Confessions

Chapter 2

When I walked into the classroom and sat down; Alex walked in a few minutes later. My pulse quickened, as he walked through the rows in his ripped jeans and a band tee. He sat down behind me this time, sending a shiver up my spine. "Hey, I saw you eating lunch with Evan. You've been talking to him a lot?" he pried.

"I just met him today, he seems nice. Why do you care?" I grumbled.

"I was just curious is all. We played football together." He stated. I nod, scribbling bullshit in my notebook, just to avoid the awkwardness. The bell rang and Mrs. Kemp strolled into class, announcing that we had study hall for the day. Which meant we could do our homework for the night in class. I felt a piece of paper rubbed my arm; I looked down and Alex was handing me something.

Can you forgive me?

I wrote back.

Can we just meet after school and talk about this? I need to get some homework finished.

I passed the note back and waited to see if he would give it back; he didn't. I thought about everything for the last two class periods and I couldn't get my mind off it. When the final bell rang, I got out of my seat and walked out of my Philosophy class. I saw Alex walking towards the doors; Emma and Jess waiting for me at the end of the hallway. They looked at me and I knew they had known something was wrong because they started walking towards me. "Aubrey, are you okay?" Jess said.

"Yeah, I am fine Jess, promise." I tried to smile. They both nodded and I looked behind me. Alex was talking to one of his friends, our eyes met. My stomach clenched and I was starting to feel even more nauseous. Alex must've noticed the tension because he looked away. On our way to Emma's car, I thought about how I was going to tell Emma. When Emma unlocked her car, we all slid in and she put the key in the ignition; pulling out of the school parking lot. My phone vibrated, I picked it up quickly.

Evan-Hey Aubrey it's Evan. :)

Aubrey- Hey!

Evan- Hey was just letting you know it was me.

Aubrey- okay cool. Thx!

Emma pulled up to my house and I hopped out of the car. Jess said she would call later after she had left her Josh's. I grabbed my bag and got out of the car. I walked up the driveway and into my house. My mom's husband was home, I liked him, but at the same time, he got on my nerves. I guess you can call that a love-hate relationship. "Hey Aubrey, how was school?" he asked.

"It was fine Carl, but I'm not feeling well. I am going to go upstairs and lay down." I moped.

"Ok, well tell your mom, I won't be home for dinner. I have a meeting with the board today." He chimed.

"Okay," I said heavily. I am glad Carl was in a good mood today, but I was not. If I had talked to him any longer, I would've screamed. I was just in a weird mood and didn't want to talk to him right now. I walked up the staircase and walked down the hall to my bedroom. I laid down on my bed and pulled the blanket to my chin, snuggling into my pillow. I felt my phone vibrate, so I sat up to grab it. I read the screen, Alex. My body froze; my heart pumped faster; my breath quickened. I thought he was going to bail on me after that note I passed him in class.

Alex- hey can I come over in 15?

I paused, shit what the hell am I going to say?

Aubrey- Yes.

Alex-Ok, I'm comin now. =)

I could feel my body heat up, I wasn't myself around Alex. He lit up my emotions and I always reacted to them. What does this mean? Did this mean he was a different person or was I just hoping it'd be different? I mean we were talking, that's all he wanted to do. I want him to touch me. I went downstairs to see if Carl was still here and I saw he left. I quickly ran upstairs and I glanced at my phone. Alex would be here soon, I wanted to freshen up before he got here. I threw my clothes off and hopped in the shower, letting the water rush over my body. I scrubbed my body clean, getting rid of today. I let the warm water rush over my face quickly, before turning the water off. I wrapped my towel around myself, stepping out of the shower. I heard the doorbell ring, Crap! He's here!