Trusting You

Apology gift

Rue's POV

I sneezed again hugging my tissue box, with an apologetic face on Jess's face. "I don't think you'd be able to go to school today", she smiled apologetically as I blew my nose. "No shit Sherlock", I mumbled back. She rolled her eyes and picked her bag, "I'll see you later. I don't wanna be late for Bio, Miss Wendy gets cranky". I nodded as she hugged me and walks out. Liza and Kesha left a moment later so I was left alone in the room. Finally.

"Stop knocking!", I groaned. Whoever was at the door won't stop knocking and it was starting to irritate me. I grumbled and yelled, "Come in! The door is fucking unlocked". I groaned into my pillow as I heard the door open. "I don't think I've heard you swear before, it's cute", I heard his voice ring through the room. I shot up and came eye to eye with Blake. I'm sure I look like a mess but I couldn't care less right now.

I kept gaping while he came forward and sat on my bed. "I asked of you at lunch and Jess told me you have a cold so I came to check on you and also give you my apology gift", he smiled raising up a food package some foreign word written on it. I looked at him and the bag questioningly till he rose his eyebrows at me, "You've never had Chinese chicken noodle soup before?". "What is it?!", I retorted. "Like the best chicken soup ever! Come on try it", he started to empty the items in the bag on my bed. There was the plate of soup, chopsticks and then tea? I think. He opened the bowl and picked up the chopsticks and handed them to me. I held them awkwardly in both hands and tried lifting the noodles. Blake laughed loudly, "Of course you don't know how to use a chopstick". I frowned at him, "Why can't I just use a fork?". He shook his head lightly, "The beauty of the chicken noodle soup can only be enjoyed with the chopsticks". I rose my eyebrows at him before laughing, "What does that even mean". He shrugged and gave me his breathtaking smile.

After 10 minutes of Blake trying to teach me how to use the chopsticks, I finally got a hang of it and boy, is the soup heavenly. I have never tasted anything like it, probably cause I've never tasted anything Asian. I kept downing the soup when Blake cleared his throat. I glanced at him to show him I was listening but simultaneously eating. "I'm sorry about yesterday, Rue. I don't know why I just got angry. I mean, I know that breakups happen all the time and I'm just scared that the person that would hurt my sister would be my own bestfriend. I don't want that", he sighed running his hands through his brown hair. I held his hand with one hand and my soup in the other, "I know you're trying to protect Sam but she can make her own decisions now. She's no longer the 5 year old girl who needs her big brother all the time. If she's trying to take the risk with Tyler, I think you should respect that". He nodded and sighed, "Yeah I know. I get that. Apology accepted?". I smiled at him widely, "Only because this soup is so delicious so now, please let me eat". I got back to downing the soup while he watched me amusingly.

We spoke for about 30 minutes, amidst all my sneezing. Blake finally decided to meet up with both Sam and Tyler. As he stood up to leave, I stood up as well and hugged him, "Thanks for the soup". We pulled apart slowly staring at ourselves. I stared into his beautiful hazel eyes which flickered to my lips and my eyes. My gaze flickered to his lips as he licked it. We were so dangerously close. Our heads moved towards each other and I could feel his breath on my face. Suddenly the door opened, we flew apart as I yelled, "Nothing happened". Jess stood there wide eyes, as Blake cleared the throat and mumbled bye as he walked out. Jess stood struck before talking, "Rue, what was that?". I groaned.

After using 20 minutes to try and convince Jess that nothing happened, I had given up and gone to have a shower. I came out and saw Sam talking excitedly to Jess. When she saw me, she squealed and ran to hug me tightly. "You did it, Rue!". I stood confused, "Did what?". She tapped my head, "You clueless girl, Blake finally accepted. He said he was okay with it along with a string of threats to Tyler but we're alright!". I smiled at how happy she was before squealing happily with her and Jess. Then I heard my phone ring, I picked it up and saw that it was from Miranda. Confused, I picked it and placed it to my ear, "Hello".

"He broke up with me".

I turned to look at Jess and Sam as they watched me closely.

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