"Carter listen," I look at him and we make eye contact. "You're going to get a cold out in the rain."
I don't know why I did what I just did. He obviously doesn't like me in that kind of way. "I feel so stupid." I look out the window and cross my arms.
"You're not stupid. It's happening too fast." I could feel his eyes on me.
"What do you mean?" I was now facing him. I had water droplets rolling down my face.
Mr. Parker took his long sleeved dress shirt and wiped them away. "You're beautiful, Carter. You really are. But I don't know if this should happen yet."
"Yet? Should it even happen at all?" I snap.
"We just met." He kept his eyes on the road but I could hear the pain in his voice.
The rest of the car ride was silent. It was only 10 minutes, but it felt like forever. When we get to my house I open the car door. But before I could get out, Mr. Parker stopped me by grabbing my arm. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Carter." He looked really apologetic. The only thing I could do at the moment was shake off his arm and slam the door.
I ran up the sidewalk and was going through my bag to get my keys.
"See you at school Carter." His voice was husky and I couldn't help but to wipe the tears off of my face and smile.
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It wasn't until I got out of the shower and did my homework when I fully processed what Mr. Parker had said, "I don't know if this should happen yet."
Yet. Yet? YET!? Maybe he does really like me. I jump on my bed and call Miranda.
Me: Hello?
Miranda: Hey, what's up
Me: Guess who gave me a ride to my house!
Miranda: Who?
Me: Mr. Parker!
Miranda: Now way! What happened?
Me: I touched his hand--on purpose
Miranda: What did he do?
Miranda was cackling over the phone
Me: Before he could say anything, I told him to stop the car and I started walking in the pouring rain. He pulled up besides me and tells me to get back in.
I finish telling her the story. She kept laughing at me. I felt so stupid. We talked for another hour and then she hung up to go eat dinner.
I run downstairs to get a snack, Doritos. I come back up to my room and grab my homework folder from my bag. A small paper falls out.
"What the hell?" The note read:
Call me 576.2406
It was probably the Nick kid I sit next to in English. He always acts sketchy. I decided to do my homework and call the number.
A couple of hours went by and I finished my homework. Why not give the number a call? No harm could be done.
I pick up my phone and take it off of the charger. I put the number into my phone and hesitated a bit. I pressed the "Call" button and it started to ring.
Not long before someone answered. I could tell they answered, but no one spoke.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Carter, I thought you'd never call!"
My heart sank, I recognized the voice, and it wasn't Nick's.
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Hey guys! Sorry for the (very) late update. I got a new phone and I forgot my password to Wattpad! It took my a while to find where I put my password.
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I will now try to update often! Sorry for the wait!!!!!
