Afraid To Love Again

Chapter 07 - Cheated

Thank God, it's Friday.
Yesterday I fell into a food coma as soon as I got home.

I had a weird feeling of need to wearing something cute today which it's the first time that word popped up in my vocabulary of style.
I never think cute. It's always comfy that comes to mind.
I went through the clothes I got from shopping the previous day and I think I made my decision.
A pastel purple pleaded skirt, a white crop top, covering that with an oversized white hoodie
The skirt; something I wouldn't personally wear but, guess who picked that up and said "Omg this would be so cute on you!"

Yay, my first skirt since middle school

I would usually put on loose shirts or sweatshirts, sweatpants, pyjamas, hoodies, oversized cargo pants and shorts. That's it.
I was done getting dressed and now it was time for battle.
I grabbed my hair brush and gathered enough energy to tame my hair.

30 minutes later...

Defeat again.
I give up. Ponytail it is, again.
I should probably ask Kendricks what hair products he uses. Probably won't be even able to afford them
My mom just won't find the reason to buy expensive things just like that. I'm the one who's broke here.
I went to the kitchen to pack my lunch and went out the door.

...

"Good morning Thumbelina", Kendricks said catching up to me and also catching me by surprise

"Good morning", I said with a sarcastic smile.

It was the first time I saw him walking to school.

"What?", he asked because I guess he noticed me looking at him.

"Did your car get taken?". It was a genuine question.

"No, why?"

"I assumed since you are such a bad driver, you now had to walk to school"

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm okay", I didn't want this to backfire on me but I was curious, "Why?"

"I assumed after all the food you had yesterday, you wouldn't be able to come to school today. I have a question though. How did you manage to fit all that food in such a tiny body?"

"Can you forget about that?"

He shook his head, "I can't do that"

"Okay, at least don't remind me about it"

We were quiet for a few minutes.

"Erica, my mom and dad had a tutor in mind for me"

"Perfect". Freedom at last.

"I refused and may or may not have said you were tutoring me starting Monday"

"Gosh. What is your problem?", I hit his arm.

"Please come, all the tutors my mom gets for me are fucking old. I fall asleep a minute into the lesson"

A chuckle manages to escape my lips. I look back at him and he had a soft smile plastered on his face.

"You're adorable when you laugh"

What move is this guy trying to pull?
I clear my throat and choose to ignore his last sentence, "Well good luck because I'm not coming", I said walking slightly faster and was ahead of him by a small distance.

"What if I get you a dessert from yesterday's restaurant once a week"

"Wait really?", I turned back with excitement.

"Sure"

"Make it twice a week", I suggested.

"No"

"Fine, once is okay"