The boy I fixed to break

Chapter 8

I removed the necessary books that I need for my next class, from my locker, groaning with the thought of sitting through calculus. Rhi and Charlotte had already stalked off to their respective classes and I was left alone to walk to mine.

Charlie hadn't mentioned what happened at the party, nor was she cold or showing any kind of anger towards me. It's like it had never happened.

Oh, but it had. I shivered as I thought of Ashton's warm hand on my waste and soft breath on my neck...my nerves tingled and I rapidly shoved my hair behind my ear and gulped.

Something fishy was happening in my heart and I had to find a way to stop it...

I felt a touch on my shoulder, similar to the one at the party and I shrieked, "BWHAAAA"

I heard somebody chuckle behind me and I turned around to see Ashton give me an apologetic smile. I shot him a stink-eye.

"Hello freak!" He exclaimed giving me a cheeky grin.

"You scared me" I hissed and started walking towards my class. And of course, he was in it because our schedules were next to similar.

So he started walking with me.

"Hey, why'd you run away at the part-"

"Cramps"

"Oh, are you oka-"

"I'm perfectly fine." I said in a hurry and walked into the classroom, running away from him to the back of the class.

I had settled down with my books when 5 minutes later Ashton had joined me.

"So now I'm in love with cranberry juice" he said, "Thanks to you."

I didn't bother looking at him, just stared at my hands. "That's nice." I said in a clipped tone.

From the corner of my eye, I could see him crease his eyebrows together and analyze me and the sudden mood change.

There goes my heart fluttering again.

I couldn't do it, I couldn't ignore the bastard. Not when he was looking at me like that...and the fact that because of me he had fallen in love with a juice he hated his whole life made me want so badly say 'I told you so'. My insides were bursting with the restraint.

Hold it Vanessa. Hold it....

"I TOLD YOU SO!" I burst out, not being able to contain.

He jumped at my sudden exclamation and put a hand over his chest, making a white face, "My heart..." He strained...

"I knew that cranberry was better. It has that thing about it that makes you keep wanting it even if it can be a little sour and when you first said that you didn't like it, I had personally made it my mission to make you realize the assets of it and now mission accomplished and I'm so happy!" I let out in one big breath.

He laughed. "Hail the lord of mission accomplishing. Now you think you can help me with Mission Acquire Lottie the Hottie?"

My smiled almost dropped... Almost... But it was there, still very strong and still very bright, "So I see that we have adapted to the name comfortably..."