Mr. I Don't Smile

26. you make me sick

26. you make me sick

Ciera

Two weeks later and Theo and I were still in what I would call the honeymoon stage. Everything was bliss.

After everyone heard that Theo and I were a couple, a lot of girls began to glare at me. My friends were just full of "I told you so's."

Especially Natasha.

"I can't believe it took you and Theo this long to become a couple. He was always gushing about you to me. Honestly, it got kind of annoying."

"He talks about me?"

"All. The. Time."

"Well I have compensation for your torture." She raised an eyebrow and I revealed the ice skating tickets I bought. "We are going skating!"

"Really?" She said excitedly.

"Yup. Tomorrow night. It's to celebrate the first day of winter break."

"Your birthday is coming up, right?"

"How'd you know? I didn't really tell anyone."

She looks at me with a seriously? face. "It was Theo. Get with the program, Ciera. He doesn't stop taking about you." I felt my face get hot at her words.

"Are you embarrassed?" She teased.

"Just shut up. And here's your ticket." I met up with Clara who was waiting for me. Just us two were going out for lunch today. Today was a half day and school was finally out.

Just as I was about to reach her, I stopped in my tracks. Xander was going up to her. He was my lab partner junior year. Really smart, nerdy, and very adorable. He seemed to even trip as he was going up to her.

I decided to stay where I was and watch.

"Hey, Clara," he said.

"Hi, Xander. Did you need something? I'm waiting for my sister."

"Um . . . did you maybe want to hang out tomorrow night? Of course, only if you have nothing to do. I don't want to impose."

"Sorry. I'm going ice skating with my friends tomorrow."

His face fell. "Oh, that's okay then–"

I immediately rush over. "I have an extra ticket!" I actually bought way too many tickets by accident due to a glitch with my computer and they were non-refundable.

Clara and Xander look at me with wide eyes due to my outburst. Clara looks around. "Where did you come from?"

"Doesn't matter. All that does is that I have an extra ticket and it's now yours Xander."

"Really?" He confirms and I nod. "Thank you, Ciera." He waved to us before walking away.

"What are you doing?" Clara hisses, repeatedly hitting my shoulder.

"Nothing. I had an extra ticket and the opportunity arose." She eyes me suspiciously and I hop into the car.

It's now my turn to play matchmaker.

)()(

I looked into the mirror, examining my outfit. I was wearing a short, puffy, black winter coat. Under it was a light blue sweater, so I matched it with jeans and some boots. And just to be extra, I added on a hat the same color as my sweater.

Everyone wass meeting up at my house before we went to the ice skating rink. André had so graciously rented out a party bus to take us there.

When I got downstairs I heard a loud, "finally!" and I rolled my eyes. I didn't take that long.