That's just life

15.

Alex.

It was his hand.

Ok.....this was real messed up.

What the hell was going on!?

I didn't look at him right away.

But I could feel the heat coming off him.

He was too close.

I closed my eyes, whimpering.

He gripped my arm and turned me towards him.

I looked up slowly, when he raised my face, at those blue eyes, the ones that had made me laugh and cry all at once.

His eyes were laced with the same expression which shadowed him whenever he looked at Audrey.

But.....just no.

I sighed, stiffening myself.

"What?" I snap at him.

"Woah, Sasha Conrad, you tell me what's going on. Right now."

Apparently, for this guy, I wasn't tortured enough.

"And to what reason do I owe this pleasure to?" I ask, my eyes narrowed.

I could still feel the heat coming off him.

This wasn't right.

"Look, can we just talk about it later? As in, not now?" I ask.

"No, my dear Sash. Now." He replied. He was fighting back too now.

I groan. "Fine. You have 3 minutes."

He pulls me aside, into the corner just beside the house.

"I have to ask you something," he said, his tone now soft.

I roll my eyes.

What did he want now? Dating advice??

"Shoot" I reply.

He takes a deep breath.

I was getting impatient.

I started tapping my foot.

"You might wanna hurry, Audrey's waiting for you", my voice now sounding very mean.

Sorry, not sorry.

"Will you come with me to the dance?" 

"Yeah right. Nice joke. Now tell me what you really wanted to talk about." I ask, not believing for a single second.

His eyes narrowed.

"Sasha, tell me what has gotten into you."

"Yeah well, I guess having your heart broken does that to you." I practically spit out, not really paying attention to what just spilled.

He flinched.

Shit. This was not going well.

"Sash, I'm serious. Come to homecoming with me." He pleads.

I blink.

For a moment, something in me soars.

Like it's broken free from all ropes holding it back.

I'm not able to speak. I'm.....speechless.

"I-you-yeah sure," I manage to stutter out.

His face turns up in a grin.

But then I'm reminded of her.

"What about......Audrey?" I ask him.

He raises his eyebrows. "what about her?"

"Aren't you gonna ask her? She's your girlfriend, isn't she?"

He smiles and shakes his head. "No, she's not."

What was going on? 

This was turning out to be one of the weirdest days I'd lived.

"So......in the park.......you didnt-?" I say slowly, trying to make sense about everything.

"No, we didn't." he replied."In the park, when I was talking with her, I realized it wasn't....real. And.....I'd just fancied the idea of her......"

My attention strayed away. 

It wasn't Alex and Audrey.

That was going to take some time getting used to. 

Yet, somehow.....it didn't feel right.

But of course, I ignored the nag(no, not a physical one - a mental one) 

'Coz hey, it wasn't everyday that he asked me to go to the dance with him.

All this time, his face had lit up like a bulb.

And now all I wanted was to spend each and every moment with him.

                                           *  *  *

Alex's P. O. V.

She said yes.

I never even dared to hope that she'd say yes.

And when I'm telling her that I want her to go with me, I notice a weird expression on her face. Like, disbelief or something.

And then I remember something else. And it almost knocked the breath out of me.

How she'd asked me if I was sure about Audrey. How she'd been distant and.......pissed off after the park thing. 

She liked me. A LOT.

And that.......I'd hurt her. Like shit.

Now all I had to do was try to tell her how I felt. About her.

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A/N-

Hi there! Sorry it took some time, and I'm not even gonna make excuses, the sole reason being my laziness.

So what d'you think will happen at the homecoming? Tell me what you think down below.

Also, let me know if you guys want a casting section....