Chained

Chapter 8

I sat on the bleachers during gym, only because we ha a substitute. I was thinking of Nichole and my dad. How did they know each other? How could they have been married? Is dad even my real dad? All this confused me, and I knew this was going to be tough. I couldn't just go up to dad and ask who she was. He would know I was snooping around his office.

"Zyra, are you okay?" I heard someone call. I blinked seeing a tanned hand waving in front of my face.

"Huh?" I answered brilliantly. Then I realized Donivan had been trying to grab my attention. He chuckled at me and sat down next to me.

"Damn, you were really out of it. What's up?" He asked, but I smiled and shook my head.

"Nothing, I was just deep in thought." I answer and he sits back spreading his arms out across the seats above us.

"About what?" He asked.

"Just about life, what I'm going to do after high school." I answer, mentally rolling my eyes at my lame reply.

"Any ideas?" Donivan asked sounding completely interested.

"Mm, maybe a travel writer." I answer, it was one of my dreams. To travel and write at the same time.

"That sounds cool. Where would you travel?" He asked.

I thought about all the places I could visit scanning the gym as if it were showing me a map. Then I felt intense stares directed towards me. I then spotted a few girls that were seated across the dream staring at Dominic and me, practically sneering as they spoke to each other and looking at me.

I look back at Donivan who was waiting for me to tell him. What do people think when they see is together? Immediately, my mind makes up all these horrible answers for that question. This thing with me hanging out with him and Jude was drama waiting to happen. Not only would it tarnish their reputations, but I would have to deal with more crap than I already have to. 

"Um, everywhere." I quickly answer and stood up to leave. Donivan watched me a bit confused as I started to walk down the steps. 

As I made my way down, my foot suddenly caught on the edge of the seats and I tripped. I gasped as my heart flew up to my throat and the steps of the bleacher came closer to my face. I closed my eyes waiting for the painful contact I would have with the steps. I heard someone in the distance shout my name, but my heart was pumping so loud I couldn't really understand. 

I then felt arms wrap around me, and a warm body pressed up against me. I felt the impact of the fall but it wasn't as hurtful as I thought it would. I groaned as I opened my eyes and sat up. To my surprise Donivan was underneath me, with his eyes shut tight and one arm wrapped around his stomach, while the other rested on my hip. That's when I noticed that I was on top of him practically straddling him. I gasped, quickly getting off of him.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" I apologized, but he just grunted in response. The substitute ran over asking us what had happened.

"I tripped and Donivan caught me." I explain and he turned to Donivan who had now sat up.

"Are you alright?" the substitute asked, and Donivan smiled with a nod.

He helped Donivan up and sit on the bleachers before turning to me to check on me. I smiled and waved him off more concerned for Donivan's condition. With a sigh, the substitute ordered us to take it easy and went back to monitor the others. 

"Donivan, are you really okay?" I asked as I stood in front of him. He looked up at me and grabbed my hand. He pulled me down so I was sitting next to him, the action making me blush.