Never In 63 Days (ON GOING)

Chapter 19: The Bet

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Chapter 19: The Bet

C A M I L A

As the seconds ticked by, I became more and more uncomfortable with Ryder staring down at me without a smirk or a grin, for once, I saw him look serious. I stepped back which brought back the smirk he had on earlier.

"Not so fearless after all huh," He said and I crossed my arms in annoyance.

"What do you want now Ryder?" I asked

"Pretend to be my girlfriend," Ryder replied and I bursted out laughing. "What's so funny about it?"

Once I stopped laughing, I replied. "Yeah right. Where's the hidden cameras?"

He scowled at me. "I'm serious. Skylar wasn't suppose to see me with Liana or whatever the hell her name is. Point is, I need to get her back."

I glared at him. "Don't you have some kind of 'charm' when it comes to girls well except for me and why exactly do you want my cousin back?"

"None of your damn business. From now on you're my fake girlfriend," He demanded

"Not in a million years Ryder and besides, I thought you hated cliche things," I argued

Ryder fixed his hair upwards in frustration. "Why are you so damn stubborn? You're my Prisoner, you do whatever I tell you to and to add on to that you own me since you're not expelled for punching me."

I faked a thinking expression. "Hmm, Let's see...."

Suddenly, like in some movies a voice inside my head started talking to me:

Voice: C'mon Camila! This is your chance to teach him a lesson! Use his power against him.

That's it! I've got it!

"Actually I'll accept," I said with a fake grin

"I knew you couldn't resist this," He said, sounding more arrogant that ever before.

"In one condition," I said

He groaned. "Fine, what is it now?"

"You have to convince me to be your fake girlfriend," I replied with a smirk on my face.

That's what you get for messing with Skylar....

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R Y D E R

I sat on my chair at the back of biology class watching Prisoner listen to every single thing our teacher said while playing with a pencil in my hand. I still don't know how to get her to be my fake girlfriend when we argue about everything.

Bullshit. That girl's got me cornered.

Desperate of finding a solution, I whispered at Blake's direction which was at my left. "Bro I'm stuck."

Blake faced me. "That Evans girl punched you real bad huh."

I kicked him under his desk. "Shut up and it's not that it's....."

I quickly told him about our agreement at the janitor's closest and managed not to get our biology teacher's attention.

"Man, she's one tough chick. Anyway, isn't this good for the operation?" Blake whispered

"Would help if I pull it off but I got nothin'," I replied. "I swear, she's not an actual girl."

"Bro, you sure you're not just saying that because you can't get her?" Blake teased

I scowled at him. "I bet I can make her fall for me in less than 61 days."

"It's on man, you lose, I get your motorcycle."

"Oh yeah? What happens when I win?" I challenged him

"If you win. Less than 61 days to make the only girl that isn't all over you to fall for you."

"Oh it's on."

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C A M I L A

Today was...... Well interesting since Ryder was weirdly really nice to me. Obviously, I'm not one of those naive girls who immendiately believe that a guy like Ryder can change in a blink of an eye.

Right now, I'm sitting on the passenger's seat next to Xian who offered to act as my 'tour guide' since he found out that I haven't been most the most famous tourist attractions in Portland, Oregon.

"So where is our first stop tour guide?" I asked

"Well, it's not Niagara Falls but it's just as beautiful," He replied

"No way, are we going to Multnomah Falls?" I took a wild guess

Xian nodded. "Yup, Multnomah Falls coming up."

Moments later, Xian parked his car next to the curb that seperated the road and the forest trail that leads to the Multnomah Falls.

"Man, I kinda missed this place," Xian said while taking in the scenery

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go already," I said which made Xian chuckle

He slung an arm around my shoulders. "You might wanna hold on 'cause the bridge is pretty high up."

I rolled my eyes at him. "Says the person who has acrophobia."

Xian's brow shot up. "Says who?"

"The time when we went rock climbing and you chickened out," I explained

"That's because I banged my leg pretty hard the day before we went rock climbing," he replied

"Right, can we go see the falls now?" I asked and Xian nodded

We were goofing around when we reached the breath taking view of Multnomah Falls. I was lost for words as I watched the water fall from above with the sunlight hitting it, making it look like the water was somehow shimmering. I looked around the bridge where four pairs of couples held hands and stood close to each other while taking in the view.

"I guess we're fifth wheeling," Xian said before a middle aged woman approached us with her partner standing behind her.

"So sorry to break up this moment for you two young lovers but can one of you take a picture of my fiancè and I?" The woman asked

"Sure ma'am but we're just friends," I explained

"Too bad, I can see the sparks between you two. You know, me and my future husband started as good friends too," She said. "You two would look perfect for each other."

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For the last stop of the tour, Xian blindfolded me and carefully led me out of his car once we've reached our stop. I breathe in the cold winter air, feeling slight shivers as the wind hits my bare arms. I felt soft fabric brush my arms and realised soon after that Xian was putting his denim jacket on me.

"Thanks. Uh can I take my blindfold off now?" I asked and I felt Xian's fingers fumbling to untie the knotted bandana.

"Open," Xian said and my eyes fluttered open

This is the place I saw Xian again.....

"Portland City Skyline," I said breathlessly

We sat on the benches that faced the tallest buildings in Portland in front of the sunset.

Xian faced me with a nervous reaction. "Mila, I need to tell you something....."

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