Haunted Hearts || A.W.G || [Discontinued]

Warnings, Coffee Shops and Blink-182 || Chapter Two

//*//*// Date: a social or romantic appointment or engagement \\*\\*\\

Emerald

I woke up this morning afraid of feelings and to make matters worse, I didn't study much for the chemistry test yesterday. Now I'm sitting here staring and stressing over it. Tapping my pencil nervously on the table, I re-read question three multiple times until Alex passes me a note.

His messy writing reads,"If you go on a date with me, I'll give you the answers."

"No thank you." I write and pass it back. "Have fun failing your test then."

I can already see him grinning behind me. I mentally groan and scribble, "Fine."

He passes me it back with the answers on it. I'm surprised Mrs. Bexly didn't see the note, since she always watches us for any cheaters. I hastily write down the answers and hand it in at record time because the bells rings right after I put it on her desk.

I go straight to my locker without any incident with the unfriendly faces. I'm late to lunch and trying to hurry when Madison stops me. "Don't tell anyone I'm talking to you, Groves."

"What do you want?" I ask. "I want to warn you. Alex, the boy you hang out with, all he wants is sex. Not your friendship and definitely not commitment. Ever see him hanging out with girls other than you? No because he uses them then throws them away like toys. His goal is to sleep with every girl in school and the only girl left is you. How do I know this? You might ask. Remember tenth grade? I was just like you back then. Thinking we were just friends and wanted nothing to do with him sexually. Eventually I started to like him and he tricked me into thinking he actually liked me back. We had sex then he ran and never talked to me again. I'm being friendly and telling you to build a wall, don't give in cause if you do, it'll hurt so bad to see him go on like nothing ever happened."

She leaves right after she finishes.

Madison Montgomery, the most popular girl since the 9th grade, actually cares if I get hurt? She actually has a heart?

Build a wall, Emerald. Don't let him in. You know how he works and now you even got a warning.

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"Nymphet!" I hear Alex calling from down the hall but I ignore him and continue walking. One more hour of school and I'm free from him for the night.

I go into English class and sit in my seat. "I know you heard me calling you." He walks through the door and takes a seat in his assigned chair next to me. I still ignore him and get my notebook out. "What's wrong, beautiful?"

"Don't call me that." I demand. "Got you to talk to me." He chuckles. I glare at him then roll my eyes. "So, I was thinking that we can go to a coffee shop this Saturday for our date."

Say no, say no, say no.

"Okay."

Dammit, Emerald.

"Looking forward to it." He winks.

What have I just gotten myself into?

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Saturday

Alex texts me the address and says to meet him there so I get my mom to drive me no problem. She's just glad I'm making "friends".

"Have fun, honey!" My mom calls from the car before I open the door. I might as well order my coffee since I'm tired as fuck. I walk up to the counter, "I'll have a vanilla iced coffee."

"That'll be two-fifty." The man says.

I get my wallet out and am about to take out the money when someone puts a hand on my shoulder. "I got it."