She Taught Me How to LOVE

Chapter 15

Arson POV

I turn down the street away from Amber’s house and let out the breath I was holding in. Grabbing the phone I dial grandma Abby who has Emily still at her house. The phone rang two times before I heard her gentle voice. “Hello Arson.”

“Hi grandma.”

“It’s Abby Arson don’t make me sound that old.” She laughs and it sounded like I just woke her up.

“Sorry Abby, um did I wake you up?” She laughed on the other end of the phone and I kept driving the phone in one hand and the other on the steering wheel.

“Its fine Arson even if you did wake your poor young grandma up I know you called for Emily, right?” I chuckle before answering her.

“Yeah how is she?”

“She’s asleep but she’s okay, where are you staying tonight Arson?” I didn’t want to go home considering my mom was mad at us for leaving her for the week.

“I’ll stay at Hale’s apartment if you have any trouble you can find me there.”

“Okay, Arson are you talking on the phone while driving?”

“Um what no Grandma.”

“Abby it’s Abby Arson, and next time I catch you doing that so help me god Arson.” Grandma was never the one to get mad but when she did man can she hand you your ass on a plate.

“Sorry Grandma going through a tunnel can’t talk.” I faked breaking up with my voice and heard her try to speak but disconnected the call.

When I was outside Hale’s apartment complex I took out the piece of paper that I had in my wallet. Unfolding it you could see my crappy hand writing making a list with marks on it. I remember when I first wrote this. It was after Amber left that one time she got drunk in the clearing. I looked at Amber’s bucket list that I messily wrote down so I wouldn’t forget the things she wanted to do. I grabbed a pen that was in the compartment and crossed out what we have done so far.

Amber’s Bucket List

1.Release a paper lantern

2.Zip line over the ocean

3.Try drinking

4.Skinny dipping

5.Lose my virginity and first kiss     

6.Go to a drive in theater

7.Get a tattoo

8.Jump of a pier

9.Get a piercing

10.Find the love of my life and love them till I die

Circling the last one I think of my conversation with Amber at the clearing. She rejected me well more like told me she couldn’t date me even if she wanted to. Idiot why did you tell her that I probably scared her off. It was true what I said to her everything she makes me feel different which I found weird but liked. I stuff the list in my wallet and put it in my pocket getting out of the car. I make it to Hale’s front door and I’m surprised he was not having a party. I gab a hold of the door handle and it opens I swear one day his shit is going to go missing and he will be freaked out. Stepping into the living room I see he’s not there walking around the apartment I see the lights are off. “Hey dips hit” I say in a sing song voice but no reply comes out. So he’s not here but he leaves the door open that idiot. With that thought the door opens and I turn around to see four outlines of people by the door they stop when they see me and I know they only saw my shadow.