluttered in the air, her clothes clung to her body, arms tightly wrapped around her. Beatrix still felt cold wind stroking her skin, wanting to rip her clothes off her, as if she were its enemy. A few teardrops appeared in the corners of her eyes, fuck, she hated how much of an effect the Bingham boy had on her. Always seeing through her act despite the fact that no one else could — not even her own parents.

But determination drove her on, not stopping for anything. Face wiped clean, as if a screen had been pulled down to hide her emotions, she hurried along, ignoring a stood still Harry, still calling her name. Fear sat heavy on her heart as she walked as fast as she could. Eyes plastered to the floor, she stared at her shoes. The cold painted bright red on her cheeks.

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After choosing to take the long route so Harry hopefully wouldn't find her again; as soon as Beatrix McCoy arrived at the spot of grass outside her school, the group conversation between the two hundred teenagers was already finished. Instead, that party decided by the football team was currently taking place outside the church, red solo cups and cans of beer were already scattered across West Ham's perfectly clean pavement. But it didn't matter.

The parents would be back soon, right?

Spotting Tabitha, Grizz and Edith grouped up in a conversation with Gwen and Olivia, the teenage girl made her way over to them, folding her arms across her chest as she rubbed her arms to conserve heat.

"Bea! Where have you been?" Gwen exclaimed excitedly, pulling her friend into a side-hug as she took another sip of her drink. "The party cannot start without West Ham's 'It Girl' at the scene."

In response, Beatrix picked up an unopened beer from the pack on the floor before taking a giant gulp from the sharp liquid. Shaking her head at the bitter taste, she raised the bottle to sky shouting, "Let's get this party fucking started!"

As if on her cue, Jason called out to everyone at the party. "THE FUCKING CHURCH IS OPEN!" Causing Beatrix, Gwen and Olivia to cheer loudly as they headed toward the open church.

When Beatrix had almost got inside the church, she quickly felt herself coming to a halt by a girl's hand grabbing her arm. Turning her face to that person she found Tabitha staring straight at her; eyes filled with discomfort and worry for the strawberry-blonde girl. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Was all the girl could mutter out, praying that her answer was believable enough for Tabitha to leave her to get wasted enough to forget everything.

Knowing full well that Beatrix and Harry had to travel the same way to get here as well as Beatrix's decision making when the Bingham boy manages to get under her skin. "Did you see Harry? Do you want to talk about it?"

"I'm fine." Beatrix repeated, leaving her friend stood outside the church.

AUTHOR'S NOTE
finally another chapter yayy
hope you enjoyed it and you get to see a small insight into bea and harry's background !!