.Rise And Fall.

.Rise and Fall. (59)

|Chapter: 59|

One week later.

"Are you sure you can make it till there Pumpkin?"

I jumped away from the shelf, holding my chest surprised with an interruption of a sudden stranger's voice. It was like I was in a mission paying me fifty dollars to retrieve the book on the last step of the shelf that I didn't notice Ethan leaning at the end, arms folded across his chest and may I add, with an amused smile.

Ignoring him and his question, I picked up the pile of five books from the floor that I somehow managed to pull out of my own before walking away. Why do I have be so short? And where the heck is Nick? He has been really busy this past week and on top of it he don't even tell me what he do or where he goes. Mostly if I try to ask he'd change the subject.

"Grumpy pants didn't come following you like a lost puppy in the library to carry your books", Ms. Maya said as I placed the books on the desk.

I laughed at her remark. "He is busy...", I trailed off since I, myself had no clue what he was upto.

"I see. You got all the books you wanted?" She started writing the slip and I pout when I realise I didn't get the book I actually wanted for my assignment.

"I did get but just on..."

"One more. Here you go", Ethan cut me off as he placed the book I needed on the desk. I turned to look at him as well as Ms. Maya lifted her head. He gave me a lopsided grin making me remind of what he said before, 'you owe me pumpkin' so I look away. She didn't make any comment and continue doing what she was.

I collected the books from the desk and started walking out to avoid Ethan at the moment. Why he was doing all these, friendly or not friendly I just don't want to know the reason. I have a boyfriend who gets possessive on every matter with a guy and the last thing I want to witness is Nick going caveman on this innocent guy. But it seem like he didn't understand my sign of not interested to talk or do anything with him at all.

"Pumpkin wait!"

Urg! What's with the damn nickname? And with all the fat ass six books in my hands, I couldn't even run faster.

"Why are running away from me? Here, lemme carry some", he tried to take from me, I immediately step away.

"No. Listen thank you for what you did there but I don't need your help..", I said slowly, not trying to be harsh.

"But you owe me pumpkin", he smirked.

"First of all I don't owe you anything because I never asked you to help me and second, stop calling me pumpkin", I said irritatedly and stomped away this time. But he was fast to fall back step to step with me again.

"Aren't you curious why I have joined your school almost at the end of the year or where am I from, or even know anything about me except my name?"

I reached my locker thankfully. I opened it and dropped my books inside before turning to look at him.

"No I'm not. Why would I be?", I almost yelled at his stubbornness with my hands on my hips to look intimidating. But I know I didn't because I had to lift my chin up to look at his face. Boy he was tall.

He smiled sweetly at me instead like I was singing an angelic chorus to him. "Because most girls do."

"Well I'm not most girls", I retorted back.

"I know. Damn, that dirty blonde is lucky."

I was confused of what he was trying to get at. "Who are you talking about?"