Chapter20

Evelyn

"So... What are you doing there at this time?" I asked to kill the uncomfortable silence in the car.

"I think I should be the one to ask that question right? And also right now, you've to concern about your injury and not about me!" he snapped at me making me to shut my mouth. I turned my attention on windshield and after sometime I heard him speaking "I'm on my way to Harry's home, boys decided to spend a night out there"

Oh you're not going to Stella's home!

I nodded without looking at him knowing he'd see me somehow.

"Where are you coming from?" he asked giving a side glance to me.

"I went for dinner as I was invited" I replied not disclosing much about my evening.

"Can I ask who invited you?"

"My friend!" I heard him huffing loudly and then he gripped the steering tightly such that his knuckles turned white.

I saw he changed into some jeans and a jacket with white tshirt under it. I can't see his tattoos because he wore a jacket, I want to see them badly because this is the right time to get a closer view of those scary tattoos as we won't always sit like this close to each other. Never ever!

My small internal talk was interrupted by him "You're lucky, I saw you from there, you would be dead by now lying there on road if I am not there at right time"

" I just can't imagine it!"

He shook his head vigorously.

He's concern on me! Not bad.

A smile crept on my face , he then saw me and asked "What's so funny Evelyn?"

"Nothing" I shrugged and turned on the music, he stopped it again. I frowned and put it on but then he stopped it.

"What?" I yelled at him.

"From now Don't go out alone at this time" he stated giving me a hard look.

"Why should I listen to you? Are you my mom?" he turned to me to give a glare and then his eyes went back to road.

"I just wanted you to be safe because you always go around and knock the trouble door without even thinking what will happen afterwards!" My mouth dropped at his words, he continued "Its same at school and at Nate's party!"

"So you do remember me when I was bullied at School" his grip on steering again tightened and he refused to look at me.

"Then why did you pretend like you don't remember me?" I asked genuinely to know the answer.

"What do you mean?"

"You stood there acting like you're talking with a stranger on that day I came to thank you"

"Yeah!" he gave a humorless chuckle to which I raised a brow at him.

"Yeah? Is that the way how you wanted to answer my question?"

"We're here!" he announced making me to see my house in front. He pulled at driveway and got down from the car, I did the same and walked to him. He handed me the keys and stood there staring at me "Don't forget to treat your cut" I nodded and then again silence.

"You want me to give you a ride back there because you left your bike. How will you go now?"

"You.. Giving me a ride at this time!" he said pointing the time on his watch. I nodded at him with a smile playing on my lips, "Why do you want to deal with that creepy man again?" he asked smirking at me. I shook my head and I bet my face turned into horror because he started chuckling and its the first time I heard his laugh. It brought a smile on my face, he then turned around to leave. But I grabbed his wrist and stopped him "Thank you for bringing me home safe" I said giving him a smile. He smirked and left from there.

Mom cleaned my cut while asking tons of questions. I told her everything and she asked me if I thanked Blake. She told me to invite him to dinner, I gave her a deadpan look. What's she thinking, we let alone won't talk to each other and she wanted me to invite him to dinner, I don't think he'd come. So I let the thought out of the window. She bandaid me and I went to my room, after changing my dress. I slumped on bed and covered my body with sheets. I closed my eyes and I saw an image of chocolate brown eyed boy, I turned to other side and tried to sleep. After struggling for an hour or two I went into deep slumber.

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I called Susan and told her that I'll not go to movie because my mom's not allowing me to leave the house. So I told her that I'm ill and taking rest at home, she told me to take care and that's how my weekend went like without friends.

The following Monday , mom changed my bandaid saying I've to cover for another 3 days. I groaned and thought to cover it by wearing a long sleeved top with jeans. I went to school with Duke and we were inside the classroom, he's talking with James and I chatted with Julia and cathy. I saw Blake and his friends coming followed by flora, I turned to my friends and continued to talk with them until I felt a presence behind me. I turned and saw Blake trying to inspect my left wrist, he held my hand and was about to pull the sleeve but I retracted back making all students to gasp.

He stared at me for awhile inspecting me with his brown eyes he then leaned towards me placing his both fists on my desk, his breath touched my forehead. I lifted my head and my eyes met him "What are you doing?" I whisper yelled at him.

"Just checking on you. Is your wrist okay now?" his minty breath hit my nose making me to shudder. I nodded at him, he went back to his chair two rows behind mine.

"Hey how's your cut? Is it healed already?" Flora yelled while coming inside classroom and then straight to my chair. I closed my eyes and hit my head on desk.

Why must she yell like that and grab attention from whole class. Now I've to deal with my friends who are already glaring at me.

The bell rang indicating that teacher will be here any second so I opened my history books and started drawing doodles.

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After the class Duke dragged me to the lockers and again I'm surrounded by my friends. They asked a lot of questions which I answered patiently. Then they left me alone to myself, Duke frowned when I told him that Blake was there at the right time. He asked James is he really there by coincidence or is there anything fishy in this. But I told him he's on his way to Harry's home, he understood and left the topic.

At lunch I got into a fight with Duke for snatching my fries, why can't he buy with his money. Now I've to go and stand there in huge line.

"I'll kill you if again you try to snatch my fries!" I warned him and was about to leave but then someone hugged me from behind.

"Let go off her, LaFrance!" duke said while clenching his fist. Its Rick! What is he doing hugging me tightly?

He turned me around to him "Evelyn, nothing happened to you right? I heard you're attacked!"

I stood there in his arms not knowing what to do, I blinked at him. He lowered his face and kissed me on right cheek making me squeal and I heard a loud bang followed by gasping sounds from students. Duke grabbed his collar and pulled him away from me, he was about to punch him just then the bell rang making him to stop. He glared at him and taking my hand in his we left the cafeteria.

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