Chapter 328
Arabella Rivera
Finding Haiden Cross was proving to be the most difficult thing to do. Scratch being a dry crusty SpongeBob, I was now a hamster on a wheel as I searched high and low for the damn brute,
Of course, I couldn’t exactly ask anyone if they’ve seen the tall brooding bad boy, not if I want to raise suspicion.
I sighed folding my arms as I leaned my back on the wall opposite the males‘ bathroom. Every guy who would come out after taking a piss would stare at me strangely.
I guess seeing a girl standing there watching everyone go in the bathroom is kind of weird considering how my eyes had not left the view of the door.
I know Meredith said Haiden might be somewhere outside and I did look around but, nothing. No signs of the boy who kissed me last night. The sudden thought has my fingers unconsciously lifting to tenderly touch my lips.
The bathroom door opens and a boy with red highlights in his dark hair stares at me weirdly. I move my fingers away from my lips and cleared my throat. The boy continued to peer at me, furrowing his brows that I noted had a piercing.
Trip my eyes away from the boy I couldn’t put a name to but assume he was in my grade. I try to play it cool and collected when the guy struts over to me. My jaw locks with annoyance when the scent of musk and spice flares through my nose.
I felt his presence as he intentionally lifts up his arm and leans on the wall, nearly caging me in. I stilled, exhaling out a breath of irritation. “Hey baby.” He started.
“Not interested.” I sneered and shift away from him.
Instead of leaving, the boy moves closer, leaning more towards me. “You’ve been waiting for a guy. Is that not why you’re standing here? Let me be that guy, we’ll be quick.” He murmurs and tries to sound alluring but his voice comes out sounding like a little boy seeing porn for the first time.
I fisted my hands at my sides and turn to face him. I protruded him with a nasty glare “Fuck off.” I snapped, fighting the urge to not throttle him. I didn’t care that he was twice my size, I’d find a way to inflict pain unto him.
“Come on baby, don’t be like that.”
Seeing that the guy was as annoying as the ticking of a clock, I turned around and walked away, leaving his burning stare behind. “Dick” grumble under my breath.
I thought maybe somehow Haiden would come to the bathroom. I mean a guy needs to pee at some point right? But standing there like a creep seemed to only be fruitless. Especially with guys staring at me like I was some sort of prostitute on the side of the
road.
“Where the hell can this guy be?” I gritted out as I walked the almost empty hallways. How can a guy who stood out so much hide
to well?
“Hey, Arabella!”
I stopped in the middle of the hallway and clenched my eyes. I counted to three in my head as I heard the approaching footsteps Sighing in dejection, I whirled around to face Brandon.
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“You’re best friends with Gwen right?” His impatient voice rang through my ears.
I raised a brow sarcastically, not answering the teen boy whose sweat socked more than half of his green shirt. He awkwardly smiles and clears his throat. “Sorry, stupid question.”
Nervously darting his eyes around he scratches the back of his head. “She hasn’t been answering my text. I don’t know if I did something wrong or……” He drawls out, his voice dripping with sadness.
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My eyes shift into one of understanding. Gwen was a hit it once kind of girl and this time was no exception. I had to always be the one to pick up those crumbs.
I felt sorry for Brandon as his slouched shoulders show exactly how Gwen’s actions weighed down on it.
I exhale a slow breath and regarded the helpless boy. “Look Brandon it’s not you, it’s her. She has a lot of things going on and maybe she just needs some space-”
I stopped the rehearsed words and realized that I shouldn’t be involving myself in Gwen’s personal life. This was her fight and not mine. Besides she deserves a little bit of pestering from Brandon over here for bad–talking Haiden earlier.
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So I plastered on a smile, one so fake that I feared my muscles had been stretched too far. “You know what. Gwen is in the cafeteria as we speak and if you can’t find her there, then I’m a hundred percent certain she’ll be behind the bleachers. So go speak to her and tell her how you feel.” I tapped his shoulder to give him a boost of confidence, inwardly feeling sorry for him.
Brandon smiles happily, his white teeth nearly blinding me temporarily. “Thank you Arabella. You’re not that bad. “He turns around and walks away leaving me confused.
Why did I think his words meant something else?
Shaking my head I turned around and continued on my way. If Haiden had to be anywhere inside then it would surely be in Mrs. Scott’s class.
It was the last class in the entire school, away from the other classes. Teens rarely go there during breaks and if they did it would probably to do something indecent.
Still, my mind didn’t register those last words and barreled through the door only to slam it shut when my eyes fell on a bare ass with legs wrapped around the waist.
“Next time lock the door.” I snapped marching away from the moaning teens.
Did Haiden ditch school? I thought as I rounded the corner.
1 froze when a thought suddenly comes to mind. I never looked to see if he was at the back of the school building. I did see him walk over there once without the company of his friends. Maybe it was his thinking spot.
Making my mind up, I walked to the entrance of the school. I ignored the nosey students who turned around to stare at me as I made my way to the bark of the building
There were trees on the sides of the school and when you got closer to the back, the trees created a shady effect that would creep out any lone girl, which was me. Still against my better judgment to just call it a day, I continued on the path.
As the edge of the school’s building came into view, my heart began pounding What if Haiden wasn’t there but instead I stumbled on a creep?
It was already too late to turn back now or heed my head’s warnings for I turned the corner. My eyes fall upon a tall male familiar
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figure. His brown hair looked disheveled, like his fingers had run through it countless times.
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He brought the cigarette to his lips and inhaled the smoke before turning his head my way. His brown eyes captured me like a moth to a flame.
“What are you doing here?” He blows out the toxic fumes in the air as he regarded me without a speck of emotion looming in his
eyes.
