Bab 78: Chapter 75
AUSTIN'S POV
It was a fact to say that the only reason I looked forward to school was because I'd get to see Stevens. The following day I woke up extra early because I had to go pick him up. It sounded petty, but the truth was that I always felt a bit envious whenever I saw Kyle hanging out with anyone that wasn't me. And even though it was undeniably selfish of me, I intended to try and keep him to myself as much as I could. He was always hanging out with those two friends of his and despite me not having anything against them, I would have felt better if he used most of that time with me instead. But that didn't worry me, he knew I was persistent. But he was also going to find out just how obsessive and crazy I could get.
I called to inform him that I had gotten there, and he came down after almost twenty minutes. I let him take his time, although I wondered why he could be taking so long. And when he finally did show up, he looked extremely tired. There was no way to look at him and not realize it. He took slow steps towards me and then stood next to my bike, his eyes narrowed as if he was unable to fully open them up.
" You look God awful!" I casually commented, reaching out to gently stroke his cheek with the back of my hand.
" Jeez, thanks for boosting my confidence, " he joked, then he yawned and pretty much let himself fall against me. I held onto him, wrapping my arm around him and pulling him close. Then I wrapped my hand around his nape and inspected his face.
" Didn't you sleep well?"
" I was up till late, "
" Doing what?"
" Things. "
" What sort of things?" His eyes were fixed purely on my lips. It was his cue, his own secret way of letting me know he wanted me to kiss him. I smirked and ignored the sign, deciding to leave it to him.
" Private things, "
" We're officially a couple now. Couples don't have secrets. "
I waited for him to deny that claim, I had been almost positive that he was going to do so, but he didn't. Instead he leaned down and kissed me. It was six in the morning, so it wasn't that dark, and I chose to believe that the tension he always felt was slowly starting to subside.
" Shit! I can hardly see anything, " he confessed afterwards, his forehead pressed against my own and his voice that deep husky addiction that I couldn't get enough of. There was just something about it that always turned me on.
" Hop on then, I'm pretty sure I can manage to
wake you up entirely, " I told him. He nodded, then he got on and held on to me, I had even bought him a helmet but I didn't give it to him, the breeze was going to help so it was better if he stayed without it. I asked him to hold onto me tightly, and he must have realized what I intended to do because he told me to be careful since he was too young to die. People often said I rode too fast, I had even been warned against it by a number of people, but that was nothing compared to how fast I went that morning. I liked the speed, the more it was the better, and I happened to be great when it came to speeding. Kyle repeatedly asked me to slow down, a plea which I ignored.
It would have taken us about fifteen minutes to get to school if I had been riding at normal speed, but we ended up getting there in about five. And the good news was that Kyle was fully alert by the time we got there. He however seemed a bit traumatized.
" What is wrong with you!" He seriously asked, hitting my shoulder and blowing out a long breath. I laughed and assured him he had absolutely nothing to worry about.
" That's statement alone coming from you is worrisome, "
" Where's the trust?"
" Gone! Just like your senses, and what the hell are you carrying...." he used his hand to feel my chest, patting in my jacket before he slipped his hand into it and took out whatever was in my inside pocket. My mind had been extremely slow, I was unable to stop him. I turned around and found him looking at the alcohol flask, a look of utter disbelief on his features Not that many people were around considering how early it was, but I was able to realize that they were mostly minding their own business. I suppose the hype on Kyle and I was slowly starting to end.
" What the hell is this?"
" Give it back, " I tried reaching for it but hee snatched it from my reach and got off the bike, standing about one step away from me and opening the flask before proceeding to sniff it, then he immediately looked at me with this look of utter disappointment. It technically wasn't that big a deal, it was just alcohol and I had the right to do whatever the hell I felt like doing, but he was looking at me as if he was completely shocked and didn't even know what to say.
" Seriously?" He asked then he shook his head and started walking away. I couldn't even understand what had just occurred and why he was reacting like that, but as I was calling his name and asking him to stop, I recalled the entire issue with his mom and everything suddenly made a bit more sense. He passed by a bin and I watched as he literally threw the flask in there while walking past it. He was ignoring me and we were attracting attention to ourselves.
" Will you just fucking stop?!" I finally shouted, and he luckily did as asked, then he slowly turned around and gave me the most unreadable look. Like he was intentionally giving me a blank stare so that I wouldn't know what was running through his mind.
" Alcohol? Seriously Austin?"
A lot of kids my age drink as well, and I was pretty sure he knew a number of them and had no issue with it at all. But I was clearly a different case.
" I don't even drink it that much, "
" Yeah right. "
He tried to turn and walk away but I held his arm and stopped him. I saw his two friends a short distance away, they were leaning against the large boulder which bore the name of the school, and I could clearly tell that they were waiting for me to finish up talking to Kyle so that they could approach him. They also seemed really excited for some reason.
" I don't know whether you want me to apologize but I won't, " his eyes slightly widened, then he scoffed and turned around, I stopped him when he was two steps away, walking ahead of him and blocking his path, then I hooked my hand into the neckline of his shirt when he attempted to walk away.
" Don't be that way Kyle. "
" What way are you referring to?"
" Come on! You're acting like I'm some sort of raging alcoholic or something!"
" Maybe you are, "
" Are you being for real right now? I only drink like a couple of sips, it helps me relax. "
" I don't really wanna hear it, " I shook my head. It was obvious that he had no plans if listening to what I had to say, and I also didn't feel like arguing with him that early. If I did then my entire day would be even more ruined, so I just scoffed and walked away. I crossed paths with his two friends, the redhead told me morning but I didn't reply. Just a day into our relationship yet things were going that badly already. It sucked since I had intended to really spend that day with him. The alcohol had nothing to do with it, he was just overreacting. I wasn't going to turn into his mum for fuckssake! I knew how to control myself, I mean, what I did could hardly be termed as drinking. I was tempted to go back and try to talk to him, but I restrained myself, there was really no use. I'd just wait for him to chill before I approached him. Or maybe I'd hold back for once and see what he was intending to do, whether he was really never intending to talk to me again because if that. Something which I knew was impossible. He was too emotionally invested in me. There was no way he would be able to go for two whole days without talking to me, I mean, he definitely could, but I was sure he wasn't going to. During the second class, I made it my mission to ignore him entirely. It felt a little like the old days, and if I recalled correctly, back then I had always been the one apologizing because we only ever argued because if something I did. He had only ever wronged me a couple of times and the reasons were silly and childish. Nothing too major.
I sat at the back, the teacher was yet to arrive. From where I was, I could easily see him, the angle was perfect. Then I watched as this girl from class went and sat next to him. She tapped him to get his attention, then she started telling him something and he smiled and nodded, she clutched her hands to her chest, making me extremely curious about the context of their conversation. The students seated around him suddenly joined in on the conversation, and it was obvious that Kyle was the subject. I watched as one of them,a boy, took out his phone and showed something to the guys around him. They leaned in on the screen and started to look at something. Kyle shook his head and opened up his books, but they wouldn't let him study.
There was so much noise from everyone else that it was impossible to fully make out what they were saying. If it weren't for my pride, I would have already walked over there and found out what was going on by myself because I was sure there was something. The teacher arrived, forcing everyone to calm down. Halfway through the class, Kyle glanced back at me, I glanced back, then I immediately looked away.
I knew how his mind worked, I knew that he wanted us to solve whatever issue was there between us, but as usual, he was waiting for me to be the one to go over to him and try to work things out.
I wouldn't be doing that at all.
I loved him more than he'd ever know, and just the thought of not touching and holding him for even an entire day was wrecking me, but I would definitely not be doing that. He looked away, and only then did I glanced at him.
After the class ended, I was among the first ones to leave, he was still seated but I could feel his eyes poking into my back as I walked out. I didn't really feel like attending the next class, but he was gonna be there and it would give me another chance to ignore him.
I wasn't doing it out of fun, but I honestly didn't think I had done anything wrong. It was my choice to drink, I never overdid it either. He could have at least heard me out. I sat next to Miles. I had been with him just the previous night tending to some business.
He greeted me and I plainly responded before sitting down. He seemed bored, leaning against his chair and passively looking around. Like all he wanted was to get over and done with that day so that he could go tend to things that were of actual importance. I felt the same way. Kyle was seating with that friend of his. Max or whatever. And then the same thing as last time happened, there was this sort of conversation happening between them and the people seated close to them. Something that must have been extremely interesting because they all seemed invested in it. Everyone apart from Kyle who just seemed bored. He was basically smiling through the pain.
I must have been staring at them for too long because Miles tapped me and laughed this short laugh, shaking his head and sitting upright.
" You really like him, don't you?" He asked. It was something he was well aware of so I didn't reply, instead I stopped looking at Kyle and placed my head on the desk, closing my eyes and wishing I was sleepy because I would have definitely slept through that entire class.
" Why didn't you go to the concert with him though? Not a fan of the group as well? I mean, I have nothing against-"
" Concert?" I asked, sitting upright and frowning in confusion. He was shocked that I didn't know what he was referring to. Then instead of replying, he took out his phone, went through it for a few seconds and handed me the gadget. I took it, then I stared at the screen with my eyes slightly narrowed as I tried to make sense of what exactly I was looking at. The video was noisy, I could hear shouting and even screaming. But I was about to clearly make out Kyle, standing, as usual, next to his friends. I recalled him having told me he was hanging out with them the previous night, but I never would have thought they were at an actual concert. I concluded that he had simply gone there to enjoy the music, but then I literally watched as this random guy passed over a jacket to Kyle specifically.
All those people there but he chose Kyle. I frowned and replayed the clip, wondering what exactly had happened and why. I didn't know what band it was, but in the next five or so minutes I knew almost everything about them. They had even posted that jacket clip on their Instagram page. I had a million questions to ask Kyle, like why that guy was describing him as if they knew each other...he had been wrong about the blueish eyes but still.....Call it stalking or whatever, but in less than ten minutes I developed a huge dislike towards two strangers. Reign and CJ. I finally understood why so many people were so eager to talk to Kyle. I couldn't believe he hadn't told me about the concert. I had asked him where he was and he had basically lied. And the comment sections of all those concert clips were only making me angrier. I was about to stand and stride over to where he was, but the teacher arrived, forcing me to stay seated.
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