Just Another Stupid Love Story

Chapter Seven: Aiden

I took my first step onto the cement path as I exited the bus, school students piling out from behind me, avoiding where I stood. I could feel my stomach clench with butterflies as a nervous breath left through my lips. My thoughts were stuck on Aiden and Coal, a toss between which I should be thinking about. My fingers continued to fiddle with my blazer’s button as I kept my head down. I could hear the bus door close from behind me before the bus pulled out from its parking spot and drove away.

Pulling my hands away from my blazer I threaded my fingers through my hair like a comb before starting to walk along the path towards the school where I knew Jared, Rayan and Gabby would be waiting for me, next to the flag poles like usual. My bag hung loosely on one shoulder, one of my hands had reached up to hold it from falling off of my shoulder while the other hand continued to fiddle with my clothes and hair.

I felt Mrs. Lyle’s glare on my back as I walked past her, her eyes gliding over my body to make sure my uniform was one-hundred percent correct. She let out a huff in disappointment when she realised it was and just continued to scan over the other students. I walked through the masses of people before making my way to the flag pole, noticing that only Jared stood there this morning. I noticed that the edge of his lips pulled up a bit when he saw me, it was barely noticeable but it was still there.

A smile started to form on my face, the nervous look fading away but the feeling still remaining. My arms easily made their way around Jared’s waist when I finally reached him instantly knowing why he was happy. As I pulled back I placed a good morning kiss on his cheek before putting my hand into his.

“So is someone excited for their date this afternoon?” I asked nudging Jared lightly.

“Yes,” Jared replied as he tried to keep down a smile.

“You do know it’s not illegal to smile, right?” I asked playfully.

“I’m just practising, so when it does become illegal I don’t go to jail,” Jared answered before pulling his hand from mine so he could mess up my hair.

I gasped light-heartedly as I watched his retreating figure. I pulled my bag further up my arm before bolting after him with a determined expression, my eyes narrowed on his running figure. Jared continued to look back as he ran, avoiding the students as he made his way to the front entrance doors.

I let out a huff before stopping and collapsing onto the cold grass, the grass bringing goose-bumps to my skin. I heard a chuckle from a distance as the sound of footsteps continued to walk past, murmurs rising up as they talked about me lying face down on the grass.

“Good Morning Poison,” I said, my voice being muffled a bit by the ground.

“Morning Alisa,” Poison said as he offered a hand out to help me up.

I smiled up at him, Jared catching my eye as I noticed him, Gabby and Rayan standing by the school entrance. I sneered at Jared before grasping a hold of Poison’s hand and hoisting myself up onto my feet. I thanked Poison with a smile and a nod of my head before walking over to where Jared, Gabby and Rayan stood.

Gabby wore her normal energetic smile as Rayan had his arm loosely wrapped around her waist, his chin resting on her shoulder as he hugged her from behind. Next to those lovebirds stood Jared who had his arms crossed over his chest with the same expression worn on his face as this morning except with a hint of cockiness.

Jared raised his eye brow automatically knowing something was different even though we didn’t act differently. He used his index finger to tell me to come over to him, his blank expression back onto his face.

“I’m coming over to your house this afternoon, Ezra can pick me up from there because you will be explaining and even though there may look like nothing is different, there is something different,” Jared whispered into my ear, determination leaking into his hard edged voice.