Chapter 8
Blake pulls back from our kiss when his phone rings and I stare at him as he speaks to the person on the other end of the call until he hangs up.
"It's my dad, they're coming back tonight," he informs me.
"Oh, alright then," I say.
"Can I... Drop you off at school?" he asks and I nod.
As we leave the park, walking towards his car, he gently holds my hand and I find myself smiling.
We stop right next to his car when he looks into my eyes.
"Kyrah, believe me when I say I have feelings for you. As I said, I want to be more than just a friend to you."
I nod and he opens the door for me and in a few seconds we are driving out of the park.
The ride is an awkward one, no one wants to say anything. Actually, since he told me about his feelings, words seem to have escaped my mouth, I have no idea where to.
Moments later, we pull up at the front gate and as I am about to open the door, Blake pulls me back by my hand.
"Promise me you'll think about it" he says in a very low tone and I bite my lip.
"I will," is all I can manage to say at the moment.
He moves in closer to me such that our faces are only inches away from each other. His eyes are fixed on my eyes for a few seconds and then move to my lips.
My lower lip is already trembling.
He tucks my hair behind one of my ears and cups my face and I lean onto his warm palm and close my eyes.
"Have a good night," he says.
What?!
Okay, let me say I wasn't expecting that, but it's fine. It was our first day together so let me not rush things. Though I wouldn't mind another kiss.
I open the door and walk out.
"Good night," I say as I close the door.
I stand there watching him drive off and once his car is out of sight, I walk to my room where I find Roxy and Maeve watching a movie.
"Look who's back. You look... Different, happy I may say, come on, sit here and spill everything. And I mean everything," Roxy says, patting the empty spot of the bed next to her.
"Uhmm... Your hair... " Maeve points at my hair.
Crap! I must have forgotten to pat it down after lying on the grass at the park. I must be looking like a crazy cockatoo.
"Roxy, is that hot chocolate?" I am surprised. She never takes hot chocolate except when she's really not in a good mood. This is odd.
She shrugs and takes a sip avoiding eye contact.
"My mum says hot chocolate is the cure to everything," Maeve says and I shrug.
I toss myself on the bed and let out a long sigh before I begin my story.
***
I spent the entire night thinking about Blake and his lips and in class I couldn't help but stare at him.
The odd thing was that Roxy kept going out in the middle of the lecture. I don't know why.
"Excuse me miss..." the short plump lecturer stops Roxy from going outside for the fourth time.
"Trent... Roxy Trent," Roxy says, pocketing her hands and looking at the ceiling.
"You've been walking out alot for the past thirty minutes of my class and I will not allow that again, kindly get back to your seat," she says, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
"Please I... Never mind," she groans and walks back to the back of the class to sit alone. Her books are two rows in front of her and she just stares at me when I look at her. I pick both my books and hers and head to the back of the class and sit next to her.
She doesn't blink.
She's staring out the window now. In deep thought and I realize that something is going on.
First, Roxy never says please and the second thing is that Roxy never stares blankly at stuff without a reason that's probably bothering her.
Funny, she was drinking hot chocolate last night.
Hmm... Something is up and I know it.
"Class dismissed," the lecturer says after giving us an assignment due next week, and she walks out and Roxy grabs her bag in a flash and runs out. I follow suit and run after her.
"Hey, Roxy! Stop!" I yell.
She ignores me and I hasten my steps.
"Come on, what's up? Wait for me, I know something is wrong with you,"
She stops and turns around to look at me.
Roxy's POV
Damn it! I hate it when Kyrah knows something is wrong with me. She always does!
Am I that transparent?
She panting heavily from the small chase and I am standing there as if I wasn't running very fast, seconds ago.
"Talk to me," she says, adjusting her necklace.
I really don't want her to find out. All I have been is trouble to her. The least I can do is shut the hell up and walk away... But I can't she's my best friend.
I haven't been myself lately, getting high since day one of arriving here is all I have been doing before going to bed. I just don't want to be vulnerable. People know me as a strong person but deep down, things are very different.
Roxy Trent is broken.
Yes, I am like a fucking broken pot that can't be fixed.
"Earth to Roxy!" Kyrah says waving her hand in front of my face.
"You don't look so good and I am worried, you haven't spoken much today and you kept leaving the class multiple times! I'm not blind Roxy and I am not going to leave you alone until you tell me what is going on, right here, right now!"
She crosses her arms and taps one foot on the floor.
I feel like I know everything about her but she knows nothing about me yet we've been friends since we were kids.
I open my mouth to speak but the rest of the group joins us.
"Hey, what's up guys? Everything okay?" Tyler asks.
"Yeah Ty, everything is fucking great!"
Why did I just lash out at Tyler? Oh God, I just need to get away from here but my feet don't want to move. Fuck!
"Sorry... Uhmm I..." I struggle to find my words.
"You hardly say sorry, what's up?" Kyrah calls me out and I close my eyes, wishing everyone would disappear and leave me alone.
Right now, I wish I was the great Houdini, I'd disappear from this awkward moment right now.
"Look guys, Roxy and I need some time alone, we'll catch up later," Kyrah tells the squad and they all nod.
"Whatever it is, take it easy, okay?" Scott says and gives me a hug.
I think he's a really nice person, not my type but he's cool.
The squad leaves and Kyrah goes back to her arms-across-the-chest pose and I sigh.
"Okay. Fuck... I'll tell you everything, meet me in my room in thirty minutes," I say and she nods, eyes focused on me.
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