Chapter Seven:

"Hey, wait up!" The girl kept on going, increasing her pace instead. "Hey Thea, stop ignoring me, okay?"

"Thea!" He gripped her arm and she was quick to recoil from his touch. His grip was strong, strong enough to keep her from leaving.

"What do you want? I've told you countless times, I don't have feelings for you, Ash."

"Really," he moved closer to her, matching her stare. "You don't have feelings for me?" He asked with a smug look.

She scoffed. "Why would you think that in the first place? I'm not like the other girls that swoon over you so easily, Ash-ton. And might I remind you, I'll never make that mistake. Now let go of me!"

Something snapped in him and she could feel his jaw tighten. He pulled her closer, very close, so that their noses were almost touching and she gulped nervously.

"No," he simply said. "You say you feel nothing for me yet your heart wants to jump out of your chest anytime you see me,"

She furrowed her brows in confusion. How'd he know? Oh my goodness, Jen