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Chapter 16: The Encounter

Chapter 16: The Encounter

"Hey Babe, pay attention. " George snapped at me.

"What?" I mindlessly turned to him.

"What's up with you? Anyway, as I was saying, what's going on between you and your friends?"

"I don't know myself. I'm done eating." I said as I slightly pushed my plate away from me.

After that kind of weird and awkward encounter with Brent, George decided to have an impromptu breakfast date, and so he took me to the diner place downtown.

"Why aren't you eating? Are you sick?" He asked as he eyed my barely touched waffles and bacon.

"I'm just not hungry. George, can we drop it?" I sighed.

"Fine. But tell me if something's wrong okay? I'm your boyfriend after all."

I stared at him. "Yeah, about that. Look, I'm not sure if I agree with the idea of having an "us" again. You know why."

"What are you talking about?"

"Uhm, the "perfect George façades" , the "Jerk mask"? I don't think I could keep up with your games."

He held my hand. "Kay, you know that I am the guy you want me to be. The perfect guy? That's not even real. The jerk? I only did that for you."

Say what? "What do you mean?" I asked as I raised my eyebrow.

"It seems like you now take interest in brooding bad boys."

"What are you implying?" I sneered.

"I don't like you hanging out with that Brent guy. "

Okay, now I was pissed. "You don't own me."

"Kay, don't be stubborn."

Before I could answer back, I saw Britney and Hilary enter the diner.

Hilary's eyes widened as she saw me.

"Hey! Hilary, Britney! " George called out.

They just nodded at him then quickly sauntered away from the diner.

"I'm going home. " I told George as I stood up and walked briskly away from him. I ignored his shouts.

My life's hell. I sighed as I walked home.

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I decided to stop at the park when I realized I would have to face Auntie if I went home. I figured, I could prolong the inevitable.

I sat on a swing as I observed the orange leaves fall from the trees. It was beautiful.

"Is it just me, or is it weird that every time I see you it's either you bump into me or you stare off at nothingness?" A voice I'd recognize anywhere mumbled as I saw in my peripheral vision, him sit down at the other swing beside me.

"You're an enigma. One minute you hate me, the next minute you seem awfully nice to me." I said as I stared at him.

He chuckled. Beautiful. "Maybe I'm just crazy."

"Nah. I'm pretty sure I'm the crazy one."

"Where's Lucason? "

"I left him."

"Why?"

"I don't know. I don't want to talk to anyone , I guess."

"What am I? A tree trunk?"

"You're the exception that proves the rule?" I tried.

He laughed heartily. "Where did you read that? " He laughed even more.

"I like you better when you smile."

I think I saw a little blush but I didn't point it out.

"Me too." He mumbled.

"Right. Let's watch a movie." I randomly said.

"The nearest cinema's a good hour away. Plus, I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to hang out with you, Nightingale." He stared incredulously.

"Chill. I was sayinf let's watch here, idiot."

"Oh. "

"You're adorable."

"Please. You falling for my good looks already?"

"And Mr. Cocky comes back. "

Before he could answer, his phone rang. It was a text message.

I grinned evilly and then snatched his phone away then I ran.

"Nightingale!"

"Catch me if you can!" I shouted as I struggled between running and the hysteria from laughing.

Before I knew it I was tackled to the ground.

"Give it back!"

"Never!''

Suddenly, he started to tickle me.

"Stop! Stop!" I yelled in between laughs.

He smirked then grabbed his phone. I kicked him and he toppled over, hovering over me. Then I realized the position we were in.

His face was unreadable. But his eyes looked at me intensely. Our faces were then inches apart and I could inhale his indescribable scent that brought back the butterflies in my stomach.

Suddenly, he yelped in pain as I saw a cane hit him in the back.

"Teenagers these days! You're in the park for heaven's sake!" An old woman shouted.

We scrambled to stand up and mutter apologies. Then we walked away.

We stared at each other then started laughing so bad.

In that moment , I felt "him". It shouldn't feel this good but for some reason , it did.

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