Beauty Inside

Chapter 39.

    Homecoming!! Everyone was happy.  I would say I found a date, his name was Hudson, and he was cute. We arrived there and everywhere was beautiful. I found the guys, Mia with Jayden, Cin with James, and I would've argued this, but it was a reality. Courine and Philip.

Why are they here by the way?

We danced, joked, chatted and everyone went to dance, everything was going great when my eyes went to the door. I stopped immediately. A guy in trousers, hoodie, then a suit, and black mask. My heart quickened. And rage filled inside me.

"Are you okay?" Hudson asked me.

"Yeah, I'm okay!! Sorry I have to go to the bathroom!!" I told him.

"Okay. I'll be at the hot chocolate fountain!!" He said. I nod and left. And you guessed right, Jace and I haven't talked for days now, maybe he was right. Maybe we just liked kissing each other. But a little part of me knew it was a lie. I liked kissing him because i... I can't. I can't like him!! I can't like his sweet golden hair, his accent. His playfulness, his smile, oh that makes me melt. I can't like his way of caring, his love for Barbie, his description of bad boy. His nerdy attitude. His way of observing, his kindness, his rudeness. I like his mistakes, his flaws. I like him even though I've only met him for three months now. I like his kisses..... I like him.

  I turned and sighed. I went to him and I don't get why he was smiling.

"Hey!!" I said. He scratched the back of his head.

"You could blind a man's eyes you know!!" He said. I smiled.

"Thanks for the compliment!!" I told him

"Elizabeth, I....." He stopped and continued.

"Am I still invited to the Christmas crusade?" He asked.

"Well, I don't know." I said. I was getting nervous, I didn't know why.

"Elizabeth..., heck what do I want to say? This is not really my scene!!" He said.

"Then why....."

"I'm sorry. That's what I wanna tell you." He told me. I smiled.

"For?" I asked.

"I don't know. I just know if you are hurt by what i said. And I don't want to see you cry. Because muffins aren't meant to cry." He said. I smiled.

"I'm sorry too. For blaming....."

"Yeah yeah." He said scratching the back of his head.

"Do you wanna ditch here?" He asked me.

"It's time to announce the homecoming......"

"I have a date. And it isn't nice if i ditch him!!" I told him.

"Yeah. Wait, there announcing homecoming....."

"Queen and King. I know. It's either James and Mia, or James and Cin or...."

"If you don't win. To me, you're my homecoming queen!!" He said. I blushed.

".... Cinnamon Chambers and.... James Orchard!!" The girl said.

"So....."

"Wait here." I told him. I ran to the fountain and saw Hudson.

"Hey Hudson!!" I said

"Hey, you took long. I hope you're okay?" He asked

"Yeah. I.... I'm not feeling good!!" I told him

"Oh okay! Actually, i have to ditch too. My cousin Lena is here for Winter break and i have to pick her from the airport." He said.

"Oh. Well it's settled then!!" I said. I turned