CAUGHT IN-BETWEEN

FIVE: Happily Ever After?

THE REST OF the day just breezed by in a whirlwind of endless classes and pathetic assignments. I was grateful to be finally done with it for the rest of the day. There were only a few hours left before the whole thing came to a close. Whoever introduced education had to be executed in my educated opinion.

Hahaha see what I did there?

Whatever. Making jokes wasn't part of the Lanaya package anyway, so peace out.

My stomach grumbled for the fifth time in an annoying row, reminding me I only had an apple for breakfast that day. I had been in a rush to get to the front passenger seat before Ashely did just for kicks. He still hated the fact that he had to share the ride to school with me. He could just as easily afford to pay for a ride there but riding together was apparently a rule in the Wilson household. Something about the Wilson family time or something dumb like that.

He thought if people didn't see us getting off the same car together then they wouldn't think we were from the same house. The guy was too dumb to realise that whoever knew his parents would automatically know that we knew each other somehow since they dropped and picked me up all the damn time. But who was I to burst his sweet little dumb bubble. I wasn't that cruel to fill him in on that little tid bit.

Yet!

I also didn't have lunch because some crazy teacher decided it was a great idea to give us a long ass assignment which I, of course spent my lunch break doing. I wasn't the type to wait around. I just hated going home with homework. My spare time was too sacred to be tainted by the evils of school work.

With my tupperware container in my hand, I looked around the half empty library until I spotted a familiar face.

Just the face I wanted to see.

With my devilish smile, I strode in his direction intent on my purpose. Liam didn't see me coming until I was sliding down at the table right across from him. My smile widened at the suspicion and irritation as his eyes grew wide, knowing it was already too late for him to pretend he had already been leaving.

"Lord no." He whispered to himself.

"Lord yes." I whispered in kind. My smile, perfectly in place.

He slumped in his seat finally resigning himself to his fate. I rubbed my hands, eager to get my stomach to settle down. My lunchbox so happened to be one of those that had latches on all sides that kept the box and the lid closed tight together. I smiled realising that one little detail. So you could imagine the endless murderous stares I received when it made the popping sounds as I unclamped it. Cackling loudly with each sound it made. I so loved causing trouble.

"Would you stop doing that?" Liam seethed. I shrugged unclamping the last one.

"Can't help it. I'm sure you can see that." He sighed. I took out my sandwich ready to munch away.

"You do know you aren't allowed to eat here right?" Liam supplied as he watched me take a big bite on my salivating sandwich.

"Says who?" I asked chewing behind my hand. He furrowed his brow, gaping at me incredulously.

"The rules! It's written at the door! You really aren't supposed to eat or drink at any library. That's a common general rule." I shrugged like it didn't mean anything. Because it really didn't.

"From all the places you could have had your food, you just had to choose the one place you aren't allowed. You do know you might be punished right?" It was weird seeing him rambling on. I was used to him being all calm and collected. Not freaking out over me breaking one tiny rule.