Unconditionally

5-Truce?

The next day at school.....

"He sounds like the jackass he got his name for." Dalya says eating her sandwich.

"He is! I swear to you."

"So he just kissed you and then asked you to not say shit about it?"

"That's what I said."

"Just clarifying."

I poke at my salad not feeling my appetite.

"Aren't you going to eat Nessa?"

I shake my head. I'm not very hungry.

"We have history next."

"Whippee."
I say sarcastically.

"Oh come on. Lighten up. It's only one hour of the day you have to deal with Jackson the Jackass."

I roll my eyes. "And you get Rider the Ruby."

"He is beautiful isn't he?" Dalya sighs.

"Starstruck." I say under my breath.
"Shut up. Jack Ass or not I think you and Michael would make a nice couple."

I nearly choke on my one piece of salad I managed to get In my mouth.

"You can't be serious."

"Oh I'm dead serious Nessa."

"Dalya! Why on earth would you consider that?"

Dalya was about to respond when she immediently Shuts up.

"What? Do I have something on my face?"

She points behind me.

I turn and see Michael standing there with his hands in his pockets.

"Speak of the devil."
Dalya rolls her eyes.

"Zip it Dalya."

Dalya makes a face as Michael continues to talk.

"Hey Vega can we talk for a second?"
He asks.

"My name is Vanessa!"

"Whatever. Come with me."

I feel Dalya push my back making me get up to go with him.

Moving along with him I flip her off.

She laughs and continues to eat.

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"What do you want Michael? I don't want to talk to you."

"Yeah but I want to talk to you."

"That's not an even balance."

"Stop bitching for a second Velda."
My fists clench and unclench.

"My name is Vanessa!" I exclaim.

He touches my shoulder and backs me up until my back slams into a locker.

He stands with barely inches in between us raising an eyebrow at me.

He was so close. I could smell his spearmint gum between his plump chocolate lips.

Omg stop thinking like that Nessa. You hate this guy.

But his touch was making my legs feel like jelly.

Dumb female hormones.

"Listen. I wanted to clear things up." He says.

"That kiss..."
He starts.

I was thinking he would actually complement my kissing.

Believe it or not. He was actually my first kiss...

I know. I'm 18 and never had my first kiss.

"That kiss was just a kiss. Okay it's shouldn't have happened."
He sighs.

Anger welled up inside me. Fury.

My breathing started getting heavier when he said that.

"Unless..... you actually liked it."

He says smiling and doing that thing with his lip.

Fuck he was sexy.

I leaned a little closer to him until I could feel his breath against mine.

He puts his other hand on the other side of my head trapping my face with his.

He was about to kiss me again.

God I hoped he kissed me again.

DAMMIT NESSA

He stops chewing his gum and closes his mouth pulling away from me so I could breathe.

"I'm here to offer a truce."
He says.

"O-oh?" I say trying not to ramble.

He smiles and bites his lip again.

"You help me finish up this project and I'll leave you and Dalya alone."

I don't want you to leave me alone.
DAMMIT NESSA! Shut up!

"Fine."

He smiles. "Great. See you next hour Victorina."

He walks away and I can't help but notice his ass.

DAMMIT NESSA!

"Why can't you say Vanessa?! Seriously Michael, Victorina?!"

I hear his chuckle under his breath.

That man will be the death of me.

I think to myself as I stumble on my jello felt legs to history.

Having this strange feeling that someone was staring death threats into my back.

TO BE CONTINUED......