CLAIRE.
I didn't want to be here in a lousy club perceiving different sweats and perfumes,but I'm here now,aren't I?If I didn't tell Terry about Charles' invitation,I wouldn't be here. The moment he got to know about the invitation,he started convincing me to go. He listed different reasons why I shouldn't go home early and why I should just club tonight.Terry knew Charles well since we all attended the same highschool and when Charles had specially sent a text asking if I would come tonight and I could bring friends if I wanted, I was reminded of his bad ways in highschool,always partying and still haven't changed.When I entered the club with Terry behind me who had been reminding me that we're going straight to the VIP section in the club where Charles and his friends were having fun.I looked kinda different from the other girls here in my simple high waist tight jeans and crop top. My dark brown hair was up in a ponytail and I had a shiny lip gloss on to coat my lips. I looked like the typical good girl I am among the other girls here.My white sneakers allowed me to walk comfortably towards the table full of drinks... Charles' table.I smiled as I noticed him even in the dim light. With the bright smile on his face,I knew he'd seen me before I did. I waved at him."Hey pretty gal" He called loudly. "You always like to wave, come on get in here baby" He rose to his feet and opened his arms wide for a hug. I hugged him smiling widely. I miss him."Look at ya! All grown up into a woman huh?" He compliments and chuckled. "I mean the last time I saw you,you looked like a little lady, but now,you look more matured"Charles have also grown. His cheeks are a bit chubby than the last time I saw him, he's got neat and trimmed beards that fit his face perfectly and also brown locks to match with his light chocolatey complexion. He looks all fresh and good.Terry greeted him with a friendly fist bump and those manly hugs, laughing with him."Look here,my friends. This is Dave here...."I smiled at the Dave guy,who I must admit is looking very charming. He smiled back at me.Aw. What an adorable smile."And....." Charles continued "...that bad guy over there...."My ears suddenly stopped working as my gaze connected with the other guy Charles is about to introduce to me. He's the green eyed grumpy customer I attended to earlier today.I furrowed my brows at him as we stared at each other. He had a half naked blonde on his thighs who I must admit is really hot and pretty.I rolled my eyes at him and turned my face away from him."Do you guys know each other?" Charles asked looking confused."I don't even know his name" I said with a huff and sat on the comfy chair."Oooh. Okayyyy okay..." Charles commented teasingly.My eyes involuntarily moved towards the green eyed guy again and I caught him staring at me. He didn't take his eyes off mine until I did.Dickhead.The Dave guy sat close to me and started a conversation with me."What's your name?""Claire" I answered over the loud music with a smile."Claire is a nice name" he compliments.I blushed a little and thanked him. During the conversation with Dave,my eyes scanned the club to take in details about it. I rarely go to parties or go clubbing ever since I was in highschool,but whenever I find myself in one,I try to take in every single details my brain can manage to save.I was subtly moving my eyes around,when they met with a pair of green ones. Soon,I found myself having a staring competition with him again while having a conversation with Dave.I didn't blink,neither did he and this time I won the staring contest, thanks to the blonde on his laps who grabbed his face. I smirked, feeling victorious.I saw that the blonde had grabbed his face for a kiss and twisted my lips irritatingly.Ew. I'm sure that's how he gets kisses here and there from girls. They mean nothing to him.I continued my conversation with Dave and before we knew it,we were already at the bar, ordering drinks every twenty minutes or so and laughing so loud. He's got good vibes that's hard to ignore.Charles is somewhere in the club with girls and Terry is probably shoving his tongue down a girl's throat."So you mean you and Charles didn't get along at first?" Dave asked grinning.I nodded affirmatively "We didn't. I thought he was cocky and he thought the same about me too"He laughed and I laughed along with him. What I said wasn't very funny, was it? But I guess the drink we had was too much that we found everything hilarious."We became friends because I was non chalant about everything that concerns him"We both laughed loudly again. Oh man,we need to stop drinking."I bet that hurt his ego" Dave said grinning from ear to ear."It definitely did"We didn't laugh at my last sentence. We both realized we're behaving like someone on laughing pills and decided to control ourselves.Dave's phone beeped. He instantly looked serious, his brows furrowing as he started to operate his phone. I heard a deep familiar voice beside me talking to the bartender. I turned myself towards the direction the voice had came from,then came face to face with Mr Green eyes.I did what I've been doing to him all day which is rolling my eyes at him. The smirk he gave me told me he was expecting the eye roll.Why did I think he was nice in the past? Is it because he returns my hand wave in the past? or because he looks good?"You look very sassy while doing that,you know that right?" He asked pointing to my eyes."You don't need to tell me how I look Mister" I retorted."You need to know ma'am" He said with the same sharp tone I used."Claire" Dave's voice was so soft you'd barely hear him "I'm sorry I need to go now." Dave said rising from his bar stool.He's leaving me alone with this green eyed dickhead? I glanced at Mr green eyes, and as usual, his eyes were fixated on me, watching me intently.That does not feel good man. It's seriously starting to make me feel nervous.Dave pocketed his hands, standing straight afront me. "I'll see you another day yeah?"I nodded with a light smile and quickly scanned the club for any signs of Terry or Charles but found none."Do you uhmm....do you want me to drop you off?" Dave asked kindly.I licked my lips and scanned the club again."Don't worry. I'll go home with Terry,I came with him" I said with my usual smile.He nodded and I waved at him."Ryan" he nodded at the green eyed guy who did the same then he left the club hurriedly.Ryan.The name resounded in my ear repeatedly and that was when I knew his name.Ryan.RYAN. "With that smile,Dave would think you're a very nice girl" I blurted out. She had a nice genuine smile to be honest. She used to give me that smile in the past. She threw me a look I could interpret as 'I'ma hit this glass cup on your forehead'. I'm sure it's taking everything in her not to act on her thoughts. "I am nice,okay?" She laid emphasis on each word. "Hm. A nice girl indeed" I said not arguing with her. Maybe if I was to be honest here,I would admit I brought out this side of her. She has been kind to me in the past,but now, that has suddenly changed. I thought she'd come around sooner though and we'd start talking again,but she surprised me. She's still so sassy towards me. "What's up with you today anyways?" She suddenly asked. The question took me by surprise. I frowned at her threw a query at her as a reply to her question. "What do you mean?"I definitely knew what she was talking about,I just needed to be sure since the question had surprised me. She s
CLAIRE. I checked my phone as I took a bite of the pancake made by Terry in Charles' kitchen. I smiled after reading the message and began to type. 'Thanks for checking up on me Dave,I hope you're fine too'The memory of the free conversation we had yesterday came flooding to my brain and I smiled widely. "Dave?" I looked up and realized Charles and Terry has been watching me intently. I nodded at Charles."Yeah Dave. He got my number yesterday""Dave is a nice guy. He's really cool" Charles said. "He is" I agreed. "This is the first time I'm seeing you roll with cool guys" Terry threw a remark at Charles."Your a shithead" Charles said grinning along with Terry. "They look matured and act older than they look" Terry comments."That's 'cause they're older. I'm the youngest among them" Charles said. "Oh" I said softly. "But I really like that Ryan dude" Terry stated.I kept mute, waiting for his next sentence. "He's got nice vibes" He added. Charles took a sip of his coffee,
RYAN.Why on earth is she walking in the rain? I'd sighted her seconds ago as I already recognized the shape of her legs and the way she takes each walking steps. I saw an expression of relief cross her face when I stopped to help her, but when she saw my face cearly,her facial appearance changed instantly. "Come on,get in. It's raining heavily" I urged. "I can see that" she said slowly. I exhaled tiredly and ordered "Claire,Just get in"Her hard expression softened a bit for a few seconds before she rolled her eyes. "Can't you be nice to me for once this week?"Am I not being nice already?"Do you want me to pluck out my eyes for you before I get viewed as a nice person?" I asked mockingly. "Can you do that?" She mocked back, turning the table around. I drummed my fingers on the steering wheel. "Do you enjoy staying in the rain?" I asked,confused. She wiped off drops of rain on her forehead,and some other drops appeared seconds later. "What's stopping you from getting in th
CLAIRE. It seems Ryan really enjoys getting me pissed off because that's what he has been doing ever since he offered to help me. He doesn't care about hurting anyone's feelings,and it takes just seconds for him to rile me up.I want him to go back to being the expressionless customer that doesn't say more than five words to me. We were so cool until I unintentionally hit my head on his chest, right at that moment, everything changed. "I know you're not a gentleman" I said sharply with the furiousness I felt in me. He smirked "Hm. You just realized that now?"That made me silent for a while. I held the shirt in my hand, glaring daggers at him. I stretched the shirt towards him. "I'd better not change then" He looked taken aback like he'd expected me to do something more dramatic, but he soon recovered. "Your gonna ruin my car with those drops of water from your wet clothes" "Then I'd better get out from this car" I said turning myself to open the car door not caring about the co
RYAN.Dave folded his arms across his broad chest confidently. Maybe that's why my sister is falling for him. She always tries to deny her attraction towards Dave but I know she wants to end up on the same bed with him one Saturday morning. "I like Claire. I like her vibes,...""But?" I inputed for him."But she's not exactly my type. She's hot and beautiful,but I prefer....""Red haired girls with green eyes?" I finished for him, my voice and facial appearance as hard as steel. "Uhm. I wasn't trying to describe your sister?""You don't sound sure" I pointed out. I've always been suspicious of their relationship since the time I met him in her bedroom, sitting on her bed. Cassie had looked surprised and nervous but quickly covered that up with a wide smile and told me Dave was in her bedroom to drop off something. I didn't question anyone, I'd simply nodded and waited for him to leave her room."Your sister was a brunette,a natural brunette before she dyed her hair to red" He's go
RYAN. In the car, Claire had stretched foward a familiar small bag which I guessed contained the black T-shirt she wore on the rainy day. "Don't worry about it. You can keep it" I said casually. "I made sure it's dry cleaned" she mentioned. "Good for you" I replied. She rolled her eyes. "Rich kids like you don't value things like this anyways""Last I checked I'm not a kid. I should be the one calling you a kid instead"I have to keep my tongue in check, this is not the time to piss her off,but then it's still hard not to give replies to her sharp words. "What do you mean 'rich kids like me' anyways?" I asked slowly. "Never mind"I frowned at her curt response. I kept my eyes on the windshield without uttering a word. The car was as silent as a graveyard. Deep down I was nervous on how to start the conversation. This is Claire we're talking about here,not an ordinary girl I want for satisfaction of my sexual desires or something. This is the fierce Claire that could cut off my
CLAIRE.When Ryan had asked me to be his date like I don't have a choice than to accept him, I got really enraged. I mean come on,he's the one who needs my help here,not the other way round. I'd calmed down a bit when he stopped me from leaving. I've not even completely taken in his request to make me his date when he brought up his need to make me his girlfriend. I was shocked. I wish he would tell me it was a joke,but if there's one thing I'm sure I know about Ryan,it's the fact that he doesn't joke around, especially not with sensitive things like this. He mentioned the benefits that came with becoming his girlfriend which includes being responsible for my Uncle's meds fee whenever his sickness comes up again, and then I agreed. We talked about the rules and regulations. "Are we gonna have sex?" I asked bluntly. "We don't need to have sex if you don't want to, but touching, kissing,PDA are all involved" He answered with his usual casual tone,then he added with a more serious
RYAN. I rapped at the door afront me like a gentleman,but deep down I was getting impatient at the lack of response. I heard voices within and muffled sounds of footsteps. She better get this door open now. As if my thoughts were heard,the door opened. I was expecting a surprised looking Claire,but I got nothing like that. Instead,I saw an attractive teenage boy with a pleasant smile. He gave me a once over and a look of disapprobation crossed his face. He was definitely expecting someone else,so was I. "I need to see Claire" I said firmly. He furrowed his brows "Why?"I looked fixedly at him."You know what? Never mind" He said and turned his head backwards. "Claire, someone's here, said he needs to see you!" He shouted at the top of his lungs. I almost rolled my eyes. Is that necessary?He turned his head towards me, staring at me in a studying manner while I pocketed my hands to wait for Claire. His eyes dropped to the action and then went up to meet my eyes. He narrowed his e