The New Kid | lrh

Chapter 17

I hate boys and I hate feelings. Why are feelings a thing and why must I have them? I did not sign up for this. I would like to return these feelings to the store.

Luke ignores me for days and acts like everything is fine when he sees me. I needed to talk to him and he didn't even bother to reply to me. I missed him but I didn't tell him that. I wanted him to crave attention from me as much as I craved it from him. I hate giving him all this power over me.

I continued the drive to my spot. It was this place that I found accidentally one night with Violet. We were on our way home and she was piss drunk. She needed a place to throw up and I wasn't letting her do that in my car. I pulled over and let her out of the car. I kept my distance, knowing if I went near her I would throw up as well. While I waited for her to finish throwing up, I looked around trying to figure out where we were. It was approaching daylight as I found a little pond in a secluded area.

It was so serene and calming. I made a mental note to come back here when I wasn't drunk or high to really take in it's beauty.

I got off at exit 5 and drove past a few farms, knowing the pond would be coming up shortly

I got out of my car and hurried to the pond. I sat on the edge, dipping my legs into the cool water. I took in the beauty of nature. The longer I sat, the more warm I started to feel. I took off my shorts and shirt, throwing them onto a boulder, leaving me in my bra and thong. I resurfaced, feeling refreshed and calm.

The cool water against my hot skin felt amazing. Once my finger tips started to become wrinkly, I walked back to my car and grabbed my bag. I wrapped myself in a towel off before I grabbed a cigarette from the pack my friend left in the car.

I smoked a lot, but cigarettes were gross, but it was all I had in my car. I quickly put on my clothes as I heard another car pulling up. I thought this place was secluded.

I lit my cigarette as this person pulled up next to my car. I sat on the hood of my car and eyed the approaching red, Ford Fiesta. A guy stepped out of the car and made eye contact with me.

"I didn't think anyone would be here...." He said a little more louder than he intended to.

"Ditto." I said before blowing out a puff of smoke.

"I'm Greg." He smiled with his mouth closed.

"Zoe." I tipped my head, pulling my shirt down a little. A nervous tick of mine.

He had blue eyes, brown hair, and was very tall, at least 5'11". He wore a maroon v-neck t-shirt and black and white Adidas pants with white high top Jordan's. He was attractive to say the least.

I eyed him as he started pulling things out of his car trying to find whatever he was searching for.

"You smoke?" I asked.

"No, I don't. I can't really stand the smell of it."

"I don't usually smoke either, but I didn't have anything else to help me clear my mind."

"I have some beer, if you want a bottle?" He offered.

"Can I have one?" I got off the hood of my car and waited for the beer.

He eyed me as he turned around to give me the bottle. I was in a black bra and a white shirt, which was clearly see-through.

"I usually don't meet strangers dressed like this, I swear." I joked.

We sat on the hood of my car and started talking. He told me about how he found this pond and why he comes up here from time to time. His dad taught him to swim in this pond since he didn't have a pool to swim in when he was younger. He came up here to hide from his family who was over. I told him a little about myself and why I was here. It felt like minutes had passed but in reality it had been a few hours. We ended up having a lot in common and actually became friends.