collide | central cee [completed]

appear

adriana's pov

my stomach had knots at the thought of oakley being free, and yet no sign of him. that quite literally shows his true feelings for me.

i felt so stupid at that moment finding out oakley was out of jail. and the fact that he just disappeared after that? 

who bonded him out? my mind raced through tons of questions and possibilities. 

the next morning, i had finally had the courage and motivation to show up at school. my life had taken so many turns ever since the robbery that my attendance bit the curb the most.

with prom and graduation coming up i feel like i can't catch a break. but i had a drive inside me that pushed me to perservere. 

i entered the school parking lot and parked. i swung my bag over my shoulder and braced myself to attend my first day back at school in 2 weeks.

upon entering the first building where my locker resided, i noticed there were people lined up against the lockers. i furrowed my brows in confusion. what is everyone doing?

"adriana!" one of my cheer teammates came up to me. "yeah?" i asked, walking to my locker. "follow me" she told me. i hesistated but did as she said.

she linked our arms together and i could hear 'Enchanted' by Taylor Swift faintly play the more we walked down the hall. 

people started handing me roses, one by one. before my mind could register what was actually happening, i saw johnny at the very end of the hall way holding a sign.

'I WAS ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU. PROM?'

the hallway was swarmed with our classmates and even teachers and administration. all eyes were on both me and johnny. my knees felt weak and i was in complete shock. 

"will you go to prom with me?" johnny asked with a huge grin. i didn't reply right away. i stayed quiet for longer than i hoped.

"say yes! say yes!" everyone began to chant. i looked at johnny with guilt. i know how this school works. if i said no, johnny would never hear the end of it from his friends.

if i said yes, then i'd go to prom with someone i didn't want to go with. 

the chanting went on for what felt like forever. johnny started losing his signature smile. i bit my lip in uncertainty.

"...okay" i answered. our classmates, teachers and administration erupted in cheers and applause.  johnny brought me into a hug and placed a kiss on my cheek.

i felt nothing. 

the day went on like everything had returned to normal. it was so strange. almost like accepting johnny's promposal hit a reset button on my life?

instead of sitting with my cheer team during lunch, johnny asked me to sit with him and his football team. 

this is what i wanted, right? everything i had hoped and prayed for. before that day in detention. 

i picked at my food in silence as johnny and his friends talked about sports or whatever. 

 i did not even try to hide my long face. you can tell i don't belong here. i belong with oakley; wherever he is.

i got through the rest of the day like normal. the normalcy felt comforting. i went to cheer practice after school like nothing ever changed. but i knew exactly what was missing.

johnny insisted on walking me to my car and i accepted. "so, i'll pick you up at 8 tomorrow?" johnny offered. i nodded without a word. i drove home after.

i let myself inside the house promptly. "i'm home!" i shouted loud enough to be heard in my mansion of a home. "adri!" a tiny voice exclaimed.

my baby sister ran to my feet with a joyous grin. "mari!" i scooped her up in a hug. "where's papa?" i asked my sister. "in the kitchen" mari told me.

i placed her back on the ground and i went to the kitchen to greet my father. "i'm home" i peeked in the kitchen just enough for my dad to hear me.

"i'll be heading back to the firm in a bit" my dad said. i just walked away. i took my shoes off at the front door and dragged myself upstairs to my room. 

a few hours passed and i just laid in bed in boredom. my bedroom door creaked open and mari let herself in my room. "adri?" mari cooed. "huh?" i asked.

"there's a man at the front door asking for you."

my heart almost dropped. my five-year-old sister opened our front door by herself? it reminded me of the night of the robbery. "mari, stay here" i demanded.

i walked down my stairs and snatched an umbrella to use as a weapon. "who is it?" i asked through the door.

"princess, open up" the most recongizable london accent spoke from the other side of the door. i dropped the umbrella and swung the door open. 

there i met eyes with oakley. tears in my eyes swelled, and i felt heat flush through my veins. "adri--" 

my hand collided with oakley's cheek in a firm slap. "that's what you get for disappearing" i said. oakley bit his lip and nodded. "i deserve that" he replied.

"but adriana please hear me out..." oakley begged. i shut the door behind us and oakley left to his car. 

wait, when did this fool get a car?

he turned up his stereo, blasting 'Best I Ever Had' by Drake. he removed a giant teddy bear and a white sign from the car.

'IM NOT DRAKE BUT CAN I BE THE BEST YOU EVER HAD AT PROM?'

"adriana, will you do me the honor of being my prom date?"

"oak..." my voice broke as tears streamed down my cheek. i approached oakley as i held my quiet sobs of happiness. "yes i will go with you!" i jumped into his arms excitedly. 

oakley looked down and smiled at me flashing his pearly whites. 

"i told you i was going to come back for you princess"

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a/n: short chapter but js wanted to put something out for you guys <3 i assure y'all that we will get answers for where oakley has been in the next chapter! also i saw wallows today at a private concert! braeden and cole said hi to me and my sister bc we lowk snuck in before everyone else 😭