Across the Hall (girlxgirl)

thirteen

• N a y a •

Ember had left me completely stunned. It had been two hours since we had parted ways and I still lay awake in bed, tossing and turning as my mind became bombarded by thoughts of her. Now that I knew what her lips felt like I couldn't stop wondering if they would feel the same on mine- what they would taste like?

I had to stop there. I couldn't allow myself to even think of Ember and her lips. I was scared of the dangerous places my thoughts would take me, places I couldn't come back from.

The small twinkle in her mismatched eyes, the gentle curves of her body, and her rare smile were enough on their own but coupled with recent events the memories played on repeat in my mind like a beautiful song. So when I found myself staring at the ceiling until my eyes became unfocused I could only groan and roll over, propping a pillow over my head in an attempt to smother my thoughts.

I could not, under any circumstances, have any sort of attraction or feelings for Ember, not when she was living across from my room and especially not when she was still recovering from a past I had yet to fully understand. I'd be taking complete advantage of her and that's the last thing I ever wanted to do. Yet, I only felt the familiar tug of sleep when I allowed myself to be weak, to dream about what it would be like if those soft, pink lips had brushed my lips instead of my cheek...

At 06:30 I was rudely woken by my blaring alarm and as I pried open my tired eyes I immediately regretted letting my mind run away from me. Instead of complaining, I got out of bed and got ready for my soccer game, trying not to be late since Coach Kim was already on my ass about it.

Once I was done I ran downstairs, relieved when I was greeted by all household members, except for Ember. I made sure to scarf down the breakfast my mum made and filled up my water bottle before I headed for the door.

"I'm leaving before I'm too late," I called out as I packed my bag, my mum watching from the kitchen.

"Okay my love, is there anything I need to bring?" She asked but before I could reply I heard the soft footfalls of Ember coming towards the kitchen, sending me into a slight panic before I shook my head.

"No, no, I'm fine, I'll see you later," I rushed, quickly kissing my mum on the cheek before I hurried to the garage, hopping into my car. I blasted music the entire drive to stop my mind from wandering to you-know-who and my confusing emotions. By the time I made it to the field, I went straight into stretching and warming up before the rest of my  team could arrive, excluding one...

"About damn time White, I thought a captain is supposed to be earlier than everyone else." Jordan teased stretching their hamstrings as I rolled my eyes, dropping my stuff.

"It's not my fault you get up before sunrise." I huffed as I walked over to stretch with them and they grinned.

"Still would be nice though." They smirked as more teammates started pitching up.

The warm-up was a welcomed distraction as my mind was finally put to use, kicking the ball to my teammates and running drills as the sun started to shine down on us. Jordan and I started to kick the ball to each other to get our eye in when movement on the stands caught my eye, my parents and friends waving at me as they sat down and I waved back before focusing back on the ball, wondering where Ember was and if she decided to ditch- until I saw her.

Standing next to her Naomi, dressed in faded dark-blue jeans and a blue, white and grey halter-neck crop top stood Ember, looking even better than what she did the previous night. Her hair was left down, curls falling around her and flatteringly framing her face as she and Naomi took a seat with the rest of my friends. She looked so good it made me nervous.