The Dream

Chapter 4

"Eric, what are you doing here?" I ask surprise all over my face. "This is my class." he answered . "Can I sit down?" "Oh' uh yeah." I say moving my bag. "Are you okay, I'm sorry I kissed you." Eric said. "Its not that." I reply looking over at him.

"Then why did you run?" "Its a long story." "So its not me?" I laugh for a second and look over with a small smile. "Of course not." I breathe. "Okay if you wanna talk about it I'm here." he smiled his black hair messy today and falling into his face.

"I'll take you up on that." I said with a smile leaning over and moving a strand of hair from his face. He stares at me his green eyes sparkling from the light.

A small blush crosses my face and I sit back. The rest of class was small glaces at each other and small smiles. "So ill see you later." Eric said as we walked out of class.

"Yeah." I reply back with a smile as he gently touches my arm. Tingles invade my body but I push them down ignoring them all together.

"So who was the dude?" James said walking up to me as we walked down the hallway. "Eric." I reply back as causally as I could. "So you know he likes you right."

"Yeah I guess." I say tryna push down the blush which I must of did since James didn't seem to notice. "Why?" I ask looking over at him. "Because i..." "Look before you finish that sentence I need to talk to you" I say.

"Okay what's up." James said grabbing my hand. I pull back and look at him. "I just... I um." I try to find the right word. "What is it." James asked looking anxious. "I don't like you like that." I say. I look over at James who was just staring at me for a second.

"It's him isn't it." he said. "I... I knew it." James said his voice getting higher. You like him don't you?" Have you kissed him?" He said his face getting slightly red.

"James, I'm sorry." I reply back trying to push back the tears. "No if you were sorry you wouldn't have lead me on." "Its complicated." I reply grabbing his arm.

"Whats that complicated that you would hurt me over it Lana." James said yanking his arm out of my grip. "You know what I don't care." he said. "I didn't mean to hurt you James please."

"Well you know what you should've thought about that before you kissed me, cause you just did." and with that he turned around and stormed off.

Dread fell over me as I tried to push it away, but it didn't work it only got stronger. I wipe a tear that fell down my face and start walking back to my room.

"Whats wrong?" Kayla said as I walk into the room. "You told him didn't you." Sarah asked. I look up at my two best friends and that was all it took before they engulfed me in a hug. I let the tears fall while hugging them back before I stepped back and shook it off.

"Lets go for a walk." Sarah smiled softly grabbing my hand and yanking me out door. Kayla right behind me. We walk outside and I breath in the fresh autumn air. Turning the corner I hear my name making all three of us stop.

"Hey Jordan." Sarah said kissing her boyfriend. "Hey babe."Jordan said looking at her with a smile. "Lana what did you do." Jordan said a second later his expression changing as soon as he looked at me.

I look at him bewildered for a second before he goes on. "You really hurt him." "James." I breathe softly. "What did you say to him? "

"Hey, lay back." Kayla said walking towards him but I grab her arm pulling her back. "He's my best friend so I'm going to protect him." Jordan said his voice getting a little louder. I flinch back feeling the tears coming but I push them back. "Don't you think I know that." I shouted this time Kayla pulled me by the arm.

"Jordan you need to chill." Sarah said. "I'm not gonna chill." Jordan said pure anger and hatred in his voice. "I DIDNT MEAN TO NOT LIKE YOU CARE ANYWAYS." I  scream as a tear fell which only made me more angier.

"I didn't mean to lead him on." "I didn't want to have feelings for Eric." "I didn't want to have to hurt one of my best friends but it happened."

"I don't need you acting like his parent learn the whole story before you start jumping down my throat." I say as calm as I could my voice shaking along with my body. Jordan looked at me with such hate that the muscle in the jaw jerked as I turned around snatching my arm out of Kayla's hand and storming away full speed.

Sometime within a few minutes I was running through the parking lot and right into a body sending me flying  backwards. "Omg Lana, I'm so sorry are you okay." I heard a voice that automatically sent happiness flowing threw me.

I look up to see green concerned eyes looking back at me. "Yeah, I'm fine." I say tears still falling down my face.  "Whats wrong did I hurt you." he asked when he saw I was crying. I tried to make them stop but it didn't happen.

"Hey.. woah hey calm down." Eric said wiping a tear from my eye. I look up at him as he gently brushes my face with his thumb. "I... I just... I close my mouth and look down." "Lana look at me." Eric said. "What's wrong?" he asked when my eyes met his. I stayed staring at him for a second before leaning up and pressed my lips against his.

I pulled back and looked at him my tears automatically stopping. "Oh." he said stunned pulling me to him and pressing his lips to mine again. I wrapped my hands around his sides my fingers wrapping into his shirt.

His hand went from my face to tangled into my hair. Fire burned through my whole body as our lips moved in sync. I pulled back placing my head on his forehead. "I really like you." I whisper.

"I really like you too." Eric breathe with a smile. I look up at him intertwining our fingers together. "But I just hurt one of my best friends because I do." I sigh looking in his eyes. "Well what do we do now."  "I don't know." "Well for starters lets get you home."

I smile at him as he leans down attaching his lips to mine again. I smile into the kiss forgetting everything that happened today as my arms wrapped around his neck.

"Thank you." I smile into his neck letting go to look at him as he grabs my hand and we start walking towards the dorms.