Holden Steele's Ruin [Completed]

Chapter 20

"What?!"

"Your date with Holden, how was it?" Avery sang, prancing across the room before linking her hand through mine.

"It- it wasn't a date" I stammered, tugging my hand out of hers as I flickered my eyes around the room, not meeting her stare.

"Of course it wasn't!" She said solemnly, encouraging my shoulders to sag in relief as I smiled sightly "it was a first date!"

My smile dropped immediately.

"It wasn't a first date either" I muttered exasperatedly, not wanting to label the events of today, that would only encourage my mind into believing it was more than it actually was. Holden  simply took me to visit a sick child who happened to share a love for art with me.

"Oh trust me girl, it was definitely a date. A date usually ends with a kiss and what you and Holden did was more than kiss" she made a show of pointing at the open window above my bed, where I was sure someone could clearly see the spot Holden and I had earlier stood.

"You saw that?" I whispered, my face turning a deeper shade of crimson.

"Everyone saw that. I have to say, I didn't think you had it in you, that kiss was hot!" a splitting grin spread on her lips as she fanned herself dramatically.

"Oh god!" I groaned, my hands flying to my face in uncountable embarrassment.

"Holsa has sailed!" Avery whooped loudly plopping on her bed.

"What is that?"

"Its the ship name for yours and Holden's relationship" she said over excitedly, wiggling her clipped eyebrows in a suggestive manner.

"There's no relationship between us!" This conversion was becoming hazardous for my heart, it was thudding uncontrollably against my ribs and I was practically sweating a bucket under her stare.

"Yet" Avery attempted to whisper, failing miserably "do you know how red your face is?" She asked while chuckling behind her palm.

Groaning I flopped on my bed burring my face deep inside my pillow, needing any sort of destruction from the topic as I willed my cheeks to cool down.

I was completely exhausted and after not getting any sleep yesterday, I wanted nothing more than to sink into my sheets. Avery's faint chuckles could still be heard as it bounced off the walls, I toed off my shoes making the sleep driven decision to sleep in my jeans. I knew I would regret it tomorrow but at the moment it was the last thing I could think about.

I let slumber consume, thoughts of the day and Avery's taunting at the back of my head.

It's hot, too hot. Irritating heat washed over my face, glaring behind my closed lids, I tried turning my head away from the nuisance but it only became worse. Whimpering, I pried my extremely heavy eyes open, hissing in pain at the bright sun shinning directly at me.

I scrunched up my nose at the lack of opaque navy clouds, wanting to remain a sleep a while longer. I could be justified though, it wasn't everyday I got a full nights sleep.

"Well good morning to you too grumpy?" Avery's peppy voice rang through my sleepy haze. My eyes traced to her figure by her dresser, she was dressed in black ripped jeans and a beautiful turquoise top, which was a drastic change from her usual lazy Sunday clothes.

"Are you going somewhere?" I yawned while seating up, squinting my eyes at the time on my phone.

"Yeah, I'm going out with Jeremy" she said whole sliding on her shoes. Jeremy was the ginger head she had met at our first party, they had been going out a lot since then but still weren't dating. She made her way to the door waving at me before walking towards the hall.