Being Next to You

Chapter 23: The past that you want to forget is something you cannot escape.

A student called out Shaine's name, as we passed each other. Shaine noticed her call as he looked embarrassed as his name was being yelled.

"Shaine! It's been a while!" The student approached him.

He smiled (but seems forced), "Yeah, it's been a while, Iris." He replied, "You grew taller from the last time I saw you. But I'm still taller than you though."

The girl nodded, and when I took a look at her, she had a nice figure, her hair color of rich chocolate was neatly tied in a bun, her eyes had a nice shade of blue but seems violet from a far and over all she look like an expensive work of art.

"Isn't she a doll?" Shaine blurted as I was absorbed by his friend's beauty.

"Well, she's pretty." I complimented, but I wonder, why do I keep encountering nice looking people?

Its a little depressing..

"She's Iris Gayle, someone I know, and a year younger than us." He added. "Despite her looks, she's a little hard to understand and approach, and a little cold."

She is huh? But she doesn't seem to be like it though.

"Shaine," she called again, "You still have that book."

"Ah, you noticed it huh? I lost it a few days ago, but now I found it. Thanks to her." He pointed at me.

"H-Hello." I smiled.

"Same as well." She formally said, "I'll be going now, Shaine."

"Okay, See ya." He waved, and noticed me glancing as I turned red.

"What? Might you be falling for me?" He was smug as I slowly flustered.

"I'M NOT!" I desperately refused, flustered, with him laughing his heart out.

"Hmm? A straight forward rejection?" He smirked, "Can't fight with that, can't I?"

"Stop teasing me too much. Or I won't give this back to you." I showed the book he was holding earlier.

"But, that's mine in the first place, and if you don't.." He's threatening me (I think..)

"If I don't..?"

"I'll tell Julian that you like him."

He innocently smiled as he stole the book in my hand. A little frustrating, making my face red as an apple because he took this advantage against me.

"You are a gorgeous creepy blonde psycho freak..!" I fired back, that made him silent for second, but smiled right away. And I can't make a comeback..!

"Would you like to hold hands with me?" He offered, but I had a bad feeling so I declined.

"Why?! Holding hands doesn't make any sense?" I answered. "Especially with you?"

"I know. But I'm just ticked off, and I get the feeling that you don't wanna stay with me, don't cha?" He smiled.

"Because I want to go home and read a book!" I responded.

"Don't you read to much books?"

"Right back at you!" I was offended, "A person who likes books will read books."

"What are you lovebirds doing?"

Interrupted Ellijah, who was in front of us, staring weirdly, with a girl who was taking a picture on her phone. Shaine smiled at both of them, forgetting my existence.