The Day {Not official title}

Chapter 19: The Reveal {Gavin}

Chapter 19: The Reveal {Gavin}

            “This is your car?” Ieo asked.

            “Yep. You like it?” I asked, already knowing the answer.

“Yeah. It’s a red Mustang. Who wouldn’t?” she climbed in the passenger’s seat.

“Italian leather? Are you sure you didn’t steal this car from a rich person?”

“Nope, all mine. Impressed?” I laughed, shut her door and climbed into the driver’s seat.

“Whaaaaaat? No. I’m not that impressed. I’ve seen better. Besides, just because you have a Mustang doesn’t mean I like you,” she mocked.

“But it means I have a chance,” I flashed her a smile and buckled my seatbelt. She already had hers on. I inserted the key into the ignition and started the engine. She ran her hand over the buttons that controlled the air conditioning, music, and heating settings.

“Chrome buttons. What else can your car do?” I pushed a button and started driving.

“Are you cold?” her chair heated up. I could feel my eyes sparkle. Literally, sparkle. I looked away. I didn’t want her to see me with glitter eyes. I tried changing them, but I couldn’t. I noticed that whenever I was around Ieo, I had no real control over my eyes.

“This car is so cool. I want this model when I get my first car. But I’m changing the color. I like the red, but it doesn’t look good when I’m in it.”

“The car could be brown and still look good with you in it. But anyway, what color would you change it to?” she turned pink.

“I want it metallic green, but at an angle it looks blue. I used to paint my nails that color all the time. It was in a round bottle so it would be green in the middle and blue around the edge,” she said.

“I have shoes that color. I only wear them on very special occasions though, it gets dirty to easily. Why do you think Digna was being so nice earlier? I expected her to insult us or call your victory luck or something. And I’ve only known her for like a day. I bet you’ve known her longer and have more thoughts,” I tried making myself sound as smart as I could. My eyes went orange.

“Yeah, what’s up with Digna? She would’ve been all over us. Maybe it was the staff and the huge crowd. Maybe she didn’t want to make a scene in front of the teachers and the other students. But for sure, something will happen tomorrow. My house is a few miles from here. Just take the-” I already knew where she lived.

“I know where you live.” I cut her off.

“Uh, stalker much? How do you know? Did you research me or something?”

“GPS. The thing in front of you. Why would I do research on you?” I playfully asked her. I made sure it was evident that I was just kidding.

“Oh please. You would check under my desk to find the gum I was chewing during class.” She saw me? What? When? How? Just kidding, I don’t do that. My eyes turned pink again. Why did they always turn pink around Ieo? And why can’t I change them?

            “Can you hand me my sunglasses in the glove compartment?” I asked.

            “Nope.”

            “Why not? Do you want me to get it myself? And crash the car?” I asked in a tone that said “you’re ridiculous”.

            “Because you’re just going to cover up your eyes. Your pink eyes. Why do you always make them pink? Around me?” she asked. I felt like she already knew the answer.