Wicked Games (book one)

5

song for chapter:
down girl - roy woods
| I need a girl to make all this shit easy |
(highly recommend + put on repeat)

jaylee's pov

I walked through the lunch line trying to decide what type of food I was in the mood for.

I grabbed a small salad that was in a round bowl, also being sure to grab the veggies and condiments that go on the side.

unexpectedly, I felt a presence behind me. "have you thought about what I said?" ethans warm voice hit the skin behind my ear, causing a spiral of chills to roll down my back.

my heart beat increased intensely from his sudden interaction with me.

i turned to him, seeing him standing dangerously close to me. his eyes were pinned on me as he waited for an answer.

I don't know why, but I could feel my entire body gaining nerves each second that passed by.

I guess the fact that i know what he does to girls, and now he is trying to do it to me is causing me to be on edge around him.

"I thought about it." I told him, nodding my head slightly turning my body back around to the food as I started slowly walking.

"and?" he dragged out his voice, continuing to follow me through the line.

I let out a stressful sigh, "and it's still a no." I turned back to face him. "please just stop trying, ethan. I'm not interested." by my tone, it was obvious that I was desperate for him to stop.

his facial expressions suddenly became very serious. he nodded his head while looking at me. "okay." he kept his voice low.

my face became less stiff being surprised that he actually respected what I had just asked of him.

"thank you." a large amount of weight felt as if it had been released off my shoulders.

before any other word could be exchanged, he darted away into the cafeteria.

I swallowed the small amount of air that felt like it was stuck in my throat before walking to the cashier and paying for my salad.

after paying, I walked over to where I usually sat at lunch; with sammy, cesar and jensen.

each of them were already picking into their food as I pulled up a chair, sitting in it.

"hey jaylee." cesar smiled warmly at me while holding a bag of chips in his hand.

not being able to hold back a smile, I sent him one back. "hey cesar."

"that guy giving you a problem?" sammy's voice caused me to look at him. his eyes were staring at me deeply as he chewed the chip in his mouth.

"who?" my eyebrows narrowed in a confused manner.

"that ethan kid, I saw him talking to you in the line." his eyes looked away from me, looking down to his phone.

my eyebrows raised as I grabbed my fork from the table. "it's not a problem, it's fine." I told him as I began to put the condiments into the salad.