ANOTHER CHANCE

Creeps and Gifts

I look into my locker and take out books for my first period. "Hey." Closing the door I find Calvert. "Welcome back." He says and hugs me. I smile and hug him back. "Thank you." I say and move back.

"So now when are we running?" Calvert asks and winks at me. I shake my head and say, "First I need to run to class." He smiles and says, "Cool I'll escort you." I nod and pick my handbag from the floor. "Let's go." Calvert says and I nod once again.

Half way through arms wrap around my waist and I feel a hard chest behind me. Turning around I see green orbs looking at me. "Hey honey." Austen says and I glare at him. "Don't call me honey." He raises his hand as if surrendering himself and says, "Okay, sorry." His hands encircle my waist again and he pulls me closer.

"Ella we are getting late." Calvert calls out and Austen looks at him in a weird way. Turning back to me he asks, "What is he doing with you?" ire marked in his voice.

Just when I'm about to reply the bell rings and I look at Austen and say, "Later." And then peck his lips.

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"I wanna sit there." I say eyeing the sofa where Liana, Jon, Ethan and Austen are sitting.

"Get lost I'm not moving." Jon says and gets even more comfy. Moron. I look at Liana and she says, "As if."

"Please." I say looking at Ethan and he says, "Never in a million years." I finally look at Austen and he says, "Not happening baby." Why is he my boyfriend anyways?

"I hate you all. First you wake me up at 8 on a Sunday morning and now you won't let me sit on my own couch. All of you are jerks." Liana does a shooing motion with her hand and says, "El you are spoiling the view. I wanna look at those hot guys on the sand. Sit down." OMG! Hot guys.

I move and sit down on the floor. Grabbing a throw cushion lying on the floor I lie down on it with my hands resting on my chin facing the TV.

Twenty minutes later the bell rings and I pause the movie. "Who's gonna get that one?" I ask sitting up with my legs folded.

"Not me." All of them scream together. I glare at them and Jon says, "Seeing that it is your house you should be the one opening the door." I smile at him and say, "The same way, it should be I sitting on the couch." I throw the pillow at him and he catches it. "Open it." Liana shouts and I say, "Why don't you do it."

She scowls at me and says, "Fine." She gets up and trudges out of the living room to the door. I quickly get up and go sit next to Ethan where Liana was sitting.

"Hey baby." Ethan says and drapes a hand around my shoulder. "Getting comfortable?" Austen asks shooting scalpels at Ethan. Ethan winks at me and then faces Austen and says, "I think snuggling with her will be much better." Austen gets even more pissed.

I move towards Ethan and say, "Ethan even I wanna snuggle." He opens up his arm and I get even closer to him. "Stay away from her." Austen growls.

Li enters and says, "Austen next time you order anything for El you go and get it." With that she passes me a greeting card. I look at Austen who has a confused expression on his face. I am about to open the envelop when Li says, "Freaking get out from my place." I shake my head and sit more comfortably.

Opening the envelope I take out the card which has a message:

The few hours

I spent with you

Were worth the thousand

Hours I spent without you.

But Hey! I'm greedy