All I Ever Wanted

5

ALEXANDER

I leave the Janitor's office and decide to go to my science class. I haven’t been there in a while, but I have to go because that girl had seen us and she might be one to tell the principal. I can’t risk that. I can hear Mr Marcus’ voice as I approach the classroom. I open the door.

“Alexander. Haven't seen you in a while” he says as everyone in class turns to me.

CHLOE

As soon as we enter, Emma tells me she has to go and sit with her lab partner. Everyone had already been assigned a lab partner but me.

“I think you may have to join a group and become a three,” the teacher says.

“Um.. sure. I don't mind" I say. Just then, the door opens and everyone turns to see who it is.

“Alexander. Haven't seen you in a while” I remember when I saw him get out of his house this morning. Not being able to see his face clearly. But now I see it up close and his brown eyes too.

“Miss Chloe.. since Alexander has decided to join us today, you both can be lab partners. I'll come and explain what you have to do in a minute” Mr Marcus says. I am taken aback. I had to do a project with Mr brown eyes? I look at him to see his reaction but he doesn’t seem bothered at all.

He turns to me with a smirk before he comes to sit next to me. I knew I had gotten myself into something. But I’m not entirely sure what to expect. If it’s anything like the books, our hands would touch accidentally while doing the project and then we proceed to make out.

“Are you stalking me?” he whispers in my left ear, making my ears tingle. I feel a warm breath on my skin.

“No. I just happen to see you everywhere I go” I reply. I try to act as normal as I can. It’s just a simple conversation. I can do it.

“Okay” He pauses. “Can I borrow a pen?” I grab one of my many pens and hand it to him.

“You’re new aren’t you” I nod.

“I could show you around if you’d like. I know you live next door” he says. “Or you could just come to my party tonight”

“Yeah sure. I’ll come” I replied. I seemed to be fitting in quite well. Second period and I had already been invited to a party.

Just then our teacher comes to tell us what we have to do. I tried to listen attentively but I just couldn’t understand anything he said. We were meant to do something about atoms but I just didn’t get it.

“I actually didn’t get any of that. I really hate science” he says

“So do I” We pack our stuff into our bags. Somehow we had talked our way through the entire class.

“How about we discuss it next time?” I say.

“Sure Chloe” he says. We all leave the class. I find Emma and she walks me to my next class.

It is lunch. I see Alexander with a few friends—girls included— eating lunch together. His voice is so deep as he talks with food in his mouth.

“I see you had your moment with Alex at science” Emma says, distracting me from my thoughts.

“Yeah. He was pretty nice”

“I must warn you though. He’s not as pretty as he seems” she says in a serious tone.

“Are you okay?” I say as I notice her sudden change of mood.

“yeah. I’m fine. Did he invite you to his party today” she asks.

“Yeah he did. Are you coming”

“No I’m not. I’m not going to force you not to go but be careful” she stands up and leaves. I was taken aback. Why did I need to be careful? I glance at the clock. Lunch is basically over. I stand up too and leave.

The rest of the day went by quickly. I had to walk home and prepare for the party. At home. I had never been invited to a party before and I really hope I can pull it off. If it’s anything like those young adult novels, it must involve a lot of getting drunk.

I soon reach my front door. Just as I’m about to open the door, I hear a car pull over next door.

“See you tonight” Alex yells from his car. I smiled just before the gatekeeper opened the doors and let me in.

CHLOE

I hadn’t realised I still had that smile on my face when I walked in. It quickly disappeared when I saw Kate.

“How was your first day sweetheart” she asks

“I was really good,” I replied.

“I can see that” she studies me for a moment, she then nods to herself. “I got you some new stuff to welcome you home” she pointed to a bag that looked like it was filled with expensive clothes.

“Thank you” I force myself to say. I knew she only bought me stuff because of how I acted last night. If she thought she could buy back our old relationship with gifts then I better tell her how wrong she is.

“I also got you a few books that I thought you’d like” She remembered my obsession with books.

“Thanks. I got invited to a party so i’ll be out by nine” I tell her.

“Alexander is throwing another party?” She says in surprise.

“You know him?” I immediately remember that she told me his name this morning.

“Yeah. I designed his mum’s house and we just happen to be neighbours” She says as she grabs the bag that was filled with clothes.

“oh” I never knew she was an interior designer. I don’t think I know anything about her.

“This dress. It’ll be perfect” she pulls out a red, short and quite simple dress. She is right. It is perfect.

I nod not knowing what to say.

“I must warn you though. He and his friends are wild. I’ve had to tell on him to his mother when he gets too wild” she says the last part a bit louder. It seems she knows what she was saying.

“Well yeah” she says, breaking the silence between us. I remember the wedding and decide to ask her about it.

“About the wedding..” She interrupts me.

“I know I should have told you sooner. You’re going through a lot moving to a new place and a new school in your last year of high school. I shouldn’t have laid it all on you like that”

“No. I just wanted to say that it is fine. I can’t stop you from getting married after all” I force a smile.

“I guess a part of me still hoped you and dad would get back together” She pats my back and gives me a long hug.

I forgot about her hugs. When I was little, she would hug me and tuck me in for bed every night . It was our thing. I loved her. And I still do.

“You should go eat and then get ready” I nod as I break the hug.

I go up to my room looking forward to a great party. Just as I was about to shut my curtains. I see him slam his door shut from his house. He seems mad about something. I have to move closer to have a clear view. He kicks the door and turns around.

I quickly shut the curtains before he noticed me. We live next door to each other but I didn’t know I had a front row view to his room. This’ll be interesting.

ALEXANDER

“He lost his mother Alex. Why can’t you be compassionate for once” she yells again. It is the same everyday.

“It's you that needs to be compassionate about your own son. You could have told me” I yell back. Jared and I were always competing when we were younger. On who was better looking, or whose mom loved us the most. It was stupid .

And now that he has lost his mother, he has to come live with us till he finishes high school. I have a party today. I can’t let him come here and do something stupid.

“He’ll be here in a few hours. We have to leave now so just get him settled in before we are back from work”

“Yeah whatever” I storm into my room and slam my door shut. I was mad at them as usual. I have a party today and I have to prepare for it as soon as they leave. Jared or no Jared.