Eleanor's POV.
Everyone was staring at me.
That was the first thing I realized when I got to school. And the worst part was that they didn't even try to hide it. It was so obvious from the way they stared at me and talked amongst themselves.
Some were even looking at their phones as I walked into the busy hallway filled with students.
I glanced nervously at them, adjusting my bag on my shoulder and hating the attention I was getting. This rarely ever happened, and I've never been the talk of school before and I didn't know how to react.
I glanced at my phone and wondered if there was anything that I could notice, but as usual, I wasn't on the group chat and I was honestly starting to regret not joining.
A few students bumped into me on my way to my locker and I shrugged it off and I reached for my lock.
"It's her right?" A girl whispered from beside me, as she talked to another girl wh
Eleanor's POV.It wasn't until lunch period before I finally got over what Jane had said and after much thought I figured she was just being jealous that Henry was talking to me.They had broken up over the summer break and Henry had started showing interest in me, a nobody as they called me.It was only normal for her to secure her man, not like I wanted him in the first place.Speaking of the devil, Henry plopped beside me with his tray of food, hitting me on the shoulders as I nearly spilled my food all over the floor."Hello cupcakes." Henry greeted me as he smiled at me and waved off his friends who went to sit at another table. I noticed a few students glance curiously at me and muttered amongst themselves."What do you want?" I asked and I picked a piece of my fries and threw it in my mouth before turning t
Henry's POV.The ball slammed into my face, snapping me back to reality.Football practice was tough, but I hadn't had enough sleep last night, and when I did, I had the same dream I had been having for years. Such dreams about my past usually came when I was stressed or had an encounter with Ryder.I rubbed my face where the ball had hit me and I ran across the field to the bleachers. The inter school football game would be starting soon and we were just a few weeks into the opening match and a month into the quarters.I had to keep my head in the game but it was hard when Eleanor's face kept flashing in my mind. At first, I had thought it was because she was different and played too hard to get. It sparked my interest and challenged me when girls did that.But since last night, I didn't know what came over me when she had gone to kiss Ryder. That
Eleanor's POV.Walking home had been boring because Tina had taken a bus home as soon as we closed leaving me to walk back home alone with nothing on my mind.The sun was blazing against my skin and I rubbed my arms, walking quickly to get home. My house was just around the corner, a few minutes from school.It was days like this I missed the cool swimming pool at school, practice for the annual swimming club contest wasn't out yet and I couldn't wait to start swimming.If there was anything I was good at, it was swimming. When I was younger, my father had spent his days teaching me how to swim and when our school made it compulsory to join a Club, I didn't hesitate.I pulled open the door and was instantly hit with the smell of popcorn. Stepping into the house, I heard giggling from the sitting room, I turned to see my sister and Charles.
Eleanor's POV.Henry was a badass.Infact, that word didn't do him justice in any way. He put the 'ass' in badass. It was like he had just gotten out of the bathroom a few minutes ago, his black hair was wet and resting against his forehead with a few brushed carelessly backwards as if he had run his hand through it a lot of times in the past few minutes.His bright blue eyes glittered under the sunset, leaving an eerie orange glow in them. His chiseled jaw was so sharp it could cut through ice.To add to his bad boy charisma, he wore a leather jacket over a white shirt and a black pair of pants and black boots. And to top it all, he had a motorcycle behind him as he rested against the seat, holding a helmet.This was the first time I was truly seeing Henry outside school without anyone around and I couldn't deny that his looks
Eleanor's POV.I couldn't deny that there was something about this motorcycle ride.For one, the air was blowing my hair, letting it fly behind me in a wavy motion. I wished I could also feel the air gushing against my face.There was something about the ride, the openings and connection with nature that made me feel free in a weird kind of way. It was so different from a car where you were locked up but I could feel every inch of the air prickling on my skin.If I wasn't so scared enough, I'd have let go of Henry and raised my hand in the air to feel the complete sense of freedom, the air brushing through my face.But the best part about it was the view of the sunset, the sun was setting, casting a bright glow of orange in the sky and it seeped the colors beautifully through the blue clouds.And
Eleanor's POV.I was wrong.Henry was dead ass good in the game and he made it close to impossible to fail. It angered me that he was so good at everything and the way my heart fluttered excited when he knocked off every soldier from the stand made me realize he was also good at the whole playboy thing.I watched him excitedly as he knocked off the soldiers and when the last one fell, I scoffed in shock and he turned to me. He blew the tip of his gun as if it was smoking hot from shooting at the fake soldiers."What are you saying about not winning again?" He asked and I rolled my eyes, unable to hide the smile that filled my face when he dusted off his jacket arrogantly."Oh shut up, it's beginner's luck," I said, turning away from him as he laughed and placed the gun in my hand."Ok then. Try it and
Henry's POV.The image of Eleanor jumping against me flashed across my mind, and it didn't leave. Having her small frame pressed against me in the second had my mind running and setting me heart to beat at a thousand miles per second.I hadn't seen her genuinely smile since I had met her and having her do that just because of a simple game sent sparks through me.And in that moment, I felt sparks vibrate through me. I was the kind of guy to have everything calculated and planned but there were these strange emotions within me that were completely foreign.Then I had made the most stupid move by kissing the tip of her ears. I didn't even know what had compelled me to do that but I just found myself doing it and watching Eleanor blush like crazy made me smile too.There was something about that bright smile she wore, those innocent but fierce eyes that watched me with a silent underlying anger.
Eleanor's POV.If there was anything I noticed it was that when I noticed a few guys checking me out, they immediately had that horrified look on their faces and then they looked in the other direction.It bothered me a little that they did that and for a moment, I wondered if maybe it was because I wasn't just beautiful enough up close.But as soon as I felt that, Henry said something really funny distracting my thoughts away from it and I was soon involved in the aura around us.I didn't know being in a park could be so much fun and after a series of playing different games, eating and laughing at the top of our lungs I suddenly grew tired.I yawned tiredly, as I checked the time to see it was a few minutes to ten. There was a rush of adrenaline in me and I breathed in the cool air surrounding us as if trying to take a p