Chapter 313
Arabella Rivera
Expectedly, she had everyone’s attention in the grasp of her hand. Her long legs stride like they were on a mission. Well, I guess they were. They were on a mission to wrap around Haiden’s waist soon.
For the most part it was intrigue that kept my eyes glued to them, the other was the silent jealousy I had yet to quench.
I noticed everyone at his table grew silent as she approached them. I would say Haiden grew silent too, only that he hadn’t been speaking at all, just observing……me.
Until the tall long–legged blonde took a chair and scooted over to him. His eyes drift away from me to settle on Gwen’s smiling face. From her stiff shoulders, I could tell she was nervous.
Who wouldn’t be while staring at a guy who nearly went to Juvie last spring?
Yet even with the stench of anxiety emanating from her pores, Gwen continued to smile. She began to speak, lifting a finger to push some of her blonde tresses behind her ears.
I had a strong urge to know what she was saying to him. It was like a desperate need, as I watch her mouth work to lure him in like all the other boys before. I hated that I couldn’t read the movements of someone’s lips.
“She’s smooth.” Meredith spoke, sounding to also be interested by the scene I couldn’t tear away from. I wish I could force my hands to rip my eyes away
from them, but even they were numb to heed my needs.
“She’s definitely going to score him.” She continued.
“Wait for it……hair flip, silent giggle, reaching for hands-” Meredith bites her tongue as we all froze in shock at seeing Haiden lean towards Gwen and whisper something near her ears. His eyes snap to mine and something unreadable flashes through the brown orbs. Whatever he had just muttered to Gwen made her entire body go rigid.
His pink lips curl into a small smirk that did not contrast against his empty eyes. He removes his gaze away from me and pulls away from Gwen entirely. Like her ass was lit on fire, Gwen didn’t waste a second and rose from the chair with a loud piercing screech that silenced the whole cafeteria.
She turns around not caring that she had everyone in the room’s attention and briskly marched back to us. Her blonde hair bounced over her shoulder with each furious step she took. Her face had morphed into an ugly frown that had spoiled the carefree mask she painted on her face today.
The leggy blonde was seething like a kettle and when she finally plopped her bottom on the chair, her posture said it all. His words had struck a chord in
her.
“What happened?” I asked with curiosity.
Her baby blue eyes darts towards me and I couldn’t help but notice how they had grown a shade darker from expressing her anger. Not only that, an almost well hidden look of fear flashed through her eyes only to be buried quickly by her many secrets.
“He’s an asshole that’s what happened. Stay away from him Arabella.” Her warning was like a silent plead that piqued my interest.
Letting out a faint laugh, I joked. “Weren’t you the one calling him a hunk a few minutes ago and told me that I should be happy he has his attention on
me?”
She grits her teeth. “Well I fucking changed my mind!” She yelled, gaining everyone’s attention.
After a few seconds, they went back to their normal chattering. Gwen exhaled a tense breath and removes her troubled eyes away from me.
“Sorry. Just, stay away from him. He’s bad news and you were right, he has no personality so you shouldn’t waste your time on a guy like him anyway.” She murmurs softly.
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Chapter 313
My eyes stayed stuck on her face, inspecting every nervous flicker of her eyes and how her body screamed nervosity. The girl sitting beside me mas huge disparity of the go–free girl who chirped happily a couple of minutes ago. So with a stiff nod to only ease her distress, I munur an okay so
She smiled but it did not quite reach her eyes.
“So about the party this Friday, I was thinking you guys could come over after school and help make the weed brownies? My parents will be gone by five so we will be alone by then.”
Samantha’s voice cuts through the growing tension. I didn’t know if to be grateful or not.
Visibly looking grateful that Samantha gave her a ticket to move the attention off of her, Gwen answered instantly. “I already bought a bag but I think another bag will be better. I’ll loan some cash from my dad and buy it tomorrow or Thursday.”
“I don’t have to babysit my brother since my aunt is in town for a while, so I guess.” Meredith shrugs. “Not like I have anything better to do.”
“Then it’s settled. I’ll have Mike buy the beer, his brother works in the store downtown. I’ll see if he can get some hard liquor too.” Samantha’s voice rang with excitement, eyes gleaming with glee.
How can they so easily sweep what happened under
r the rug?
While they conversed between the three of them I couldn’t help but let my mind wander about what transpired between Haiden and Gwen. I soon found my eyes leaving the three and let them stray towards, him.
Only that, he wasn’t staring my way anymore. His lost eyes were transfixed by what looked like a pocket knife that he held between his fingers. Appearing to be trapped inside his own mind, Haiden began to carve the table with the sharp blade.
Time seemed to freeze as I stayed staring at Haiden, questioning his motives. Questioning him.
Being neighbors for years I still didn’t know the real Haiden. I only saw the side he showed everyone, the side everyone wanted to stay clear of. Was that really him or just a mask? Was the real Haiden slowly replacing the cracks his mask suffered over the years?
Was it my imagination that conjured up the flicker of warmth and mirth in his eyes when he was speaking to me? So many questions but who was going to answer them? They would just be written on the many pages I had inside my head, pages that no one reads except me.
I don’t know how long I had been peering at Haiden but soon Mr. Gibbern, our principal for the last four years walked over to him. He spoke to Haiden in tight clipped hushed tones before outstretching his hand.
Haiden’s cold eyes glance at his opened palm and slowly placed the pocket knife in Mr. Gibbern’s awaiting hand. “Office now.” He said tightly, whirled around and made his way out of the cafeteria. Haiden stiffly follows him, not appearing to have a care in the world.
As his form disappears out of the double doors I couldn’t help but ask myself one last question. What did Haiden Cross say to Gwen?
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