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Chapter 7: Don't you drive?

Today I woke up feeling uneasy. First I offended Trish, then I told off her brother. A smile creeped up my face thinking about what Christian did for me at Jane's party. I got up to get ready for school and to make things right.

    As I came downstairs to eat breakfast, I met my mom and dad eating breakfast.

    "Morning dad."

     "Morning kiddo. Did you sleep well?"

    "Yes, thank you" I replied as I brought out my cereal from the cupboard."Morning mom."

       "Morning." She said gruffly as she stood up and walked out of the kitchen.

       "Give her time kiddo, give her time." He said as he stood up.

    "I'm going to work okay?" He said as he was about to leave.

       "Sure bye."

     Minutes later Trish came to pick me up and I went to meet her locking the door on my way out.

      "Hey Trish." I said as I entered her car.

       "Hey" she replied and started driving.

    Moments passed and the silence was already becoming unbearable until I broke the silence.

       "Trish look..."

       "Don't worry about it okay. Just don't worry. Everyone has a rough patch in their life now and then so just leave it okay?" But she continued before I could say anything.

      "But that doesn't mean you should keep secrets from me Ashley. I feel that you are keeping secrets from me and best friends don't keep secrets from each other right? So just tell me what's bothering you maybe I can help." She finished and by this time we had gotten to school.

  Seconds passed before I spoke up

       "Sorry Trish I can't." I said quietly.

       "Yeah, thought so too." She said and got out of the car but before I could come out, she threw me the keys through the driver's window.

      "Lock up would you." And with that she walked away.

    Wow I really messed up.

     Lunch period passed by and I didn't see Trish at our table so I had to eat myself. After lunch, I saw Christian on the way to class and I decided to ask him about Trish.

    "Hey Christian."

    "Hey pumpkin."

     Pumpkin?

       "Pumpkin? What happened to princess?"

  I wouldn't lie but I had already gotten used to him calling me princess and I wondered what the reason behind the change of name.

    "Yeah. You specifically told me not to call you princess anymore so I decided to change the name."

oh?

      "I didn't say-, you know what? Never mind. Do you know where Trish is at? I haven't seen her since she dropped me off and I'm with her keys."

       "Oh right. She said I should collect her keys and that she's not dropping you off anymore. Did you guys have a fight. I tried to ask her but she wouldn't tell me what happened."

       "Oh. Yeah we did but just minor girl stuff." I lied.

"But it didn't sound minor when Trish told me to collect her keys."

"Well, maybe she didn't want to tell you." I said as I placed the keys on his palm and my fingers grazed his palm causing a surge of electricity to pass through my body and I think he felt it too because of the way his grey eyes darkened.

       "Soooooo....." He said trying to release some of the tension in the air.

       "Yeah?"

       "Want me to drop you off after school since you don't have a ride home?" He asked hopefully.

       "Yeah sure, why not." I said as I started to walk to my next class and he followed me.

       "I have a question though."

       "Fire away."

       "Don't you drive?" I stopped in my tracks as soon as he asked that question and my face paled as all the images of that night resurfaced in my mind.

      "W.....w....why...why do you ask?" I said fearfully.

      "Well don't you have a car? I asked Trish but she said she doesn't know either or do you not know how to drive?" He said and I continued walking.

       "Um.....um...um.... I do have  a car and I do know how to drive but I just like catching a ride with Trish and driving stresses me out." I said quickly.

      "Okay." He said not believing me.

      "So why are you following me?" I asked changing the subject. If he noticed, he didn't say anything.

      " I have Chemistry." He said dryly.

      "I also have Chemistry."

      "Then that answers your question."


Chapter 8: Leave. Her. Alone.

For the next 1 week, Christian has been my drive to school. Trish was still angry at me and she was not even talking to me. I haven't seen Dave nor Lily since the party incident. Christian and I had become closer this past week. From fast food places to lunch buddies. And my nightmare?

     Don't let me even get started on that.

  My nightmares have become more frequent lately. From Lucy crying after the accident happened or her eyes wide open staring at me or sometimes instead of Lucy it would be my mom repeating it's all my fault.

     I was currently getting my books from my locker for first period when I heard his voice. His voice that I used to love but now I hate. His voice that always made me have butterflies in my stomach,  now makes me sick in the stomach. His voice that made me want his presence, even now I do want his presence, but far, far, far away. 

     His voice that belongs to Dave.

     " Ash."

     "What do you want Dave?" I asked with hate as I turned to look at him.

     "I tried calling your number but it didn't go through."

     "Yeah because I blocked yours." He looked as if he hadn't slept for days and his hair looked like he had been running his hand through it a lot.

     "Look Ash I'm sorry." He said taking a step forward while I took a step back.

     "Don't come near me." I said holding a finger up.

     "Ash it was a mistake..." He started but I interrupted him.

     "Save it. I don't want to hear anything from you." I said and I tried to walk away but he held my wrist. The bell rang and the hallway was starting to get empty.

     "Get your filthy hands off me Dave." I said as I tried to free my wrist but his grip was firm.

     "Ash babe...."

     "I am not your babe." I said through gritted teeth.

     "Ashley please let me explain." He begged.

     "I have nothing to hear from you so now let me go."  I tried again to free my hand but his firm grip on my hand had become tighter.

  The hallway was now empty with no single soul left apart from me and Dave.

     "Leave me alone Dave." I tried again as tears began to fill my eyes but he was just staring at me.

     It hurts.

    "Leave. Her. Alone." Came a deep angry voice and Dave's grip on my wrist loosened but it was still firm.

    "And you are?" Dave asked looking at Christian whose jaw ticked, his grey eyes dark with anger, fist clenched to his sides and was looking at Dave's grip on my wrist.

     Even when he's angry he looks hot!!!

     Oh my god did I just think Christian Lockwood as hot???

     What is wrong with me?

  "The person who is going to fuck up your life if you don't let her go now." He said with anger and it made butterflies appear in my stomach.

     Oh my god I must be sick.

     "And if I don't, what will you do huh?" Dave said with hint of fear in his eyes but he was still holding me.

     "Like I said fuck.you.up." He took a step forward with each word and Dave moved back with his hand up in surrender.

    "Hey, hey, hey easy man." Dave said still moving backwards but as soon as Christian turned towards me, Dave tried to take a swing at him but Christian was fast enough to dodge it.

     "Oh man, you just fucked with the wrong person." Christian said and he punched his jaw and I swear I heard a bone snap.

  Ouch. That's gonna hurt.

  A lot.

     Dave fell to the floor with a thud and Christian came to meet me.

     "Hey are you okay?" He asked softly as he inspected my wrist.

    "Yeah sure just hurts a little." I said still looking at Dave on the floor who was groaning.

     "Wow, you do know how to throw a punch." I said trying to lighten the mood.

    "Yeah but that fucker deserves much worse." He said looking at Dave.

    "Hey I'm fine." I said turning his head to look at me with my other hand and as I looked into his eyes, the thundercloud grey eyes softened and I saw different emotions running in his eyes and a particular emotion I couldn't put a name on. We stared at each other for a while before Dave broke the silence.

     "Hey are you guys dating or what?" He asked still on the floor groaning.

    "You can think it that way." Christian answered still looking at me.

     "C'mon let's get you to the nurse's office." He said grabbing my other hand and turning me towards the direction if the nurse's office before he stopped and turned to look at Dave.

     "Oh and David, don't you ever touch Ashley again, nor you go near her, nor you look at her, and don't you ever even think about her or else I'm going to do much worse than punching you." He finished and he walked me to nurse's office leaving jaw broken and I quote 'David' on the floor.


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