4 - Deja vu

I'm wearing my mom jeans and a cute tank top for today because my mood is extremely good. It's been a few days since kale went to my house and I can't stop thinking about it.

girl, you're just infatuated duh. I sighed, here comes my inner voice again annoying the hell out of me. How I wish I can make someone my boyfriend in an instant.

"Hey STUPI--"

"OW!"

Oh, boy here we go again.

yes, another day to school is another fight with Nate. but the difference is, Nate won't come to school today because there are 'SOME IMPORTANT MATTERS' he said that he's going to take care of.

We are at our dining area eating our breakfast with my mom and dad, me eating before going to our university while he will do matters that I don't even know.

Nate is always welcome to our house besides knowing each other since birth, my parents like him that much to the point that they want to swap me for him. They even insist him to call them mom and dad, literally a brother from another planet.

"Why aren't you going to school? are you slacking off huh?" my mom said dead ass serious on the slacking-off part.

"No, mom you know I don't do that" He innocently said

"Just making sure" my mom added

"Come on I'll give you a ride to your destination" my dad offered

I look at them dumbfounded.

"DAD! how about me" I protest

"sweet cupcake your university is out of the way and my office is close to Nate's location" He explained

"hmpp whatever" I said huffing like a child

Nate tap my shoulder and make funny faces because he knew that will piss me more. Which earned him a deadly glare.

So it ends up that I've just missed the bus from school this is so frustrating!!! urghhh I don't want to walk a good mile from here to there, I'm not really a fan of exercise you know. besides Mr. Squidward is our first subject I don't want to be late in his class.

Just in my luck, I saw someone familiar driving towards me, or shall I describe it as 'drifted' towards me. I almost inhale every smoke out of that fvcking expensive mustang.

"Hey! Wha--t t-he he--ll" I said in between coughs then a guy roll down the window

"Sorry my bad" he winks

Woah River Isn't? I just love, really love meeting strangers on the street right? can't I just meet them decently like walking? not like this inhaling smokes and all.

Maybe I was staring at him for a very long time he honked his car to get my attention which shocked the hella out of me. This stupid asshole.

"Looks like you missed the bus?" he said stating the obvious

"looks like you don't need a ride from Kale" I said and roll my eyes

"You know I'm just about to offer you a ride right" he said clearly amused

"Nope unless you tell me right now" I smile sheepishly

almost a minute pass after looking at me, he finally said "okay I won't" then he drives away.

WAIT WHAT?! DID HE JUST DO THAT?!

"RIVER!! YOU CRAZY JERK! COME BACK" I shouted clearly frustrated.

This stupid jerk how can he leave me here, now I know that he's a typical playboy or bad boy whatever because he had a good look and A VERY NASTY ATTITUDE! I'm very sure that he is kale's brother because of the feature's similarities BUT NOT THE ATTITUDE!!!

You can really tell how angry I am right now, I'm smoking red in anger. I saw a taxi, but I can't pay their overprice taxi fare. I just sighed and saw someone from the school pulled over me, It's Chris one of the jocks.

"Hi wanna have a ride?" he kindly said

I'm hesitant at first because if anyone saw you in the car with Chris they'll immediately spread rumors about dating, liking, or worst hooking up. Just to end my sufferings I decided to accept the offer.

The ride from where I walked is only 20 minutes or less drive from Highwood. Chris started the conversation.

"So are you planning to walk on the way to school?" He said jokingly

"Now that I have a ride, then no" I said. Our conversation continues, and we talk casually as we reach our university.

"by the way are you coming to our party on Friday? he said

I'm shocked a little due to the fact that he doesn't talk to or invite any girl personally at the party they just come around because it's a party for everybody.

"I guess I am" I said to him

"That's good to hear, knowing you never attended it before" he said then smiled.

Oh how did he know that? maybe Chris isn't a jerk like everyone is saying, he's kind of nice compared to the crazy-ass River.

I said thanks to him and hurried down the corridor to reach my class just in time. I've opened the door as soon as the bell rings I'm inside the room, so it means I'm not late. But Mr. Squidward is also inside glaring at me.

"Good morning sir" I stated then smiled charmingly to get off the hook

I think all is good because he didn't say anything, but before I've reached my place, I saw someone already sitting there beside me. Normally my seatmate is always absent, but now he's here and sleeping facing towards the desk.

"Mr. River please wake up, we're about to start the lesson" Mr. S said

OH LORD, THIS IS A JOKE RIGHT?

He stood up straight then smiled at me

"You came just in time huh" he mockingly said

THE NERVE OF THIS BOY AFTER DITCHING ME!

"yeah, thanks to someone who's not as a jerk as you" I said annoyingly

"who gave you a ride" he asked curiously

"None of your business" I said then I pretend to listen about the history of the world.

Thank God he stopped talking but after a few minutes I heard something

"pst"

I ignore

"pst"

I ignore it again

"Psssssssssst"

"WHAT!" I accidentally shouted. The class looked at me like I'm some kind of crazy goons I can see that River is suppressing a laugh so hard that his shoulders are shaking.

"What 'what' Ms. Valentine?" Mr. S said

"Nothing sir I guess I'm dreaming of a whispering cockroach" I said then looked at River

His smirk faded because of me referring him to an insect.

Everything went boring after that except for the bickering between me and River had. I can tell that somehow I enjoy his presence to distract me from the colorless class.

Plus he's hot and good-looking, right?

WTF?? what are you thinking self?

I plan to go out for lunch by myself because eyra texted me that she will do their project with her group mates. But I plan to text Kale just thinking of texting him excites me.

Then out of all people to see in the corridor, I saw River. I'm about to turn around when he called

"wait sophia! or andra whatever" he called

I turned around to face him. "What do you need?" I said irritatingly

"Woah chill princess" he said to me

He called you princess! I'm betting on him instead of his brother.

Do I have a split personality why is my mind talking?

"What?" I said

"Well you see --- uhm-- my brother just request this, so don't get the wrong idea-- and" he stutters

"River just say it" I said getting impaient

"Normally he will ask this, but he said he has a practice in their team and this is just a favor from him and he also said your friends are not around" Explaining again and again

"you know I'm not that very patient" I said losing every ounce of it.

"I'll accompany you for lunch let's go" he said

I'm about to protest, but he keeps on walking, so I guess It's me and him again. Since its lunch people are scattered everywhere. but the problem is they keep looking at me, and I'm so curious why until a freshmen student came to me.

"Are you and Chris dating?" she asked innocently "Someone saw you in his car this morning" she added.

People stop and wait for me to answer.

"No, he just gave me a ride because he saw me walking down the street" I stated the fact

Then she said thanks and walks away while everyone murmured. I heard someone says that 'girl she's lying' but whatever is not really a big deal for me

"What? Chris gave you a ride?" River said shocked evident on his face

"Yeah, and it's all your fault stupid. If you didn't leave me there you know all is good" I said

"So I guess you want to have us a rumor than Chris?" He mockingly said that earned him a slap.

After eating our lunch which River paid for - I guess he's not that much of a jerk - I said to him that I'll skip the rest of the class.

"Count me in" he said

"No go away"

"Why I want to come alsooo" he said like a baby

I want him to be my baby though

SHUTUP FLIRT

"I want to do something fun" I think of things to do but nothing came

"I got you" he said. He's smile is all over his face

After an hour of driving, we finally arrived. The place looks like a battlefield and in a minute I heard someone scream and I can feel a sticky wet feeling in my clothes.

"YOU HAVE BEEN SHOT ANDRA HAHAHAHAH-- I CAN'T -- BREATH---- FUC-- LOOK AT YOUR FACE HA- DID YOU--- river said in between laughs he looked like a dying hyena

"SHUTUP RIVER COME HERE!" I did my best to get revenge I hugged him, so he can also feel the sticky wet, and colored powder that stained my clothes.

"WTF GO AWAYYYY!!" shoving me as best as he could.

But what happens next is we stumble next to each other. Him over me and me under him. My mind stops thinking for a moment as we stare into each other.

The way that his eyes scanned my face and --

"Ouch!" we both said in unison as we pushed ourselves up. A girl walks toward us with his probably- boyfriend.

"Hi sorry for accidentally targeting you, If it's okay to pay for your hour of play here" the man said

"Nope, thank you for the offer, It's alright though" I said declining their offer.

"Okay have fun couples" the girl said

"No we're--- We said again at the same time, but we just let it passed after. And we have completely forgotten about stumbling next to each other.

So basically River brought me to a live Call of Duty arena, where you can play against each other. The colored powder signifies the bullet of the guns. We played until we get tired and decided to go home.

River didn't allow me to pay again because he called himself a gentleman and that he should take care of that title. I rolled my eyes at him for praising himself.

Since we are dripping wet and didn't have extra clothes. We agree to buy one in the store near the arena. He insisted again to pay for me but I said no.

"Okay, let's do some twist" he suggests

"twist in what?" I asked

"I'll buy your clothes and you'll buy mine. What do you think?" he asked hopefully

"NO" I said firmly

"Come on, you said you want to do something fun?" he smirked

Now that I think of it, it sounds fun.

"okay deal" I agree

After racking through many choices of clothes in the store we finally bought one and we showered in the bathroom of the arena we played.

"AHH RIVER YOU FVKCING ASSHOLE" I screamed

That jerk bought me a yellow swimsuit. I searched for the paper bag and saw nothing but it. I came out of the bath and searched for him wearing the swimsuit. I earned compliments from strangers saying I look hot and all.

"That looks nice" he complimented

"Are you serious right now?" I questioned him

After a minute he took something from his paper bag then gave it to me. Thank God he bought a high-waisted short.

"I think the lady forgot to put it together" he said

"Whatever" then I put the short to where I stand

As for him, He's wearing beach shorts and a sleeveless shirt that unexpectedly looks good on him. We are on our way to his car when I checked my phone and received messages from two persons.

One is from eyra and the other one is from Kale.

I've opened eyra's message first.

Eyra:

Hey where are you? did you ate your lunch? I'm so busy right now doing this science project hope you had a good day mwuah mwuah miss u!

Aw she's the sweetest really. After I replied that I'm good and all, I opened the other one

3 message from Kale:

hi, I'm supposed to ask you to lunch today but the practice came up so I sent River instead to accompany you besides eyra told me that you're alone for today.

Hope you and my brother get along.

See you :))

After replying I put my phone back in my pocket. River drove back again but before that, we went to the drive-thru to eat dinner in his car because it's almost 7:00 pm and I really need to go home. I also texted my parents to not wait for me and go-ahead to eat their dinner.

We arrived at exactly 8:00 pm in front of our house. I went down in his car and he also did the same. So assuming that he wants to come in. I invite him

"Do you want to come inside?" I asked him

"No, I'll just see you go inside before leaving" he sincerely said

"Wow you're getting kinder every minute huh?" I teased him

"shut up go inside already" he faked irritatingly said

I was about to go inside when he called.

"hey, thanks for today. It's a whole day stress-free for me" he said smiling and the sincereness is evident in his eyes.

"Thank you for accompanying me also your annoying face entertains me" I jokingly said

he smiled again.

"Good night princess frog" he said. Way to go to ruin a moment.