To Capture a Heart ✔️

Chapter 19

I lay sprawled across my bed, my phone in my hand. The pictures of Ferris fill the screen as well as my mind. It still boggles me how his lips have touched mine and his hands have touched my body. A warm shiver runs through every inch of me as I see his name flash up on my screen. I shouldn't answer...

Before I know it, my thumb has swiped the screen, answering the call. Quickly, I bring the phone to my ear.

"Hello?" I start the hopeful conversation with.

"Kaylee, can we talk?"

"Yeah, about what?" I could hear his ragged breathing from the other side of the line.

"About what you said..."

The gears in my mind turn, thinking about what I said.

"Reminding you about how much of a dick you are?"

"Yeah..."

"I was lying, Ferris."

What's wrong with being called a dick? Why did he take it to heart?

"Are you sure?"

"Ferris, why are you taking it to heart?"

"Because... Every single person in my life thinks that I am a mistake and a... a waste of space, so why would I think that you're any different?"

Woah. What do I say to that?

"Listen, I've liked you since we were kids. Do you really think that I would purposely hurt you?" I grunt and sit up, resting on my palm. "I wouldn't say anything that I thought would hurt you in any way."

Silence.

I can't believe that I just admitted all that to him, who am I? Another minute passes before I realize that the call has been cut off and that Ferris ended the call. What?! I pour my heart out to him, and he doesn't even have the patience to sit and listen to what I have to say. Why do I have to be so stupid? Why did I have to let him in? A small vibrate brings me back to reality as I see who has texted me. Ferris.

Meet me at the park.

Wow. He has the audacity to hang up on me when I was telling him how I felt and then tell me to meet him?

Busy.

I reply, shutting my phone off and throwing it to the other side of the bed. I can hear the faint vibration of the messages from my phone as I drift off to sleep, dreaming about brown eyed boys with dark hair.

***

A harsh knock woke me. I stirred in my bed, wanting a couple more minutes of sleep.

"No..." I murmur, before my body flops back onto the bed. The knocking harshens, forcing me to sit up in bed. The first thing I see is a silhouette of a boy kneeling on the roof under my window. Quickly, I open the window, watching as a boot steps into my room, pressing onto my bed. The next boot... An arm... A face. Ferris' face.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I shout- whisper, putting the light on in my room and closing the door, not wanting to wake anyone.

"I had to talk to you."He answers, panting uncontrollably.

"How did you know where I live?" I question, taking a step closer to him.

.I remember from year 6 when you invited me to your birthday party. I didn't show up but... I kept the invitation and I assumed that your room wasn't the one with glow in the dark dinosaurs on the window." He answers, a small chuckle leaving both of our mouths.

A small gasp leaves my mouth as Ferris bounces onto my bed, looking around my small room. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that Ferris would be sitting on MY bed in MY room.

"What time is it?" I direct the conversation somewhere else.

"Midnight," He replies, raking his eyes over my body.

My instinct is begging me to force him to leave, but the vulnerability of this situation is driving me insane. Slowly, I sit down next to him, yawning in the process.

"I'm so tired..." I exclaim before resting my head on his shoulder and closing my eyes.

"Yeah?" I hear him say.

A shiver runs through me as he pushes his arm under my legs and around my back, gently laying me across my bed.

"You can stay here if you want..." Why did I just say that? Before I can answer my question, the window is opened and the boy of my dreams climbs out into the darkness.