Chapter 25
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I sat on the edge of the bus waiting for everyone else to arrive so we could get on it. Sarah sat on her suitcase by my feet, bored.
I searched around to see who was here. A lot of people who were familiar but I didn't know their names were here. Rob and Alex were here. But Austin was nowhere in sight.
He was acting really weird today, now that I think about it. He didn't talk at lunch except in mutters I could barely hear and then he stormed off. I'll have to ask him what's wrong because I don't want him in a bad mood on this trip. It's already bad enough as it is. I can't have him make it worse for me.
A car pulled in next to the bus and I tensed up when I immediately recognized it.
Austin.
The front door open and he stepped out carelessly. His hair blew in the wind and he looked like one of those hot guys from romance movies for a second. He took out his suitcase and made his way over to me.
Me? Why is he coming over here. I looked at the ground, pretending I didn't notice him walking towards me. I felt him towering over me as he stopped walking. I found the courage to look up and found him giving me a hard look.
"We need to talk."
I gulped. Last time he needed to talk it was about him knowing that my dad was in jail. This couldn't be good.
"Um," I started but he interrupted me by pulling me by the arm away from Sarah so we could talk in private.
"Austin what are you doing?" I asked and jerked away from his grasp once he stopped. His face looked emotionless when he looked at me. Something else flashed in his eyes but he covered it up by looking away.
"You... does your dad know who I am?" he asked quickly in a hushed voice leaning his face closer to me.
"Does it matter?" I whispered to him and he flinched like I just slapped him.
"So he knows about me then?!" he snapped at me and I shrugged.
"Um my mom saw some of my friends and told my dad about them. Is it such a big deal?" I asked and let out a bitter laugh. He shook his head while biting his lips.
"A criminal knows my name! What is he a murderer? What if he finds out who I am and-?"
"Are you seriously assuming that I am related to a murderer? And Austin he doesn't know your name by the way," I told him coldly.
I was surprised by what he said. He was acting weird because he thought my dad was going to kill him? Wow, how do I even like him? If I wasn't attracted to him so much I would seriously slap him across the face right now.
His face immediately softened after I said that and he reached for my arm but I jerked away from him and walked back to Sarah not wanting to talk to him anymore.
Why did he have to be so hot?
***
"You don't understand," I told him, watching him study me up and down as I backed away from him, hitting the wall.
"What don't I understand, Hayden? Why can't we just be friends?" Austin yelled loudly and too a step closer to me, leaving only a few centimeters keeping us apart.
"Austin...," I whispered faintly, begging him to back up because he had no idea the effect he had on me.
"Tell me," he pleaded and leaned in closer so I could feel his hot breath hit my face, "Tell me why. I wan to hear you say it."
"I... I'm in love with you!" I cried out loudly and I barely had time to breath after I finished talking because his lips smashed against mine.
"Hayden, wake up." My eyes fluttered open as I took in my surroundings. A bus. I groaned inwardly remembering this stupid trip and the conversation with Austin.
But that dream though...
It was obvious that this was no crush anymore. I was in love with him and there was no stopping it.
"What were you dreaming about? You kept smiling," Sarah teased me and I frowned. Hopefully I didn't say his name in my sleep.
"Unicorns and rainbows," I said sarcastically and she rolled her eyes.
"Do you know if they have wifi in the cabins?" she asked me and I shrugged.
"I don't know, but if they don't, I'm really going to have to kill someone," I said which caused her ot laugh. I smiled and took out my phone to check the time. It was 7:40 which meant we would be there in 30 minutes.
I sighed and closed my eyes again trying to fall asleep but with no such luck. Why did you wake me up Sarah? I wanted the dream to last longer.
I sneaked over a look at Austin across from us and saw that his eyes were closed but his breaths were uneven so he wasn't sleeping. Alex was next to him listening to music. I turned away from them and shifted in my seat to a more comfortable position.
I didn't know what to think about everything right now to be honest. I mean I'm in love with Austin but he's embarrassed about my dad.
I don't understand why he's even embarrassed or scared about my dad knowing who he is. Well, correction. My dad doesn't even know his name or what he looks like so no, my dad doesn't know who he is. He doesn't have to be so mean about it though. He doesn't even know my dad though, so he shouldn't have accused him of freaking murder.
I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding and shut my eyes tight, blocking everything out.
I need to stop thinking about Austin. It would be hard, since he's my partner for this trip, but I have to avoid talking to him as much as possible.
I should've listened to them when they told me Austin was nothing but trouble.
I can't go back now though, I've already fallen too hard.
***
"Sarah, Hayden, Kalie, and Chelby in Cabin A," the teacher instructed and the four of us gasped.
"What?" we all yelled in unison. Chelby and Sarah looked so pissed off their faces were red.
"I can't stay in a cabin with them," Chelby exclaimed with a look of pure disgust on her face.
"Well I can't stay with you and Kalie," Sarah growled and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What did I do to you?" Kalie yelled and they began to fight loudly while the teacher tried to pull them apart. I stood behind them with a smug look on my face.
"Good luck," someone whispered in my ear and nudged my side. I looked at Austin for a second and then looked away quickly.
"Thanks," I whispered and walked away from him without another word.
Avoid, avoid, avoid.
***
I don't know what was worse, the fact that I shared a bunk bed with Chelsea or that there were spider webs near my bed.
"Gross, why are we even here?" Kalie yelled from across the room. Sarah was sleeping on the bottom bunk with Kalie on top and I can tell neither of them were happy about that, especially not Sarah.
I sighed and watched Sarah. She had a small pout on her face as she stared at the top of her bed not saying anything.
She was just jealous of Kalie, I knew that. Kalie was Alex's partner after all. I felt guilty once again knowing that she still tolerated me even though Alex liked me.
I even considered telling her about Austin on the walk to our cabin. I mean talking about it will only make it better right?
But I decided against it, if I try to get over it and avoid it then I can't talk about it. It'll be best. Besides, knowing Sarah, she can't keep a secret.
I laid out my pillows at the edge of my bed and sat down. Everyone got quiet all of the sudden and all I could hear were the bugs outside and our breaths.
Sarah finally got up to turn the lights off and I sighed softly and laid down in my uncomfortable, tiny mattress and shut my eyes.
Tomorrow was the first day of activities with the love project.
Tomorrow was the day that I would have to face Austin again.
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