Chapter ten: Gummy worms

ELLIOT WAS HANDSOME FROM the depth of his eyes to the deep sounds of his voice. From his eyes comes intensity, power. His nonchalant gaze and half smile triggers my interest for some reason. "Really then I guess you're that talented" I roll my eyes at him. The boy's really so full of himself.

"Wanna get out of here?" he leisurely says, my eyes widen. His eyes sparkling with mischief

The idea triggered my mind for sure, I didn't like gatherings and I craved gummy worms, red ones

But I couldn't leave the ball and bail on my friends that's a wild thing to do. Something only May would do. I also don't trust this silence before the storm. He could drive me to somewhere far off from her and abandon my trifling ass "I don't think so if we're not coming back"

My fool mouth races my brain, I don't want to look like a maniac in front of him and slap myself. "Then we'll come back".

A voice at the back of my mind screams at me being idiot and I shut it down. I needed to get rid of the shoes that knocked the life out of me and I needed to feed my curiosity. What kind of a person Elliot is

They say curiosity killed the cat

He didn't wait for me to say yes and pulled my hand in a rush. The skin he touched tingles all the way to his car; sneaking out Josh seemed to be in a heated conversation with a man and May, let's say she's enjoying the cheese and wine with a bunch of women. Danielle was looking for Elliot who fakes talk every time her eyes would find him. I roll my eyes.

"What if your girl sees us?" he shrugs his shoulders and get in a beautiful bmw.

Boys and their toys

I struggle with my shoes and climb in. I finally kick them off, allowing blood to circulate in them. I nearly moan.

"Lillian already left the party, besides she's not mine" I register the poor girl's name. I fix the security belt and the car roars to life. I pray to come back in one peace. "Where to?" I ask him and he drives off. "Somewhere where we'll have fun" I clutch the seat belt and hope he knows the same definition of fun I know.

I never thought I'd share the same space with the guy even in my wildest dreams. He's beautiful but also impulsive, cold and rude; he could turn into a spawn in a blink of an eye.

The car smells weird after a while, I contemplate asking him. It smelled like flesh, sweat and oh oh

"I think the car smells weird I-uh" I stop talking when his mouth lifts into a grin.

It smells like sex.

I fall back into my seat uncomfortably; the guy sets my cheeks on fire without using his mouth. He turns on the volume to 5 seconds of summer's good girls and bad girls and I relax at the familiarity. They are one of my favorite bands. I sing along not minding Elliot who would surely make fun of my cringe worthy voice.

Despite his annoying impulsive attitude he doesn't say a thing.

Elliot says something about a high school but I am busy looking at my surroundings. I can never get used to the huge city.

The car pulls out to an old building after a while. I climb out from the car; a big 'Franklin county high school' is sticking to a huge entrance door. I stopped in my tracks. Bloody hell what are we doing here?

He starts walking toward the big building but I don't move, my eyes keep darting from him to the car. Did he bring me here to kill me? What's running into his head for the ever loving god?

They say the curiosity killed the cat

"What? You're not coming?" he says hurriedly when I finally find my voice "what are we doing here?" I push my hair from my face.

When he zooms in my face he roars laughing "what? I swear to god I am not killing you here" I still don't trust him completely but I move my feet cursing his jackass idea.

We break into the interior, it was pitch black but the unreasonable jerk beside me keeps going. "What if we get caught ?" I mumble frustratingly as he pulls out from his pocket a small torch. I can't imagine my father's face as he bails me from prison.

The light illuminates the way. I take in the new surrounding, a large hall with blue or green? Lockers it looked like the typical high school where queen bees rule the world. Well I had my share of the brainless Barbies soap operas.

We take several turns, after climbing the stairs. He stops abruptly then looks at me "what's wrong? Are you killing me now?" I whisper and kick off my shoes discretely; he keeps looking at me creepily until I kick him where the sun doesn't shine.

"Woaaah easy there tiger ten pounds are YOU trying to end my life?" I tsk and open the door standing in front of us. When I look back at him he looks like a pregnant woman on her labor, I bark out a laugh as he flips me the bird.

I find myself at the rooftop where lays a breath taking view of the city. I instantly like the place; I can understand why he dragged us here.

I shudder at the breeze feeling me up, I was struck by the darkness of the night darker than smeared charcoal, small splashes of gold glittering here and there as if an artist had messily attempted to light it without aim; smoky grey clouds deteriorate under the fluorescent silver beams of the moon, as if they were shadows to be banished.

It stole my breath.

"I love it" I whisper and look at a relaxed Elliot behind me "that's what she said" I glower at him and he backs off, hands on his boy.

"Was this your old high school?" I speak and wonder around the railings in my nude feet. "Yeah mine and Noah's we would spend time here rather than into Mr. Langford's physics classes"

I chuckle at him making faces at the mention of physics. I absolutely loved them

We keep silent gazing at the sky. I could use this place sometimes, "you look shimmering in the dress" I glance at him taken aback.

He's tilting his head looking at me intently; I tilt my head just like him "thank you?" I smile at the boy who manages to keep me on my nerves but draws a smile on my face at the same time.

I nearly fell sleep after our little sky gazing sitting on the floor. I stand up and smooth my dress. Elliot looks peaceful with eyes closed.

"Jerk let's get going it's getting late" he stands up from the floor on slow motion and I hardly prevent myself from hitting him on the head. "Where the hell are your shoes?" he exclaims, I pretend I lost them on the way, instead of telling him I was intending to stick them in his face if he would try something.

We keep silent the way back; sliding in the hallway we hear a sound. We stride to the door laughing between our labored breaths.

When I climb out of the car, I try to look decent as before which I highly doubt. Elliot takes a call. I wave my hands goodbye to him and get inside from the back door I text May. She calls me right away "Cheryl where the hell you disappeared? I've been looking for you for half an hour!" she slurs.

I hang up on her and race to the venue. May can be the messiest drunk ever, she would name her non-existent children and braid people's hair.

I walk to our table where a sober Noah is trying to handle May. I don't see Josh. "Cheryl, May just slapped the waiter it was hilarious! And where the fuck are your shoes?"

Noah nearly shoots when he sees me. People cast him looks

"But wait where have you been she's been calling you for a while" I answered breathlessly "I was out...doing some stuff?" he wiggles his eyebrows. I shush him.

"May stand up we're leaving" I try to help her onto her feet when Josh comes back looking concerned "are you okay? Sorry I ditched on you Sheryl, I had to keep my father company" he looks apologetic and handsome. Noah pats him on the shoulder and tries to say something I nudge him away and smile brightly at Josh, I wanted to free the crease on his forehead "it's absolutely okay I-uh didn't mind" I answer barely standing with May pulling my hair. I thought I was the one who ditched on him.

He helps me with my best friend with Noah on our tail. Elliot was nowhere to be seen. We get May inside the car and I finally take a breath "I don't know why I put up with you" I say to her as she starts rapping some song. Noah moves his head to the beat

She'll be the death of me.

Noah hugs me goodbye, and Josh curses at him being so touchy.

We leave later when Josh is done nagging; I smile to his grumpy but good looking face.

After putting May to bed I only remember then about the gummy worms.

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