Polaroids

9|He's back

We take a seat at a bright pink booth at the back of the pink and white themed restaurant. The atmosphere was calm, filled with the happy movements of excited children eagerly waiting for their ice cream treats.

Josh was at the till, ordering us an ice cream. I know, it's wierd how we were arguing twenty minutes ago and now we're on some sort of ice cream date, but hey, it's hot today and I'm hungry, so a little cool dessert wouldn't hurt.

"Here..." He says dropping a tray with a little bowl and spoon infront of me. It was strawberry, with chocolate chips.

Basic..

"Strawberry?" Is ask watching him take a seat opposite me. He looks at me and then at the tray "uh...yeah I don't know what you'd like..." He says and I smile taking a big spoonful. "It's actually my favorite"

Sometimes basic is best..

He makes a sound in his throat that sounded like a chuckle. I notice it continues and he looks away.

"What's so funny?" I ask with furrowed brows. "Your favourite's everywhere" he says gesturing to my face.

"Oh.." i scan my face ".. where?" I couldn't find it. At some point I felt like there was nothing and he was doing this to make me look foolish.

"Josh I can't find it" I say giving up and pouting. He gets up and sits besides me staring at my cheek.

Ah I missed the cheek didn't I?

" It's right....here" he says before I feel his lips land on my cheek followed by his tongue licking whatever was on there turning my face crimson.

"So cute" I hear a group of girls comment from behind us. They must have thought we were on a date, the thought made me go cherry red.

"Can I ask you something?" He says so close to my face our noses touched and our breathes where in sink.

"Mm..mm...mhm" I couldn't form audible words as I stated into those eyes.

Damn those eyes turned my knees to jelly.

"Have you ever thought of...well I realize I....do you-"A ring from my phone cut him off. I inwardly curse whoever was calling, but lord bless their soul cause at this point I wouldn't be reply whatever he'd ask.

Except miming was an option.

I checked to see who was calling and to my surprise it was Patricia.

Okay forget the blessing of their soul part.

I picked up knowing well that no matter how much I didn't like her, whenever she called it was always something important.

With dad's death, I learnt that the hard way...

"Patricia what's wrong?" I ask nervously, nervously shifting away from Josh before getting up and going outside outside to hear her better.

"Get home now!" She exclaims. "Wait what happened" I ask a but scared. "Just come home right now Katherine it's urgent" she says. I wouldn't want to make the same mistake again so I just agree.

Going back into the restaurant I see Josh seated in the same position fiddling with the rings on his fingers nervously before his eyes met with mine.

"I need to go.." I say quickly grabbing my bag "like right now" I add to be specific. He looks up at me with a dissapointed look on his face. "A family emergency came up I'm sorry, tell Emma I had to go home and I'll text her later" I say rushing towards the door.

"Uh okay?" I head him reply from behind me "but wait how are you gonna get home without a car?" He asks coming out of the store with me.

I hadn't thought of that...

"Uh I'll take a taxi" I say going towards the road. "No way I'll drive you home" he says grabbing my arm and leading me to Emma's car. I look at him surprised. Did Joshua Barley want to drive me home?

"I don't need your help Joshua but thanks" I say as nicely as I could.

"It's not help, think of it as.... assistance" he says with a smirk.

Smart move Barley....

"Fine" I say rolling my eyes. After all I did need to get home urgently, and bif he hasn't kidnapped me scince he wouldn't kidnap me now. I hoped into the drivers seat and imputed the address into the GPS. Without long, we were at the ivory gates of my home.

"Your house... it's pretty big" he says scanning the building surprised and I glare at him. "Surprised a rugrat like me has a big house?" I ask annoyed.

"Not rugrat per say.." my mouth drops at his comment. "Wow, Typical. guys like you think everyone is below them" I say exasperated getting out of the car.

"Oh wait no no I didn't mean it like tha-" I put a hand up keeping him quiet. "you know what thanks alot for your assistance I'll make sure to tell Emma how nice of a cheffuer you are" I say annoyed.

"But i-" "oh no need to convince me, I'm still gonna tutor you from tomorrow, but not for you, for the sake of the schools image scince your such a good player" I yell sarcastically before banging the door in his face.

"Damn it!" I hear him exclaim from the car banging his fists on the streering wheel causing the car horn to sound off.

Damn it is right, one moment he's sweet and kind and the next he's mysterious and down right mean can the guy pick a mood?

He doesn't understand that I might be shy but I do speak when I need to. I mean the Katherine that kicked multiple policeman didn't die out completely.

i walk into the living room closing the huge wooden door behind vme and running upstairs to the hall.
"Patricia? Patricia! Pa-" I stop dead in my tracks smelling that familiar fragrance. A fragrance that became nothing but a pungent stench in my life.

Turning around slowly, Hoping to got to God it wasn't who I thought it was, my eyes land in horror at the 6"1 figure. A familiar face stares back at me with a grin. A grin that sent shivers down my spine and goosebumps on my skin, God, I hated it so much.

The same eyes, lips, height... Everything disgusting part was the same and yet so different at the same time.

"Missed me little rose?" That voice rang in my ear bringing back the last Time I heard it. A terrible, terrible Time.

Slender, red polished nails snaked around his arms, Patricia's small form compared to him appearing behind him. Her face gleaming with a wide smile plastered across her lips.

"He's back"

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