Something To Forget

Chapter 2

When the two English lessons passed by, I quickly gathered my belongings and ran into the cafeteria to meet up with Caleb and Natalie. They were the only people I'd talk to in and outside of school. The other students were invisible to me and the only people I truly cared about were them.

I entered the hall to find Natalie and Caleb sitting together and talking with a boy I'd never seen before. Who's that? I pushed the thought away and made my way over to them, and when I approached the group they all turned to me including the boy.

"Hey, Ave!" Natalie practically screamed as if it had been years and not only hours ago before we had seen each other. We hugged while the boys just sat in silence, exchanging looks, and watched us reunite as they giggled to make fun of us.

"Hey, babe." Meet Mason. He just joined our rally team and then transferred to the school." Caleb said, introducing Mason who I'd first greet with a smile before saying:

"Hi."

"Hey." He just replied and continued to eat from the blue school tray. I sat down beside Natalie, facing Caleb and obliquely to Mason's left side.

As we continued being wired and talking about whether or not Natalie also should come to Xander's party, I caught Mason looking at me from time to time. Maybe he's just checking out if I'm okay or not? I mean, I would've done that too.

"What's your next class?" Mason asked while catching up on me through the halls.

"History, and you?" I asked as he looked down at me. I think he was at least 6 feet, while there was little me, dealing with only 5,2 inches.

"Same" He replied with a smile and walked beside me until we reached the classroom.

I did what I always did, threw myself into the front-row seat. Not because I wanted people to stare at me from behind, but because it was the seat closest to the door. Closer to freedom. Closer to Caleb.

Mason found a seat two rows behind me and we quickly exchanged a look when the teacher entered the room, and then the two longest history lessons of my life began.

As the four of us waited for the bus stop, Caleb and Mason turned to Natalie and me, and asked if we wanted to cheer them on as they raced on the asphalt in circles on Sunday, and of course we said yes. Natalie had always been interested in car engineering and fixing broken things. She even thought about volunteering to be a part of the pit crew to fix the cars if they suddenly broke down.

Caleb and I got off the bus together, leaving Natalie and Mason to drive home with the bus together. Caleb asked if I had any plans today, and if I hadn't, he'd take me out, end of discussion How sweet is that?

He'd go to our usual diner to order some food we usually don't, and talked about everything between heaven and earth. How he thought that Mason joined the rally team was wonderful to how amazing he thought I was. We stayed out until the evening, where we'd find a place in the park to settle down.

I couldn't believe how my heart raced every time Caleb looked at me. His forest green eyes lit up a spark that drew me in like a moth to a flame. Was it even possible to love another human being this much?

We were lying on the moistened grass in the park surrounded by the chirping of crickets. Caleb's hand found mine as we looked up into the sky, sending a jolt of electricity through me. My breath caught in my throat, causing me to cough. Caleb chuckled softly, the sound like music to my ears.

"You're so beautiful, Avery," he whispered, his like a gentle breeze. I turned my head slowly to the side, leading my eyes into his. I blushed, feeling a rush of warmth spread across my cheeks.

"Stop it, Caleb." You're making me blush."

We both sat up with our hands supporting our upper bodies. He leaned in closer, his breath tickling my ear. "I can't help it. You're irresistible."

We both sat up, having our arms supporting our upper bodies. As he leaned in to kiss me he whispered the words I'd love to hear from him, more than anybody else.

"I love you, Avery."

"I love you too, Caleb."