60 days of learning love ✔️

Part 16

Noah POV

At first I was unsure about where Tyler wanted to take me, but he just looked so happy and exited, a lot different from his confident and cocky demeanor earlier. And seeing him so happy put my worries at ease.

"Can I ask where we're going?" I questioned.

"Nope, it's a secret" he took his eyes off the road for a couple of seconds to look at me, his teasing smile was also shown in his pupils as well as on his handsome face.

I scoffed at him in disbelief before teasing him back. I grabbed my phone and put it towards my ear, faking a phone call. "um, yes, hello. I would like to report a kidnapping, yeah, uh huh, he's driving along Matilda Road right now, yeah... I can wait 15 more minutes, yes, thank you, have a good day".

I put the phone back in my pocket before looking at him again, his amused smile was obvious against his skin. "That was my mum, she asked what I wanted for dinner" I said, trying to sound as serious as possible.

He burst out laughing, causing me to do the same. It took a good few seconds to calm down and for Tyler to respond to my very real phone call.

"fine, I'll tell you where we're going... Once we get there" he offered me wink but I just rolled my eyes, only slightly amused by his answer. He graced me with his teasing smile once again and I just rolled my eyes at him, again, for the hundredth time today.

We settled for a comfortable silence, listening to the music playing from his car radio. And we stayed that way until he stopped the car and stepped out.

I followed his lead and stepped out the car, confused as to where we were. The car was parked amongst a bunch of trees, there wasn't really a parking space but he seemed to have made one. I took in the surroundings and all I saw were trees, the road, and a small footpath leading us into the forest type area. The sunlight made the whole scene look somewhat magical, the light bouncing off the trees and the car, made my eyes light up.

But the whole taking me into a forest thing really made me question things. I would love to trust Tyler... But really? Was he actually going to kidnap me or something? Or maybe he wants to kill me? Yikes, maybe I should just go.

I turned on my heel and started walking in the opposite direction. I could feel Tyler's gaze on my back.

"Sorry Tyler, I'm too cute and young to die in a forest. Please find someone else to kidnap" I said, still waking away. I could hear his laugh behind me, causing a smile to break out onto my face.

I really do like it when he laughs.

"don't worry Noah, I'm not going to kidnap you, or kill you" He said, still laughing.

I turned back around to face him, my own smile daring to show itself again. "You promise?".

"I promise".

And with that, I followed him into the forest. I trusted him, maybe too much, but I did. He offered me a gentle smile, which I returned.

I smile too much around him, he just makes it such an easy thing to do. If only....other people in my life, not naming who, could allow me to do the same. I mean, Olivia is also easy to talk to, and I smile with her a lot too. But with him, it's just different.

I let myself take in the area I found myself in, not wanting to continue the thoughts entering my mind at that second. I then looked at the boy beside me, the sunlight hitting his emerald eyes, making them look even more beautiful. As if they were part of an old painting, it was so easy to admire them. And his dark, curly hair seemed to be under a spotlight, lighting up the darker areas, making his hair look soft and touchable. I was so tempted to run my hand through it, but I was somehow able to restrain myself. He was just so perfect.

He caught my gaze and I blushed ferociously, the heat on my cheeks reaching to the tip of my ears.

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Me and Tyler had been walking for around two hours now. We made small talk and laughed a little along the way, and it was nice. Really fucking nice. The walk itself was beautiful, and I could even spot a few deer along the way.

And after 2 hours, we had found ourselves at what appeared to be the end of the footpath. And what emerged ahead of me was certainly a sight I will never forget.

Tyler took my hand in his and guided me towards the edge of the small cliff. My breath was caught in my throat as I gazed around at everything, the word 'enchanted' clearly written across my face. There was a waterfall ahead of us and below us was a pool of clear water. I had never seen water this clear in my life, clearly untouched by the pollution the town had occupied. All I wanted to do was jump in.

But Tyler had other plans, which was obvious when he sat down on the edge instead of jumping in. I sat down beside him, my gaze not leaving the waterfall. The water just flowed so perfectly.

"Thanks Noah" Tyler said, startling me after our long period of silence.

"For what?" I chuckled nervously.

"For being here with me. I don't know anyone here, so I don't have a single friend. Or at least not a friend that makes me feel as welcome as you do. This may sound cheesy as hell, but I'm really glad you're here" his smile was almost as bright as the sun, and I couldn't help but smile back.

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We sat on that cliff for at least another hour until we finally went swimming. Olivia called me when Tyler had pushed me into the water and started splashing me, and then he picked me up and threatened to dunk me back in the water, and before I could protest, he already did it, so I had to hang up. We had a water fight and then after that, we headed back to the car and went out for lunch.

The day just seemed so perfect, so unreal that I had to pinch myself a couple of times to check that it was real. And It was. But much to my displeasure, the magical part of my perfect day had came to an end a little too soon.

Tyler had dropped me off at Mia's and we exchanged goodbyes, then I got in my own car and drove back to my house. And then I saw my father's car parked outside. It wasn't supposed to be there. He isn't supposed to be here. He's supposed to be at work, why isn't he?

I took on a deep breath and headed inside.

I won't go into detail about the events that followed, but let's just say that I had a rather unpleasant conversation with my father, and it ended with me going to my room and feeling numb for a number of hours.

This house makes me sick. This house is the type of perfect I don't like. I hate it. And I hate him.