Just A Game

19. Lies Unfold

I woke up with my head reeling and back aching. After readjusting my eyesight, I took in my surroundings. I was inside of Chase's truck- well Shane's. Chase was sound asleep on the driver's side, his head leaning on the window, mouth open and drool falling from the corner of his lips. In any other situation with my head hurting I would've just let him be and most likely try to go back to sleep but I felt the need to grab my phone and take a picture of him.

Just my luck. The flash went off when I clicked the small button on the camera. Chase abruptly awoke looking around him clueless as ever. I took that as an opportunity to quickly hide my phone and pretend I just woke up. After stretching and fake yawning I looked at Chase. His eyes were red and puffy and I'm guessing because of what we did when I cut lunch.

"You know you basically made me cut the rest of school" I told him, my voice soft.

"Yeah... Sorry about that" He whispered smiling at me. "I guess I owe ya"

"Chyeah, like a million bucks"

He chuckled at me turning the key in the ignition making the car roar to life.

"Maybe not a million bucks, but how about a date?"

My breath caught in my throat at his words. There were no signs of humor on his face when I looked over which meant he was serious. So we've been on a "friend-date" but not a "date-date". Normally I could care less about titles because most of the times we hung out were basically dates. But him asking that question made me realize that he didn't think the same thing as me. His definition of a date was probably a whole lot different from what we've been doing.

"Eff, you and I are going on a date tomorrow"

"Don't I get say in this?!" I shouted as he started pulling off the curb of the street which was the same road that led to the school.

"Ok, sure..." He mumbled.

"Okay... I don't want to go on a date with you" I said. I have things on my plate that I need to take care of tomorrow afternoon and night. It may not be a lot but they're important. Preparing for a date with Chase would make things complicated. Much less actually go on one.

I heard Chase suck in a huge breath and for a second I contemplated the idea and kind of felt bad I rejected him when all he was trying to do was land a chance to hang out with me in a more intimate way. But then all of my sympathy went away when he opened his mouth,

"That's too bad because we're still going"

*

Chase had dropped me off by my house over a few hours ago. I called Julie apologizing for missing my session. She told me it was ok and that she's glad I'm doing fine. Then she wished me luck on the date I'm apparently going on tomorrow with that gorgeous smug-face devil. He told me he'd pick me up around noon tomorrow and that I'd better bring some swimming clothes. That ought to be fun, right?

Now I was reading out of my psychology book and waiting for Drea to come over. Chase, Drea and I would've all hung out together but Chase said he'd have to take a raincheck, he has matters to deal with. I didn't urge him anymore after that because next thing you know he'll throw a man fit. I was used to him dodging everything regarding him already. It was kind of scary in a way. We'd spend hours talking or just being together and he manages to ignore all roads that leads to something about him. To be frank, I hardly know Chase. I know where he likes to eat. I know that he's a friggin' daredevil. I know that his father is the principal of my school and Shane is his cousin. And that he likes reading but what exactly does he read? He never tells me anything. I may sound like a brat or needy but it gets really frustrating sometimes. I don't think I can keep hanging out with someone I don't know well and doesn't want me to know them. Well, whatever.