Us and them..

chapter 4 :

Well , I’m glad to say that I didn’t actually have a heart attack because what happened was more than enough for my poor little heart and let me tell you why ; right after I told those two crazy girls about what happened , they started thinking about a way for me and Eric to meet up once again and to actually talk this time . clearly ,I was so excited about this plan , but then again , I didn’t have the guts to do it .. the mere thought of me standing in front of Eric makes my poor feet turn to jelly and I was supposed not to only stand in front of him but talk to him as well ? no , that was just too much and it was something that I could never ever do by my own free will , but Kate and Jane just wouldn't give up that easily , so as the three of us were walking in courtyard as usual , Eric was sitting alone in the corner reading a book and of course my two crazy friends wouldn't let go such a huge opportunity so they literally pushed me in front of him ,left running and I found myself obliged to face the awkward and difficult situation they put me in .. I had to say something , I wished I could say anything but my mouth it seems , has decided to become paralyzed on that exact same moment , in fact , my entire body was about to become paralyzed when Eric looked at me and said hi .

hi… he said hi to me just now right ? he did right ? oh my god , what should I say , what should do ?..

-umm.. Hi .. umm.. you helped me yesterday so I just wanted to say thanks .. I’ll be on my way now , sorry for bothering you . bye..

And just as I was about to get away he called for me , I didn’t know what to do and if possible , I’ve already turned into a darker shade of red than that of a tomato , I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths  to calm down my raging nerves before turning around to face him

- are you that desperate to get away from me Grace ? he asked with an almost hurt look in his eyes

- Oh , god no , I’m sorry , it’s nothing of the sort I promise .. I didn’t mean to offend you , really ! His words took me by surprise and all hints of color have drained from my face , it was hard to face him as it is but now things were getting out of hand . But luckily he eased my nervousness by his ever so charming laugh as he told me to take it easy – jeez Grace , I was joking , breath and take it easy , all right ! come sit by my side . and as the brainless girl that I was at the moment , I just did as he asked without a single thought , it was after a few seconds , when my mind started to function again, that I realized the situation I was in , he was staring into my eyes and I swear if looks could melt a person , I’d be melting all right ; the space between us was so small , almost inexistent , our arms and legs touched as I tried to move a little bit further from him and my heart has gone crazy at that mere contact and I could feel the butterflies in my stomach .. this is not right , this is not happening .. oh god please tell me it’s not ..! and then it hit me !

-how did you know my name ? I swallowed hard as I asked him , feeling him monitor every move that I made I could feel his gaze burning through my clothes until it reached my flesh the whole entire time which left me suddenly breathless , hot and bothered , 

And yet , he managed to have a startled look and mastered a slight blush that just sent me over the edge , he remained silent for a few moments before saying - I have my resources and then chuckled a little bit , I was still mesmerized by his reaction that I didn’t say a word , drowning both of us in an awkward silence, he was now back to giving me that look , it was becoming harder to breath with every passing second , my heart was beating so hard that I feared he might hear it and I just didn’t know what to do , I prayed for anybody to show up at that moment and relieve some of the tension , but nobody came , instead , it was Eric breaking the silence as he said the last thing I had expected him to say .. I was confused for a few seconds as my mind tried to process and analyze what he just said .. did I hear that right ?? I looked at him with confused eyes as I asked him in confirmation : Are you asking me out , as in a date ??

He nodded in confirmation with that one hundred million dollar smile on his face as he said , so will you go out with me ?

I guess I was a bit taken back at the moment so I just nodded , enable of saying anything else as I saw a glow of triumph and genuine happiness hit his face ; soon after ( as in merely 2 seconds after that ) the bell rang announcing the beginning of the lessons , so he took my hand and helped me on my feet , as he whispered in my ears “ Saturday , 10am ,be ready I’ll come pick you up “ then he gave me a sweet kiss on my cheeks and hurried running to one of his friends , leaving me standing there ; with shaking legs , my cheek burning from where he has kissed me , a stunned look on my face , and it wasn’t long before Kate and Jane were by my side demanding details .. what the hell just happened ??