Falter

Chapter 9 - bad decisions

ELIZA

I think I hardly ever slept since Hunter left my apartment. It's around 4:30 am when he left and I dozed off watching the night lamp in my room flicker on and off. He left but I'm still craving for more. I would never ever think he would kiss me or even follow me to my apartment. It's a ridiculous thought to think about but apparently he saw me with Jason in the coffee shop. He seems to be jealous when he doesn't have every right to be. I don't know what I'm thinking when I let him in my apartment. I ended up on the kitchen counter, getting all sweaty and turned on, his kisses felt like they mark on my skin, the way he devours my neck, the way my hands feel on his hard body. He's hard and soft at the same time. It's intoxicating. I don't know how to react to every touch but my lips just fits his perfectly. It's a dizzying sensation, clouding my every judgement.

I make my way to the bathroom, inspect my face and wash it. I brushed my teeth and proceeded to take a shower, just to make me feel better. I feel heavy. Like I'm going to be sick. I can feel the flu whenever it's coming down. I strip off my tank top and PJ's and start the shower. When the temperature is enough for my body to take, I go in and let the water run down my face. Let it wash my thoughts.

After I showered, I sat on the edge of the bed contemplating the text I received from Amy and Kels when I woke up.

we're going to do screen tests today. The call time is 9 am. don't be late.

That was from Amy, the one from Kels, I don't wanna mention but it's a more aggressive one.

I'm contemplating because I will have to see him again, after we ate each other's face almost four hours ago in my own home. I hate how naive my decisions were these past few hours. I should've said no when he invited me for drinks. He seems so genuine and so sweet. Now I realized, he's a walking danger. Danger 'cause I can't seem to stay away.

I replied politely. Amy has always been so nice to me ever since I've auditioned. She's just a ball of sunshine. Just as I sent my reply. Asher's face popped up indicating a call. My head is badly aching so I don't answer. I check the time, it's almost 8 am. I need to get ready.

My phone beeped again. I checked my notifications. Fans are already seeing the released photos of Hunter and I. And they seem to be so happy about the casting. It warms my heart that they're accepting this adaptation of the book. The fans are really everything when it comes to these types of book-to-movie adaptations.

I have a few messages from fans already but one message caught my eye. It's from Nate.

hey, still haven't changed your mind about photo diary?

Nate seems like a nice guy but exposing my face sometimes doesn't make me comfortable. I replied with a smiley emoji. I don't think Hunter noticed that Nate and I exchanged numbers when he's so busy staring at me at Skylar. Or he was just busy with his own thoughts.

I just thought I'd try again :)

I smiled and started to get ready. I want to be comfy and wore my peach dressy top and decided on dark jeans. I slid my phone in my Don Cavalli black sling bag and made my way downstairs. I'll just grab coffee at Jason's. I look back and check if I miss something I should bring but screen tests for this studio will take a few hours and we can call it a day. I really want to stay in bed, watch Netflix and sleep afterwards.

I started walking outside, wore my over-sized sunglasses, activated my security system and locked up. The sun will probably hurt my eyes and will intensify my headache. I wish I could stay in. When I was about to put my keys in my bag, I heard a honk just in front of my lawn. It's a blue and sleek Maserati. I tried to check who's at the driver's seat but even with this light, it's heavily tinted so I can barely see.