Chapter 21: The Ice breaks
Will’s POV
“I’m going to humiliate myself!” Calvin said dramatically.
“You’ll be fine!” I encouraged him. “Just go home, get changed into something that is comfortable but nice, and go meet Mia in front of the ice skating rink. What can go wrong?”
“For starters, I don’t know how to skate!”
“So let her teach you.”
“That’s embarrassing! The guy is the one that’s supposed to hold the girls hand so that she doesn’t fall. Not the other way around.”
For some reason the image of Calvin in a pink tutu skating next to Mia popped into my head. I couldn’t help but chuckle.
“It’s not funny, Will. It took me weeks to even get her to go out with me. If I ruin this chance with her, I won’t be getting another one.”
“Calvin. Chill. Out.” I said slowly.
He inhaled deeply. “You’re right, Will. Everything will work out.” It sounded like he was trying to convince himself instead of me.
“That’s the spirit.” I said as I thumped him on the back. “Go get the girl!”
Calvin grinned at me nervously, and walked off. It looked like my pep talk had helped give him some reassurance, but it didn’t make me any less nervous. I had a bad feeling in my gut that the heartbreaker was going to somehow sabotage Calvin’s and Mia’s date. They were till now the hardest match to put together, probably because of how opposite their personalities were, and the smallest mistake could have disastrous consequences on them.
That is why I was going to go to the skating rink, where they were going to go, and look for anything or anyone suspicious. Lena may think that I’m a horrible spy, but she has never actually seen me spy on somebody while using my gifts.
One of the things a cupid could do was melt into the background whenever they wanted. It doesn’t mean we can disappear, it just means that people are less likely to notice us, just like a chameleon.
I knew that they were meeting in front of the rink at 8.00 p.m, so if I arrived at 7.55 p.m I could find a good watch spot, before they arrived.
They would never know. Then if a person that I suspected was a heartbreaker came near, I would test them, and if they confirm my suspicions I do what I can to bring him or her down.
In my opinion the plan was foolproof. Nothing could go wrong, and I had plenty of time before I needed to be there. I walked out of the school entrance towards my bike, so that I could get home.
When I arrived I heard that no one was home, so I decided to enjoy the peace and quiet of my house. I put on the Tv and watched some shows on MTV. After a while I got bored and decided to go to my room and take a shower before the spying started. I hummed some random song that was stuck in my head, while washing my hair. I came out of the shower, and walked towards the fogged up mirror.
Something looked out of place though on it; Like two dark spots. Since I couldn’t place my finger on what it was I cleaned the mirror with my hands, and what I found under all the fog was a pair of eyes watching me.
I was completely glued to the floor. I couldn’t take a step. I looked at the cold blue eyes, as they studied me. Then I blinked and they were gone.
My feet unfroze from their spot, and I took a step back in horror. My heart was pounding in my chest. This was bad. Really bad. Actually, really bad was an understatement. The feeling of dread from before came back, but 10 times worse.
Now, I was sure the heartbreaker was planning something, and I also knew that he or she could be spying on me at any moment of the day. The heartbreaker has the upper hand seeing how he or she knows who I am.
I couldn’t help but also feel betrayed. Those blue eyes. They looked very familiar, and I doubted that a heartbreaker could fake them.
My legs finally shot into action, and I started running to get ready. Every second counted. The heartbreaker could be ruining everything at this very moment, and I couldn’t do anything about it.
My clock said it was 7.30 p.m, so I should have plenty of time to get there, but something was off. I grabbed my keys and phone, and stuffed them into my pocket. I then ran down the stairs to the garage where my bike was.
The moment I saw my bike, I knew there was foul play involved. Both of the tires were slashed, and no air was left in them at all. We had one spare tire, but that was not enough, and I couldn’t call my mom or dad.
My panic increased, and sweat started to form on my brow. I let out a groan of frustration, and kicked the bike so that it fell down. I felt so helpless! There was only one solution I could think of at the moment and that was to run. Run like hell.
There was no time to lose.
The rink was 15 minutes with bike, so about 25 minutes running if I was fast. I could get there just on time. I just prayed that nothing would happen till then.
I ran like I had never ran before. The only thought that went through my mind was, ‘let me be on time.’ I also thanked Lena mentally for being the one to encourage me to start running. If not for her, I would have been on the floor trying to catch my breath after the first few meters.
The adrenaline also helped to give me more energy. I could feel the blood racing through my veins, and my heart beating in my ears. My mind was focused on it’s goal.
When I saw the board that said: “Tampa’s Skating Rink.” I let out a sigh of relief. My watch said 7.59 p.m. I was on time. Nothing had happened… I hoped, but then a pain shot through my heart, much like the one I had felt a couple of weeks before when the heartbreaker had interfered with Nicole and Lance.
I was to late.
That is when I caught sight of Mia running in the other direction with anger and tears in her eyes. Fear and realization installed itself in my heart. I wanted to run after her, but I knew that before I talked to her I had to see Calvin.
It didn’t take me long to find him. He was sitting on a bench in front of the entrance, looking completely forlorn and lost.
“Calvin!” I shouted, not even caring that he was going to want to know why I was there.
He looked up, but didn’t say a thing. The confusion and sadness in his eyes was so intense it hurt me.
“Calvin,” I repeated, as I got closer. “What happened?”
“No idea.” He answered slowly. “Everything is so confusing.”
“Start from the beginning.” I tried. “And tell me everything! Don’t miss a detail.”
“Forget about it. I messed it all up. Stop trying to fix everything.” Calvin said angrily as he stood up. “Just butt out! Okay? You’re the reason I even went out on this stupid date.” Calvin accused me.
“Calm down, Calvin! We both know this isn’t my fault and I’m not saying it’s yours either. Maybe there was a misunderstanding.” I said trying to calm him down.
“There’s no use in talking about this!” Calvin shouted, but I could see that he was calming down.
“Don’t do this, Calvin. You’re going to regret it. Just tell me what happened.” I tried again.
“You want to know what happened? Well, I don’t know!” Calvin shouted. “One moment, I’m waiting for Mia in front of the ice skating rink just like you said, and then the next Mia comes and kisses me out of nowhere. Of course, I didn’t protest seeing how I thought it was Mia, but during the kiss…” Calvin had calmed down during his whole talk, until his voice broke.
“But during the kiss?” I urged.
“You’re going to think I’m crazy.” Calvin muttered.
“Just tell me already!”
“Well… during the kiss… I… I realized it wasn’t really Mia I was kissing, but another girl.” Calvin finished. “I know it sounds unbelievable, but I swear to God that I thought it was Mia! It’s as if she changed form.”
“I believe you.” I whispered.
“But it’s just not possible…” Calvin repeated forlornly.
“What happened after?” I asked trying to keep him off the topic of how this all happened.
“Well, when I realized that it wasn’t Mia, I broke off the kiss immediately. The first thing I saw was Mia staring at me furiously…” Calvin groaned and hid his face behind his hands. “How the hell did this happen? How could I have thought it was Mia?” He asked to himself.
My fear was now replaced with anger towards the heartbreaker. It was obvious that all this was done by her.
Yes, I said her. Heartbreakers can change appearances for a short period of time, but not gender, so the heartbreaker can’t be anything else but a girl.
How could I fix this? It’s not like I could tell Mia that Calvin needs glasses, and so in consequence mistook someone else for her. That wasn’t going to work. And with the state Calvin was in, I couldn’t do anything with him either.
For the first time in my life I was at a complete loss for what to do. This time the heartbreaker had scored hard, and it was going to scar me for the rest of my life.
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Author's note:
A short but intense chapter. Don't you agree?
I know a lot happened in here, and a lot of tips were given to who the heartbreaker may be. Does anybody want to reguess who he/she is? Comment in this chap who you think it is and then in the next one I will make a table with the votes, and see who is suspect number 1.
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