Between Us [COMPLETED]

10 : Set The Lines

Averyn's POV

   I couldn't focus in the class. My mind was questioning about Darren's attitude. First, he slipped his arm around my waist yesterday when we're heading back home. He claimed that it is the upgrade we needed to become a couple. I shocked by it but then I thought that's it. No more sudden skinship.

   Then, in the hallway before our class, he was in a good mood until two blonde girls asked either we're dating or not. I was not sure what had made him moody after that. During lunchtime, he kissed my cheeks. Told you before, the farthest he kissed my skin is on my forehead. He asked me either I've got that flipping feelings in my stomach when he did it,right? But seriously, no. I didn't feel anything at all. Probably my heart raced a bit because he surprised me with the kiss. And that's it.

   Just now, before we separated into our class, he kissed my lips,not to point it out but twice. Too much sudden kisses today, huh? I should expected it when he leaned his face closer with mine. I thought he'll just kiss my forehead as usual, but he did something different. He leave me wide eyes while he just walked away like that.Wait? Do you think I froze there because butterflies flying in my stomach? No. It was because he did it in the hallway where other students might saw it.

   It was going to create a big issue because almost everyone in our school knew how our friendship works. When they informed about how we didn't cuddle with each other, how our friendship aren't like others, they bashed me. Only me. They claimed our boring friendship will only last 3 months.Why only me? Because Darren got higher and thicker chances to befriend with someone that much popular, pretty, hot, attractive and sociable than me. His looks could get him changes girls every weeks.But he chose to stick with me.

   I remember we argued about our friendship after 2 months. I asked him to leave me away and find anyone else. He said that he couldn't find anyone like me. Most of girls will try to hook up with hin and need him on bed. He didn't want to be a bad boy's type, so he chose to stay with me. When our friendship scored for 4 months,I've been blackmailed by a group of girls asking me to hand them their Darren. I've been bullied by them for 2 weeks but didn't inform it to Darren. Silently, I gave him clues by clues to end our friendship.

   But, he was acting dumb. Then,he found out about everything that happened to me. He watched a video of them bullying me and he didn't talk with me for 4 days by that. During the silent treatment, I thought that's the best way to end this. Neither of us started to making up. I saw big smile planted on my bullies' faces.They acted like I'm their bestfriend at school. The next day,before the first class started, he walked in the hallway with furious face and held my hands. He claimed to everyone in the hallway, to stay out from our friendship. He didn't care what they talked about it ,as long as they stop bullying me.

   His glares aimed at the group of girls that bullied me, and gave them a warning. Since that, no one ever talked about us. After a year, they silently could accept it. I couldn't fathom it why they should care about our strange friendship? Why did they didn't care of couples that making out in school all the times or bad boys that having fake relationship with innocent good girls? Am I the reason because I'm not that good to be matched with the hot Darren?

   Since the incident, I set rules in our friendship. No cuddling,touching are not allowed from my waist to down and no kiss on lips. I declared it because I didn't want our friendship involved feelings and giving space to each of us open our eyes to date anyone we want. But neither of us did. I'm not into dating type but I didn't know Darren's reasons. I mean,with his handsome look and perfect figure, girls will lining up to be his girlfriend once he open the offer. But, at least I didn't have glares by his girlfriend because of our friendship.

   "Let's go," Dania tapped on my arms. I looked at her confusely."Why? Where?" I asked. She rolled her eyes. "You zoned out too much. Thinking of new side of Darren, huh? The school ended.And you're boyfriend, no space between those words boy and friend is waiting for you," she chirped. I quickly packed my backpack and I heard Dania chuckled.

   "What?" I asked with frown.

   "The ship called Love is sailing."