She Will Be Loved

Chapter 24: Brad Pitt

"What's wrong with her?" Dean ask Hanna.

"I wonder. She's been like that, all smiley-smiley since first period." I can just picture Hanna looking at me with furrowed brows. I purse my lips together trying to hide away my yet another smile.

"Shit! Is she really going insane?" Dean exaggerating. I know he's trying to just annoy me. I roll my eyes at him. "Fuck! Maybe being possessed." He gasps acting scared, holding Hanna's arm. "Did you see that? Her pupils just disappeared."

"Shut up!" I kick his leg under the table.

"Ouch!" He says soothing his leg. "She's getting aggressive. We should phone the Warrens immediately."

"Funny." I said sarcastically.

And you're no fun." He stick his tongue out at me. I was about to kick him again but he pulled his legs up on the chair. "Not anymore." Waving his fingers at me, smirking.

"Your boyfriend's malfunctioning. You should return it as soon as possible." I told Hanna. Dean furrowing his brows at me, annoyed.

"I can't, not covered by the warranty anymore." She replies, earning an agape expression from Dean.

"Seriously?" He slams his palm on at the table irritated.

"Gosh! I was just joking." She pulled him into a hug, which he return automatically. Though she mouths me NO.

I grin at my best friends sweet exchange. If I wasn't in a good mood, I would've already made a gagging sound from seeing them flirting. Now, all I could think is how lucky they are to love and be loved.

I glance toward where Liam's sitting with Lucas and his friends listening to Peter, probably talking about if he made a good desicion letting Lara Jean volunteer by herself.

Liam's gaze shifted towards the main doors, I followed his gaze and see Damon and Astrid enter the cafeteria. He protectively has his arms around Astrid as they walk toward their table.

I return my look at Liam again, he's still staring at Astrid and Damon but now with his jaw tightening and fist in a ball. Lucas just pats Liam's shoulder, probably trying to calm his friend down.

"What are you looking at?" Hanna asking pulling my gaze to her.

"Nothing." I shook my head.

"Okay. Can I have some of that?" Pointing at my cheddar biscuits.

"You can have them." I give her my food. I somehow lost my appetite.

***

We've been practicing overtime as the performance for our play is set on Friday, next week. I was amazed that Liam's actually enjoying what he is doing and improved a lot, since the day of our first script reading and Miss Vega notices that too.

"Okay, okay. That's it for today. Good work everyone!" She claps her hand as we finally finished the whole scene for the play. "We are going to practice next week the whole scene. I hope no more mistakes." She glance towards Glenda, the one portraying one of the stepsisters.

"Yes Miss!" She says.

"And we'll have the dress rehearsal on Wednesday and last practice on Thursday, ofcourse!" She loosen her glasses the bridge of her nose. "That would be all, goodbye." She quickly smirks and stride towards the theater door.

*

"Bye, see you tomorrow." Cynthia, one of the girls said.

I zips my bag and suddenly got reminded that I have to get one of my book from my locker.

"Where are you going? You're not going home yet?" Leslie ask as I hurriedly towards the door to the hallway.

"I forgot something. You should go ahead." I told her.

"Okay. See you tomorrow." I only nodded in response and went to go get my book. As I successfully inserted my book at my bag, that's when I remembered that I was going to catch a ride with Leslie home because Jacob's not available.

I fish my phone in my pocket as I head out to the exit, I was about to tap call on my phone when Liam decided to startle me.

"Shit!" My phone slips out my hand but luckily Liam caught it.

"Sorry." He says laughing at my horrified expression. "Here" giving my phone back.

"What is wrong with you?" I ask annoyed.

"Nothing." He said still laughing.

"Why haven't you left yet?" I ask him with a raised brow.

He puts his hands in his pockets, I tried really hard not to smile from his action that gave me fluttering feeling. "You weren't with Leslie and I just thought how'd you get home without a ride."

Is he really concern that I don't have a ride home. How thoughtful. I felt a heat crept to my cheeks and I simply panicked.

"Are you alright?" He asks.

"Y-yeah." I eagerly nodded. "Um, I was about to call Jacob."

"Its alright. I can give you a ride." He offers.

"B-but-" I wanted to protest.

"Come on." He took my hand and usher me to his car. He even opened the door for me and that's the thing about Liam, the word chivalry is never old for him. He doesn't even know how giddy I'm actually feeling right now just by that simple gesture.

We are currently on our way home and we were talking about how the play will turn out. We even somehow concluded what Miss Vega's review about would be.

"That's nuts!" He says as I try to tell him that she'll probably give him an applaud as I told him, Miss Vega's turning fond of him.

"It's true." I laugh at his disbelief expression. "She is impress on how you improved. Well, everyone in the club is."

"Really?" I nodded. "I thought I still lack in it, but well that's awesome. Do you think I can be the next Brad Pitt?"

"What?! Please, don't be cocky." I roll my eyes at his words. "I said you improved, not you're the next-Brad-Pitt-amazing."

"Well, it sounded the same to me." He emphasized.

"Whatever." I shook my head at him.

"What about we eat some drive thru." He wiggles his brow at me, smirking.

"Yes!" I exclaim excitedly.

"If... only if, you tell me that I'm the next Brad Pitt." He bargained.

"What? That's absurd." I roll my eyes at him.

"Okay, then no In and Out for tonight." He shrug his shoulders. He was about to drive pass the lane, I bite my right inner cheek thinking. "Bye In and O-"

"Fine!" He immediately hit the brake, making both of us harshly halt bouncing back to the seat.

"What?" We somehow both was chuckling from what just happened.

"You're insane. What if a car is behind us?" I glance towards the back.

"I knew there wasn't any." He waved his hand nonchalantly. "So, what were you saying earlier?"

"You're insane." I told him.

"I don't care." I shook his head. "What were you about to say?" He gestured for me to continue.

"That..." he lean towards me with hands on his hear curved in a letter 'C' "that you can be the next Brad Pitt, happy?"

"Absolutely!" He eagerly nodded and turn the wheel to enter the drive thru. "And because of that, I'll order two burgers for you." He winks at me. "Hand me your money?"

"Oh, wait" Just the gullible person I was, I search for my wallet in my bag

"Kidding, I'll pay. I'm Brad Pitt, a totally hot-daddy actor." He displays a smoldering face. "Right?"

"Oh my god!" I facepalm myself.