Can You Hear Me Now?

Chapter 3: Left In The Dark

(Zander's POV)

"Dude you actually said that?" Asks Jayden while he's trying to stop laughing. I look at Carter with a hurt expression, but put a smile on my face as I think about what I said nodding along to the conversation.

Jayden pulls Carter over to him and whispers something in her ear. She mumbles something that he doesn't quite catch. She smiles up at me and tells me I'm forgiven. She's probably lying but I just smile back like I believe her, and tell her how priceless her face was. She looks a bit uncomfortable and she turns around. I look at what she's looking at and see Kayla coming to our table. You see me and Kayla were "talking" for a while but she got clingy and I dropped her ass quick.

"Hi Zander," she chirps happily.

"What do you want Kayla?" I snap at her.

"Why are you sitting over here with her," she points to Carter who is now looking down ," When you could be sitting with us," she says motioning between her two friends.

"She's my partner for English," I state like it's obvious.

"Oh sorry for you," she whines.

Carter got up and pushed past Kayla before anyone could respond to her.

"Hey bitch where do you think you're going?" Kayla sneers at Carter.

"I have better things to do than to be talked down by some self absorbed bitch ," Carter snaps. Everyone gasped and ooooh'd. Kayla looks likes she wants to kill Carter.

Kayla raised her hand up to slap Carter. Jayden gets up to stop her. I close me eyes waiting to hear skin on skin contact, but I don't. I open my eyes to see Carter with Kayla's wrist in her hand. She twists it and runs. Without thinking, I run after her.

Damn is this girl a secret track star? I finally catch up to her and grab her wrist to spin her around.

"What?" She snaps at me not looking up.

"What the hell what was that?" I ask her. She finally looks up at me. Her eyes have mixed emotions and I can't catch a single one.

The guys finally catch up and I let go of Carter's wrist.

"Carter, are you okay? Logan and Jayden ask in unison. These boys have got to plan this shit. They aren't even related, yet they still manage to say the same damn thing at the same damn time.

She didn't have time to reply before they crush her in a bear hug. It feels like the hug is lasting a lifetime.

"Guys I can't breathe," she laughs but her voice is muffled.

They let go and say sorry. Ashton walks over to her and crosses her arms,"stop dodging the question and tell us how you did that and are you okay?" He demands.

They shouldn't be giving her attention. She's MY partner. Sorry Carter, "Ash lets just get out of here. She isn't worth our time," I say putting a hand on his shoulder. And I have officially fucked up.

Carter turns around and starts walking down the hallway. We go back to the cafeteria, but before we can sit back down the bell rings and we have to go back to class.

"Hey guys lets skip the rest of the day and go somewhere," I suggest as we walk through the hallway.

"Sounds good," Jayden says and the others nod their head in agreement.

(Carter's POV)

I make my way to the park and pull my laptop out. I need to work on a playlist for tonight. I put my headphones in and drown out the rest of the world. Maybe I should play Star Shopping. Yup. Putting that on the list. Hmmmm.

I look up and look around the park trying to think. A black Camaro drives by slowly but then speeds away. Weird. I need a break to focus on something else or I'll get music blocked. I know just what to do. I find Naruto and continue from where I left off. I'm so behind its not even funny. Naruto is fighting Sasuke because he wants him to come back to the Leaf Village. Sasuke wants more power and he doesn't want to go back. It's one of the best fights so far. I'm so caught up in the show. I look up and check my surroundings. I look left. Then I look right and scream and scramble to my feet.

"Ashton! What the hell are you doing?" I say a little too loud.

"What? I can't watch Naruto with you?" He says getting up with a smirk on his face.

"Well you could have told me you were next to me," I huff, "and why aren't you in school?" I question him.

"We were about to ask you the same." A voice says behind me.

I turn around to see Jayden, Logan, and Zander standing there all with a smirk plastered on there beautiful faces. Ugh. "Why are you guys here?" I ask crossing my arms over my chest,"Wait let me rephrase that. Why are you messing with someone who isn't worth your time?" I snap glaring at Zander. Ashton comes from behind me and slings his arm over my shoulder.

"We didn't know you skipped class. And Zander can speak for himself.

"We like you," he says to me motioning to everyone except Zander.

I look at him. Shock written all over my face. I quickly hide it. I'm not falling for this. They're the bad boys. They learn to lie.

"Yeah right. You don't even know me," I spat pushing Ashton's arm off of me.

"Oh she's a feisty one," Jayden says stepping towards me.

I don't need this in my life right now. I pick up my laptop and stuff it into my back pack."Where are you going?" Zander asks me as I walk away.

"Home," is all I say. I feel people walking beside me. I look over to my right and see Zander and Jayden. To my left is Logan and Ashton."What the hell guys?! Why are you following me?" I ask stopping in my tracks.

"We're not following you," Zander says,"you're coming with us," he adds.

"Like hell" I mumble.

I see the same black Camaro I saw drive by earlier. "Wait," I say as I start walking again. "This is your car?" I ask gaping at the beautiful car in front of me."You like it?" Zander asks raising his eyebrow at me. "Yes I love it! My dad used to have one," I say still staring at the car." Well, get in. We're going to my house with the guys," he says unlocking the car.

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Herrow guys sorry for the short chapter but at least you get one. Aria I'm sorry but you'll have to wait to read like everyone else. I'm working on more just know dat.