Cruel Summer

Crystal Eyes

Alice's POV

Me and Carrie were walking in the crowded hallway to lunch. I tried to focus on what she's talking about but all I could think about was that guy. I know I should be mad, and I would be if it was anyone else, but... something was just different about him.

"...and then she was like 'I never want to see you again. You can take your slut and shove her up your cheating ass!' And he was like-" Carrie turned her head towards me and stopped talking. "Hello, are you even listening to me?"

I look up from my old sneakers to face her. "Um, yeah?" Carrie gave me a bored look then rolled her eyes.

"No, you're not. What is up with you? You've barely said two words the whole day." Carrie stopped walking and held out her arm in front of me, trapping me in between her and the wall.

I inwardly sighed, but smiled at her. "I'm fine Care-Bear." She raised her eyebrows at me. "Really, I'm just tired. Come on, I wanna get a good seat." I took her outstretched hand and pulled her towards the cafeteria.

"Tired?" She scoffed, "Yeah, tired of thinking of Mr. Disrespectful."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night Care-Bear."

"I bet he'll help you sleep better, I saw the way you were checking him out. Especially that ass." I turned away from her smirking face so she wouldn't see the way my cheeks flushed.

"I was not checking him out. It's called--" I got cut off when the door to the canteen burst opened and knocked me down. "What the heck?" I winced when I landed right on my tail bone. I looked up and was about to tell the person off when my eyes clashed with hazel ones. They glared down at me while I gawked at them. They were so much lighter than my forest green ones. His looked like crystals.

"Okay mister, what the f**k is your problem?! This is the second time you've knocked my friend on the ground, and no one except me puts my friends down!" Carrie glared at Crystal eyes and he raised one of his eyebrows at her.

"Carrie, it's okay." I stood up between them, blocking her from strangling him. "I'm fine, let's go." I grabbed her and shoved her past Crystal eyes and into the cafeteria.

She turned to him and said, "Next time you won't be so lucky!" All he did was smirk at her. I looked at him, like really looked this time. He's super tall, around 6'3 and in between lean and muscular. Dark shaggy hair covered his forehead and that jawline could cut diamonds. His nose is perfectly pointed and his eyebrows have just the right amount of thickness. I trailed a little lower and gulped when I saw the veins in his neck and arms. He has a hard chest and I could see his six-pack through his black, tight fitted shirt. Don't get me started on those thighs of his and the bulge in between them.

When my eyes reached his shoe-covered feet, I cast them towards his face again only to find him staring at me. Then, right before the door shut, I saw his hand shoot out and swing it back open. As he walked towards me, my eyes widened, "Oh no."