The Choice

Chapter 3

Shaylee POV

The bell signaling that the last class of the day finally rang. I walked out of class with Nichole. “So, have you made any new friends?” she asked as we made our way to our lockers.

“Well, I talked to a few people. Chase seems nice. Oh, and Damien is pretty cool.” I heard a gasp and look at Nichole. She is staring at me wide-eyed.

“What?”

“You talked to Damien?” she seems surprised.

“Yeah. I accidentally bumped into him on my way out of the cafeteria. He walked me to calculus.” Why is she still staring at me like that?

“Damien doesn’t talk to anybody except his friends. I’m surprised he talked to you” she said.

“Well, he talked to me and he was very nice. Charming even. OK I have to go, but I will see you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow.” She waved then walked off.

I made my way out of the school and was almost to my Jeep when I heard my name. I looked around and saw Chase jogging toward me. “Hey Chase.”

“Hey Shaylee.” He looked a little nervous. “So, I was wondering if you would like to go out sometime with me and catch a movie?” Ah, that’s why he looked nervous.

“Maybe, I’ll think about it.” I gave him a smile.

“Ok. Just let me know. I will see you tomorrow.” He turned and jogged to his car. I sighed. I climbed into my Jeep and put my key in the ignition. After starting the engine, I headed towards home.

I walked inside and turned the lights on. Mom and dad won’t be home until late, so I made a sandwich then went to my room. I turned on my stereo to listen to some music. I plopped down onto my bed and stared at the ceiling. I heard my phone beep. I grabbed it, thinking it was mom or dad or even Nichole. I looked at the screen and saw that I had a text from a number that I did not recognize. I tapped on the screen to open the message.

Hey new girl.

Who could this be?

Um, who is this?

A minute went by before I heard a beep.

Guess…

I honestly did not know who this was.

I don’t know. Give me a hint??

A few minutes went by. I sighed thinking that I wasn’t going to get a response. I set my phone down and got up to change my clothes. I heard my phone beep just as soon as I put on my shorts. I quickly grabbed my phone.

Well… you ran into me after lunch.

Damien? How did you get my number?

I have my ways. Just wanted to say hey.

I was trying to figure out how in the hell Damien got my number. While I was lost in thought, my phone beeped again. My eyes grew wide at what I read on the screen.

Oh, and just wanted to tell you that you looked damn good today.

Wait, what?