When Trouble Meets Trouble

[ C h a p t e r - T h i r t e e n ]

Chapter 13

It was dark and awkward. I was just standing there, tempted to make a run for it towards the door. The worst part is that it wasn’t silent; you actually heard people kissing.

I heard someone mutter something before I felt them lightly grab my shoulder. They turned me toward them and I placed my hands in front of me to see who it was. Instead of them tossing me to the floor like I’d expected, they pressed their lips to mine gently. I stood there frozen for a minute.

Although I don’t know who kissed me; I know that it was all I could ever want in a kiss. Their mouth tasted like Skittles and it sent shivers down my spine, but my entire body felt like it was on fire. It was like a movie kiss but better. I slowly reached up and put my hands on his broad shoulders and stood on the tips of my toes.

His hands were on my waist. I felt warm like I had when Jonah touched me. I suddenly wondered who this guy that I’m kissing is. I have an idea! I’ll touch their hair and try and compare it to whoever is around me. I attempted to reach my hands up but he grabbed my hands gently and returned them to his shoulders, shaking his head slightly.

The timer was ticking for when the lights were going to come back on. Percy was counting along to it and it was at 38 seconds. I pulled away from the mystery guy at 27 seconds and tried to fix my hair. Suddenly, I was pulled back by the same guy at 13 seconds and he kissed me one last time before letting me go, leaving a trace of cologne around as he moved towards me. “Merry Christmas," his voice was breathless and I couldn’t find a trace of familiarity in it no matter how hard I racked my brain. Maybe it was because of all of my nerves, or maybe it was because the only sound I could hear was the pounding of my heart. I doubt a random stranger would kiss me, of all people.

I was breathing rapidly and I’m sure my face was on fire. When the lights came back on, everybody was apart from their partner aside from the odd few. I also noticed another peculiar thing when the lights came back on; Francis was a few feet away from me. I felt my stomach clench. He couldn’t have been the one that kissed me right? Jonah was also beside me. Of course he wasn’t the one that kissed me! I’m insane to even think that.

I looked around me to see people coupled up. I turned to see Sierra bright faced and Sabrina smirking. Sierra looked at me and her eyes widened. “Who kissed you?” she whispered.

I shrugged. “I don’t know," I replied a bit panicky. 

“I have to go,” I announced a bit louder. I didn’t turn to look at Jonah or anybody else and instead, I quickly made it out of that building. I let the cold air hit my cheeks. I dialed my mother’s number and let her know that I was coming home.

When I got into my car, I wanted to cry out in frustration. Who was that? I buried my face in my hands before driving home.

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“Get up! Get up!” Jer shouted at the top of his lungs. I sat up quickly, my mind traveling to all the possibilities. Is there a fire? Did someone die?

“What? What happened?” I asked once I sat up, panting heavily.

“It’s Christmas!” my brother shouted, tossing himself on my bed. I placed my hand on my heart as I glared at my brother.

“You idiot! You nearly gave me a heart attack!” I exclaimed. My brothers eyes widened and he took on an innocent look. He reminded me of a 6 year old.

“But… it’s Christmas,” he told me, eyebrows furrowed like he was going to cry. I sighed, getting up.

“Merry Christmas,” I told him. He pushed me back onto my bed.