Chapter 17

"Hey" someone called out to me

I turned back to see Drew.

"Hi" I replied

He caught up to me and we walked into school together.

I had no idea on what to say to him. I basically scared him off yesterday. I don't want things to be awkward between us.

Was I moving too fast?

I thought he was starting to get into me. I have to move fast. I have a bet to win if not I'm dead.

"Is it really about the bet? Or you're actually starting to like him" my sub conscious teased

"Uh" he started rubbing the back of his neck nervously

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry for running away yesterday. I don't know... I just... "

I laughed

"You didn't run away"

"I practically did"

"Its fine. I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable"

"I wasn't uncomfortable"

I raised an eyebrow accusingly at him

"Okay. Mmaybe I was" he confessed "its only because I've never been that close to a girl before"

"Its fine, really"

"Thanks"

I decided to change the subject to something less awkward

''Are you nervous?" I asked him referring to the calculus test we have today

We went to our first class but stood outside. I wanted to make sure our tutoring session yesterday didn't go in vain.

''Nope. I'm just sweaty and I have shaking hands because I'm so confident'' he replied sarcastically

''Don't worry you'll be fine. Just stick to the rules I taught you''

He took a deep breath in.

"At least I'm sure of a C or something" he mumbled to himself but I heard it

Oh, hell no

''You're crazy!" I shrieked "we didn't go through all those tutoring sessions for you to get a C''

''Uh B minus?"

''I expect an A from you mister''

He rubbed his hands together

''I can't do thi. I'll drop out of school. Go get a job, be a male stripper or something'' he rambled "I have abs, yeah. I can make it in that aspect. Can I pole dance? I can learn it. They make thousands of dollars in weeks. Why do I even bother with school?"

He tried to run away but I pulled him by the collar

''What is wrong with you?" I questioned

I drew him closer till we were eye to eye. I am not playing with this boy

''I'm scared. I'm always failing no matter how hard I try. My highest mark ever is a D. What's the use of trying?"

''You're gonna go in there and write that test. Say it after me''

''You're gonna go in there and write that test''

I slapped him hard across the cheek

''Be serious!" I shrieked

Passerby's were already looking at us, probably wondering what the hell was going on

''Fine. I'm gonna in there and write that test''

''Good, now let's go''

I pulled him by his hand into class. We took our seats and waited for the teacher to share the scripts.

When he was done giving everyone their question papers and answer booklets, he started his stopwatch.

''Your time starts now'' he announced

I flipped through the pages solving the questions.

I looked back at Drew. He looked like he knew what he was doing

The questions weren't easy, neither were they tough. They just needed a lot of logical reasoning

I answered everything and even had time to spare to cross check my work

An hour later we were done.

"Stop" the teacher demanded

The room was filled with grumbling of students. He collected the scripts row by row then we were free to go.

''How was it?'' I asked Drew when we left the classroom

''Great, yours?''

"Ehhh something in between hard and easy"

We high fived each other

''So um you wanna hang out today after school, my parents won't be around'' I suggested

''Sure''

***

''This is my room'' I said as we entered

He chuckled

''Like I haven't seen it before''

''Yeah but this is the first time you're seeing it in the day time and its also the first time you're entering normally and not sneaking in''

''True''

He looked around, glancing through the polaroids on my wall

He picked up one of my pictures of me in a bikini

''I took that on the beach in Oklahoma'' I told him

''Nice''

"It was so fun. Its probably the best vacation I've been on"

We stayed in a comfortable silence

He walked closer to me. I gulped in fear

He looked down at me, I got nervous so I looked everywhere but him

He gently pushed me to the wall, he brushed my hair behind my ear.

"What are you doing?"I asked him

"Finishing what you started yesterday"

"Oh"

''You're so beautiful'' he whispered

''T.-thank you''

Our bodies were so close, the sparks I felt from our body heat was undeniable

''What are you doing to me?'' He asked

I should be asking you the same question

''What do you mean?"

I tried to act confident even though all I felt were tingles down my spine

If he keeps whispering to me like that, my knees may just give up

''Stop trying to get me to admit it''

''Admit what?"

''That I want you''

Before I could answer he leaned down and captured my lips in a kiss

I didn't know what to do, my hands remained awkwardly at my sides but I couldn't resist returning to kiss

His tongue slid freely into my mouth, exploring everywhere slowly yet passionately.

I put my hands around his neck pulling him closer. He groaned in pleasure then wrapped his arms around my waist

Our tongues danced together in the mist compatible way

I know it sounds cheesy but It felt like my first kiss all over again

I was enjoying it until my door opened in the most dramatic way possible

''Hey sis I'm home. ... '' Gerald shouted as he barged into my room

We quickly pulled away from each other'

Doesn't this boy knock?

''Hey bro'' I replied trying to ease the tension

The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife

''What's going on here?'' Gerald asked looking back and forth between Drew and I

I doubt they know each other

''Nothing. I was just leaving'' Drew said

He grabbed his backpack from the floor and left

I touched my swollen lips in confusion

''He walked away'' I whispered