Chase your fate

chapter 15

The room disappeared.  There was nothing, no one else, only those soft brown eyes across the room looking, as it were, into the depths of her soul.  She felt the fire inside of her body that showed through the deep red blush on her face.  Felt the restriction of her breathing as though she might begin to hyperventilate.  She clutched the note to her chest, feeling like the room was beginning to spin.  All of the words from the notes came rushing into her mind.  Perfect, beautiful, a chance, capture your heart, and of all his words about himself, not what you would call attractive?  'Oh my god he's an idiot' was all that she could come up with as a response.  She felt the world coming back to normal, finally able to draw a full breath, trying to tear her eyes away from his, but not quite able to.  She finally came back to herself, pulling her eyes away, looking down, fumbling with her things trying to gather them all up.  'What now?  What do I do? What comes next?' she thought as she nervously stood with her purse and sketchpad, then looking up to see that he had dropped his eyes to his feet.

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Chase sat with Ethan and the girls, scared to death at what was to come.  He had dropped the poem in her locker between classes, knowing that she always went there before lunch.  He had signed his name to it, it was in the locker before he had a chance to change his mind, there was no turning back now.  He watched as she sat with her lunch, so impatient, just wishing she would open it already, but also terrified that she would.  He watched as she wiped her mouth with the napkin, almost holding his breath as she pulled out the note and began reading.  He watched as her face started changing to the cute shade of pink, then his heart had leapt when she gasped, turning a completely beautiful shade of red as she looked up to meet his eyes.  What was it that he saw there?  Fear? Confusion? Surprise.  This had all been a huge mistake.  Of course she looked scared.  What had he been thinking?  She clutched the note to her chest, looking like she was going to pass out.  She looked down after a few moments, to grab her things.  'She's leaving.... She's going somewhere to hide...  I blew it.'  he thought as he dropped his head, looking at his feet.  "It's over."  he whispered.

He sat there for a minute, trying to let his wounded pride settle itself, then finally looked back up to see that she had left.  'I knew it' he thought to himself, letting his mind tell him all of the horrible things that your mind says in times like these.  He started to gather his things, mumbling an excuse to leave, when his chest grew tight and his heart stopped beating at the sound of her voice.  "Um... hey.".  The table went silent as Chase tried to find his voice, starring at Devyn.  "Um.. w...would you want to ... to.. talk..for a minute?"  She was looking at him, trying to figure out what to say, wondering if this was a joke, or a prank, or just.... maybe the truth.  "Did... did you really write all of that stuff?  The.. The poems too?" "Yeah.. I .. I just.. didn't know how else.. to tell you.".

Kiira and Ethan sat silently, holding each other's hands, watching the scene unfold like a daytime soap opera.  Ethan, mostly because he had always been slightly jealous of the relationship Chase and Kiira had shared, always afraid that they would end up in each other's arms.  Kiira, because against all odds, Chase had become the best friend that she could have ever hoped for, and she desperately wanted him to finally see that he was worth caring about, and that a girl would be lucky to have his affection.  She also watched, because at the slightest sign that Devyn was trouble, she would have to know where to hide the body.

Natalie watched, mostly in amused curiosity, as the scene unfolded.  She liked Chase alright, not that they were super close, but he was always around Kiira and so she spent more time with him than she had originally wanted.  He was sweet, in an odd way, and he cared about her way more than she had ever given him reason too.  He was like a lost puppy that you took in out of pity at first, then one day, just realize that they have become a part of your life.