What the Heart Wants

Chapter Eleven

Had I heard him right? Did he really just ask me that? I mean I’d had boyfriends before but did I really want to make things official with Brian? There was just too much think about. And what about Alex? How would he feel about this? My head hurts

“Lucy?” Brian’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

“I have to go.”

I didn’t even turn back. I just got up and left. I could hear him calling me but I didn’t care. I had to find Alex. I needed to know how he’d feel about this. I ran out of the lunch room and started sprinting down the halls. I checked the library. I checked the common rooms. I checked the gym hall. But there was no sign of him. I was about to give up when I remembered where Brian and I had been this morning. I turned towards the main door and made my way round the back of the school until I got to the forest. I could only make out the back of a head through the trees but I knew it was Alex’s. I walked over to where he was sitting against a tree and slouched down beside him.

“So you two made it official, huh?” He didn’t even look at me. He just stared off into the distance and continued to rip up the leaf he was holding.

“It’s not what you think…”

“You don’t need to explain yourself to me. It’s fine, I get it. You can be with whoever the hell you want.” 

And with that, he got up and walked off. I called after him. I shouted, screamed, his name. But he didn’t turn around. He just carried on walking. That’s how I knew he wasn’t only mad, but was truly hurt and upset. I felt tears starting to build up in my eyes but I refused to let them spill and run down my cheeks. Although, no matter how hard I tried to contain them, one or two occasionally slipped out.

I sat against that tree for what seemed like hours but must only have been about ten minutes. I finally calmed down and tried to compose myself. I stood up and pulled my mirror out of my pocket. No mascara streaks. Thank god. My eyes were a bit puffy but it wasn’t very noticeable. I wiped all the dirt of my skirt and wiped the tear stains off my cheeks and made my way back to the main building.

I stepped inside and there were people running around everywhere. Great. The bell had gone and I’d had no lunch. Stupid Alex and Brian. I trudged towards my locker. I was hungry, upset and a little grumpy. I made it to my locker and started pulling my books out when I felt someone behind me. I spun around and was faced with Brian’s stormy blue eyes.

“Brian, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to run out on you! You just surprised me and…”

He put a finger over my lip to silence me. “Don’t worry about it, Lucy. You have nothing to be sorry about. I guess it was a little sudden but it just felt right, you know? But if it’s too fast or you don’t want to, I totally get it.”

Relief flooded through me. He was so sweet, maybe too sweet. I didn’t deserve him… “No! I do want to.”

“So is that a yes..?”

“Yes!”

I couldn’t help myself. His smile was just too adorable. I went up on my tip toes and kissed him. It was only quick because the bell had gone and we were going to be late. But it was still magical. I beamed up at him.

“I’ll see you at the end of the day?”

I nodded eagerly and then made my way to class. I pulled out my timetable. I had biology. Crap! If I didn’t run, I’d be getting another detention.

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Miss Bisland was droning on about plants and the nitrogen cycle. Blah blah blah. Who cares about any of this stuff? It’s all just so boring. I was seriously hoping the bell would be going soon. I couldn’t wait to get out of class and see my new boyfriend. It was so weird saying that. I had a boyfriend now. Wow. I wonder where we’d go on our first date? The movies? Bowling? Ice skating? It was all so exciting!

I heard someone clearing their throat rather loudly which tore me away from my fantasies. I looked up at Miss Bisland who was glaring back at me with her eyebrows raised.

“Miss Johnston, would you like to tell the class about the role nitrogen fixing bacteria plays in the cycle?”

I had no idea. I just shook my head and felt my cheeks start to burn up.

“I didn’t think so. Now pay attention!”

I groaned and slumped back into my chair. I bet she’d ask me more questions just to check I was paying attention. Lucky me. I forced myself to pay attention and tried to focus for the rest of the lesson. Why did biology have to be so boring? Ugh.

I kept checking the clock every ten minutes praying that it was home time. I had no such luck. We still had fifteen minutes to go and I was close to dying of boredom. Miss Bisland had been extra cranky today and had decided to give us about twenty pages of questions to do. Life just gets no better.

The bell finally went after what seemed like a century had passed and I couldn’t get of that classroom any faster even if I tried. I headed straight for the gates. I was still a good few metres away but those blue eyes really stood out in a crowd.

Brian had the biggest grin on his face and was waving like a mad man. I couldn’t help the laugh that erupted out of me. He was so adorable. His smile was so big that you could see his dimples. He was perfect.

He walked towards me and closed the gap between us in just a few short strides. He pulled me towards him before giving me a long kiss. I could definitely get used to this.

“Hi,” he said slightly breathless.

“Hi,” I mumbled back. I felt like a shy little schoolgirl who’d just got her first kiss. I could feel my cheeks heat up and I knew I’d gone a dark shade of pink. I looked down at my feet in an attempt to try and hide my now red cheeks.

“Don’t do that. You look so cute when you blush,” Brian said lovingly while gently tilting my chin up. I think my cheeks went a darker shade if that’s even possible. There was just something about him. He always knew the sweetest things to say.

He linked our hands together and we started walking out of the gates. We both had huge grins on our faces and I was possibly the happiest girl in the world right now. That was until I glanced over my shoulder and saw a pair of slightly heartbroken brown eyes watching us.

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