Bruises ↛a.c.m

three.

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| A U S T I N |

❁82 days before❁

I sit on the same bench as yesterday, in hopes of bumping into Aquila before class and I pull out Pride and Prejudice from my bag and I begin to read the last page I was last on.

I loose my train of thought before I feel a tap on my shoulder and I look up, finding Aquila right in front of me and she smiles at me.

"hi, good morning." she says, holding a cup of coffee and I smile as she sits beside me.

"good morning." I say, kissing her cheek and she leans her head against my shoulder and I lay my own on her head. "how are you?" I ask.

"good. very good. what about yourself?" she asks before she takes a drink from her cup and I set my book down.

"very good." I mock and she snickers, looking up at me and I look down at her, kissing her nose. "are you ready for tonight?" I ask.

"I'm ecstatic." she gushes and I smile at her excitement. "where are we going?" she asks.

"that's a surprise, so you'll have to wait till I pick you up tonight." I say and she groans in an exaggeration and I laugh.

"that's like twenty hours from now." she exaggerates and right before I could answer, the bell rings and I sigh as she stands up and I follow, walking with her to class.

we walk into the classroom, kissing her cheek before she sits in her seat and I walk to mine. professor Jackson walks in with a classmate and he soon begins class.

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I put my books away, noticing that Aquila was patiently waiting for me and I rush as quick as possible and I walk down to her and she smiles at me.

"ready?" I ask and she nods, hooking her arm under mine and we walk together in silence as she finishes her cup of coffee, which I thought she would have been done with a long time ago.

she throws her cup away once we make it outside and I walk her to her next class. "what do I have to wear? that's all I'm gonna ask." she says with an innocent smile and I stand in front of her as she stands by the classroom door.

"anything you want, it just has to be classy but casual. we're going to a restaurant." I taunt and her smile widens.

"now I'm excited. do I give you my number now or after classes?" she ask and I kiss her nose softly.

"after is fine. now go to class." I say and she nods, before giving me a quick hug and she disappears into her class and I walk to mine, hopefully making it on time.

| A Q U I L A |

I wait for Austin by my car, noticing his was right across from mine and I watch him walk out of the gates of school and he smiles when he sees me.

"how was your classes?" he asks once he reaches me and he leans against my car beside me.

"it was alright, a little tiring but i survived." I laugh, looking over at him as he looks at me with a smile.

"good, are you sure you want to go out tonight?" he asks and I nod.

"of course, I was the one to ask you so I can't bail on you." I say and he chuckles softly before I lay my head on his shoulder.

"you should go home and nap, I'm keeping you tonight so pack a bag." he says with confidence and I look up at him.

"what?" I ask, in confusion and he smiles at me with the quirkiest smile.