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🕸Chapter...49🕷

🎵Listen to Escape by Khelani🎶

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"One, two, three..."

He pulls the bandana off my eyes and I gasp. I cover my mouth with both hands and the tears freely fall.

"Happy Birthday Skylar Quin." Oren says from behind me.

How did...

We're outside a lake side. A gazebo lays a few feet from the water. The gazebo is lighted with yellow and white string lights.

Flowers hang on the walls of the gazebo. Candles light the way to the gazebo and it's the most beautiful thing ever.

I shift my gaze back to the lake and I see a flower patterned picnic mat laying there with a picnic basket on top of it.

I turn to Oren and he's smiling at me.

No wonder he went out of his comfort zone and wore a dress shirt... for me.

"Oren, how... how did you know ?" I ask between sobs.

"I know every single thing about you Sky." He says and I find myself chuckling.

"You know that sounds kind of stalker-ish." I say and he too chuckles.

"I'm just a good observer Sky."

I shyly look away from him and he moves closer.

"How... how did you know. My dad and grandma couldn't even remember. My mom didn't even bother texting..." I stop mid sentence because I start crying again.

Oren completely closes the distance between us then lifts my chin so that I'm looking him directly in the eyes.

"Please stop crying."

Without any single hesitation I stand on my tip toes and fold him in a tight hug. I inhale his intoxicating cologne and relax on his warm hard chest.

"Thank you so much Oren."

"Come"

Oren pulls away from the hug then drags me to where the picnic mat is set. Once there he sits down and I follow.

"I didn't know there's a lake around here."

"Me too." He says and I raise my eyebrows questioningly.

"Kidding" He laughs and I sit there, staring at his laugh that always seizes to amaze me.

Oren hardly laughs, but when he does, trust me when I say ;  it's worth it.

We lapse into silence and I feel all this is awkward because Oren is intensely staring at me. I wait for him to say something, but he doesn't. All he does is... smile.

"What's in the basket." I ask, breaking the silence.

Oren turns and brings the basket close to me. He opens it and I gawk at what's inside. A chocolate cake with the words : 'happy eighteenth birthday Skylar.'

I awwh at the cake and Oren lightly pushes me away. I decide to return the gesture by punching him on his upper right arm but guess what, I end up hurting myself instead.

Oren proceeds in placing a number one and eight candle on top of the cake and lighting them.

"Make a wish and blow your candles."

I look up at Oren and smile, not believing this is all real.

"Why don't you sing for me ?" I test him.

"Hell no." He says without hesitation and I burst out laughing. I laugh so hard that I forget a few minutes ago, I was crying.

I close my eyes, make a wish then blow off tge candles.

"What did you wish for ?" Oren asks and vigorously shake my head no.

"If I tell you, it won't come true."

He fakes a frown and I giggle.

"But guess what..." I try lifting his mood. "...if it does come true, I'll be sure to tell you."

He nods an okay though he doesn't look convinced by my words. I cut the cake and pass a piece to Oren, I'm glad he remembered to bring serviettes.

I then cut myself a piece and stuff my face with it. I didn't get to eat the cake at the wedding because I didn't feel like it, but I'm just glad I'm having cake right now.

Once I'm half way eating, Oren starts staring at me again and I shy away.

"You have frosting in your face." He says with a smirk.

I try wiping it off  myself but as you guessed I end up unsuccessful. I ask Oren for help and he wipes it with his right thump the licks it.

I bite my bottom tongue and try to look away. Key word here is try because I fail miserably. Oren keeps his gaze on me and I do the same to his.

I lean in closer and so does he and before I know it, his lips are on mine. Warm, soft and gentle... just like I remember.

It's at this moment that I realize how much I've missed Oren. His smile, his laugh, his smell and even his feel. I missed it all, and no matter how mad I am at him, I'm always coming back to him.

Isn't it ironic ?

I try avoiding him but it always ends being just the two of us.

No one else just us.

Oren hesitantly pulls away from the kiss then stands up, pulling me with him. We walk to the gazebo where he connects his jeep's bluetooth to that of his phone then plays
Khelani's Escape.

"May I have this dance ?" He asks and I think he looks cute.

"Yeah"

Oren wraps both his arms around my waist and I wrap mine around his neck. He tugs me closer and I stumble close to his chest.

I chuckle and so does he, then, without clearly thinking I lay my head on the crook of his neck and let him lead the number.

I listen to Oren's heart beat as the song plays.

Right now, it's hard not love him when he's giving me all the reasons to.

I'm tempted to tell him how I feel but I can't risk loosing him because I don't know what his reaction is going to be.

I shake the crazy thoughts out of my head and let myself enjoy the moment...

... I just wanna be, an escape...