9

'Chemistry-

Putting two people side by side

and letting the poem write itself.'

Noor Shirazie

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-Kara-

Beep!Beep!Beep!

I woke up. Wow! I'm not cursing the alarm clock today.... wonder why that is... I glanced at the alarm clock, 7.00 am. And I woke up early....something is definitely wrong with me.

I went to the bathroom, brushed, did my business, and showered with my favorite apple-scented shampoo. I'm sure I smell like apple-cinnamon pie. I smiled. I came out rubbing my hair with the towel and blow-dried my hair. And of course, picked my outfit for the day...

I put on my favorite coral dress and paired it with a denim jacket. I decided after some minutes of confusion that I would be wearing calf-length brown boots with it. I put light makeup on. The bruise was quite light to be seen. yay! Satisfied with my outfit, I grabbed my bag and went down to breakfast.

***

I glanced at the clock as I finished my breakfast, chocolate brownies with a glass of milk. 7.45 am.

3, 2, 1 ....

"Kara, are you done yet? we're gonna be late for school...", Killian's voice rose up on cue.

"Girls... why are they always late...?" I heard him grumbling as he entered the kitchen. He glanced up and froze.

"You were saying ?", I asked with a smirk on my face.

"Y-You're u-up? you're ready?"

He rubbed his eyes, making it look as though he thought he was dreaming. I got up and thumped him on the head.

"Ow!"

"Real enough for you?", I asked as he rubbed his head.

"Let's go", I said and headed out towards the door. I looked back and saw him grabbing 5 brownies from the tin and pouring himself a glass of milk. This is going to take a looong time.

***

Chloe gave me hug when she found me near my locker in school. Her face was streaked with excitement. And by all her fidgeting I understood she was trying to suppress it.

"What are you wanna tell me?", I asked.

"T- Tell you? N-Nothing..."

"Yeah. You ain't fooling me Pierce. Spit it out."

"Wow! it's like she knows me already...", she murmured and then audibly said," We are having a sleepover. Tonight. My place. Be there at 8."

"We?"

"Eden, yourself and Moi"

Before I could protest she dragged me into French and the teacher started talking.

***

No matter how much I eat, I'm always hungry by lunch. At least that's what I think listening to my stomach growl like a lion.

Chloe and I head to our table and sit down. I look around to see f I can find my brother. What I actually did find - not exactly find, cuz it was in public display - made me want to gag.

At the populars table ( In my case, hoes and manwhores table - including my brother) were Caden and Madison, doing what you ask?.... What do you expect? They had their tongues down each other's throat.

"so... what's gonna happen tonight.", Eden asked and I diverted my attention - successfully.

"The usual - horror movie, pillow fight, dancing on the bed and singing. Of course,That comes with the added bonus of annoying the hell outta my brother."

They had my attention.

"Horror movie?", I asked, excited. " Can we watch 'The conjuring 2' ?"

"Hell yeah!", they agreed. Turns out my friends aren't scared of horror movies, just like me. Perfect.

***

Time flies. I experienced it today. One moment I had been sitting in history and the next the bell rang indicating the end of the school day. Time flies when there are sleepovers, huh?

I hitched a ride home with Chloe. Apparently, my dear brother had somewhere to be with his "friends".

"See you at 8.", Chloe said as she went into her house.

"See you at 8.", I echoed as I went into mine.

***

I packed an outfit for school tomorrow and zipped my small night bag shut.

I put on shorts and a red crop top. I put some gloss and eyeliner on. I slipped a pair of white converses and grabbed my duffel bag heading out and reaching my destination with minutes to spare.

I rang the doorbell. I heard the lock click and the door opened. I put on a bright smile on my face and looked up. My eyes connected with beautiful sapphire ones but they weren't Chloe's , of that I was sure.

-Caden-

Chloe had been going on and on about something for hours. Seeing her excitement I was sure she was hosting a party or something.

I heard the doorbell ring. I knew Chloe wouldn't open it and mom was setting the table and dad... was on a business trip - again. I went downstairs and opened the door and she stood there with a bright smile on her face and her grey eyes looked up and widened as they met my sapphire ones. I felt a connection, a spark as we stared at each other.

"I'm here!", a voice shouted and our connection broke. I looked behind Kara and saw a blonde running toward the house, a small bag in hand.

"Hi Kara.", she said and squealed suddenly.

I understood why a minute later as she pushed past me and ran toward my sister behind me, hugging her fiercely. As the girls started whispering excitedly, I turned back to look at Kara. She was wearing a red crop top and jean shorts and damn was she looking hot...

"Dinner's ready!", mom's voice trailed from the dining room.

"C'mon let's go.", Chloe grabbed Kara and Eden's hand and pulled them toward the table. She took their bags near the couch and settled down. The only place left was beside Kara and I sat there.

Through dinner I felt electric sparks between our arms, that were close to each other and for some reason I wanted to place my hand on Kara's lap - but I resisted. More than once, she caught me looking at her and I caught her looking at me.

-Kara-

I was grateful when dinner was finally over. The tension, chemistry whatever was happening was becoming too much. Eden and I grabbed our bags from beside the couch and followed Chloe up to her room after saying goodnight to Mrs.Pierce - Eva.

The three of us took turns using the bathroom to change into our nightclothes. When it was finally my turn, I went in with my bag, locked the door, and changed into my grey night shorts and top.

I got out to see Chloe and Eden arguing about what to do first and instead of talking I picked up two of Chloe's pillows out of many lying all around the room and threw it at their heads and ... I think you can guess what we did first.

After the exhausting pillow fight, Chloe brought up popcorn and we watched 'The Conjuring 2'. And surprisingly enough none of us screamed and instead we were laughing at how some scenes looked fake. The movie ended at about 12 and then it was crazy time.

We jumped on the bed and started singing at the top of our voices...

-Caden-

What the fuck is going on? Who the hell is singing at 12 in the morning?

I woke up to someone singing at the top of their voice and realized that the sound was coming from Chloe's room. Christ! the sleepover!

"Shut the fuck up.", I yell. The singing stops for a moment. Then resumes.

"Angels from Hell! Why do you have to sing at 12 in the morning?"

They sing louder...

'So, baby, pull me closer

In the back seat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of that mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older ...'

Chainsmokers?

I listened harder.

'You look as good as the day I met you

I forget just why I left you,

I was insane

Stay and play that Blink-182 song

That we beat to death in Tucson,

OK

I know it breaks your heart

Moved to the city in a broke-down car

And four years, no call

Now I'm looking pretty in a hotel bar

And I, I, I, I, I can't stop

No, I, I, I, I, I can't stop...'

Yep. Chainsmokers. But.. I have to get payback for waking me up at 12 in the morning....

-Kara-

It was fun when we teased Caden. Chloe was surprised that he didn't barge into the room.

We were exhausted after singing for an hour or so and all fell asleep at around 2.00 am.

I woke up feeling thirsty and decided to go down to the kitchen for some water. I got what I wanted and as I closed the door to Chloe's room and went toward the bed, something pushed me down on the floor and I was stuck under something hard and muscular and warm...?

I realized with a start that Caden was on top of me when I felt sparks got through my hands where my hands rested on the figure's shoulders.

"Kara?", a husky voice asked.

"Caden."

The weight lifted off me and I was pulled up to a standing position. My hands still rested on top of Caden's muscular arms and electricity was passing through me, I realized Caden was shirtless. I pulled away and he switched on the light. Our eyes met, but after a moment his eyes traveled down my body and when they came back up and met mine I say a longing in them and was that ...lust?

I blushed. I fumbled with the knob and finally got out and into Chloe's room. I shut the door and slid down onto the floor. My heart was beating hard enough to fly out of my chest.

Shit.