Bite Me

Chapter 9 - Challenge Accepted

Song of the chapter: Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
"Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain. Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain. Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen."

(Anastasia's point of view)

The current, comforting feeling that Riven's jumper was providing me with made me feel super weird on the inside and not in a good way I don't think.

It's huge on me, oversized to perfection and silky soft as well. It was the colour cobalt blue and had a band printed on it that I actually liked.

Tears for Fears are certainly an underrated band but their music never seems to disappoint me. I had pictured in my mind that maybe Riven liked the music of today more but clearly my assumptions were wrong, they always are when it comes to him.

I always seem to underestimate Riven and somehow he always proves me wrong every time, it's rather frustrating to say the least.

As per usual when he's with me, he seems to get lost within his thoughts and though I asked him what he was thinking about, I knew I wouldn't receive an answer. I wasn't really expecting one either, especially when I never actually answer any of his questions or give him much of a chance to ask me questions.

I do know that when he looks at me like he is right now and is deep in thought, it means he's thinking of things to do with me that he probably shouldn't be.

It's the whole reason I try to avoid him, I'm just not good for someone like him.

"So you like Tears for Fears?", I say to break the ice.

He looks at me perplexed for a moment but then shortly realises why I asked him that question. I point at the jumper and he smiles back at me.

"Oh yeah, I do like them and I actually have a few records of theirs. They were my moms, she's actually seen them in concert before."

"Oh wow! I will admit 'Everybody wants to rule the world' is an overrated song of theirs but it's still a classic", I share with him.

I better not say too much more about them, I have also seen them in concert and I need to act like I haven't or I would have to expose when exactly I saw them. I have been around a long time and nobody our age would've seen them back in 1985, I mean Riven wasn't even born then and I know that for a fact. Stephanie talks about everyone at our university constantly, I know she's somehow friends with Jackson and so I have heard plenty about the Colella brothers, enough to know that Riven's the same age as me, but I've been this age for decades unlike him.

It would be hilarious though, if I went to the same concert that Riven's mom also went to at the time.

"So you like older music?", he points out, rather than asking me.

"Mostly older music, but I do like a few artists now too", I reply.

Then comes the question I feared he would eventually ask me but unfortunately I brought this all on myself for starting the conversation topic.

"What music do your parents like?", he asks me so innocently, not knowing how much I despise my parents.

"Uh I would rather not talk about my parents with you", I reply without a second thought.

His lips snap shut suddenly, while he nods in my direction.

A part of me knows that the reason he asked about my parents was to see how I'd react or reply in regards to him bringing them up and the other part of me also understands that he really just wants to know more about me personally.