Dylan Wilson

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While I was watching TV, someone knocked on the door. I turned the TV off and went to the door. I opened it and saw a guy with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing loose black jeans and a shirt. He had a muscled body. I think he’s been having work outs. Wait, he was the one who took our orders at that restaurant where Catherine worked! What was his name again? Was it Jacob? Is he Catherine’s boyfriend?

“Hey. Is Catherine around?”, he asked.

“Yeah. She’s around. But who are you?”, I asked.

“I’m Jacob. I’m her childhood friend and I’m also acting as her guardian since she ran away from home. You must be her friend?”, he asked.

“Yeah. I’m Dylan Wilson.”, I introduced myself. I let him in and closed and locked the door.

“She’s in her room.”, I said to him.

“Thanks.”. He went to her room and I went as well. He opened then door and we both went in. We noticed that Catherine was already awake.

“Jacob? What are you doing here? You still have work right?”, she asked.

“I just came to check up on you. I was worried you know. Moms called me and she said you collapsed outside the apartment gate. So I told my boss that I’ll leave work for a few hours. Don’t worry. He’s cool.”, he replied.

“That’s good but I’m okay now. I’ve got Stacy and Dylan with me. Besides, we’re gonna have a study session so I’ll be getting up later. I promise I’m fine. Stacy just took my temperature and she said my fever went down so that’s good right?”

“Okay then. I trust you Catherine but if anything happens, call me okay?”, Jacob asked as Catherine nodded.

“Here. I brought fruits for you to eat. You have to eat this okay? Or else no TV for a week”, Jacob demanded. Wow. He’s more like a father than a guardian to Catherine.

“Okay Jacob. You have to go now. You have work.”

“Okay. I’ll come by tomorrow okay?”, Jacob said as he closed the door.

“Who was that? He certainly looks hot.”, Stacy asked. I didn’t know she was awake already.

“That was Jacob. He’s my old friend.”, Catherine replied.

“Really? How old is he?”, Stacy asked.

“17. Same age as we are.”, Catherine replied. I just stared at them. I was silent the whole time.

“I’m gonna go get my books.”, I stated. They both looked at me like I didn’t exist at first but only noticed me now. Maybe because I was silent the whole time since Jacob was here a while ago. I went out and closed the door. Somehow, I kind of felt irritated for some unknown reason.

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Catherine McMillan

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“Looks like someone’s irritated.”, Stacy smirked. I didn’t get what she said.

“What do you mean irritated? Is Dylan irritated? By whom?”, I asked.

“Don’t worry my dear Catherine. You’ll know soon.”, she replied. Honestly, Stacy has this issue with secrets and stuff like that. Sometimes, it irritates me you know.

“What do you think of Dylan, Catherine?”, she asked.

“I don’t know. He’s my friend. What else could I think of him as?”, I simply stated.

“I see.”, Stacy replied.

“You know what? I’m all better and Dylan’s getting the books, let’s start studying. We have an exam tomorrow. So stop with all that secrecy.”, I got out of bed and went to my shelf. I took out science and math. Eww. I hate these subjects. Science makes me puke and math gives me a headache. I sat on the bed and Stacy went out to get her things. Dylan came in and sat beside me.

“Dylan, I’m sorry.”, I apologized.

“Huh? What are you apologizing for?”, he asked. He looked shocked.

“I’m sorry if you’re irritated with taking care of me.”, I stated.

“Wait what? Who said I was irritated?”

“Stacy did.”, I replied and Stacy came in.

“Stacy, please don’t make up stories. You’re confusing Catherine.”, Dylan said to Stacy. She smirked and said,

“Oh am I?”. She sat on my right side and Dylan on my left. The three of us started to study. Hours later, we were beat. I looked at my guitar-shaped wall clock and saw it was already 9pm. We skipped dinner? We lost track of time.

“Wow. It’s already this late? I didn’t notice.”, Dylan said. I nodded and Stacy said,

“That’s because we were so wrapped up with studying. We should so this often.”

“Yes. I learned a lot thanks to you guys. Now I’m on the right track with all of my subjects.”, I replied.

“So you’ll be going to school tomorrow? It’s Monday.”, Dylan asked.

“Of course I will. I’m all better now thanks to both of you.”

“Catherine? Mind if I pick you up tomorrow?”, Dylan asked. Me and Stacy looked at him surprised. Stacy made a smirk and I was confused. I accepted his offer anyway.

“Sure.”

“Great. I’ll pick you up at seven tomorrow.”, Dylan smiled. This was the first time he smiled today.

“It’s getting late guys. Dylan, we better go home.”, Stacy said as she stood up and arranged her things.

“Yeah. It’s almost ten now.”. Later I went with them outside the building.

“Catherine, you didn’t have to come with us outside.”, Stacy said.

“It’s okay Stacy. Both of you stay safe now.”, I said.

“Sure we will. I’ll drop off Stacy at her house then I’ll go home by then.”, Dylan said. I hugged Stacy first.

“Thanks for taking care of me Stacy.”, I said and she hugged me back. Later I pulled back and hugged Dylan next.

“Thanks Dylan. Thanks for being my friend.”. I hugged him tight, I don’t know why but my body was moving on its own, and he hugged me back too. Stacy cleared her throat.

“Guys, you’ve been hugging each other for three minutes now. Planning on pulling back?”. I was snapped back to reality and pulled away. I blushed and thank you darkness of the night that it wasn’t noticeable.

“Oh. So, Catherine?”, Dylan faced me.

“Tomorrow. Seven. Right. Got that.”, I replied. One thought in four sentences. How stupid can I get? He smiled at me and both of them got in Dylan’s car and off they went. I went back to the apartment and inside my room. Dylan’s hug was still fresh on my mind. I could still remember the smell of his perfume and how his hard muscles came in contact with my soft body. How his hands wrapped me like he wasn’t planning on letting me go. I certainly loved that moment. I looked at my polka-dotted umbrella that I used during the first day of class. It reminded me of the time when me and Dylan first met at that waiting shed. A smile formed on my lips and I rested my body on y bed. Today was a great day besides me being sick, that’s a different story. The next day came and I got up early. I took a bath and faced my closet. For the first time in the history of my life, I didn’t know what to wear. I looked through my clothes and found a dress. Honestly, all of my jeans are in the laundry. I didn’t have time to do laundry since I was sick for a long time. It was a pink dress with a ribbon. Gosh. I look like a ten year old if I wore this. But I didn’t have a choice, did I? I wore the pink dress that Jacob gave me for my birthday last year matched it with my black Jansport backpack and wore my black doll shoes. You can’t match a dress with converse shoes right? I faced the mirror and looked at myself. I totally look different from junior high. Before, I always wore all black. My hair was black and had streaks of white hair. I wore an earring on my nose and multiple earrings on my ears. But right now, I look like a casual high school girl who cares about nothing but being happy all the time. I had to wear my casual clothes since my uniform was still in the laundry but the principal was okay with it. I had a permit for my uniform so I could go inside the school. I went out of my bedroom and toasted bread for breakfast. I spread peanut butter and jelly. It is my favorite. The morning was dark. It was raining, again. Recently, the weather’s been weird. Yesterday it rains, today it rains, then tomorrow it rains. It has been raining all the time. A few minutes later, I heard a car park. I grabbed my bag and locked my room. I arrived at the lobby and I Dylan waiting by the seats.

“Dylan!”, I called out and he turned to me.

“You look cute.”, he said. This made me blush and  I hid my face right away.

“Catherine?”, Dylan asked. I cleared my throat and went out first.

“Let’s go. We’ll be late.”, I told him without looking back. I opened my pink umbrella. I chose it since it matched my dress. I looked at Dylan and smiled.

“You look helpless.”, I said.

“Sharing an umbrella would be nice.”, he said as he looked at me and smiled.

“Bring your own umbrella.”, I smiled at him and I walked. I walked and walked and looked back to where Dylan was. He wasn’t there anymore. Where did he go? I turned back and I saw Dylan smiling at me. He was soaking wet.

“Gosh Dylan! What were you thinking?”, I said. I went near him and I shared my umbrella with him. We were near now and under one umbrella. I got nervous all of the sudden. He smiled at me. He’s so handsome. And what’s even nice, he was wearing glasses. Imagine Louis Tomlinson wearing silver framed, rectangular glasses, Dylan looked more handsome than ever. Wait, why am I talking about him like this? He is handsome. Period! Nothing more. Nothing like Louis Tomlinson. Ugh, what am I thinking?

“I look like Louis Tomlinson in glasses?”, he asked. Gosh this made me blush so much.

“You know what, just pretend you didn’t hear that.”, I told him. He smirked at me! He’s becoming a jerk now. Or was I only thinking that he’s becoming a jerk just because he’s so handsome? Now I’m the jerk who keeps blabbering about how handsome Dylan is.

“Whatever. Let’s go to school.”, I said.

“I can’t go to school soaked like this.”, he replied.

“Don’t you have a spare or something?”, I asked.

“Nope.”, he said with the popping “p”. I’m starting to get irritated.

“Well I’m certainly going to school. I skipped a week and i need to catch up.”.

“Whose fault is it that I’m not able to go to school?”, he asked as he smirked.

“And will that stop you from going to school Dylan?”, I placed my hand on my hips and looked at him in the eye. He stared at me. He just...stared at me. I didn’t know what to do.

“You have light brown eyes. They look pretty.”, he smiled.

“Shut up Dylan.”

“But the owner looks beautiful in those.”, he continued to smile at me. We were so close to each other. The rain was still pouring and I was starting to get wet. I didn’t even budge. I couldn’t move my body. I didn’t know what to do. Geez Dylan. Why are you talking like that? One thing popped into my head. I gave Dylan the umbrella and walked under the rain. His smile was gone and he looked at me worriedly.

“Catherine, what are you thinking?”, Dylan called out.

“Don’t worry. I’m a strong girl.”, I turned around and walked. But suddenly, I felt two arms wrap themselves around my waist and made me stop walking. I turned my head to my right and Dylan’s face was next to mine. He was hugging me from behind! His cheek was against mine and my face didn’t stop blushing. My heart was beating fast and my hands were shaking.

“I don’t know why but I like to hug you. You’re really huggable Catherine. You look cute when you blush.”. I pulled away and looked at him.

“Shut up Dylan.”. It was all I could say.

“The rain isn’t stopping. Let’s go to my car and dry ourselves there.”, he said. We both went in the back seat. He had one towel only and he gave it to me. I dried my hair and I gave him the towel.

“Thanks.”, I said. He smiled at me and wrapped the towel around my shoulder.

“You should be the one using that. You’re cold.”, he said. Maybe I’m out of my mind but I would really want a hug right now. It’s freezing cold.

“Are you okay?”, Dylan asked. Of course I’m not okay! I just recovered from my fever.

“Not really. I’m cold.”, I plainly replied.

“I’m sorry Catherine.”, he apologized.

“It’s okay Dylan. You shouldn’t apologize.”, I replied. I looked outside and it was still raining. I think it won’t stop just yet. I turned to Dylan and he was cleaning his eye glasses. His hair was wet and messy and water drops were dripping out. His clothes were soaked too and his muscles were a bit clearer since it took form. Wow, he’s really a nerd inside a handsome and hot guy. In other schools, he’ll be like the captain of the football club and the hottest guy in school. He’ll be fucking every girl in school and fall in love with some ordinary girl next door. Well, that’s how it usually goes but this is different. Dylan’s a geek, nerd, and a weird one too. But despite of those, he’s sweet, kind, caring, friendly, and a gentleman too. What more could a girl ask for? He’ll be there for you when you need him. The negative part about Dylan though is he doesn’t know how to show his feelings. He’s not good with people also. Plus, he’s never had a girlfriend. I bet he only loves his books and Katrina, his cupcake. Well, rather than having a girlfriend, he should just focus on his studies and family first. Unlike me, I focused on partying and drinking. But I never left my studies though. I studied a lot and A’s my exams. Even though I’m a party goer, drinker, and stuff like that, I’m still a virgin. I don’t let guys get it easily. I wanna give it to someone worthy of having my virginity. Probably my future husband, if ever I’ll have one though because I can’t tell the future. I’ve had boyfriends before but I broke up with them because they want to get my virginity. Guys are all the same. They just want a girlfriend to have sex. Well, even if I’m a bully and even if everybody in my previous school thinks that I’ve fucked every guy in school, try asking my boyfriends before, they’ll tell you the picture. I’m a good girl trapped inside a bully’s, drinker’s, and a party goer’s body.

“Wanna hang out and have fun somewhere?”, Dylan asked. Snapped back to reality since I was lost in my own thoughts, I turned to Dylan who just asked me a question.

“Where?”, I asked.

“I know. Just sit back and relax Catherine.”, he said as he turned the engine on. Where is he planning to take me? I guess I’ll know when we get there.