Noah Schnapp - Will's Love Interest

Chapter Twentyfour- Just a Random Stranger

   "Noah!" Sierra turned around and completely ignored his comment.

   "Yeah?" Noah responded, furrowing his eyebrows in confusing.

   I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Can this girl not take a hint.

   "Well, if silly Carley over here won't introduce me to your friends, how about you Schnappster?" She asked placing a hand on his arm.

   "I think I'll save them the earache. If you don't mind now Sierra, I was trying to hang out with my friends." He said, brushing her hand off his arm and slid into the booth next to me.

   There was already a lot of people in the booths, but that didn't stop him from nearly crushing me, Millie, and Gaten.

   "I think we might need a bigger booth." I whispered, sucking in my breath, like that was gonna make more room.

   "I think there might not e enough room for you, Noah. You can come sit with me." She told him, completely oblivious to Noah's annoyance.

   "No thanks, I rather stay over here and be crushed, then go over there with you at all." He said.

   I elbowed him the side and gave him a weird look. He grunted, but didn't look at me. 

   "Maybe another time?" She asked.

   "Okay." He said, just trying to get her away.

   "I will hold you to that." She said, whipping herself around.

   "I wouldn't." He said under his breath.

   After she walked out of the store, ice cream in hand, Gaten asked, "What was that about?" 

   "Old friend.." I trailed off.

   "Oh really?" Caleb asked.

   "Nah, just a random stranger, Caleb! Of Course it was!" Millie teased.

   Caleb just rolled his eyes.

   "You okay Carley?" Finn asked.

   I glanced over at Noah, who looked like he was deep in thought, "Yeah." I told him looking back at Finn, who sat in front of me.

   "What's up with you?" Caleb asked Noah.

   Noah glared daggers at Caleb, "Nothing." He said bluntly.

   I furrowed my eyebrows in concern.

   "Noah?" I asked him.

   I went to touch his shoulder, but he got up quickly and walked out the door.

   "What did I do?" I asked.

   "Go check on him." Finn said and gave me a knowing look.

   "Really?" I asked.

   "Hurry, before he gets far." Finn said, pointing to the glass door.

   I got up out of the booth and almost ran to the door. I looked around. I saw the huge apartment complex in front of me. A road separating the two buildings, but a crosswalk a little to my left. Small trees, lay in the ground, separating the  road and sidewalk.

    I looked to my left, there was no sign of him. Just a long walk going towards a bunch of small shops and boutiques. I looked to my right, a few feet and there was a quick turn to the right. I began walking right, thinking he may be down there.

   I turn the corner and see him in the distance. I start quickening my pace, dodging people. I finally figure out, if i keep this pace, then I will be a long ways from my apartment. I start running, crashing into people, but quickly saying "I'm sorry!" I catch up to Noah.

   "Noah?" I ask him.

   He stops dead in his tracks and people start walking around us. As if, we are in our own bubble. He slowly turns around and I could see his eyes a little red.

   "Noah, what's wrong?" I ask.

   His eyebrows furrow and he gives me a look as if I am stupid. 

   "Are you joking?" He asked, a bit of anger in his voice.

   "I wish I was..." I told him, scared of how mad he was with me.

   What have I done?

   "You have been ignoring me. I thought we had made up. I was happy." He told me.

   I looked at the ground. I guess I was kind of ignoring him. I was just nervous! I have never been in any type of relationship before! 

   "Carley I like you. Stop messing with my emotions." He said.

   "Noah, we are thirteen! This isn't some sappy romance movie! You need to get through your head that I am not going to throw myself at you. I am nothing like the rest of the teenage girls on this planet." I snapped.

   His nostrils flared with anger and he turned around quickly, leaving me alone on the sidewalk. People pushed past me, but I didn't move. I kept staring at the spot Noah had left. No tears slipped. I don't cry that easily. Still, a burning feeling was in the back of my throat. 

   I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding as I looked at the ground. I was confused. Did we literally just fight? We were friends though, how does this happen?

   I took a deep breath and turned around slowly. I was at a average pace down the sidewalk, deep in thought. Too much happened today. I just wanted to relax and stop thinking, before I went back on set tomorrow. 

   Without going back to the ice cream shop, I walked back into the apartment and ran up to my room. I sat on my bed and hugged my pillow to my chest. I started at the window next to my bed and just thought. I thought about everything. Noah, Sierra, working, my hometown. 

   What would I be doing right now if I hadn't got this job? Certainly, not going through this mess. 

   One thing at a time Carley. Lets figure out Sierra first.

  

Me- meet me at the ice cream shop, tomorrow at 5:00?

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AUTHOR'S NOTE!

   Sorry it was a bit short, but I was trying to end it on a cliffhanger a bit. What do you think of Noah and Carley's mini fight, huh? Intense? I honestly don't have too much to say. Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful day/night. Until next time!