When I Fell...

Chapter 14: Project

Aspen's P.O.V

There was a gaze on me, I knew it. I was pretty certain who it was also. Colton. It was always Colton, that boy just doesn't give up. I sighed, how to deal with this? I needed him to back off or he would get hurt. Hopefully I can just avoid him like I do everyone else.

"Alright class, today we are going to start a project, it will be in pairs and before you go all crazy on me, let me just say that I am picking the partners," like usual the class groaned. "So before I go explaining everything I'll give you your partners, OK first is Colton and Aspen."

Really? Is the world against me , or something??

I don't listen to the rest of what the teacher says due to my internal self-pity party. Why? Of all the people I could have gotten paired up with it just had to be him.

Colton's P.O.V

Yes! I actually got paired up with her. For once something went in my favour.  Now, all I need to do is get to her soft side.  Easy.  Not.  All my life I've given up when things got hard, but not this time.  This time I will be successful in getting what I want.

I push my desk over to hers, joining our work space so we can work together.  As I wait for the teacher to explain what we're doing, I look over to Aspen.  Her creamy olive skin stands out behind her silky black hair.  I spy a light fluttering of freckles across her cheeks, underneath her chocolate brown eyes.  Her long eyelashes outline her sparkling eyes.  The small button nose settles sweetly in the middle of her face.  Her pink Cupid's Bow lips are pulled into an unattractive grimace, pulling up her chin, squishing it cutely. 

My inner-mesmerization of her face was cut short by her head snaping over to me so fast I'm surprised she didn't get whip-lash.

"What are you looking at?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You." I blurted out. Dammit mouth, why don't you listen to brain.

She looked confused for a minute but didn't comment on it. I inwardly sighed in relief.

During the rest of the class, the teacher explained what we where supposed to do. Basically we were supposed to get to know each other and paint a portrait of what their live entails. This is perfect, I can get to know her and make my move at the same time. Talk about multitasking. Now I know what your thinking, oh gosh this guys such a douche, why would you be so selfish as to take advantage of a seemingly innocent art project? Well, what do you suppose I do? She won't talk to me or go on a date with me, so yes I am going to take advantage of a 'seemingly innocent' art project.

"We'll work out the details of which house we're going to first, alright?" She suddenly said bring me out of my inner monologue.

"Why can't we do it now?" I asked, looking at the clock we had 10 minutes left, couldn't we just save the time and figure it out now?

"I don't have the strength to deal with you right now," she deadpanned.

"Oh..."

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"See ya, Colton!"

I waved to the unfamiliar person who bid me farewell.

I was excited, I admit it.  I was excited to speak to Aspen again.  Sue me.  I wanted to go to her house, I bet it was a cabin in a forest.  Only because she seems like the cabin kind of person.  But there's about no hope that I will actually go to her house, she'll probably trick me into doing something different.  And I'll let her, that's the gravity of this situation right now, I would do basically anything to just spend time with her.

I've never felt this way before and it's exciting if not a little scary.  But like my sister always said 'Take the bull by the horns or trick with your charms.' She always knew what to say, I knew I could always go to her, but now...

I shake my head.  I really gotta stop bring myself down, she wouldn't have wanted me to a and I quote 'depressed little bitch'.  I don't know what it is about her, she makes me remember what it like to be happy, and not the fake kind of happy with the fake smiles and spending time with the fake people.  She's different than everybody else... she's real.

As I walk over to the bus, someone tackles me to the ground.  The first person that came to my head was my sister, she always loved jumping on me, she said it was her way of checking if someone was dependable.  If they made sure she didn't fall or hurt herself then she would trust them, kind of like a trust test but her way.

My heart filled with joy.  She was okay, she woke up, she didn't blame me.  I looked over shoulder to see her smiling face.  Disappointment weighed down my whole being, it was just Chris.  The genuine smile that had graced my face fell.

"Hey man, why the long face?" Chris asked his eyebrows furrowed in worry.

"Nothing man, it's cool, just thought you were someone else." I said avoiding his eyes.  He jumped off my back and slung a arm over shoulder and put me in a choke hold.

"Cheer up! I heard about the project you got with Aspen, you should be excited, you will be the first ever to get information about the Aspen Soni!" he yelled giving me a nuggie.

"I am Chris, I'm so excited you can't even comprehend the feels I'm having right now." I said, struggling to get out of his hold.

"Good, you should be, it would be an injustice not to be." he grumbled, letting me go continuing to the bus.

Chris is right.  I should be excited, I'm going to get to know the biggest enigma in school.  I'm so lucky sometimes.