Falling For Sadie

Chapter Twelve

“Sade, I really think that you should give it some thought. At the very least.” William gripped the steering wheel tight and blew air out from his mouth. He was getting frustrated with Sadie; she would have been able to tell that even if it weren’t for the fact that he had the round grey wheel in a death grip.

“I’m so sorry that I don’t want to be the person to tutor poor little Logan Peters.” Sadie spat. She didn’t care how frustrated William was with her. She didn’t want anything to do with Logan. Especially not when it involved being alone with him. Not after what had happened between them Friday.

“Why are you being this way, Sadie?” William spat back, the venom in his voice burning away Sadie’s thoughts. Friday, after Logan had beat up Adam and had taken Sadie home, she had vowed that she would not talk to her “savior” again; she didn’t trust herself around him anymore. Saturday, Logan’s mother had called Sadie’s uncle asking him if she could speak with his niece. Her uncle had obliged and before Sadie could comprehend anything, Marianne Clairmont-Peters was asking her if she would have the time to tutor Logan. Sadie had told her that she’d have to think about it, she would. She didn’t lie to his mother. She had to work it around her new work schedule, but even then she’d have some problems being alone in the same room with Logan.

Sadie sighed, defeated. You just don’t want to because you’re afraid of what Adam will do. You’re also just afraid that you’ll kiss him again. Soon enough, the feeling of his mouth invaded her mind like the plague.

“Sadie!” William shouted, still gripping the steering wheel in his steel grasp even though they were in a parking spot outside of school.

“What?” She muttered, shaking the thoughts from her mind. There was an unexplainable expression on William’s face; something between frustration, at her spaciness and at her attitude towards tutoring, and a soft, bittersweet sadness.

“I’m leaving for college in literally exactly 7 days. You will be left for the summer to deal with the rest of this town, alone, Sadie. Unless you make some friends.” He finally turned towards her, his eyes showing more of the bittersweet sadness and less of the frustration.

“I know that Will. And I’m going to be hanging out with Sage and them.” Sadie retorted, rolling her eyes. Why won’t William just leave me alone?

“What if Sage isn’t around in the summer? I know you Sade; from the small amount of time that you’ve been here I’ve found out a lot about your personality. You are not meant for Brandy. You can’t stand people here. You won’t last without somebody here with you, distracting you.” He paused, looking away and then flicked his gaze back to Sadie. “I originally thought that the person that would be distracting you would have been Adam, but now I think that it might be Logan.” He muttered. People started filing inside the school caught Sadie’s attention. They were going to be late if they didn’t leave now.

Swallowing, Sadie smiled meekly. Somehow this conversation had hit one of her heart strings, hard. Maybe hanging out with Logan all summer won’t be a bad thing after all… Her mind murmured. She turned her attention back to William. “Okay.”

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Logan had had a hard time getting the scared expression that had marred Sadie’s pretty face on Friday out of his mind; every time that it popped into his head his hands involuntarily clenched into tight, white fists.