My Ray of Sunshine

Chapter two

The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.
-Jane Austen

What is he doing here? What should I say?

Avyanna calm down, all he said was hi, no need to have a panic attack.

Calm down. Act cool. However, that is.

Clara nudges me on my side. I winced and tried to act like that jab didn't affect me. She doesn't even have to say it for me to know she wants me to talk. I have probably been gawking at him for a couple of minutes now.

"H i-i-i," I stutter out. Great job Avyanna. You managed to embarrass yourself more.

Clara lets out a snicker behind me. I put my hand behind me to hit her back.  Grey looks over at Clara with a raised brow.

I quickly stood up and put myself in the middle of them. "Clara this is Grey, this is Clara"

Clara smiles at him and puts her hand out. He only nods, and Clara puts her hand back.

"So," I say awkwardly, trying to break the tension.

Grey's eyes are back on me. Somehow his gaze brings a warmth over me.

"You're just gonna leave my hand hanging," Clara says.

"Can I talk to you," Grey says completely dismissing Clara's question.

"Ok, let's talk," Clara says.

"Alone," Grey responds.

I nod my head and give an apologetic look to Clara.

"We'll talk after later?"

Clara leans into my ear and says, "It's ok. Go on with him. Get yo man. I will not be the cause of this future to not blossom."

My cheeks turn pink. I probably look like a tomato. I avoid Grey's clear confusion and gesture for him to start walking.

We walk with no destination and remain silent.

When I realize we are about to walk off campus I stop. It takes him a moment to realize I'm not following him. He stops and turns around with a raised brow.

"You said you wanted to talk."

He comes closer to me and replies, " I did." I gesture for him to continue and he chuckles.

It's a nice chuckle. A chuckle that I would like to hear again. Smooth like honey.

"I was wondering if you could give me a tour of the school," he asks. It sounds more like a demand, but I'm not complaining. I would have said yes anyway. It's just a tour.

I laugh, "Sure, but you do realize we're almost off campus." He gives me a bewildered expression and I point around. He surveys our surroundings and lets out an oh in realization.

I giggle and his head snaps toward me so fast that I fear he got whiplash. But what he does next surprises me the most. He smiles. A close-lipped smile, but still a smile. Just like his eyes, it's breathtaking. A small dimple forms on the side. I wanna poke it. It's so cute. I think it's safe to say he has a charming smile.

"Ok, let's get started." I turn around and begin the journey towards the school.

~

"That's it," I told Grey. He nods still looking around. The bell is about to ring and we should start heading to class.

During the tour, Grey would give subtle touches to my hand. I wasn't sure if it was intentional or not. He would walk close behind me as if he was afraid I would leave. I wouldn't leave. I could be wrong but I think he sniffed me. Not like a dog but from a distance. Do I smell bad? That's probably why he didn't do it again. Who am I kidding? It probably didn't even happen.