Poison Kiss

Chapter 12:

Poison Kiss

Chapter 12:

Ashlynn's POV:

Thin streams of sunlight filtered through my blinds and left bands of shadows scattered over my legs. I hadn't slept at all but instead had lain awake in wonder at my crazy emotions.

After eating an excessive amount of cookies at Vincent's, he had dropped me off at home, and I hadn't slept since. I was way too confused to rest. I just couldn't shake the feeling I got whenever I though about Vincent. The way his mouth curved when he smiled, his deep grey eyes, and his body...

I shook my head, trying to rid my mind of these thoughts. I shouldn't be having these inappropriate thoughts about him, it was just...wrong. After all, he was my ex-boyfriend's cousin, and I had just gone through a really rough breakup. I couldn't have feelings for anyone when I hurt so much, could I? Or was this what they called healing?

I glanced at my bedside clock and decided it was time to get up. I crawled out of bed and headed to the bathroom, stripping off my clothes on the way.

I set the shower on cold, hoping that the frigid water would be enough to keep my mind off of Vincent. I stepped into the shower, jumping the instant that the icy water hit my exposed flesh. The freezing temperature made me think of Vincent's eyes the day I met him, so cold.

I mentally slapped myself before deciding to switch the water to warm. I might as well enjoy my shower, because there was no way I was getting him out of my mind.

I switched the dial to warm and almost instantly felt the warm water cascade over me. I quickly lathered up my hair with shampoo before rinsing it out and starting with the conditioner. I glanced at the clock, reminding myself that I needed to hurry up if I wanted to allow my hair to naturally dry.

Five minutes later, I had stepped out of the shower and was toweling off my hair when my phone buzzed at me from my bedroom. I hurriedly wrapped a towel around my body and rushed out of the bathroom.

My cell phone screen blinked at me, showing the image of an envelope. Lovely, a new test message. I pressed the button to view the message:

Nico: My dad is going on another 'friend' date with your mom tonight. I guess that we're supposed to hang out again. This time I'm bringing movies. No more princesses!

Ashlynn: Fine. You know princesses are fabulous. You just haven't embraced your inner female yet.

Nico: Whatever. I'll be there at six.

I smirked, putting my phone down. Someday I'd get him to admit that he secretly loved princesses, but until then I still had to get ready for school, and he had set me back five minutes. I dashed about madly, trying to get all my school stuff together while also getting dressed.

Luckily for me, my mom had decided to drop Sadie and I off at school, so I ended up arriving fifteen minutes early anyway.

As soon as I stepped on campus, I noticed that something was wrong. Most people stopped their conversations with friends to stare at me as I passed by. I squirmed awkwardly under their scrutinizing gazes, feeling my face and hair for any obvious deformities. My insides twisted as some people even began to point and whisper. Something bad was going on, something that I was not aware of.

First and second period creeped by, both seemingly stretching over many hours. The dirty looks and whispers had not stopped, but increased. Come to think of it, I hadn't heard from Hayley all day. Was she in on this too?

I was unable to concentrate in any of my classes, so during fourth period I asked to be excused to the bathroom for a moment.

Upon arriving in the restroom, I splashed cold water on my face in hopes to wake my mind from it's frozen state. The water did not good, and just managed to soak the front of my shirt. I ended up spending most of the time that I was in the restroom attempting to dry my shirt.