"He
is bad news..."
Chapter 16
It was another Tuesday morning. I woke up, stretched my arms and
blinked a few times, checking my room out. It was so messy; I
forgot to clean it last night. Last night, I got it like this
cause I had to pick an outfit. We went to the park with Everett.
My parents had no idea since they sleep around 10 pm. I left the
house around 11 pm and I was home half an hour later. I needed to
wear some proper clothes but the process of finding some was
really challenging.
I settled for a beige cropped knitted shirt, black skinny jeans
and beige Uggs. The “date” was really cute. We walked
around the park and talked about random things. Then, we went
back home and he kissed me before dropping me off to my house. It
was nice but also surprising. I didn’t know Everett could
be so nice and kind.
I got up and washed my face. I picked a pink sheer
buttoned–up shirt, black skinny jeans and brown oxfords. I
wore the clothes and applied a few make–up on my face. I
brushed my hair and grabbed my brown leather handbag and cell
phone before I leave my room.
“Good morning” I said, entering the kitchen. My
mother was wearing her formal clothes and reading a newspaper,
while my dad was in a suit, drinking his coffee.
“Good morning” mom replied, not even taking her eyes
off of her newspaper.
“What are you reading?” I asked, grabbing a cup and
filling it with coffee.
“Financial news” she answered indifferently.
I scowled, before taking a look at my dad. He was scrolling down
his e–mails on his iPad, blocking the world out of course.
Yeah, that’s my family. Mom runs my grandpa’s company
and dad is a successful lawyer. We have everything we want since
they both have good salaries. I never cared about money, though.
All I ever wanted was to have them close to me during my
childhood and teenage years. Since I couldn’t have that, I
don’t care about anything else.
I sighed and finished my coffee. Then, I grabbed my keys from the
kitchen table and greeted my parents, before walking out of the
house. I decided to walk to school today. Sienna drove me
yesterday and I couldn’t have her eyes all over me. She
made me feel so guilty. I know she would be so mad once she found
out I had been… “seeing” (?) her brother for
almost two weeks and didn’t say a word. One thing’s
for sure though: she would be absolutely right to be mad.
I walked out of the house, holding my bag tightly. I unlocked my
garden door and walked out, closing it again with my exit. I
started walking across the pavement, plunging my earphones inside
my ears. I listened to my favourite song, which made me feel
better. I noticed a blue car on the road really close to me. I
paused the song and looked at the car. I should have known.
Everett’s blue Maserati.
He greeted me and smiled. I faked a grin and stopped walking the
moment he stopped driving.
“Good morning” he said, waving at me.
“Good morning” I murmured coldly.
“Why are you grumpy?”
I laughed. “I’m not grumpy”.
He nodded, showing me the passenger’s seat door. I smiled
and walked to his car, sliding inside. He looked at me and moved
his face closer to mine. I giggled before pressing my lips
against his, pulling him into an awkward kiss. After a few
seconds he pulled away, scowling.
“Something’s wrong” he stated. “I know
it”.
“No” I claimed. “Nothing’s
wrong”.
“Your kiss was different last night, though”.
“Last night was last night, today is today” I
defended, frowning.
He just shrugged, before analyzing his statement any further. He
began to drive, his one hand on the steering wheel and the other
around my shoulders. I stared at his hand for a while, trying not
to laugh. We were like those couples who were going to school
together and did everything together and all. Couples. OMG, if
Sienna sees us, we’re both DEAD!!!
“Everett!” I hissed, clenching my hands on my
seat.
“Yes, Ev?” he said, stopping on the red and looking
over at me, grinning.
“Sienna. If she sees us going to school together,
we’re dead!” I cried, feeling my whole body
trembling.
“Why do you care about her anyway?” he questioned me,
looking disturbed.
“She’s my best friend! If she finds out we’ve
been together for...”
“We’re not together” he interrupted me.
I froze. “What are we, then?” I whispered, voice
cracking.
“I don’t know, friends with benefits?” he said
carelessly.
“Friends with benefits?” I almost shouted, looking at
him. “You were the one who asked for one more chance. By
this, I thought we had something, Everett. I thought you had
feelings for me. Guess I was wrong” I retorted, trying to
get out of the car.
“Wait” he called, grabbing my arm and pulling me
closer.
“What?” I asked, looking down at him.
“You want commitments. Yet you choose the most
inappropriate person. I’m not relationship material,
Evelyn. I haven’t been in a relationship that lasted more
than two weeks” he said, gazing into my eyes.
So, the rumors were true. His longest relationship lasted for two
weeks only. I’ve never been in a relationship before, so I
can’t compare my experiences to his. I gulped and looked at
him, trying to think of a good comeback.
“Why don’t you try?” I whispered, so low, I
doubt he even heard me.
Thankfully, he did.
“It’s not a good idea” he murmured.
“Why not?” I questioned him, my wide–eyed gaze
on.
“Because I don’t want to hurt you”.
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