The Duet ~Sweet Moments~

2 - Walls and Barriers

Chapter 2-

We ended up going back up to the roof. We were sitting there and making small talk. I’d learnt that this great singing boy’s name was Daniel. The Daniel in fact that is in my Music class, and my study class. Oh, and apparently he’s in my English class. Jesus. It isn’t much that I know about him but that’s all he’s gotten out in 15 minutes. I’m now sitting on the edge of the roof looking down at the school grounds. I’m not afraid of heights, in fact, I love them. So I didn’t care that I was three stories up in the air and on the edge of falling off. If I was lucky I’d fall off.

“So uh, Bec, tell me a bit about yourself?” I smiled down at the far away ground. It sounded like a question when Daniel spoke. I had my knees pulled up to my chest and my arms were wrapped around them. It was like I was getting liposuction on my thighs from my skinny jeans.

“There’s not much to tell” I answered back lamely. Daniel gave a low chuckle and I turned my head away from the ground and rustling tree’s and looked to where he was sitting right beside me, normally it would make me uncomfortable to have a guy this close to me for such a long amount of time, but then my mind set on the fact that it has only been 15 minutes. It just feels like forever.

“What?” Daniel had a slight grin on his face.

“Your just sitting there on the edge of the school roof peering down at the ground three stories away like you were staring at the cement right below you, aren’t you a little worried that I’d push you off?” with Daniels words I gave a grin and looked back out at the view, my grin turned to a frown.

“If you did I’d be thankful” I muttered to myself. Unfortunately Daniel heard my little mutter.

“Why?” he sounded generally interested, I just shook my head.

You’re getting awfully close Becky.

The voice in my head was right, as bad as that sounds, I shouldn’t be hearing voices so let’s make this clear, the voice in my head is me, it’s just what I think to myself. I’m pretty comfortable around Daniel to be perfectly honest. He was just so easy to talk to that I keep finding myself getting carried away.

“Nothing” I said.

“Will you sing with me again?” my head jerked up and I stared at Daniel. His voice was soft and his face calm and enthusiastic.

“You want me to sing with you? Like, right now?” Daniel smirked and I couldn’t help but give a light smile.

“Well that’s what I asked” laughing nervously I unwrapped my arms from around my legs and faced Daniel. The wind was blowing furiously up here and Daniels light hair was moving around and falling in his eyes.

“I-I…”

Just think; if you sing with him you’ll probably faint and then he’ll laugh and everyone at school will know and tease you.

But I have already sung with Daniel and not fainted,

And plus, when do I give a shit about what people think of me?

Sweet Jesus, I was arguing with myself, I am mentally slapping myself in the face.

”Fine” My eyes widened when the words left my mouth. I was staring at a grinning Daniel who got up and dusted the dirt off of his jeans and extended his hand towards me.

“Come on Princess” I shook my head.

“I wasn’t supposed to say that” Daniel let out a chuckle

“But you did, so hop up Princess” I sat still and stared at his inviting hand.

“No,” shaking my head I looked down at my shoes.