The Bad Boy Isn't Into The Soft Girl

Chapter 2

Laurie knew that he had to escape the things that went on in home. He had to close off the self that only he knew. He drew a bridge. His home life was different, so he had to keep his St. Michael's Higher Form Secondary life different. Two years ago, his mother was shifted into a mental asylum against his will. Two years ago he gave up the hope of ever seeing his mother again. He kept grovelling to father to bring her back from Christmas. 

But when Father brought back Stacy home on Christmas's eve, a tall blonde woman in her early 30s, hair neatly parted in the middle with two young children, well, Charlotte was as old as Laurie, he also gave up the hope of ever being a family with the people who birthed him into this world.

He was now 15. He decided it was time to only live for himself. He also decided that it was time to become a man. But what was a man in society's eyes? Maybe attending Springview Young Women's Winter Gala being one of the hottest senior girls' date. Maybe drinking alcohol. Maybe dressing only in Louis Vuitton from head to toe. Maybe sleeping with that hot senior girl after the gala on the terrace, or somewhere conveniently safe. Maybe smoking for the first time. Well, he had just started smoking that summer. Maybe he'll try weed for the first time. All in all, Laurie was ready to become a man.

He chose Chelsea. Chelsea is going to set him out into the world as a man. Chelsea would introduce him into the Bronx club, the Old Gentlemen's Club, Dick's Cabaret, The Blue Moon, The Boston Club and the Masters of Knickerbockers. She would initiate him into manhood and she would also be the first girl to suck his dick. Chelsea was tall, petite and beautiful, her long black wavy hair falling gently over the shoulders. Chelsea also had the right knockers. When he first looked at her, he thought that she was a spitting image of Autumn. A girl he couldn't have because Chase is constantly taking her out and there are talks in the coed school they all attend, that it's highly possible that Chase and Autumn would get engaged as soon as they pass out of high school. Laurie kept himself from barfing when he first heard those rumours.

From where he was looking, Autumn would never be caught married to Chase as much as she hates being caught captured in a picture wearing one of those modern, printed patterned flowy dresses. Autumn has taste and she likes Dior, Louis Vuitton and Prada, and she would never willingly wear a dress that's not vintage. Autumn might be dating him for the short term, but she's not in it for a longest time. He can always find that wildfire burning behind her chocolate brown eyes. 

It's everyone else that can't see that Autumn was like a forest fire, and she'll burn everything that rubs against her into the wrong way and reduce everything to flames. One shouldn't teether around her, one needs to know where they're going or where taking her. Autumn likes straightforwardness and direction. That's another thing Laurie learnt spending alone time with her. 

Eventually, that's how they ended up spending a night outside Autumn's house. Something Laurie doesn't like talking about. Laurie wants to keep that night to himself. He probably thinks that all he's gonna get as Chase is always there to distract Autumn. Of all the things Autumn is, she's easily distracted. 

Little does Laurie know, she needs the distraction. Sometimes, Autumn pretends that life is a never-ending freeway and you can drive and drive and drive, as long as you're not falling asleep behind the wheels. Sometimes it's good to let someone else sit behind the steering wheel. That's good enough for Autumn now. Chase is a good distraction. And, if someday he would like to get married, Autumn thinks that she'll think about it.

Laurie won't know one thing though, that Autumn can't stop thinking about not eating food. She had never told this to anyone. Ever since Charlotte and Kent moved in with Laurie, and they were all enrolled to St Michael's, Charlotte and Autumn ended up being thick as thieves. They didn't become fast friends. It was Charlotte who threw a meatball at Autumn's hair when couple of girls gave her the general hazing to let her sit with them at lunch.