"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it"- Edith Wharton.
Ashley's POV
If there's a word I would use to describe how my weekend went it would be 'lit'. Cam and I spent it watching lots and lots of high school dramas.
"Fifteen more minutes..." informs Miss Brooke. Here we are back to this amazing place called school. Note the sarcasm.
A yawn makes its way out of my lips and I lift my hands from my book to cover it up. I take a peek at my sides to see if someone is watching me embarrass myself, I mean who yawns during an ongoing test. Only me...I tell you. Thankfully most students seemed quite occupied with the test so I returned to mine as well. As I pen down my answers I shrug off the feel of someone's piercing gaze at my back, which could be a figment of my imagination.
"Time up," Miss Brooke informs. Woah! who would have thought that fifteen minutes would go by in a wink "Pass your sheets forward."
We all do as she says and in time all sheets go to her. I still feel it....holes piercing in my back.
Who the heck has quality time to stare at someone for this long, ages. They seriously need to get a life. Or I probably need to stop having illusions.
Is it bad that I want to take a peek?
Is it?
Of course not
One peek wouldn't hurt, right?
The only way to end my might-be illusions is by turning to the direction to find out. Turning my head slightly I mentally prepare myself for what is to come, whoever that might be. I twist my shoulders in the direction and snappily take a peek, for a mini second my eyes come in contact with blue ones. Wait a minute! Grayson has blue eyes. But then...
It can't be him, right?
Why would he.....ugh!! forget it. The only way to find out if he's the one is to fully turn, not halfway, not sideways. So I turned back again, and I was right all along, it was indeed Grayson. He was still staring at me, hypnotizing and captivating my brown eyes, my breath hitches and I gulp, tensing slightly.
No way!!, why is he staring at me? Am I dreaming?, Someone pinch me, please.
Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassse !!!!
I blink, batting my lashes furiously so that Grayson could probably pretend like he wasn't staring at me or something, and turn away. I stopped my childish blinking and guess what he didn't stop staring at me, and neither did he turn away instead the curve of his lips lifted up into a small smile.
Skip ...
Damn!! My poor heart.
Skip skip
Why can't I just turn my gaze away? Oh no! Those blue orbs, hypnotizing.
Someone cleared their throat beside me and that seemed to break whatever spell I was in, bringing me back to planet Earth. I hurriedly turn to the sound of throat clearing.
"Cam," I say, her eyebrows were raised at me.
"Well...." she clears her throat again " ...I saw that."
"Um..." I stutter "..what are you talking about? You saw what?"
"Don't go all innocent on me... Don't even think it," she chuckles "I just caught you and Grayson go all lovey-dovey, the intense stares, wow!!" she flicks her hair.
"Stop with the drama, It's not what you're thinking." I try to brush her off.
And was she having it? Hell no! She wasn't. There's no way she's going to let this go.
"Says someone whose face is a shade darker than scarlet." She smirks.
"Cut it out okay."Â IÂ plead.
"Nope......" she grins mischievously.
"So..." she taps her chin in concentration, "how about..?.."
"Cam," I say frantically.
"What?! You didn't even let me end my sentence." she beams in amusement.
"I know you're up to no good...just drop this okay."
"Oh!! Come on, stop being such a party pooper." She brushes me off and continues anyway, "Why don't you just approach Grayson and ask him why he was staring at you?
"That's ridiculous.." I snap.
"It's not that bad, you're just going to ask him why he was staring at you, that's all." She says batting her eyelashes.
"You of all people know that I can't. I'll end up embarrassing myself by being a stuttering mess. Why worry yourself knowing fully well that I wouldn't comply."
"I know you would."
"No...I won't, I can't."
"Oh!! yes, you can. You said you want to be confident right?"
"Y-e-a-h" I reply not knowing where this was heading towards "...but what has it got to do with this."
"Everything."
"How?" I raise my brows.
"Approaching him is one step to learning how to be confident."
"But..."
"No buts, just do it... It will help with building your confidence."
"Okay... fine!" I say, finally giving in. Her face lights up upon hearing my words.
"Did you just say fine? Awww.. my baby is one step away from getting over her shyness. I'm so proud of you..." She hugs me wiping away her nonexistent tears "...It won't hurt okay. You're gonna be fine."
"Do you realize how corny that sounded?"
"Well... I'm overjoyed I can't help it. "
"Yeah, yeah....whatever." I roll my eyes at her and she chuckles in return.
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The rest of the day went by with an eye bat.
And there was closing. Cam decided that I had to speak to Grayson by hook or crook. I was praying so hard we wouldn't find himâ since he left class immediately it was overâ so that I wouldn't have to do any confrontation but then at this moment luck decided not to be on my side because immediately we got out of class there he was in the hallways, standing directly across one of the many classrooms.
Ugh!!.... Luck, why did you decide to abandon me right when I needed you?
"It's your cue to go to him, come on. Don't be shy."Â Cam says grinning set of white teeth full on display, aggravating much. Tsk.
Well!! It's about to go down.
I sighed wishing I could turn the clock back to when I felt someone's stare, then I wouldn't have wanted to know whoever it was, that way we wouldn't have been here by now.
Breathe in, out
In ...
out ...
I take grudging steps towards him whose back was turned to me.
In a few minutes, I was behind him. With clammy palms and a racing heart, I breathe out for the last time before stretching out my hands gingerly to tap him from behind.
He turns around and once again blue orbs clash with my brown ones.
"H-i ..." I stutter.
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What the...
Wow!!... Cam is really persuasive. I think in this Chapter she's my favorite.
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