Left Behind In Her Past

Bad Luck

Chapter Seven

Dace Pov

As I yawned and got out of bed, I tripped on my black backpack. Face first onto my hardwood floor. "Ouch"

"Dace are you okay?"

"Yeah mom. Perfectly fine."

"Well hurry up and get ready for school I made breakfast for you"I got off the floor and grabbed my towel and headed for my door. It swing open.

"Fuck... Mom knock before you go opening doors." I rubbed my head.

"Oh sorry hun. I didn't mean to hit you in the face with the door" she chuckled

I mumbled" it's not funny"

"Get in the shower you're going to be late."

"Alright, alright." I grabbed a pair of my boxers and went to the bathroom. Undressing, I opened the curtain and got in. The water splashed down on me. I yelled "who wasted the hot water!" No one replied ugh.. I hurried up and wash myself. I jumped out of the shower and wrapped my towel around my waist. On my way to my room I fell AGAIN. What is up with me today... I put on a gray shirt and some dark jeans. Slipping on my gray vans I slung my backpack on to my shoulder. I combed my straight black hair and flipped it to the side.

I strolled down the sidewalk on my skateboard into the blazing heat. About 15 minutes later I see a girl walking on the other side of the road. Damn did she look fine.. I skated a little faster and checked her out. Holy shit. That's not just any girl. That's Lilah!! My skateboard hit a crack in the sidewalk and I flew forward off my board. "Ugh.." Lilah came rushing towards me. Crap...

"Oh my god! Are you okay? Are you hurt??"

"I'm fine. Thanks. I- I should get going now." Grasping my board I got on and road away. I can't. I can't risk talking to her yet... I looked back and saw her sitting there watching me leave. God I feel like an ass. That's when I heard her. "Dace! Come back!" She remembers...I turned my head and ended up crashing into someone. Talk about bad luck. "Uh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.."

"Ow.." I looked up and saw a girl rubbing her head

"Are you okay?" The strawberry blonde glanced at me and smiled.

"Yeah I'm okay."

"Good" I dusted my clothes and pushed myself up. I reached my hand out to her. She grabbed it and I pulled her up.

"Thanks" she said as she brushed her skirt off. She turned around. "Does my butt have dirt on it?" She chuckled

"Uh I don't think I should look" I glanced the other way trying not to look.

"Please? I don't want to walk into school with dirt on me." I sighed and glanced and closed my eyes and shook my head no.

"Thank you." She said "you can open your eyes silly." She laughed and I rubbed the back of my head and smiled.

"Since I knocked you down and got you dirty, would you like to ride with me?" The girl put her hands together and looked down. Twiddling her fingers nodding yes. Her shyness was cute. I got on the board and she wrapped her hands around my waist. Her touch made my skin tingle. It felt weird but in a good way. I looked over my shoulder "ready?" She nodded. And I pushed the board forward "hang on tight."

"My name is Lacey by the way."

"I'm Dace."

"Hey aren't you in my geometry class?"

"Um.."

"S58 right?"

"Yeah." She laughed and put her face on my back as we rode. I could feel her make a smile. How come I didn't notice her before...

"I sit in the back of the class. I'm too shy to really talk to anyone much less sit in the front where everyone can see me."

I laughed "are you reading my mind?"

"Huh? No why? I can't even do that"

"Seems like it. I was just wondering why I didn't notice you before and then you answered it."

"Oh." She laughed. I starting slowing down as we got to the school. And then came to a complete stop at the gate.

"Thanks for the ride. It made it easier to get here." I wiped the sweat off my face with my sleeve. "Well at least for me..." She laughed and I laughed. She looked at me wide eyed and I rose one eyebrow. Lacey points at my shirt and I looked down. Damn I was dripping with sweat.

"Oh this it okay. I have another shirt in my locker." I kicked up my board and grabbed it. "What class do you have right now?"

"Um French."

"Oh that's in the way to my Spanish class. I can walk with you." I put up my hands "but only if you want me to."

"It's fine, I'd love that." She tilted her head smiled at me. Her smile was adorable. Ugh why am I thinking this..

"Cool let me just go to my locker and change." She grabbed my arm

"Can I come with you?"

"Um yeah sure."

We pushed through the hallway full of people and got to my locker. I didn't feel like going back through the crowd to go to the bathroom and change. Lacey leaned on the locker next to mine. "Aren't you gunna go to the restr-" I took off my shirt and faced her.

"Nah. Too lazy" her mouth dropped and she eyes my body. I slipped my clean shirt over me and closed my locker, locking it. I looked at her, she was still staring. "What? never seen a shirtless guy before?"

"Um not one with a nice body like yours!" She pointed behind me at a few girls. "Looks like I'm not the only fan of that body either." She laughed. I laughed too.

I guess my bad luck wasn't so bad.