Who Gets The Girl?

Chapter 15

After such an exhausting day to go home to the same quiet and suffocating atmosphere would be the worst thing ever—so I decided to walk down to the bookstore. The walk should have taken twenty minutes but it took somewhat longer because I was absentminded.

when I arrived in front of the bookstore. I sighed, my eyes moving over the building then suddenly remembering that I haven't returned the book that granny gave me. I kept it somewhere behind my head to do that when I had the time to as I dragged my legs towards the door, jerking it open.

I was first hit by the same warm hospitality of the boy at the receptionist desk. “Hello”

I greeted in a small wave. He asked me if I needed any assistance and I told him no, after that I began to move around the store. I was standing in front of the third section, hands halted on a book, mind lost at something else.

If I enjoyed the s*x or not. It shouldn't be coming from someone who hasn't had her laps opened even once

Luke’s words came slapping me in the face again and I gritted, shaking my head and trying to get it out. Luke was an i***t who couldn't see when someone was trying to help out.

I told myself, pulling the book from the shelve, looking at it for a while, lost in another daze.

And who made you a judge over my life?

I gritted my teeth, blinking the unwanted thoughts away and focusing my attention on reading a book.

I couldn't.

I spent half the time, staring emptily at the pages while stuck in a replay of everything that has happened recently. It felt surreal. I mean how could my life move from quiet and unnoticed to an entire showground.

About three weeks ago. I sighed, unconsciously raising my hands to my face. The exact place that was covered in a black scar. I wondered if my life has actually gotten any better since then. I couldn't trust the people around me. I recalled the stupid bet that has suddenly been hung around my neck. I needed to be careful.

I sighed again.

Rising from my feet and making a sign out. I realise that I couldn't read today what I needed was a long night sleep. The boy waved me a goodbye smile and I returned it, making my way out the glass door with hands ducked into the pockets of my jeans.

The air was somewhat cold, showing that it was moving toward the darker parts of the night. I walked a small distance more and soon, I arrived at my house. I met the door open which meant that Betty was around, closing it behind myself with a little frown between my brows.

I made my way towards the step, when I was just right in front of her door. I noticed the unusual silence. There was no groaning or ear-defeaning moans which meant that. Luke wasn't here today.

I blinked for a while, feet somewhat glued on the ground with messed-up thoughts. I made my way to the opposite direction, jerking the door open and enveloping myself inside the warmth of my room. I tucked myself into bed, seeking solace underneath my bedsheets. I managed a thin smile as I drifted off to sleep.

***

The next day was a better one. The light seeped in through my curtains, sending it's rays anything close to my face. I yawned, sheilding my eyes from it's warmth as I rolled over a bit. I was still in the process of that when a sound came from beside me. My eyes tilted to it and I realized that it was my phone. A message pooped up the screen and I opened it.

You

That's all was written and I sat up slowly, a crease forming between my brows. I didn't know who was chatting me.

After a while another text entered. I'll kill you

My frown deepened, wondering who this could be, when I ran out of options, I decided to ask the person. Who is this?

I wrote and the text showed blue mark which meant that it has been read but a reply didn't come. I stared at it for a while, before dropping my phone on the bed and standing up, deciding to get dressed for school instead. I got rid of my clothes, tying my hair into a ponytail, and walking towards the bathroom. I scrubbed my body before rushing water over myself, feeling the warmness against my skin. I then washed my hair with strawberry shampoo, rinsed it, grabbed a towel and was now, walking out the bathroom.

I was still in the process of drying my body when a call entered my phone. I grabbed a blouse, before reaching for my phone again.

I frowned, seeing that it was that same strange number again. I sighed, my mother’s warning against picking up unknown calls came crashing somewhere behind my brain cells. I ignored it and picked it up anyway.

“Hello. Who is this?”

I muttered, and the other end was quiet and just when I thought that nothing was forthcoming. A familiar very deep husky voice spoke. “I'll kill you”, reverbrating not just into my earlobe but making it's way to vibrate at the pit of my belly.

Aiden?

And then I gasped, remembering that he said that I should meet him at the parking lot earlier yesterday so we could discuss our project. I bit against my under lip before muttering. “Oh my god, I'm so sorry. It slipped my mind”

“Did I keep you waiting at the parking lot?”

I rushed, hoping that that wasn't the case and though I thought it was. He muttered shortly. “No”

I smirked. “Then why are you so angry?”

He didn't answer and then I uttered again. “I'm sorry, okay?”

I think I heard him hum, I wasn't sure but he wasn't cutting the call which meant that he had forgiven me. Though, he was still not saying anything. I left the phone on my bed and kept dressing. “Hey”

I muttered, fixing my ear rings into the right place and forcing my feet into some sandal. “Are you there?”

He didn't answer and I thought it was a waste of time to keep talking if he wasn't going to answer. Just when I was considering cutting the call, he spoke. “Yeah”

I walked towards the left to grab my hoodie. “What did the principal do?”

I muttered, somewhat worry creeping unto my features. I wanted to make sure that there was indeed no problem and then he replied. “You mean, what did we do to the principal”

I shook my head. Yeah. There was no problem. “Cocky much?”

“Are you in school already?”

I diverted the discussion and then I could hear some noises at his own end. Not student noises. Was he at home?

“Hey, i’ll call you back…or not”

His deep voice trailed away before cutting the call on me. I glanced at the empty screen of the phone for a while, before standing up and grabbing my bag, throwing over my shoulders.

I tucked my phone into my pockets and walked towards my room’s door. Once I got out, I could vividly see Anne downstairs, talking to Betty about some stuff.

Betty was grining. I think it had something to do with her regular massively huge birthday party.

Wait.

Not just her birthday.

Our birthday.

But did it matter?, to me, I've never celebrated my birthday before. It was always all about her, in the past and probably now too.

I was about slipping out through the front door when mother’s gaze landed on me. “Kathy”

I halted, slowly turning to face her. “Not that fast. Come discuss your birthday party with your sister”

On the mention of the ‘your sister’ clause. Betty’s eyes landed on me. This time, she was having a genuine issue with faking the disdain in her eyes. Even in the presence of anne.

I rolled my eyes internally, meeting her eyes. “Birthday party?”

“Isn't our birthday still a month away”

She snickered, a tug of something at the edge of her lips. “Of cause. Someone must plan ahead, don't you…think?”

I blinked, eying the way she was grining. Why did I feel like she was talking about an entirely different thing.

We were staring at each other like this could win us a medal or something and a beat skipped my heart. As much as Betty and I, disliked each other we've never acted on it. After all, we were still sisters right?

But now, I was seeing something different in her eyes. What changed?

I wondered, before I could figure out anything. Mum, unaware of what was going on was laughing, thinking we were fighting over who will handle the party. “It's alright, girls”

“When your dad gets home. We would talk more on this. Okay?”

I eyed Betty one last time, the glint and whatever that was in her eyes, before diverting my gaze back to mum. I managed to cast her a thin smile, my mind completely lost on something else.

“Bye. Mum”

I uttered, grabbing the door knobs and closing behind myself.