◇The Hybrid◆

chapter 14

~ ~ ~ a few days later ~ ~ ~

Layla's POV.

i rumage through the giant fridge in the kitchen. 

after going through piles and piles of meat, french fries, ketchup bottles, soda cans and other junk, i sigh and close the fridge. 

i turn to face derek who was sitting on one of the bar stools, his elbow propped up on the granite coutner top, his chin resting in the palm of his hand with an amuzed look on his face.

"don't you have anything other than junk food?!" 

he shrugs. "we have meat"

"anything without fat on it? anything that is actuallly good for you?"

he scoffs. "this is a house filled with teenage boys.. i can assure you there is nothing you are looking for in there"

i sigh.

Rebecca laughs as she walks down the stairs and waves her hand towards me. "come on, i have some fruits and vegetables up in my room. i stash my food in there so they don't throw it out like last time" she glares at Derek.

i follow her back up the stairs and she leads me to her room. i stop at the doorway, while she walks over to the small mini fridge in the corner of the room. "fruit or vegetables?" she asks.

"vegetables"

"type?"

"do you have any cucumber. or pickles?" i ask.

she smiles. "you're in luck" she grabs a whole cucumber and hands it to me. 

"thanks" i say.

"if you ever want something to eat you can always come to me" she says with a sweet smile.

i nod and thank her again before walking back down stairs.

i set the cucumber on the counter and grab a large wooden cutting board. i run the cutting board under cold water and then dry it off. 

i put the cucumber on it then grab a large knife.

i slice the cucumber.

when i'm done, i grab a small, clear, glass plate and a matching glass bowl. i fill the bowl with ranch and set it in the middle of the plate. i neatly arrange the cucumber slices in a circle around the bowl, each small slice overlapping the one in front of it.

i go to where Derek is sitting and sit in the seat next to him, setting the plate on the counter in front of me.

i see his face scrunch up and i laugh at him.

"never seen a vegetable before?" i ask.

"it's so green.. and slimy" he grimaces. 

i laugh and pick up one of the slices. i dip it in the ranch and bring it to my mouth. 

i bite down halfway through and crunch on it. 

i eat the other half and swallow.

i smile. i haven't had cucumbers and ranch in so long.

i go to eat another one.

"you eat those voluntarily?" derek asks, his nose scrunched up.

"yeah. they're really good" i say and grab another slice, lightly dipping it in the ranch. i put it in front of his mouth. "try it"

he shakes his head. "no way in hell am i trying that"

"please?"

"no"