Only in my dreams ( Book one of the Secret Embrace Series)

Lost and Found

Ch. 5 Lost and Found

Well that was fun. Before I could even get half way down the hall way, I bump into about four people and trip twice. Ugh did I mention I am never wearing these flip flops again. I give them an evil look and swear to burn them when I get home.

" Ash you look like you're gonna murder your feet.." I hear a low laughter... my heart beats faster. Adien! Oh great he saw the death threat I was giving my shoes..

" Noo not my feet! More like these shoes! I can barely walk in these things!". I am not looking where I am going which was a bad idea, so as a get closer to the art door I trip.

Strong arms catch me but they're not the ones I was expecting..

" You always were a clutz Ash." Liam laughs and grabs me in a bear hug. " Am I going to have to carry you to all your classes for the rest of the day?" he taunts and picks me up. please do not drop me I think in my head.

" Liam! What are you doing here...I thought you moved back to London to be with your mother?" I look back to Adien and his whole body is tense, his hands are in fists, and his eyes are trained on Liams hands on me. Uh oh...this isn't good.

" Liam put me down! Everyone is staring!". I look around and sure enough everyone is glancing as they walk by . "You know I hate being picked up." I scowl, remembering I am also in a dress.

" Yeah..but I had to save you from your two left feet." He smiles. " just like old times." He finally puts me down but he doesn't go to far from me. Any other time I would be happy to see Liam but right now I just feel uncomfortable.

" You know each other?" Adien asks trying to cover up his shock.

Liam finally notices Adien and turns around.

" Of course we do mate I've been saving her from herself since middle school." Liam smiles but it looks like he is just as pissed to see Adien.

" Middle school? huh.. you two must be close." Adien looks at me for an answer.

"Liam moved away after sophomore year and" I go to say more but Liam interrupts me.

" And now I have returned to see every guy chasing after you! Liam smiles at me , "Of course I am sure they don't have to put up that much of a chase before you trip." He laughs again this time almost in tears.

"Oh haha! You helped me out a FEW times I fell in middle school, but I am not that clumsy anymore." I cross my arms and give him that you really suck look.

"And look at you now love! You would have been a cripple if not for me! You know I was just trying to help Ash.." he tries to hold back laughing again knowing it made me mad but he doesn't hide his smile.

" Whatever Liam! It was just these stupid shoes..THAT I am burning as soon as I get home. Now if you would move I need to get inside. "

"Someone hasn't been sleeping well have they." Liam lifts my chin up with his hand and looks at my face. " You're dark under your eyes still I see." I swat his hand away he knows very well about my sleeping problems.

Liam finally moves aside, I am to annoyed to think to look back to Adien as I go to our table but when I sit down I see he followed me inside.

" That guy seems like a...jerk. I don't think you're clumsy at all..he goes to say but then he smiles "okay not clumsy enough to be a cripple for it."

I smile because I know he is trying to make me feel better and pull out my notebook. I go to open it up and that's when I see the title and relies it's not my notebook. My smile disappears as I look at it wondering who's could it be?

" Is there a problem Ash?" Adien asks with concern in his voice.

" No it's just I don't know who's notebook this is ..and I really want to know." I say and the end is almost a whisper as I hand him the notebook.

" Does it make you sad?" He goes to grab the notebook and our hands touch. It's like an electric current, I can feel the goose bumps on my arms.. I look down to see and he lets go breaking the current but not my rapid heart beat.

"No of course not...I just want to know what could make someone write such an awesome poem and not put there name on it." I smile so he knows it didn't make me sad just curious.

He looks at it for a minute, reading the lines. Then his eye's go big and he closes the notebook. " How did you find this?" he says to himself. I almost didn't hear him.

" I found it in my bookbag when I went to go write in my notebook." I say to him. " Is it your's?". I look at him interested to know what could make him write such words. He looks at me searching my face before he answers.

" Yes... it is mine." He says in shock and looks at his notebook and then me again, it's like there is a battle going on in his head but I guess something won because then he writes something on it and tears it out. " Ash, I want you to have this." he hands me the poem, looking at my face again before letting it go.

I am now in shock and put it in my binder since I still have no idea where my notebook is " Thank you.." I go to say more like how wonderful it is but the bell rings. He smiles and his eyes look at me again searching for something but I still have no idea what , then he grabs his notebook and walks out.

I have mentioned I hate that bell right?