Moving on...

Ashley's POV

Caleb gave me a victorious grin to which I rolled my eyes.He scoffed and rolled his eyes too,trying to imitate me,which earned him a slap on the backside of the head from me.

'Oww!For a girl who's so tiny you sure have a lot of strength.'

'Shut up and drive.The faster you drive,the faster I reach and the less I have to bear you.'

I fidgeted with the buttons on the radio and tuned it to my favourite station.I smirked as I noticed the Power Rangers keychain hanging from the rear view mirror.I held it in my hand and to take a look at it closely.

That's when Caleb cleared his throat.I left the keychain immediately but the back of the keychain felt rough.I could see that something has been scratched onto it as it swayed but I couldn't really make out what it was.

'So who gave this to you?'

'Huh?'

'Earlier in the morning you said it was a gift...so who gave this keychain to you.'

His face appeared flustered for just a second which he quickly covered with a smirk.'So you do listen to me and just pretend that I'm not worth listening to.'

I kept my gaze fixated on him.He was avoiding the question completely and I could make out how nervous he was.

'So where were you during English,I didn't see you.I mean I saw you in the corridor but you weren't there in the class.'

My thoughts went back to his angry eyes and I shuddered.I clenched and unclenched my fist once and counted till ten in my mind to calm myself just like my psychologist had told me and concentrated on a happy memory.

'Oh I skipped with Matt.'
The thoughts of us brought a smile subconsciously to my face.

A scowl made its way onto Caleb's face and he clenched his hands tight onto the steering wheel.'Oh so the good  girl decides to skip now?' he speaks through clenched teeth,trying to make his question sound light and casual.

Not sure how to react to his mood,I just nod and look out of the window.

Suddenly the car jerks and comes to a screeching halt and I almost hit my head on the dashboard.
'What is wrong with you,you
moron!You could have hurt us!'

'Us?'he questions.'Aww Cinderella is concerned about me.'

Seriously out of all I said he only managed to pick out the word "us",what about "moron" or the part about getting hurt.

'Why did you push on the brakes so hard?' I screamed.

'You're stop's here.This is where your carriage leaves you.'

'So you had to give killing me a try before you dropped me off.'

'Kill you Princess!Why would you say that.I need my daily dose of entertainment.Now shoo off before your allergy resurfaces.'

'I am not allergic to boys,'I stress through my teeth.'

'Sure, so you wouldn't mind me dropping you to Meera's house right?'

Yes,yes I would,I wanted to scream but thanks to my ego,I smile and blurt out 'No' instead.

'Okay,so lead the way.'

I gave him the directions to twins' house and he drove.He whistled,not the pleasant type whistle,no,the annoying type one which is bound to get the people around you restless.

'You know I still think you're allergic to guys right?'

What!? I decided to bear with him for fifteen more minutes just to prove that I'm not allergic to boys .He really knew how to push my buttons.

'I'm sitting with you in your car right now.Doesn't that prove I'm capable of bearing boys,even if it was a guy like you?'

'Please,you just proved my point.You don't have to bear with boys.You just have to converse with them.'

'That's not what I meant.I mean I'm perfectly fine with Matt.'

'Yeah right...Matt,'he drawled.

'What are you trying to say?'

'Just that Matt isn't the only example of a decent guy.'

'Well why don't you tell me a not-so-jerk-of-a-person guy and I'll converse with that guy.'

His eyes studied me for a few seconds and I felt as if I was naked.Not the naked naked,but like he could just see through me and I felt like my thoughts were an open book to him.

'You just have to come out of that pumpkin of yours Cinderella...' he finally said in a soft hushed tone and leaned in towards me.My eyes widened and my breaths were going to quicken any second.But he just tugged on the door handle,letting the door swing open.His hands brushed mine as he took his hand back,giving me tingling sensations.

I turned towards the door,I hadn't even realised that we reached.I could see Matt and Meera scrubbing the garage through the fence.I got off the car and muttered a quick thank you to Caleb,without really looking at him.

I walked up to the locked door of their front yard and gave a piercing whistle with two fingers in my mouth,immediately catching Matt's attention who came to get the door for me grinning.

I turned to find Caleb still waiting with an amused expression on his face.Smiling to myself I turned back.Smack!

Matt had thrown a wet,soapy sponge on my face.I picked the sponge up and jumped on him from behind,rubbing the dirty sponge in his face.

He laughed as he ran around the yard carrying me piggy back.

I turned to wave Caleb goodbye,but he rolled his window up and drove away.