STRAWBERRIES × CIGERETTES

Chapter 18 | Emily

After the college was over so I headed towards my bike. Ryan and Nina were going to be coming to the diner together as well.

I was going to the parking lot when James came and blocked my way.

"James move" I said trying to go from the other side but he blocked me again.

"Why are you ignoring me? I just wanna be friends" he shrugged with a smirk

"Oh really, We'll whatever your intentions are, keep them to yourself. I'm not interested in being you friend " I glared at him.

"Feisty huh, playing hard to get? You don't need to darling. If you wanna get in my pants then just say it" He shrugged and I scoffed.

"Your not gonna take a hint like this are you?" I Scoffed while he just kept smirking like an idiot.

I gathered all my strength and guts and kicked him on his private point. He groaned and fell on the grass.

"You better stay away from me now James " I said with anger while he kept groaning in pain.

I smirked and left, walking towards my bike.

To be honest, I really was feeling like a badass chick. Atleast he knows his place now. I drove my bike to the diner.

I wore my dress and did my job, serving and taking orders the whole time.

Ryan and Nina had dropped by inbetween and she took her bike while Ryan went in his car.

They look really good together. And I'm pretty sure they kinda like each other. It's all in their eyes, they way they look at each other.

It was now almost time to close so I wore my clothes and walked out after handing the keys to Beck who was still working.

I walked out with a frown and went towards my car. I somewhere wanted a certain someone to drop by. It was boring the whole time .

I reached home and went straight to my room.  As I opened my curtains, why eyes widened when I saw Noah.

He was exercising. He was wearing nothing but his pants and working out on the pull up bar. His muscles flexed everytime he would pull himself up.

I kept staring at him until he turned around. He looked at me and soon I could spot his smirk appear with the dimples.

I rolled my eyes at him and closed my curtains. I looked at myself in the mirror and I was bright red.

I hate him, then why does my body react to him like this !

I opened my laptop and my books and began studying. I really had to speed up my game.

How come I never knew that he was a freaking topper!

I need to beat him up. I studied for hours while listening to some peaceful music.

After a while me and Nina read books in my room and dozed off.

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I woke up to Nina's alarm ringing. I groaned and got up, walking towards the window.

I opened the curtains and went outside to the balcony. I stretched a bit outside and turned around almost getting a heart attack.

He was standing in his balcony, leaning on the railing and watching me with amusement in his eyes.

"What?" I asked.

"You gotta stop stretching like that over here" he said as his amusement disappeared. His eyes kinda darkening.

"Why? It's my balcony, I'll do I whatever I wanna do" I said crossing my arms and looking at him .

"You do you" he huffed and walked back inside.

Whats up with him?

I got ready wearing a crop top and a mini skirt along with a short cardigan. I put my laptop and books in my bag, grabbed my phone and earplugs and walked to my car. Nina sat in the passenger seat and I drove .

"There's a new club that opened." She said.

"So?" I asked, still driving.

"So, let's go take a look tonight? " she said.

"On a weekday?" I raised my brows.

"We'll not drink, just take a look around" she shrugged

"You know I don't go to clubs and all. They are filled with creeps " I argued back.

"Okay so we can call the boys too and Jenna " she said after thinking for a while .

"Fine" I exhaled, listening to Flowers by Miley Cyrus.

Soon I reached college and we got out walking to the gates.

I walked through the hallway noticing all the people whispering and looking at me.

"Umm Nina, why is everyone like this?" I whispered while walking.

"I have no idea " she said as she as well looked around.

Whenever I was looking someone, especially a guy, they'd just look somewhere else.

I saw a guy coming from the opposite side. "Hey!" I said. His eyes widened.

"S-sorry I gotta go!" He said and walked quickly.

"Ok something is really weird here!" Nina whispered.

"What the fuck is going on?" I mumbled to myself.

All the guys were just looking away from me and the girls were giving me death stares.

"You!" I stopped when a girl appeared in front of us. She was the same girl who keeps talking to Noah. She had blonde hair, blue eyes and had a really perfect figure. A little too perfect. No doubts the boys here drool over her.

"Yes?" I raised a brow.

"Stay away from Noah, he's mine." I rolled my eyes.

"He is isn't you property so you can't say he's yours." I looked at her with bored eyes and she just glared at me. If eyes could kill, of probably be dead.

"I'm warning you Emia, stay away from him. You'll regret it" she said with a smirk on her face.

"Whatever, Maria" I rolled my eyes.

"It's Marina" she groaned and walked away. Me and Nina laughed and continued walking.

I walked into the music class. I yawned as I was still sleepy. Me and Nina had stayed up till 4am last night so I was pretty tired.

I took a seat at the end and listened to the boring violins and other music instruments playing slowly and slowly in a calm tone.

I was looking through my phone when Noah walked in and sat in a distance from me. We looked at each other for a while but I broke the eye contact as someone called out my name.

His eyes were hazel and once you'd look into them you'd get lost. He wasn't really that much of an open book but I was always able to read him..

The teacher soon came and began teaching us a new song for half of the period. I didn't listen much because I never had that much of an interest in music.

I had to choose it because ewe had to choose any two extracurricular activities.

I had taken music and photography .

I closed the music book before me and just looked around until my gaze went on Noah who was looking forward and listening to the teacher.

I kept looking at him. How his dimples would appear when he would give the smallest smile. How his muscles would flex when he'd pick up or lift his arm.

I layed my head on the seat infront of me and just looked at him the whole time.

Soon I had dozed off. My eyes closed and the chattering and loud noises in the background faded.