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Chapter 18
I COULDN'T SEEM to shake off what Brianna and Jenna said to me. Did I really like Nick and I didn't even know it myself? Or were they just trying to gauge a reaction from me? These were the questions that kept running through my head as I aimlessly walked in the school hallways the next day.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't notice Asher approaching until he slung his hand over my shoulder and pulled me into his side.
"You scared me," I shrieked.
"Where was your mind at?" Ash asked as he led me to my first class, Civic Ed.
"I was just thinking," I replied. "Can I ask you something?" I asked.
Asher stopped walking and so did I. He turned me so I was fully facing him. "Sure, what's it? Does it have to do with what's bothering you?" he asked looking concerned.
"Well technically yes," I replied. "It's just that yesterday when I left you with Kai in the library to look for Jake and Nick, these two girls stopped me and asked whether I knew
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BY THE TIME the last school bell resounded, I was already waiting in the student parking lot for any of my three school partners to come strolling out of the main school doors.For some reason, I was a bit excited and antsy at the same time. The thought of finally getting the assignment done used to seem like a fantasy but now, as I stood outside in the parking lot waiting-I couldn't be more eager to get it done and finished off and see what next life had install for me.The first thing I noticed was Jake coming from the Art Studio which was located only a few feet away from the main school building with a canvas in hand and his bag slung over his other shoulder.He walked towards me and pulled me in for a side hug whilst balancing the canvas in his other hand."Gosh I've missed you," he breathed as he pulled me even further into him.I pushed away from him and looked him in his brown eyes, "you just saw me not more than two hours ago," I replied.
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I WAS BY my locker when a pair of hands snaked around me from behind and pulled me into them. I tensed and tried to wriggle out of the person's hold but to no avail."Let go of me you psychopath," I said still trying to get out of their hold. "It's illegal to hold someone against their wish."The person chuckled and I felt my body vibrate."Woah! Alexis chill out," Nick said as he spun me so I was facing him. He pulled me in for a hug and placed a kiss on my forehead. His cologne enveloped me and I found myself nuzzling more into him as my eyes closed."Are you smelling me? Again?""No!" I replied and he chuckled.I wasn't about to admit that I was indeed smelling him because that would make me look like a creep. Yeah, not going to happen."You scared me idiot," I pulled away and smacked him on his chest as an afterthought, which only hurt my hand in the process. "Gee are you made of stone or something?" I asked.Nick chuckled once
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