You started the war

🌿✨ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 13— 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 ✨🌿

💚 The evening sky slowly faded into shades of grey and gold.

Students were leaving one by one—

cars arriving, laughter fading, footsteps disappearing.

🌿 The school was getting quieter. 🌿

💚 Skye stood near the gate.

Her bag resting on her shoulder.

Eyes scanning the road every few seconds.

💚 Waiting.

💚 Her phone buzzed suddenly.

She picked it up instantly.

💚 “Dad?”

💚 “Skye,” his voice came, slightly rushed.

“I won’t be able to make it today. A client came in urgently.”

💚 Skye’s expression fell slightly.

“Oh… okay.”

💚 “Take help from any friend of yours,” he added.

“I’ll make sure to come early tomorrow.”

💚 A small pause.

💚 “It’s fine,” she said softly.

💚 “Be careful,” he said before cutting the call.

🌿 The line went silent. 🌿

💚 Skye lowered her phone slowly.

Looking around.

💚 The gate was almost empty now.

A few students left.

A few cars passed.

💚 But no familiar face.

🌿 No one she could ask easily. 🌿

💚 She exhaled quietly.

Adjusting her bag.

💚 “Great,” she murmured to herself.

💚 She could take a cab.

Or wait a little longer.

💚 Maybe someone she knew would pass by.

💚 Just as she stepped forward—

🌿 The sound of a car stopping echoed beside her. 🌿

💚 A black car.

💚 She froze slightly.

Not because of the car—

But because of who stepped out.

🔥 Axel Knight.

💚 He closed the door casually.

Eyes landing on her instantly.

💚 A pause.

🌿 The air shifted again. 🌿

💚 “Waiting for someone?” he asked flatly.

💚 Skye straightened slightly.

“My dad.”

💚 Axel glanced at the empty road.

💚 “Doesn’t look like it.”

💚 Skye frowned slightly.

“He’s busy.”

💚 A small silence followed.

💚 Axel’s gaze lingered for a second longer.

Then—

🌿 “Get in.” 🌿

💥

💚 Skye blinked.

“What?”

💚 Axel opened the passenger door.

💚 “I’m not repeating.”

💚 “I didn’t ask for a ride.”

💚 “And I didn’t ask if you did.”

🔥 Same tone. Same control.

💚 Skye crossed her arms slightly.

“I can manage.”

💚 Axel looked at her.

Directly.

🌿 “It’s getting late.” 🌿

💚 A pause.

💚 His voice wasn’t soft—

But it wasn’t as cold as before either.

💚 “I said I can manage.”

💚 Axel exhaled slowly.

Running a hand through his hair.

💚 “Fine,” he said.

💚 He stepped back—

About to close the door—

💚 Then stopped.

🌿 “Don’t take too long.” 🌿

💚 Skye frowned.

“What does that mean?”

💚 Axel looked at her one last time.

🔥 “It means I’m not leaving yet.”

💥

💚 Silence fell again.

💚 Skye stared at him.

Confused.

💚 “Why?”

💚 Axel didn’t answer immediately.

Just leaned casually against the car.

Looking away.

💚 “Because I don’t like repeating things,” he said finally.

🌿 Avoiding the real answer. 🌿

💚 Skye hesitated.

Looking at the empty road.

Then at him.

💚 Something about the situation…

Didn’t feel forced.

💚 It felt…

🌿 Different. 🌿

💚 After a moment—

She walked toward the car.

💚 Axel didn’t move.

Didn’t react.

💚 She stopped near the door.

Still unsure.

💚 “Just a ride,” she said.

💚 Axel glanced at her.

🔥 “Just a ride.”

💚 She got in.

💚 The door closed softly.

🌿 And just like that—

They were alone again. 🌿

💚 But this time—

🔥 There was no classroom.

No noise.

No escape. 💚

💚 The car door shut softly.

Silence wrapped around them instantly.

🌿 Too close. Too quiet. 🌿

💚 Skye adjusted slightly in her seat.

Her fingers moved to her hair—

Brushing it back gently.

💚 Her eyes lifted to the small mirror on the driving seat.

Fixing the loose strands.

Composing herself.

💚 Axel watched her for a second—

Then looked away.

Starting the engine.

💚 The car moved forward slowly.

🌿 Smooth. Controlled. 🌿

💚 Neither of them spoke.

💚 The road stretched ahead—

Until suddenly—

💥 A figure stepped in front of the car.

💚 Axel hit the brake instantly.

The car stopped with a sharp halt.

💚 Skye’s hand moved forward slightly—

Catching herself.

“What—?”

💚 Axel’s expression darkened.

“Seriously?”

💚 Outside—

🌿 Adrian. 🌿

💚 He walked closer to the window calmly.

Like this was perfectly normal.

💚 Axel rolled down the window halfway.

His gaze cold.

💚 “Move.”

💚 Adrian didn’t move.

Instead, he leaned slightly toward the window.

💚 “Can you give me a ride?” he asked casually.

A small pause.

💚 “My car got punctured.”

🌿 Simple words. Calm tone. 🌿

💚 Silence filled the car again.

💚 Skye looked between them.

Tension rising instantly.

💚 Axel didn’t respond immediately.

His fingers tightened slightly on the steering wheel.

🔥 Eyes locked on Adrian.

💚 “No,” he said flatly.

💥

💚 Skye turned toward him instantly.

“Axel—”

💚 “I said no.”

💚 Adrian remained calm.

Unbothered.

💚 His eyes shifted briefly toward Skye.

🌿 A silent question. 🌿

💚 Skye hesitated.

Then spoke softly—

“He needs help.”

💚 Axel let out a short breath.

Half amused. Half irritated.

💚 “Then you can get out and help him.”

💥

💚 Silence hit harder this time.

💚 Skye frowned.

“That’s not what I meant.”

💚 Axel’s gaze snapped back to her.

🔥 “I know exactly what you meant.”

💚 Adrian straightened slightly.

Still calm.

💚 “It’s fine,” he said.

“I’ll manage.”

🌿 No ego. No argument. 🌿

💚 That only made things worse.

💚 Skye looked at him.

Then back at Axel.

💚 “It’s just a ride,” she said quietly.

💚 Axel’s jaw tightened.

🌿 The same words she used before. 🌿

💚 A slow silence passed.

💚 Then—

🔥 “Get in.”

💥

💚 The word came out sharp. Controlled.

💚 Adrian didn’t react much.

Just gave a small nod.

💚 He moved to the back seat—

Opening the door and getting in.

💚 The door closed.

🌿 And just like that—

The car wasn’t quiet anymore. 🌿

💚 Axel drove again.

But this time—

🔥 The silence felt heavier.

💚 Skye stared ahead.

Aware of both of them now.

💚 Adrian sat calmly at the back.

💚 Axel’s grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly.

🌿 Three people. One car.

Too many unsaid things. 🌿

💚 And somewhere between them—

🔥 The tension had just doubled. 💚