This Love

chapter 54

I walked through the front door of the school, fumbling with my bag to get my  locker key out. The first lesson today was English, I wondered if carter was coming today, English is the only class we had together and I missed him. I took my books out and placed them in my bag.

 I was about to call Carter to ask him whether he was coming or not when my eyes fell on Drake. He was trying to open his locker, twisting his key vigorously. I hesitated for a second and then walked towards him. 

"Need help?" I said as I reached him.

He stopped fumbling with the locker and side glanced me.

"No thank you" came his short reply and he went back to doing what he was doing.

The key clicked in place making the door flew open. He took out his books not sparing me a glance, Ally must have told him about our fight. I didn't know what to say, it was too awkward. This was Drake, the boy who never shut up,he clearly is ignoring me.

"So, I wanted to ask. Is Carter coming today?" I said carefully, trying to start a conversation.

"I don't know" 

He didn't look my way this time. Bending down he picked up his bag and was about to leave when I stopped him by saying:

"Is Ally coming?"

He stopped in his tracks and after a moment turned to look at me. I couldn't decipher is expressions, his emotions but I could sense his anger now.

"Why? You wanna insult her some more?" He said, his jaws clenched as he stared at me.

Before I could reply him I saw Ally running towards us from the other side, her gaze shifted from Drake to me and she slowed down her pacing, her eyes judging me, asking me what I was doing here. She stopped a few steps away from us.

"Drake I need to talk to you" She said turning to look at him. 

Drake turned around and looked at her, his expressions changing suddenly, ghost of a smile visible on his lips. He nodded and walked towards her. taking her hand in his they turned and walked away, my eyes watching the ring that shined on Ally's finger. I stayed rooted in my spot for another few seconds, waiting for her to turn around and call me over or come running to me so we could leave everything that happened far behind but she didn't.

I sighed and started walking towards my class suddenly feeling down. As I entered the class bell rang in the hallway, students rushing to their classes. I settled in my seat and took out my phone, there was a message from Mason.

'Ally and Drake got engaged? Everyone is talking about it'

Before I could reply him, Miss Jean walked inside the classroom. I hurriedly put the phone back in my pocket.

English was long and boring today, the whole lesson I waited for Carter to show up but he didn't. Why did he skip school today? I left my class and walked back to my locker, placed my books back and took out the ones I needed for the next lesson. 

"Hey"

I jumped, startled from the sudden voice. Taking a deep breath I turned to see Carter standing behind me, his lips twitched from the side as he tried not to laugh at me.

"You jerk" I said hitting him on the shoulder as he burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry" I said after he calmed down a little.

"Yeah, right" I scoffed and turned back to my locker.

Carter leaned against the locker right next to me. he was wearing a light blue buttoned down shirt with blue jeans. I closed my locker after and turned to face him, his hair sticking out in every direction and I had the urge to run my fingers through them.