Chris
I was happily satisfied after I had my cup of coffee. We got back to school just on time to hear the bell rang signalling lunch ended. We went our separate ways to our classes and I sighed. My happy mood turning gloomy and terrified. Why couldn't Jess be in all my classes?
Now that I want 4th and 5th period to last a while they go by quickly!
I walked slowly to 6th; my heart was beating like crazy. I did not want to face Drake. The glare he gave me in lunch signified he wasn't going to let it go. I felt someone's presence next to me making me jump. It was the hot mystery guy. Instantly, all my worries went away and I felt safe.
"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you." He said guiltily making me forget how to breathe. His husky voice made me want to melt... His lips were full and plump with white sparkling teeth that went along with his perfect eyes. I looked away quickly before he saw me drooling over him. Meanwhile my heart was still going on overdrive. I took a deep breath and I instantly wanted to moan at his intoxicating smell. It was a woodsy scent.
"S' OK." I said. I started to feel hot. My cheeks were beginning to burn up. Please don't notice. "What class do you have?" I asked as a distraction. But I was also curious to know where he was going.
"Art with Mr. Mango." He said with a smug smile. I stopped walking; I don't remember seeing him there yesterday... I tilted my head to the side. I'm pretty sure I would remember him being in my class.
"You have that class?" I asked confused.
"Yup." He said making the 'p' pop. "So do you." I was caught off guard with that. How the hell did he know that? I thought he didn't care about the 'new girl'? "Everyone's talking about you." He explained rather annoyingly. Right. He doesn't care. We entered the class and he walked towards the desk I was at yesterday and sat on the exact seat I sat on yesterday. I stopped walking. "What?" He asked.
"Nothing." I sat on the empty seat next to him. He raised his eyebrows and I shrugged. So far 6th period isn't that bad - and yes it is because hot mystery guy is in this class. Mr. Mango told us to work on our project he assigned us yesterday. "So, what's your name?" I asked. I made sure my voice came out clear. His body heat was having an effect on my body.
"My name... I'd rather you not know my name." He said, frowning.
"Why?" I asked trying not to sound hurt.
This made him look away, shaking his head. A few seconds passed. I frowned. What is his deal? Or is it just me? He was completely fine a while ago... If anything he came up to me... Was he repulsed by me because of what happened? I closed my eyes feeling used and dirty. Of course he is. My heart dropped to my stomach. Why am I being so affected by him?!
Whatever. I pulled out the sketchbook Mr. Mango gave me yesterday during class and continued the project. We had to draw our own hero with a superpower. I saw from the corner of my eye that he was watching me with a poker-face. I faced him and raised my left eyebrow.
"Take a picture it'll last longer." I said, rolling my eyes.
He ignored me. "What's superpower are you giving your hero?" He asked.
"I ask you a question and you completely ignore me, yet you want me to answer your question?" I asked. He didn't respond to that either, he just frowned looking confused. "Why do you act all bipolar?"
"I'm not, you're misinterpreting." He said.
"OK, then explain, what am I, 'misinterpreting'?" I said adding quotation marks with my hands.
"It's complicated." I scoffed. "You shouldn't be around him, he's not... a good person." He responded. I nodded. There was obviously a hidden meaning to that, but I didn't press on it. Jess said the same thing. He's the second person to warn me about Drake. He didn't say anything else after that so I began drawing again. I didn't want to dwell onto the fact that he's the second person today insinuating how stupid I was for going out with Drake.
I looked up at the clock and blew out a breath of relief that Drake hasn't come over. He seemed to be busy with the girls in this class. I shuddered.
Just 10 more minutes left 'til the bell rings. I continued working on my project when hot mystery guy got up to talk to the teacher. I let out a breath disappointed. Out of nowhere a pen tapped my sketchbook. I looked up smiling, expecting it to be the hot mystery guy, but instead it was Drake. My heart automatically sank and goosebumps started rising.
"Hey new girl." He said with a dark smirk on his face. I don't know how I didn't see that he had 'danger' written all over him yesterday. My eyes started to glaze, but I blinked them away.
"What do you want?" I glared trying to cover up my fear and sound confident. My wrists are bruised up from yesterday and my back muscles hurt from the slamming he gave me. I'm sure there was a bruise forming on my knee as well. Emotionally, he wrecked me. I winced at the reminder, feeling disgusted.
Drake rolled his eyes. "I wanted to give you a ride home yesterday, but you left me." Drake replied when the hot mystery guy showed up standing next to me to block my view from Drake. I unconsciously leaned closer to him, knowing he'd protect me. Drake smirked at him. "So Chris, what do you think about our new girl? I know you already called dibs, but we can share her right?"
I automatically gripped Chris' sweater on the back. Share? I shuddered wanting to throw up. Flashes of last night came back. His hands roaming my body.
"Leave." Chris gritted through his teeth interrupting my thoughts. He looked like he was about to hit Drake again. Drake chuckled and looked at me.
"For now." He said before walking away. I let out a breath, terrified. What's that supposed to mean?
"Hey." Chris called for my attention. I looked up at him and let go of the grip I had on him. He sat down next to me sighing and writing down something on his paper. "I'm giving you my number. If you ever need me call me. I won't hesitate to get there." He handed me his number. I rolled my eyes, tears wanting to come out. He reached out as if to wipe my tears, but then he pulled back. That hurt more.
"Nice. So you only talk to me out of pity. Thanks." I said snatching the number from his hand.
"No I don't feel pity-" Just on cue the bell rings. I collected my things and left not bothering to hear him come up with an excuse. I took a small glimpse back to see if Drake was following me, but he wasn't. My tensed muscles eased.
I went to the library to check out a calculator for my math class. The whole time my brain kept replaying that scene. Just now remembering that Drake said Chris called dibs on me. My heart skipped a beat in a good way. I scoffed. Yeah right. Drake just said that to play around with me. I shook my head. Chris is affecting me way too much. I need to stay away from both of them. I gasped. Chris! That's his name. I smiled giddily, loving the name. I shook my head. I should not be thinking about him.
Why the hell won't Drake just leave me alone? I haven't done anything to him. A tear rolled down and I quickly wiped it off.
I was on my way to my car when I spotted Chris with another girl leaning on his car. You could tell she was flirting with him by the way she was flipping her hair and sticking out her chest. She was wearing thin layers. Is she my cold?
My heart fell at the sight. Is he dating her? It looks as if he's arguing with her, but I can't tell... I then felt something inside me bubble - anger? I looked away, why should I care? And why am I getting upset? I should not be upset. Or was this jealousy? I shook my head. I just met him and I'm growing feelings for him!? It can't be, it's probably because he saved me yesterday and I grew an attachment to him. Yup that's it. A voice inside my head was telling me that's not true, that I was interested in him ever since he gave me my schedule, but I ignored it.
I got in my car and headed home, not being able to get the hot mystery guy - Chris, out of my head. His smile, his plump lips, his intoxicating woodsy smell, his eyes, his voice, his body...
It's just an attachment.
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