Hide and Seek

Chapter 9: Officially Crazy

"I don't care if the world is composed of billions of people, I WANT YOU end of story." -unknown

*Kelsey

I slept in the next morning and not wanting to go to the class of the teacher whose son I just dumped. I needed the rest since my sleep that night had been riddled with nightmares about my parents constantly waking me up. Popping out of bed I went to the bathroom where I'm brushed my teeth washed my face and decided I was not going to put on makeup this morning.

Scratching my head I made up my mind I would do my hair later and I left the bathroom and finally thought of Onyx. I missed him, the way he was transparent with me made him unlike any other guy I had dated before. My phone buzzed on my bed in my room and rushed to it flopping on the bed trying to grab my phone. I pushed it off in my attempt to grab it and it almost hit the floor but caught it a few inches above the ground.

Quickly trying to unlock my phone to see who texted me, frustration struck when the pattern wouldn't work. Hitting my phone I tried again and it worked I screamed out in delight and I opened my messages only to be disappointed that it was the school saying I was missing a class. Licking my teeth with frustration and disappointment I dropped the phone on the bed and left to get breakfast.

I sat at my table alone, so I turned on some music to fill the silence and hopefully the loneliness. Finishing breakfast I put my bowl in the sink to lazy to wash it and went to my room to change. Walking into my small walk in closet I didn't hear my phone buzz to life.

When I had emerged from my closet I noticed I had a missed call, it was from an unknown number. I stared at the phone number hoping to recognize it when realization dawn. Onyx. I cursed myself for not seeing it sooner, and quickly snatched up the phone. I fumbled with it for a minute and then dropped it, landing face down, I screamed. I fumbled with it one more time before getting a grip on myself and quickly called him back.

It rang once and freaked out, he was now ignoring me, it rang one more time and I was about to hang up and throw the phone in my bed. The ringing had stopped and the person on the other side spoke "Hello?"

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I had woken up at ten and got by the time we got to Häagen-Dazs they had been open for twenty five minutes. We were now laughing over our ice cream his mint chip one of my favorites and I had two kinds of sorbet.

"It's funny that it is still morning and we are having ice cream. I didn't think you would go for it." I said realizing I wasn't that surprised.

He smiled, that smile melted my heart, and looked down and I took the opportunity to look at his perfect lips. I willed them to kiss me but they ignored me and I looked away.

"I'm an unpredictable person," he said once he had swallowed his sweet treat.

"I guess you are." I smiled sadly, pushing around the now melted ice cream. What was he hiding from me. What was is it that is so bad he can't tell me. "What do you do for work?" I added.

He froze, a spoonful halfway to his mouth, to his lips. "Umm," he put the spoon back.

"What do you want to know?"

"What you do, like, are you an engineer, an architect?" I paused looking, searching for something in his eyes that could give him away.

He lifted an eyebrow and rested his head on his fist. "I work in the military."

I mimicked his gesture and spoke "So you've seen death." her eyes growing sad.

His face darkened and scowled. "More than you could know." lifting his head off his hand and rested both of them on the table.

"I'm sorry you have had to go through that." I gingerly and slowly took my hands and rested them on his.

He carefully removed his hands causing mine to fall and smack the table. "Well enough of my depressing life, what about you more lively one?" He liked me but was afraid of affection, that probably had to do with growing up without his parents.

"Yeah my life is lively. If you consider parents dieing, getting into a car crash, and getting kicked out of a class lively, then yes." as soon as I had spoken I realized my life was going down the drain and he was the key to getting pulled back out.

He nodded. "Relatively." at this, I tilted my head and smiled at him, he spoke again "Is there any fun activities they do on campus?"

"No, not really."I then sadly I looked at my liquid.

"What's wrong?" he stared at me concerned.

"Nothing just boring school stuff." I had just remembered I needed to switch classes and call and tell the school was "sick". Looking up right into his eyes and they were full of worry, again I found my gaze at his perfect lips.

I cursed myself as I quickly looked away from his lips, why me I was average and he was everything but average. You met this man what yesterday Kells and now what all you want to do is kiss him. You don't know for sure that he saved you. Great job Kells, way to hit rock bottom, you are officially crazy. I was now staring at the ground furrowing my brow deep in thought.

"What is it?" he said breaking into my thoughts.

"Oh nothing big, just projects and homework that i'm working on." He nodded and continued eating his ice cream. He looked drop dead gorgeous even when eating. I looked off into the distance thinking there were so many men out there who would be in my league, why couldn't I fall for them.

I could feel his eyes on me, but I kept thinking, why I couldn't be in his league, and why I was thinking this when he was right in front of me. As I turned my attention back to Onyx I felt his eyes quickly turn back to his ice cream. Only then I noticed a group of girls gawking at him and glaring at me.

I looked down at my clothes, plaid, then looking back up to their clothes. They were all nice fancy, probably designer skirts and dresses. High Heels, perfectly curled hair, and fancy jewelry. I had a watch, braided hair, and dirty sneakers.

"Kells? You ready to go?" turning my head I realized it was Onyx's accented voice.

He was so gorgeous, even more so the at the dance, i'm surprised I didn't faint. "Yeah, you done?" I looked at his bowl which was now empty except for a few pieces of chocolate.

"Yep ready when you are, I'll go pay the bill." I was relieved to escape the glares of those girls still smoldering in the corner. Under their looks, I'd be lucky to survive the day. I especially didn't like the way they looked at Onyx.

When we left I had to part with Onyx and a part inside me died. He had looked very alluring with his faded wrinkled jeans and his white v-neck tee. Don't even get me started on his hair, it was the same as it had been at the dance, perfectly messy and jet black. It hung just above his trenchant grey eyes that made me ill and jittery.

When I reached my apartment I threw my keys into the bowl that I left on the counter specifically for them so they wouldn't get lost. As I sat on the couch I thought of Onyx and the butterflies came back and created that sick feeling in my stomach.

Which reminded me that I needed to call the school and tell them I was sick. It wasn't completely a lie, just the thought of him made my stomach churn.

Once that was done I officially entered in Onyx's number into my phone, I looked at the contact. I had no pictures of him yet so his contact information consisted of nothing but a number.

Come to think of it I didn't know much about him, so how could I feel this way about him. I laid down resting my head on the arm of the couch. I pictured his face and smiled, starting to text him. I bit my lip excitedly and smiled at our conversation. He liked me, I liked him, and I had a feeling I would be seeing a lot more of him.