Hey there Roomie!

Putting it Bluntly

Hey there!!
Still love whoever's stuck around. My personal advice is that you wait for me to finish writing the whole book so you can read it in one shot. Cause I don't like reading a book part by part either.
But have faith. This book is worth it.
Happy Reading
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Ari's POV

The next few days flew by quite uneventfully. Just us and our routine of going to school in the morning, getting back exhausted and only meeting up with the gang for ice creams once that week. Eli and I never spoke of the incident after that night and he seemed to have forgotten all about it, so I never pressed him about it. He obviously wasn't very ready to tell me just yet which, I'll admit, hurt but I was trying to be understanding about the whole situation. I was going to be patient.

I was currently in Physics class, listening to Mrs Morris drone on about the Limitations of some theory. I lost interest at Limitations. I honestly didn't get why we had to study the drawbacks of their laws. Bad enough we had to remember the laws alone.

Just as I glance at the clock above the chalkboard for the umpteenth time the bell finally goes off.

Aah! The sweet sound of the school bell ringing! Music to my ears!

Still smiling blissfully, I rush out of class with the rest of the lot heading to my locker before hitting the cafeteria.

Once I'd picked out my food tray and stood in the slowly progressing line, I felt someone grip my butt from behind making me jump.

I swing my arm around as fast and as hard as I could and my elbow hits my assaulters' ribs.

A loud yelp echos across the entire cafeteria.

That yelp sounded awfully familiar.

I spin around to see Eli bent over, his hands tightly held over the spot I elbowed.

"GEEZ! Why the fuck are your elbows so bony?! And OWWW! Why would you just attack even before you see who it is?!" He exclaims, bent over in pain.

I quickly drop my still empty tray onto the counter and bring my hands where I had hurt him, "I'm so sorry! But who randomly gropes someones' butt like that?! My mom always told me to act immediately if some perv tried copping a feel! How was I supposed to know that perv would be you?!"

My hands still on top of his over his sore ribs.

His expression changed from wincing to amused the second I'd finished my sentence.

He straightened out and stepped towards me, "One, I'm no perv and two, I'm not one to admire something from a distance. "

I narrowed my eyes although my butt cells jumped in glee at his oh-so-smooth compliment.
Playing it cool, I answered, "Is that what you tell all your assault victims?" and smirk when I see him frown.

Just as he opened his mouth to reply, someone from behind us shouted, "Could y'all maybe flirt some other time? I'm hungry and you're in the way!"

Eli huffs and grabs a tray while I pick mine up and walk ahead, not before he whispers in my ear, "We're not done just yet"

I shiver when I feel his breath against my ear but muster up the courage to turn around.
Our faces were really close to each other now. I smile and tilt my head towards his ear and whisper back, "Counting on it".

I quickly pick up my sandwich, my juice, and strut away.

I sneak a glance at him to see him getting nudged by the same impatient guy from earlier to keep moving which makes me giggle.