Fallen in deep

Chapter 14 - Beginning of the storm

“ Believe me If I wanted to hurt you I could ... Easily ! Now you’ve already wasted a lot of my time so I suggest you get moving” His voice was stern and threatening. 

As he turned around I let out a long,  deep breath, My bottom lip was trembling, In that moment in time I believed the rumours to be true, He was very domineering. I had never been cornered like that in my life. Although my heart was racing and my stomach tightened with him being so close I also felt very afraid, Afraid of the unknown. I believed Bethany . 

We rounded the corner and to my relief there was a dark blue Subaru with black alloys and windows. Zane walked to the passenger side and opened the door for me . The gentlemanly gesture was destroyed as he snapped “Get in” slamming the door behind me. It had started raining and the temperature soon dropped, it was beyond cold.

As He switched the engine on the sudden rush of loud noise blared out Almost making my heart stop with fright.  If the roaring from the exhaust wasn’t bad enough his music was deafening. He fastened the seatbelt and checked I had mine on before revving the engine and driving off.

 How on earth can he possibly concentrate with all this noise.

To my surprise he actually stuck to the speed limit. A short while later we stopped at MacDonalds Drive Through, He asked what I wanted to eat, I said I wasn’t hungry , I had a sick nervous feeling in my tummy and the thought of food hadn’t even crossed my mind. 

Zane Wound down the window at the drive through and ordered three cheeseburger meals with two vanilla milkshakes.  The girl at the paying window Was undressing him with her eyes and almost drooling at the sight of him , He seemed oblivious to this or just wasn’t paying any attention, maybe distracted by the heavy rain.

“Is there anything else you would like ? “ giving him a wink

He abruptly answered with a no and put the drivers window back up, From the corner of my eyes I could see the girl give me a dirty look but little did she know I would’ve gladly trade places with her there and then.

 The rest of the short journey was in complete silence not that I would’ve been able to hear anything over the volume of music. He pulled into his driveway which was guarded by two tall closed gates that Opened when Zayn pressed the button on his keys,  His house looked nice with a large lawn at the front.

Zane Stepped out of the car walked round to my side and opened the door. He grabbed the two bags of food as I mumbled a thank you.

My legs didn’t want to move out of the car but it was raining heavily and I knew he wouldn’t be happy waiting in the rain so I quickly followed him through the front door and into his kitchen. 

“Have a seat I will get you a plate” Zane pointed To the breakfast island in the middle of the kitchen. He separated the food in the bags on two plates 

After Initially struggling I climbed up on the high bar stool and decided that some small talk might ease the tension. 

“Thanks , just let me know how much I owe you for this “  I say

“Your not paying.” He orders back

“It’s okay I don’t mind “ trying to be polite 

“ I said no !” Zane turned his head over his shoulder looking at me and all I could do was sit there Obediently playing with my jumper. 

“So , you have a nice house , are you parents out just now ? “ I didn’t want to come across nosey but I wanted to know when they were likely to be back. 

“No” 

“ oh right , so when are they coming back ?” I didn’t want to be caught alone with Zane they might suspect something or maybe he had already told them.

“ They won’t be, I live alone, here eat up” passing me the plate of food 

I didn’t press anymore on the subject, I had a feeling he didn’t want to talk about it. It made me wonder what happened and where they lived ? . I just kept my thoughts to myself.

The smell of food was overwhelming, I licked my lips and my stomach grumbled at the sight. I didn’t realise how hungry I actually was until I took my first bite and oh my it was heaven ! . Zane was looking at me whilst drinking his shake but I was too preoccupied with my delicious food. 

After our food I walked over to the couch and opened the books on the coffee table, I was eager to start as the rain and wind was becoming worse outside I could hear branches and leaves hitting off the window. I suggested that I would do most of the writing such as the introduction,  method and conclusion And then Zane could do the diagrams and record the practical results from the experiment in class. He Seemed pleased with this idea as it meant he only had minimal writing. 

I took out my pen and started writing and asked Zane to find me a particular page in the book. I was beginning to realize that he was not a big talker ( Or maybe it was because it was school stuff which he took little or no interest in) . So I guess it was up to shy little me to initiate conversation. 

“ So when do you think Daniel will be back he's been gone for a few days ? “ 

“Don’t know and don’t care “ He shrugged putting his feet up on the table and flicked through the books 

“Why are you asking about him anyway ?” He closed they book and turned his head towards me 

“ I was just wondering ..”

“Do you like him or something ? “ He snarls at me fiercely.

My head shot up , “What ! No as a matter of fact I used to hate him...let’s just say he’s not quite made it back on my Christmas card list just yet” 

“How come ? he seems to be okay with you ? He tries to make conversation “ 

How would he know he’s hardly in class ! 

“ He used to give me a hard time , him and his friends , it was in my first few years of school.. he’s a coward really , not so tough when he’s on his own “ 

“ Yeah he sounds real tough picking on 5ft girls” Zane said sarcastically then his tone turned cold 

“They don’t still bother you do they? “ he asked 

“No I don’t really see them”

I decide to change the subject , 

“ Do you think this weather will settle down soon?” I wonder looking anxiously outside

“Well my guess is no since it’s going to be a storm.” 

“WAIT WHAT?!” I almost choked on the last of my milkshake

“ You don’t like storms? You’re not a big baby are you? “ he laughed teasing me 

He continued teasing me until my fear turned into frustration,!

“ Can we please just get this over and done with? What are you thinking for the experiment ? You need to make a note of what we need” 

Zane put his head back and chuckled then leaned closer until he was only inches away, his eyes turned dark and mysterious. 

“Well ... combustion is a high temperature reaction right ? I can think of a few ways we can get ourselves into very high temperatures without any pens or paper does that count ?”  Raising his eyebrow 

My face was reaching high temperatures of its own, he was smirking enjoying this knowing fine well how uncomfortable I was just now.

“Haha ! You blush so easily”  His mocking was beginning to grate on me. He was having too much fun  me tonight 

“Your such a ...guy” I scrunched my face and rolled my eyes 

His laughing stopped and he suddenly looked angry

“Care to explain little one ...?” 

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