Unexpected

• Chapter Twenty-Nine •

"Hey girlfriend." He says back.

"Are you ready for today?"

"Of course I am. Do you think we'll be on the same team?" He sneaks a glance at me.

"I'm not sure. I kind of want to go against you though. I bet I'll win."

"Oh yeah? Don't be so sure about that Brown Eyes." He smirks at me obviously feeling a bit cocky. Looks like I'll have to squash this attitude.

"I'm not gonna go easy on you you know."

"I expect nothing less." Abel reaches over and places his hand over my thigh and squeezes slightly. I absolutely love it when he does that. I can't even tell you why, it's just that feeling of having his hands on me.

As he continues to drive, he starts to move his hand higher and higher.

"Abel!" I shout before slapping his hand away.

"Sorry! My hand slipped!" His laugh gives him away.

I cross my arms and scoff at him, "Don't try that with me boy."

I try to stay mad at him but I can't help but smile at his antics.

"Don't tempt me with your legs then."

"How is this my fault!"

"Have you seen your legs Keziah? Especially in those leggings? I can't help myself."

"You're ridiculous."

"But you like me anyway." He sends a cheeky smile my way before grabbing my hand this time.

"That I do."

We soon arrive at the paintball place called Rush Express. I think we're a bit late since Abel and I sat in the car and talked for a bit. Oops.

We rush towards the entrance. Haha that's funny. Because the place is called 'rush'. I'm sorry, that was awful.

As we walk in, we find everyone else already waiting in the lobby.

"It's about time guys! You're gonna make us miss our slot!" Rolo yells at us.

"Sorry! We got uh held up." I reply.

Ana eyes us sceptically for a second before averting her gaze.

Our group consists of Rolo, Ana, Rani, Raphael, Israel, Evelyn, Abel and me. Eliza isn't here for obvious reasons and Noah couldn't make it.

A guy in charge informs us of all the rules and the important stuff that we need to know.

We get into our paintball gear as we're told while the instructor lets us know we have to split into 2 groups of four.

Immediately, we all begin discussing our teams.

"I think we should do boys vs girls." Says Rolo while crossing his arms.

"No way! That's not fair at all." Complains Rani.

"Why not? We'll be able to see who's the more superior gender."

I hit his arm, "You did not just say that."

"How are we supposed to know who's more superior through paintball?" Says Ana. "That doesn't make sense at all."

"It does to me." Shrugs Rolo.

Rani begins to speak again but Raphael interrupts beforehand. "Why don't we spilt it evenly, 2 boys and 2 girls on each team."