"hi" Emanie smiled immediately she turned back to face him.
"Seriously?" She questioned, yanking his hands off her.
She turned back to face Amarr and their eyes immediately met. Yeah, he saw that.
Alexis sighed and immediately turned to walk out.
"Hey I'm sorry" Emanie said, immediately chasing after her, realizing his mistake. He followed her outside and finally caught up to her. "I'm sorry" he said grabbing her by her wrist.
She just paused and sighed. Then she continued walking right after she snatched her hand from Emanie.
"Alexis" he called, following behind her. Then he stepped to her front, blocking her. "Hey, what's up with you?" He asked.
"Nothing" she replied sharply.
"Sure doesn't look like nothing" he began. "Come on, what's wrong?" He asked but she didn't respond. "I said I was sorry" he added.
"It's not about that" She told him.
"Then it's about Amarr" he said. "isn't it?" He questioned but she didn't respond. "He saw the hickey" he added.
"Yeah" she replied
"And now he's mad?" He questioned.
"Really mad".
Then he sighed. "I feel like a terrible person" he said.
"You shouldn't" she began. "It was my fault" she continued. "I should have thought it through" she added.
"Don't beat yourself up" he told her. "Everything is going to be fine" he added
'I hope'.
"So..." He began. "Amarr wasn't the only one who saw it, was he?" He questioned.
"What do you mean?"
"Noah paid me a visit Thursday evening." He began. "He really created a scene outside the court, you know threatening to whoop my ass if I don't leave you" he continued, holding back laughter. "He's a really funny guy" He added.
"I'm sorry about that, he's really dramatic sometimes." She said.
"Yeah, I've had few encounters with him" he began. "We've never really been on good terms" he continued. "He's some sort of a hot head, no offense" he added.
"Nah, he's actually really cool sometimes, just that he takes things too seriously" she told him.
"Never met the cool side of him" He muttered.
"Well, you don't seem to take anything seriously" she said.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
"I mean, you just lost and you're not even bothered" she said.
"You want me to upset?" He questioned. "Like Amarr?" He continued. "Nah".
"But you just lost a big game"
"The game isn't actually that big" he began. "So what's the point of being upset?" He continued. "Amarr is only like that cuz it's his fault we lost" he added
"That's not true" she protested.
"I'm not saying he's a bad player, he's actually really good" he began. "In fact, he would be the star player if I wasn't on the team." He continued. "But of course, I'm on the team so no chance" he added.
"You're so cocky" she said, shaking her head.
"Am I?" he questioned.
"Yeah, very" She replied.
Emanie opened his mouth to say something but before he could push out his words, a group of guys walked up to them.
"Hey bro, are we going or not?" One of them asked.
Alexis recognized them, they were from the team. Well, except Ryan who apparently just follows Emanie everywhere. Apart from him, she didn't really know any of Emanie's friends.
"Yeah" he replied. "Alexis, I'm taking these guys out to eat, you know, to console ourselves" he continued. "Wanna come?" He asked.
"Hm, I don't really know" she replied.
"You got something to do?" He questioned.
She took about five seconds to think and then she realized she literally had nothing to do. "Nope" she began. "I'd love to come" she added.
She knew if she had turned down his offer and went back to her room, she would be bored for the rest of the day. In fact, till she goes to class on Monday.
******
"Thanks man, see you some other time!" one of the yelled to Emanie as they drove into the school.
Yeah, it was around 5pm and they had just got back. The guys took their own car while Alexis was with Ryan and Emanie in Emanie's car.
He parked in front of school and watched the other guys drive in.
"Should I drop you off at the dorm?" He asked Alexis who sat beside him in the front passenger seat.
Yeah, Ryan was in the backseat, again.
"Nahhh"Alexis replied. "it's really boring" she added.
"Oh so now you wanna come to my house" he began. "What, you're no longer insecure?" He questioned.
"Just shut up and drive" she replied, slipping out her phone.
Emanie laughed silently and he started the car.
*****
"So hello from the other side!!!!. I must have called a thousand times!!!!!. To tell you I'm sorry, for everything I've done, but when I call, you never, seem to be home..." Emanie sang his heart out.
"Wow" Alexis began.
It was about an hour later. She sat slack jawed on the couch in Emanie's living room watching him sing, completely blocking her view of the TV.
"You have..." She continued. "A surprisingly terrible voice" she added.
"Seriously?" He questioned. "I just sang my heart out" he added.
"Well sorry, you sound horrible" she shrugged. "If you have dreams of becoming a singer, you should give up" she added.
"I can't be that bad" Emanie began. "Hey Ryan, isn't my voice great!?" He called out to Ryan who was in the kitchen doing God knows what.
"Yeah!" he replied.
"See?" Emanie said to Alexis.
"Come on, he's only saying that cuz he's your friend" she told him
"And you?" He questioned.
"I'm a friend who will tell you the honest truth" she replied. "And the honest truth is that you sound like you swallowed a frog" she continued "No offense" she quickly added.
"Lots taken" he replied taking a seat beside her on the couch.
"Finally, I can see the TV" she said picking up the remote.
"What are we watching?" Ryan asked stepping out of the kitchen with a bowl of chips in his hands.
"Probably something to mend my broken heart" Emanie replied. "Thanks a lot Alexis" he added.
"Stop being dramatic" she told him, scrolling through the channels.
"Alexis do you want something to drink?" Ryan asked setting down the bowl.
"No thanks" she replied sharply.
"Why not?" Emanie asked.
"So you can drug me again?" She questioned. "Hell nah" she added
"What do you mean drug you again? When have I ever drugged you?" He asked.
"The beach party" she replied.
"That wasn't me!" He told her. "And Alexis you're in my house..." He continued. "If I want to do anything, I won't need drugs" he added.
"That wasn't a very wise thing to say" Alexis began, dropping the remote. "I'm leaving" she added getting up from the couch.
"Relax" he laughed.
"You're crazy" she told him.
" I wouldn't do anything if you don't want me to" he began. "Do you trust me?" He asked.
She stared at him for like ten seconds, causing a dead silence and then she took her seat. "Absolutely not" she replied. "Give me water" she told Ryan. "Sealed bottled water" she added and Emanie chuckled.
"We're out of bottled water" he told her.
"Yeah" Ryan added. "There's some orange juice in the fridge tho" he added.
"Nope" she replied.
"It's still in the carton" he told her.
"Hmm" she began. "Let me see" she added.
Ryan walked into the kitchen and almost immediately, he walked back out with a carton of orange juice and a glass.
He set it in front of Alexis and she immediately checked to see if it was sealed. It was. The seal wasn't broken.
"I'm not a bad person Alexis" Emanie began as Alexis poured a portion of the juice into her cup. "Ok maybe I am sometimes but it's usually due to provocation" she added.
"Hmm mmm" Alexis replied taking a sip of the orange juice. A gulp actually. "Are you into horror movies?" She asked both of the guys.
"Yeah" they chorused.
"So what do you think of The Texas chainsaw massacre?" She asked picking up the remote.
"Never seen it" Ryan replied taking a seat on the couch.
"I saw the trailer" Emanie began. "Definitely not" he added.
"Absolutely yes, we're watching that" Alexis said ignoring Emanie.
"Ryan is gonna have nightmares" he told her.
"Seriously?" Ryan laughed.
So, time passed and soon they were forty minutes into the movie and Alexis was having her third glass of orange juice.
"Hey Alexis" Emanie said, calling her attention.
"Hm?" She replied and she turned to face him but then she immediately turned away. "Stop!" She yelled at him. He was filming her with his phone.
"Why?" He asked. "You don't want anyone to see you drinking orange juice like a kid?" He questioned.
"Shut up" she laughed
"You're a kid Alexis" he told her.
"Stop filming!" She yelled at him, throwing a pillow.
"Fine" he rolled his eyes and ended the video.
Another twenty minutes passed and Emanie was already getting bored of the movie.
"Hey Alexis, it's getting kinda late, how do you feel?" He asked
"What do you mean how do I feel?" She shot back. "I don't know, kinda dizzy I guess" she added.
Emanie picked up the remote and paused the movie.
"Whyyyy???" Alexis asked.
"What do you think about my singing voice?" He asked.
"It awesome" she replied.
"Would like a drink?" He asked.
"Sure whatever" she replied.
"Ok" he smiled and he resumed the movie. "Alexis, this seems like a perfect time to tell you..." He continued and he took a short pause. "The orange juice was drugged" he added.
"What?" She questioned lazily.
"Yeah the carton was injected" he replied. "You didn't think about that did you?" He questioned.
"Nahhh" she replied, giggling a bit.
******
Noah sat on his bed with two textbooks and his laptop opened in front of him.
"Stupid Mr Godfrey" he grumbled flipping through pages. "Stupid Anatomy" he continued. "Stupid massive textbooks" he added dropping the textbook to type on his laptop. "I swear to God if my GPA drops cuz of this subject, I might just murder this man" he muttered to himself.
"Noah!" One of his friends yelled, barging into his room.
"Tf do you want Terry?" He asked.
"Did you see what Emanie posted?" The guy asked.
"No, I haven't been on my phone all day" he replied without raising his head to face him. "What's that mf up to?" He asked.
"Isn't this your sister?" Terry asked showing him the video of Alexis drinking orange juice at Emanie's house.
"Shit" Noah muttered. "Shit!"
He flung his pillow off his bed and picked up his phone. He immediately dialed Alexis' number. It rang for a while but then went straight to voicemail.
"Shit!" He yelled and he dialed the number again.
"Not again, Please pick up, please pick up!" He yelled at his phone.
"Dude"
"Shit!" He yelled as it went straight to voicemail again.
"Relax" terry told him.
"I can't!" He yelled back, dialling the number again.
******
"Call her! Call her right now!" Amarr yelled at Dianne. "Where the fuck is my phone?!"
They had just seen the video too.
"Shit, shit, shit" Blake muttered, panicking too.
They had their reasons to panic.
"She's not picking up" Dianne called out.
"Maybe she doesn't want to talk to you" Wayne replied.
"Where the fuck is my phone!?" Amarr yelled again
"I think it's charging somewhere, I don't know" Dianne replied.
"Shit, this is not good" he said taking a seat on his bed and burying his head in his palms. "This is not good" he muttered.
"Relax" Wayne began. "Maybe it's not what we think" he added.
"Please shut up" Amarr shot back.