ALISHA'S P.O.V

Why do I feel like I just signed my death certificate by agreeing to play this 'game' of his?

What's even worse is that the look on Jayden's face as gives me the 'this is so going to be fun' smile.

Lord, help me...

I was just rethinking my decision and that I should run away as quickly as my legs can carry me.

History would repeat itself...

Before I could even do that, he said, "This is going to be interesting."

Now I know I made a mistake.

Too late to back out now, I think and brace myself for the worst.

"What game are we playing?" I finally muster up the courage to ask.

"Never have I ever."

I raise my eye brows in question. 

He chuckles.

"You're cute when you're kept in the dark." He said nonchalantly.

I felt the heat creeping up my face.

"Okay, Lets get started."he said.

"Okay." I breathed as I really hope I haven't made a really big mistake.

He was giving me this really creepy smile and in his eyes was a hint of mischief.

"Okay, lets get started."

He brought out his phone and started scrolling.

"Never have I ever had sex before?"

He was looking at me expectantly,waiting for my answer.

"I-I've never."He looked at me as if shocked by what I just said.

My face was hot I knew I was red like a tomato.

"I have."

Now the look of shock was most definitely evident on my face.

"What?" he asked looking amused at my reaction.

I shook my head as if to say no.

"Never have I ever kissed someone on the first date?"

He asked, waiting for me to answer.

"Never."I said

"Unfortunately, I have." I was looking at him and he was looking anywhere but at me.

"Never have I ever had my heart broken?" he breathed.

I shook my head to say no when I noticed the sadness in his eyes.

"You don't have to answer if you don't want to." I said trying to assure him that I won't judge.

He looked up at me and smiled.

"Thanks but it wont be fair to you if I don't answer" he continued "so yes, I have gotten my heart broken by someone before."

I gave him a sympathetic look.

"Its okay. I'm fine, thanks."

I put my hand on his lap and gave it a gentle squeeze.

He smiled at me and all the butterflies in my tummy were let loose.

What is this boy doing to me?

He brought me out of my trance when he asked "Never have I ever had my first kiss?"

"Nope, Never."I said.

He raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"You have to be fucking with me. How old are you?"

"I'm sixteen and I'm serious."

His mouth fell open in shock.

"Well, I'm eighteen and I have,"he continued."but are you serious? Not once? "

I lower my eyes in shame of the fact that I had never kissed a boy before.

"Hey, don't feel bad. It's a good thing. There are a lot of girls out there who wish that they could be like you right now,"

He said, bringing his hand to my chin to make me look up at him and I did.

There was so much sincerity in  his eyes when he said that and the butterflies wreaked havoc in my stomach.

What in the name of all things fuck worthy is happening to me?

Since I wasn't speaking, he continued, "especially that bitch at school, what's her name? Zippy? Zoe?"

I let out a laugh and said "It's Zarha."

"Yeah, that's the one, Zarha."

JAYDEN'S P.O.V.

"Why do you let her walk all over you all the time? She humiliates you and you don't do anything to defend yourself."

She turned her gaze away from me.
I took a deep breath and continued " I was there that day, on the assembly when she...humiliated you and you didn't do anything. Why?"

I put my hand under her chin and made her look at me.

She was crying.

Her beautiful green eyes looked so sad, the spark of happiness that was present there just a few minutes ago was gone.

She looked so vulnerable now.

"What's there to say? I am pathetic. I can't stand up for myself."She let out a sad laugh and continued.

"That's the way its always been. There's nothing good about me. I don't have any friends either. My own family isn't even with me."

My hearty dropped to my stomach hearing her say these things about herself.

I thought people usually say that 'beauty is in the eyes of the beholder' shit.

From where I am, she's the beauty and I'm glad to be beholding.

"I mean I'm practically the laughing stock of the school. I'm half caste to make it even worse and I have the body of twenty one year old. To top it all up, I'm smart so people can give me that 'she doesn't have any one but herself and her books' crap"

"Ali-"She cut me off before I could even speak.

"I'm not done, "

She continued, shouting.

"and to top it all up I'm the girl who ran into the boys bathroom and cried her eyes out because she just got humiliated by the schools
Miss. Freaking Popular because she cant stand up for herself-"

She stopped when I brought my head down to hers and looked at her.

There was so much intensity in the air as we held each others eyes captive.

I couldn't help it. It was like she was drawing me in. Drowning me in her innocence and beauty.

She was beautiful and her speaking about herself like that was just sad.

I closed the distance between our faces and claimed her lips in a sweet kiss.

My mind told me to stop but I couldn't so I pushed my ever so rational voice to the back of my mind and let my heart take over.

She was shocked, I could tell.

I took her bottom lip in mine and just hoped that this was soothing for her as it was for me, being careful that this was her first kiss so I won't scare her away.

My tongue traced the seams of her lips and as she gasped, I took ghost opportunity to dive in.

I don't think kissing anyone has ever felt this good before.

I bit her bottom lip and continued exploring every corner of her mouth.

She was different, special, very special and I had no doubt about it now.

I pulled away before I did something I wouldn't regret.

We were both breathing hard.
After our uneven breathing had calmed down, the look on her face was one of pure shock.

I shifted closer to her, closer than I was before, took her face in my hands an looked into her beautiful  green eyes that held so much innocence.

"Don't ever think of yourself that way because you are beautiful, smart and I don't even have words to describe how amazing I think you are.

Don't think I'm telling you this to make you feel better because I am not. I'm being completely honest with you now and I just hope that you'll see this in yourself. You have one of the best personalities I've ever seen.

You're cute when you don't pay attention, you're amazing when you smile."

She was still looking at me in awe and a tear fell down her cheek. I used my right thumb to wipe it off.

"No more tears. You said you don't have friends, I'll be your friend and I never want you to say that your body isn't beautiful because every part of you is beautiful on the inside and out.

The fact that you're you only makes you far more amazing in my eyes."

She was just looking at me I wanted to hear her voice again.

"Alisha, please say something, anything."

Before I could realize what was happening, her arms were around my waist and her face on my chest.

She was hugging me and  I comfortably wrapped my arms around her.

I let out a sigh, one of relief.

"Thank you, Jayden. Thank you so much."

I felt a warm squeeze in my chest and like that I knew, my day was made.

I pulled her off me and took her face in my hands to make her look at me.

"You're so fucking welcome."

I pulled her into my arms once again and placed her head on the left side of my chest so that she could hear my heart beat.

Like that, every thing was fine again.