47| Lifetime Of Fun

It has been two days since Travis kissed Zoey and they both hasn't talked since then. Today, Travis was officially coming back to school because his father was discharged yesterday. His life was turned upside down in the last few days but school was still the same. The ground was filled with various students gathered in their cliche groups, ranging from catholic squad to junkies, jocks to nerds, extroverts to introverts.

His eyes travelled throughout the ground and finally rested on the girl he has been dying to see since two days. Zoey. She was sitting with her friends, laughing at something Ethan was saying. She was dressed in a yellow sundress, her hair pulled up in a loose bun, looking bright and radiant like the sun herself.

He still doesn't know what came over him when he rushed behind her in the elevator and kissed her like that. Now, he has made things between them even more awkward than they already were. She was just being a good friend by helping him but he just had to ruin it, like the stupid fool he was.

Cursing himself under his breath, he made his way to the first class that was English Literature. Few minutes had passed when Zoey entered the class and walked over to the empty seat beside him.

"Welcome back." She said to him and then opened her notebook.

"Thanks." He replied and did the same.

The teacher then started teaching and Travis realized how much he has missed in the last few days. He was lagging behind in almost each subject and to add to the misery, there were three major tests coming.

"You can take my notebook home. It has all the notes of Literature that he dictated when you were absent." Zoey said.

"Since when did you start taking notes?" He asked with narrowed eyes.

"Since I figured you might need them." She shrugged and Travis felt a tug in his chest. She has to stop being so nice to him or else, he won't be able to stop himself from kissing her over and over again.

"Thanks." He said and took the notebook from her. He assessed all the notes she had made. Although she had tried her hardest, her handwriting was almost illegible.

"Or you can ask one of those nerdy girls for better notes, if these are not up to your standard." Zoey huffed angrily, noticing the unimpressed look on his face.

"No, it's good. These are good." Travis said. "I am grateful for the effort."

"As you should be." Zoey smirked and they both then turned their faces to the board.

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After their shift at the store ended, Zoey called her driver to pick her up. While she was waiting for him outside, she noticed Travis sitting inside which was unusual because he immediately leaves as soon as their shift ends.

"Aren't you leaving?" She asked, walking back inside.

"Yeah, in a minute. A friend is picking me up." He replied.

"Which friend?" She asked in confusion.

"It's a guy from middle school. We are hanging out tonight." He replied.

Zoey nodded and silently waited for her driver. Few minutes passed when Travis got a call and by their conversation, it sounded like his friend ditched him.

"What happened? He ditched?" She asked when she noticed him frowning.

"I am tired Zoey. I have been tired for a long time and I wanted tonight to be fun. For the first time in like ever, I wanted to do what other teenagers do. But I guess my life is not meant for fun." Travis groaned.

"What exactly were your plans for tonight?" Zoey asked curiously.

"Um... We were going to watch a movie and then go to a game or something." He replied and Zoey chuckled.

"Your idea of fun is very 90s, Anderson." She said and that's when she saw her car stopping outside the store. She eyed Travis' disappointed face for a brief moment and then an idea came to her mind. "Come on."

"Where?" He asked.

"I'll show you how teenagers have fun these days." She said and extended her hand for him.

"But---"

"Oh, don't be a party popper. You were promised fun and I am going to give you that." She said.

Travis looked at her face and then her extended hand. After few moments of contemplation, he took her hand and stood up. "But where are we going?" He asked.

"That's a secret. But first, we are going to my house so I can change." She replied, pointing at the boring trousers she was wearing for the job.

Travis still looked hesitant but he silently followed her into the car that took both of them to Crawford mansion. They both walked inside towards Zoey's room and once they were inside, Zoey locked the door.

"Wait here. I'll change in a minute." She said and went inside the closet while Travis awkwardly looked around. Her room was immaculate, thanks to the team of house helpers they have. He wondered if Zoey ever cleaned up, or even made her bed herself.

He knew Zoey would take long to dress up so he made his way to the book shelf and noticed the array of books there. It was obvious half of these were untouched, three even had their plastic covering intact. Zoey wasn't much of a reader but at least she had a good collection. Maybe he could borrow it some day.

He was observing the cover page of one of those books when he heard the door open. He turned around, only to watch Zoey looking insanely hot in a black halter top and a black and gold mini skirt. She was wearing black heels that accentuated the tone of her smooth, long legs and her hair was cascading down her shoulders in natural waves.

"How do I look?" She asked.

"Um... Well... You look..." He tried to find the appropriate words without sounding like a creep.

"Hot?" She raised her eyebrows and he nodded briefly. This caused a smirk on Zoey's face and a blush on Travis's cheeks. "Let's go."

"But where?" He asked again.

"You will find out soon." She replied and linked their hands once again.

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"Zoey, are you crazy? I am not going in. It's illegal." Travis shouted at her.

"Oh come on, it's not illegal." Zoey replied.

"Yes, it is." He huffed.

"Okay, fine. It is. But that's exactly what teenagers do these days. They hangout in clubs with fake IDs." She told him.

"But I don't have one!" He shouted.

"Will you quit screaming? Just follow me." She said and walked out of the car.

"I... I..."

"Stop being a pussy and come out." She glared at him warningly. Travis gulped hard and walked out of the car to avoid her wrath. "Now follow me like a good boy."

They both went towards the entrance where a bouncer was checking everyone's ID. Zoey reached him directly instead of going in the line while Travis kept tugging her back by her shirt.

"Ssshhh." She kicked Travis lightly and reached the tall and potentially heavy bouncer. "Hi Andrew."

"Zoey, it's been so long since I saw you." The bouncer replied while his eyes trailed down her body in a way that Travis didn't like at all.

"This is my friend. He forgot his ID at the coffee house where he works. Can you please let us in?" She batted her eyes flirtatiously.

"Sure, Zoey. Anytime for you." The bouncer stepped aside and let both of them walk inside.

"He was flirting with you." Travis said in an annoyed voice once they were away from him.

"So what?" She asked. "He let us in."

"Yeah, he must have thought he had a chance with you." Travis said, looking around the club. It was packed with people of their age and the music blasting in the ears was enough to make someone deaf.

"Are you jealous?" She asked, angling her neck to look at a very terrified Travis, who was looking around like a child lost in a mall.

"Yeah, right." He mocked her. "I am so jealous."

"First, you need some alcohol in your system." She said and dragged him to the bar. There, she ordered two drinks and passed one to Travis.

"I don't want to wake up soaking in my urine tomorrow morning." Travis eyed the drink suspiciously.

"You won't. It will lower your inhibitions but won't make you drunk." Zoey said and gulped her glass in a dangerous speed. Travis followed her action and gulped a big sip of the drink, that went straight to his head and his brain froze for a moment.

"You are in for the night of your life, Anderson." He heard Zoey whisper in his ears.

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