Adam ? " I looked away from the book shelf to the direction where my name was called to see Elizabeth, I knew the voice even before I saw her.
She had a shocked expression on her face as she called my name over again before slapping herself.
" Am I seeing things now ? " She muttered before walking away from me, completely ignoring my presence
" Elizabeth " I said and touched her shoulder
" Very funny, now my imaginations can touch me " she said and laughed out before shutting up, remembering that we were in a library. Was she thinking about me?
" Were you thinking about me ? " I said as I stood in front of her.
" Maybe.. wait are you real ? " She said with shock, her cheeks flushed
" Hi " I said and she slapped her hand over her lips before running out of the library. I looked around at the people who were looking at us.
I'm actually confused, why did she run away just now. But wait was she thinking about me all day ?
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ELIZABETH :
I ran out of the library before rushing into the ladies bathroom. I stared at the mirror before releasing the breathe I had been holding. why the hell did I run away. I hit my hand on my chest because it was beating so fast right now. it was so sudden, is this how I'm supposed to feel ?.
I have never let my guard down like this before so why is one person affecting me this much. do I really love Adam?. am I really in love with him?. is this the right thing?. what if I put him in danger because if my stupid emotions?. alot was practically on my mind as I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
" Yes there you are " I turned to see Alex standing by the door with her school bag.
" Hey " I said and then splashed water on my face.
" Don't hey me, I'm starving so please can we go get lunch. I had to look every where for you " she whined
" I'm sorry, I went to the library " I said and wiped my face before walking up to her.
" Lets go " I said and she followed after me as we left the bathroom
" Something is on your mind " she said suddenly looking me over with a serious face.
" Nothing, it's nothing I'm fine " I said and smiled
" Stop lying to me. if it's about your mum leaving, I told you it's fine. we will spend the week together till she gets back so stop frowning. or don't you want to stay with me ? " she said
" It's not that Alex. I was thinking about something else " I said and she pushed the lunch room door open, I didn't even know we had gotten to the lunch room.
" Adam " she stated as we went to the lunch line to queue for our lunch.
" How do you know ? " I asked
" You know you are making it so obvious that you are in love with him. where is the strong elizabeth that I know. " she said and ordered leaving the line.
I moved forward and ordered my own food before we walked down to our lunch table. we both dropped our food and then we sat down
" So what happened at the library ? " she asked
" Well I was looking for a book to read at this particular shelf and then I saw him there. " I said
" You mean Adam ? " she asked
" Yes he never even visits the library and he has not been in school since. well we text each other daily but it's still weird " I said
" He texts you daily ? " she asked and I nodded
" I guess he likes you Betty. I'm sure he likes you " she said
" So what do I do.. I ran away as soon as he called my name " I said and she chuckled.
" Why would you do that ?. " she said and I frowned at her. " fine you know what, let's have lunch first then after school we will go get your stuffs. " she said
" Fine " I said and continued to eat my food
" I have a feeling that this week will be the best week yet of your life. " she said and smiled before she took a bite out of her food.
Anytime Alex smiles for too long, she always has something schemed up in hey mind and when she has something in her mind, it's always something too bad or too good to be true. I find myself praying that it's too good instead.
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" So it's just a week, why do I need to pack two bags " I said as I sat down on my bed. we are currently at my house to pick clothes before we head over to Alex's house.
" One whole marvellous week with me " she said with a wide grin as she pointed to herself.
I rolled my eyes
" Keep rolling your eyes till they fall off. but you'd come thanking me when you finally have a boyfriend " she said and I smile
" Okay I won't say anything again " I said sealing my mouth.
" Good. now we need short dresses and shorts. I think you look better in short wears than the long ones. " she said and I nod
After we packed my bags, we made it back to the car. I dropped my bags in the back of the car before we drove to her house.
" Mum!!. I'm home " she yells as soon as we enter the house
A woman with black hair like hers and gray eyes comes into the sitting room with an apron around her neck, wearing the prettiest smile I have ever seen. I know where raphael got his eyes from.
" Hey baby " she said and pecked Alex who giggled in return. she looks like a kid now, you'd never know she is usually so different in school.
" And you are ? " she asked as she stared at me
" Mum this is Elizabeth, my best friend " she said
" Oh it's nice to finally meet you Betty. Alex has told me so much about you, but it's nice to finally see that you are so pretty without description " she said and then hugged me
" Thanks Mrs Paige " I said
" Oh call my Cynthia " she said with a smile. " come on in " she said and we closed the door
" Mum I'm going to help her settle in the room and we will be back. " Alex said and her mum nodded before leaving for the kitchen
" lets go betty " she looked at me and then we climbed up the stairs together. I don't think staying here will be a bad idea after all
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ADAM:
" She basically ran away " I said
" I knew showing up unexpectedly was going to scare her. you guys were supposed to meet up on Saturday anyways you could have just waited for four more days " cole said
" I just wanted to see her. what if she doesn't like me " I said
" Oh she does, it's pretty obvious that she does but you just have to show her that you like her " he stated
" I don't like her, I am in love with her man " he said
" Okay it's true, it's creepy that you are in love but it's nice. " he said and I smiled
" So you said you guys are meeting up Saturday right for your english project " he said
" Yeah we are meeting at Starbucks to go over our lines " I said.
" Then just wait till then. after studying you can ask her out for a meal or anything to keep you with her " he said
" Thanks man " I said and we fist bumped
" So how is Alex ?. that's her name right ? " I asked him
" Yeah it's Alex. she is fine " he said, his face flushed
" Wow you really like her don't you ? " I asked him back
" I do " he stated and I grinned
" How is your mum and Cheryl doing ? " he asked me
" Mum is better but Cheryl is watching over her " I said
" I know it's tough but it will be back to normal in no time " he said
" I pray so too man " I said and then we walked out of the classroom
" Do you want me to drive you to the hospital or I'm going to the hideout to play video games with the guys, do you wanna come, they would be super excited to see you again. " he said
" Sure man. lets go " I said and he nodded before we both walked out of school together. I waited for Cole to get his Jeep from the spot he parked it earlier before I got into the car with him. we drove off to our hideout.
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ELIZABETH:
" So it's your second time staying in my house, do you like it ? " Alex asked me after dinner.
" Of course I do and your mum is so nice too " I said and smiled
" Oh I'm glad you do. mum is pretty scary when she is mad but she rarely gets angry so you will be fine " she said
" So what do you want to do today ? " she asked me
" I don't really know. I have assignments and Adam and I also have to study for our project because it's due next Monday " I said
" So you are going out this night to see Adam ? " she yelled
" Will you shut up and listen. no I'm not meeting with Adam this night. we do our presentation on phone. we text each other that's all because he is busy with something but we will meet on Saturday to finally rehearse face to face before Monday " I said and she rolled her eyes
" Blah blah blah, it's the same stuff. but I'm so jealous of you, you have two dates on two days " she said and looked at the ceiling
" You have a boyfriend so stop day dreaming " I said
" Well it's not my fault that all of them have to be so handsome plus Cole is my baby for life. I have the right to think about other guys but I can't date them again remember so calm down. " she said
" You had better behave " I said grinning
' Oh that's the Betty I was looking for. fiesty and hard to deal with. don't be all mushed up inside just because you are in love, that's not you okay " she said and I nodded
" Yes mum " I said and we laughed.
" So you are going to go on a date with Shawn after school Friday night meaning you will miss the party I am going to " she said
" Thank God for that " I murmured and she glared at me
" But it's fine, I'm going to prepare you for both dates. " she said
" I'm going to meet Adam because of our presentation, it's not a date so stop saying it " I said with a frown
" You make it pretty obvious that you want it to be a date. it can be whatever you want it to be betty so calm down. " she said
" Fine fine I will okay " I said
" Good no more panicking . I want to check what raphael is doing in the kitchen. that will give you enough time to talk to your boyfriend and blush freely " she said
" He is not my boyfriend " I yelled at her before she left the room
" Whatever you say " she yelled back and I heard her footsteps as she climbed the stairs back downstairs to the kitchen.
I think Alex and Raphael are also like me, always waiting for their mum to come home and no dad in sight, it's just that their dad isn't an abusive psychopath like mine and they have each other unlike me who is an only child so I have to sit alone for a long time.
I sigh before picking my phone to text Adam. just as I'm about to send a text, he sends one instead
Adam:
Hey, I wanted to ask if you were okay since you ran out when I saw you at the library today.
Awn he cares, that's so sweet of him, wait why did I even run away, well maybe because you can't stand being beside him. lets see how you are going to avoid him on Saturday evening.
I quickly brush the thought away and pressed the reply
Me
Oh don't worry about that, I had an emergency to take care of lol.
oh I'm so stupid
Adam
I hope you are fine now
Me
I'm okay thanks for checking up on me, it means a lot
Adam
No problem, so what did you write today?. Now that I think oh it, I have never actually seen any of your lines before
Me
Well I didn't know you wanted to see mine too. I just wanted to help with yours.
Adam
Thanks, I would actually like to see your lines too if you don't mind. Okay how about we start the scene we are gonna act in class and then talk as Romeo and Juliet.
Talk as romeo and juliet ?.
Me
I think that's a great idea Adam, let me grab my book so we can start then.
Adam
Okay I will be waiting, don't keep Romeo waiting for too long Juliet ?.