DREAM KINGS (Shawn Mendes x Harry Styles)

C h a p t e r [17]

A loud ring woke me up, giving me a jumpy heart after that sudden sound. The sun's already shining outside my window, I was reaching for my phone beside me and I felt pain on the back of my neck.

I moan in agony but it disappears after a minute or so. I grabbed my phone, it was only a missed call from Tippy. She left a message before ringing.

"Hey girl. I'm here at my grandma's house. Gonna stay here until Monday. Sorry I can't go with you today, but I promise I'll make it up to you. Say, how about we go next week at the cinema and watch the Inside a Psychopath's Mind? I'm really dying to see that movie!"

I slowly put the phone down and flicked my eyes on the wall in front of me from a quite far distance. I gulp, knowing I'll be with him all day long. What I predicted last night about getting all stuck inside this house with him just came true. So. Great.

I redial her number but she's not picking up anymore, so I left a message instead.

"Since when'd you get there? I haven't seen you around at school after class and why aren't you answering my calls?"

I held my phone for a minute, waiting for her reply but it's taking too long. Pushed myself on the bed, falling on my back. I wonder what Luke is doing right now. He must be still lying in bed in his boxer shorts, I wish I'm lying beside him and I'll hear him say, "Good Morning my rockstar princess." And plant a soft kiss on my forehead or lips.

I cuddled a pillow and imagined it was him while whispering his name. I yawn and my eyes went all teary. Breathing heavily, thought it would be great to get back to sleep until a loud continues thud disturbs and magically destroyed my mood to slumber.

I aggressively pull myself up and angrily went out of my room. The loud batches of thuds are coming from his room. I walk to his door and it was opened. I slowly peek through the gap and saw him doing push-ups with only his pants from last night.

I gulp as I see his bare back, all muscly and ripped. He pushes himself down and pushes himself up a little in the air and claps his hands, doing it repeatedly. That was the thudding sound's about. I push the door open without him knowing.

Aggressively, I cleared my throat and speak, "Excuse me!"

He stops in between his reps and looks at me at the door. He looks quite unhappy. He stands up and it showed his bare body. All went slow as I stare at his rock hard abs up to his chest, shoulders, biceps and veins. Sweat drips down from his face all the way down, sliding, zigzagging, following the structure and the lines on his body.

He smacked his hands with each other, removing the dirt from the floor after the exercise. He walks towards me, breathing heavily. He wipes off the sweat dripping on his forehead, "Do you know how to knock?"

"Do you know how annoying it is to wake up with the noise you're making?"

"What noise?"

"The thudding sounds."

He bites his lips and pressed his eyes to me, "It's okay to wake up with the thudding sounds. If you'd make me choose, I'd rather wake up with the annoying sounds rather than being stalked."

"How dare you.." I said squinting my eyes, "You are unbelievable!"

"Well then, tell me what're you doing before you talked to get my attention?"

"Nothing. I went straight here and immediately speak! I will and never stalk you!"

He chuckles and walked to his bed and snatched a piece of towel. He damps the cloth on his skin and just like in the movies, in a slow motion, the towel slides on his sweaty neck, chest, chiseled abs and veiny arms, "You sure or it's just a little lie like last night?"