Chapter 4

Slowly opening my eyes, my gaze is blurry and my head is pounding. "mhhhhhh" I groan, focusing my gaze I take notice that I'm in the nurses office. 'Great' I all but whisper, their going to call my mom. The curtain by the beds are drawn letting me only view the bathroom and a window. Resting my eyes as I try not to cry from the pain I'm in. I take a deep breath. But it comes up ragged and unsteady. A clear sign of my anxiety taking over. Tears well up in my eyes. One tear falls, then it triggers the rest. I want to leave, I'm in pain, and I just wanna disappear from this shitty place.

Hearing the door open and foot steps come closer to my bed I slowly squint my eyes trying to see just who is here. Seeing a boyish figure I speak a soft 'Tori'. Theirs a chuckle one I've heard before but not Tories. I open my eyes fully "Chris?" I ask. "Yeah" he says awkwardly as he scratches the back of his neck. "came to check on you, since technically it's my fault you had a mild concussion and all" he says as he pulls a chair close to my bed. "How is it your fault?" I question. "Well" he starts sheepishly "I'm captain of the team I'm responsible for my players, I should have told Duke to stand down. Oh, and sorry about all this" he says gesturing to my head and surroundings. "it's cool" I say turning my head away from is deep blue gaze as I feel the blush coming onto my cheeks.

"Hey do you have a fever?" He says raising his eyebrows in concern.

"N-n-no I-I'm Just t-thirsty" I say feeling my blush becoming more dominate.

"Oh really"

"Y-yeah"

"Ok, well I'll be right back with a bottle for ya"

He says as he jumps up from his seat.

Chris leaves the room. Finally I'm aloud to breath again. Hearing foot steps again I perk up again. "Chris that was fa-" seeing the face stops my sentence. "Wait Chris was here, was he nursing you back to health" Tori states as he wiggles his eyebrows. "Omg seriously Tori" I say with a smile. He laughs siting in the sit that Chris was previously in. His mood changes and looks me dead in the eyes. "How are you?" I smiled, Tori really worries like a mother. "I'm fine, beside the fact that Chris was having a real conversation with me" I say with a giggle. "Omg seriously dude your such a love sick fool"

"S-shut u-up T-tori, I cant help if I'm in love with Chris" I say blushing like a hot pepper. I didn't hear foot steps coming, he drew his attention by coughing loudly. Making Tori stop our chatting and focus on the noise. "Chris your back" I say nervously. Oh god please don't tell me he herd that just now. Tori must have read my mind because he he jumped up and reached out his hand towards Chris. "Hey man, thanks for watching over Kale here" Chris looks at Tories extended hand, nods and shakes all too quickly. "Welp, I'll see you later Kale" he walks over to me, brushes back I few stray hairs out of my face then smiles. "Text me if you need anything,ok?" I smile and nod my head.

I stay in the nurses office for two more periods. I was packing up my things so I could call my mom and ask her to come pick me up. As I was turning the door nob, I suddenly notice my face come close to someone's chest. Looking up I see that O so familiar blonde hairdo parried with blue eyes. "Chris!" I shout surprised. "hey, let me drive you home. I wanna ask you something" he says staring right at me. Is he going to ask me about me crushing on him. Oh god I hope not. Blushing I answer him with a slight nod.

Walking out of school together has played in many of my fantasies. But actually doing it, is on a whole new level. Hopping into his black mustang is even more intense then walking with him. His cool to the touch leather seats contradict the humid weather, only adding to my obvious blush. As he's driving down the road towards my house, we find out that we don't live that far from each other. Well to be honest I new we where neighbors, not in a creepy way but I see his dad leave the house all the time.

Pulling up at my house I notice that he hasn't said very much. Clearing my throat I turn towards him. "What is it exactly you wanted to talk about?" He turners towards me. With a blank expression he asked a question, one I wished he never did.

"You like me?"