A Stranger To Him

Seven, He kissed me

"So? What happened yesterday? And what happened back there? You sounded so angry." Emily gives me a questioning look.

We're sitting on the bleachers of the football field. Later today, there will be practice, but right now the field is empty. We're the only ones here. The sun is shining, but it's not so hot outside. It's a little cold, actually. I dive into my green jacket a little bit more. I'm wearing ripped boyfriend jeans and a loose black shirt underneath it.

We're both done with our classes and are waiting for the try-outs to start. To avoid the crowd, we decided to sit here, where it's calm and quiet.

"Mrs. Girard, my French teacher, made Caine change seats with the girl next to me. Then he started talking to me, and we had a short conversation." I tell her everything, even the tiniest details. She listens carefully without saying anything. Sometimes she gives a conforming sound, but for once, I'm the talker.

"I must say, for him, it's a normal answer to give. Besides, I could've guessed he would've answered that. What did you think he would've answered? That he wanted to do some French exercises with you?" She gives me a frowned look and puts her hair in a low ponytail. I take a sip of my coke bottle before I answer her.

Sadly, I couldn't find any vodka, as were on school grounds. No drinking is allowed under the age of twenty-one. Not that most teenagers follow those rules. Most of us have already drunk a sip of alcohol before the age of eighteen.

"I don't know. Somehow, I didn't expect an answer. I was just surprised and shocked when he said that." I say while staring in front of me. I could've expected the answer Caine gave me. It's so obvious. Why did I think he would give a different answer? What was I thinking?

"I'm not even going to ask the question. I know you can't answer. Tell me what happened back there, in the hall. When you two were alone." I don't answer right away. I'm still confused and bewildered about what happened. I don't realize yet that I slapped him. Right in the face.

I still can't believe that I did that. I have never done such a violent thing. I was always taught that violence is never the solution, which it still isn't, in my opinion. You don't solve anything with violence. Most of the time, it only makes things worse.

Yet, I used violence. It did feel pretty good to hit him in the face, and I must say that he absolutely deserved it, but that doesn't make it right. I rarely get angry, and even when I get angry, I most certainly do not express it with violence. Nevertheless, Caine is getting on my nerves, and he wakes up the anger. I shouldn't let him get under my skin so easily, but I don't know how to stop it.

I do wonder if it hurt, though. The spot where I hit him was turning red quickly. He even rubbed the spot. I hope it did hurt. He absolutely deserved it, as the asshole he is. I most certainly do not regret punching him.

"He was talking about my confidence and temper. He said he liked it, and it made me sexy. I got so angry that I slapped him in the face. You could say he did not expect that." I tell her the whole story, but I'm sure she heard some part of the heated conversation. We didn't exactly talk quietly.

"You slapped him in the face? I didn't expect that either. You're the sweetest girl I know. You never use violence. Let alone that you slap someone in the face." I understand her surprisingness. I was pretty surprised too. I wonder where I got to courage to do such a thing. Maybe, I'm not so sweet after all.

"I know. I was so angry, and the urge to hit him was so big. I don't understand why no one else ever hits him, and then I don't mean the fights he gets in." I smirk and play with my hands. I'm nervous. I'm still nervous.

"I think no one else ever hit him because they are afraid of him. He can be quite intimidating, and he has a strong presence. Besides, he is always tensed, and most of the time, he is in a bad mood. I still wonder why he didn't get mad at you for bumping into him." She raises her eyebrows and looks at the time on her phone.