Once a Dare leads to Love (BOOK 1)

|55|A Mess (I)|

Eric P.O.V

Exhausted, I reached home. I threw my keys on the table, slipped the bag off my shoulder and it fell on the floor, and I threw myself on the couch.

"Argh..." I groaned so loudly. 

She was so good at hiding her emotions when she didn't want anyone to read them, that no matter how much you try, it was impossible to understand what was going on in her mind. I couldn't understand was she really mad at me or was she just teasing me? But for a fact, her smirk and that look on her face told me she was up to something.

Oh, God! What do I do? What do I do?

I had to think of something special. The best thing I could do right now was asked her out on a date. But... It had to be perfect and special. I need Zack's help, Owen had never been the romantic one, but that idiot refused any help. He even refused me when I asked him to let me use his beach house. Skylee told me she liked being at beaches.

And when I asked him what they were talking about during the class. That dipshit just smirked in return, developing an irresistible urge to punch him, but Rosalyn came and saved him.

Frustrated, I put my legs up on the table when I hit something. I frowned and looked at it.

Why didn't I notice it before?

Because you were busy sulking. The voice in my head said and I rolled my eyes at myself.

I sat straight and picked the guitar. There was also a note attached to it. The guitar was beautiful, it was a white guitar with red roses dusted near the strings and the left down area. I plucked the note and read it.

I'm sorry, Skylee, took so long to fix this. Now, your baby is as good as new. Have fun!

-Brother Xander

Oh, so this was Skylee's baby guitar. No wonder how she was so good at playing guitar. I angled my head and stared at the guitar. I grinned as a mischievous idea popped up in my head.

Now let's see if you still keep ignoring me.

As if in cue, I heard the gate opening, so, to add a more dramatic effect, I ran upstairs and stood on the Mazzaine (inside balcony) with the guitar in my hand, dangling down the railing. I had a tight grip on it, making sure not to let it actually fall.

My plan was simple. This is Skylee Lizard's baby guitar and I am a Devil manipulative Cactus. So, I would use my best hypnotizing smile and would fake a scene of threatening her if she refused to talk with me.

God, it was such a stupid idea, the worst of the worst stupid! How come my brain wasn't working? It could even backfire on me and I could pretty clearly imagine Skylee with a death glare, yelling at top of her lungs for daring to threaten her.

Even better.

Because, if this happened then I could simply just kiss the hell out of her and while she was in a dazed, I would ask her out for a date. Now that sounds like a plan.

I was so busy that I didn't even notice she was already in the lounge, looking around the house like she was looking for someone. Her bodyguard named Number 1 was with her.

"Looking for someone?" I asked, making her look up at me.

As she looked up, I felt my world trembled. I was caught off-guard. She was looking so freaked out. Her face was pale, her eyes red and glossy, making my heart ducked down somewhere in my stomach. Her lower lip was trembling like she was about to cry but holding herself so hard not to.