Ink & Pages

10. Chameleon

Lucas and I were walking to my house. Both of us were dead-silent.

I should say something. This is so awkward .What should I say?

I glanced at him.

Not gonna lie, his side profile is something else. He had such a sharp jaw, it looks like it can cut through metal. The sunlight makes his hair look fluffy. I want to run my fingers through his inky locks-

Suddenly he turned sideways to look at me.

He caught me checking him out.

"Are we there yet?" He snapped.

"Yeah. There" I pointed to my house.

Lucas hummed in response.

I don't understand him. Just a few minutes ago ,he was all flirty and giggles and sunshine. Now he is this.
Arrogant and cocky and annoying.

Chameleon.

We entered my house and removed our shoes.

This is the first time i'm bringing a boy to my home. Mom is probably gonna be pissed about it. Wait. What is there to be pissed about? I'm just bringing him over for project. Nothing els-

"Are you just gonna stand there forever? The project is not gonna prepare itself" Lucas sneered.

"R-right...umm.....upstairs" I stuttered.

I am positive my face is tomato-red.

This is so embarrassing.

I raced upstairs and went to my room first to check whether my room is tidy. Thankfully , it is.

"Phew" I sighed in relief and turned around, only to meet with a wall.

I am a hundred percent sure there was no wall there. Now what?

I looked up to find Lucas staring down at me.

"I-I....Im sorry" I muttered.

"Can we start the project already?" He rolled his eyes, annoyed.

"Let me check my email. We don't know our topic yet" I said and started checking my emails.

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We worked on the project for three hours straight. I was noting important points regarding our topic and Lucas was searching for sources in my laptop.

I didn't know when I dozed off , but when I opened my eyes , Lucas was staring at me. I jolted awake and looked at the clock. It was ten already.

When I looked back at Lucas , he was looking at the laptop like nothing happened.

How long was he staring at me? Did I drool?

I wiped my face to find it still dry.

"You did snore, though" he grinned mockingly.

"I-I-" I stuttered.

"It's late. I'll get going. The project is not complete. We can finish it in a day or two" Lucas stood up and looked at me.

"Oh. Umm...okay. I'll walk you to the door" I muttered.

Lucas turned back to me when we reached the door. He opened his mouth to say something and stopped himself.

"Bye"

I mumbled a 'bye' and he went out.

What was he gonna say earlier?

Hmm...whatever.

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