Tempted

Chapter 1

Alexandra’s POV

Smack!

My eyes popped open with the sound of a gum popping in my ear. I glared at the intruder who is none other than Whitney. Of course. Slightly yawning, I refocused back to the front of the classroom as our history teacher kept yapping on and on about the Red Indians and how they came to America. Seriously, who cares about this s**t? I would much rather prefer to be in the comfort of my family’s pool, lazing away in the sun and sipping mojito.

“Babe”, Whitney tapped my arm to get my attention, “I found this Tattoo Shop that just newly opened along Melbrook Street. I heard they are like pretty cool and the owner is super hot and sexy”, she wiggled her eyebrows at me, “I plan on dropping by after school today to get new tats, wanna come?”

Honestly, I cannot understand her obsession with tattoos. She gets them frequently and she never goes for the big bold ones, always tiny shapes that hold no meaning. Don’t get me wrong, tattoos are pretty especially the ones that are like work of art, but I cannot imagine having them on my skin. My skin is too perfect for that.

“I don’t know”, I signed heavily, “I’m supposed to go shopping with my mom. I saw this gorgeous Prada bag and you know how I am with pretty things. It’s just too pretty to pass me by and I heard it’s a limited edition. It would look perfect in my collection. So…I’ll have to pass, sorry”.

“Sad. Anyway, tomorrow is always another day. We could go tomorrow”.

“You could always go without me, you know”.

“You know I don’t like going to get tattoos alone. I need emotional support”.

Sometimes she says the dumbest s**t. Why does she need emotional support just to get a tattoo. Whatever. The bell rings signaling the end of class. I pull out my mini mirror to reapply my lipstick and fix my curls.

“Where’s Julian?” Whitney asked, looking around the bodies moving out of class, “I haven’t seen him today”.

Ah yes. Julian. My on and off boyfriend. Honestly, Julian is good for one thing only. Making me feel so damn good in bed. But lately, I’ve gotten bored with him, he just doesn’t do it for me anymore. Maybe it’s because he has gotten so clingy lately and I hate clingy. Don’t get me wrong, Julian is really good looking. He has that pretty boy face with athletic build, one look into his pretty boy blue eyes and you will fall so deep without even realizing it. It’s why he’s the most sort after male in school. I’m the most sort after female and that makes us the IT couple.

Every guy wants to be him and every girl wants to be me. It’s addictive. The thrill of knowing you are wanted and can get anything you want. But truthfully, I’m getting bored with all of it. I’m getting bored with Julian, I’m getting bored with this school. I just feel my life is missing something. Spice, adventure, fun, you name it and Julian just isn’t doing it for me anymore.

“No idea. I dumped him late night, maybe he’s still mopping around in grief”.

Whitney gapped at me in shock, “You broke up with Julian? Really?”, I could clearly see the calculating gleam in her eyes. It’s no secret she has always liked Julian. I won’t be surprised if they have done the deed behind my back. Whitney has always been obsessed with me. I don’t blame her though, I’d be obsessed with me too.

I get up and sling my bag on my shoulder, “Yes I did. You can have him if you want”. With that I leave the classroom with her trailing behind me like a poppy.