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Chapter 2

  • Ride back home
  • I gathered all the heavy books I had borrowed from the library shelf when I heard the bell ring for the closing hour. I need to get to the parking lot real quick. My mom is coming to pick me up and she definitely doesn't like others keeping her waiting.
  • "Hey Shannon could you please help me place these books back?, My dad is outside waiting for me" a girl I don't know pleaded before dropping two more heavy books down for me to carry.
  • "But..." She ran off while yelling at someone over the phone. 'And there she goes'. Jeez! I don't even know her.
  • With a heavy sigh, I packed all five books before walking away from my table. I guess i should return mine first since the shelf was more closer.
  • "Ex.. excuse me" I called out to a girl who was blocking my path.
  • "Sorry" she whispered and moved aside to clear the path for me.
  • I smiled and continued my journey to the fourth shelf on the next row from this one. I turned to go to the next row but stopped on my track when I saw a person sitting on the floor with a book on the face. One full leg sprawled on the floor and the other bent. I saw a familiar inked arms and gulped.
  • No one in Crystal high has an inked arm like this.
  • It was none other than Tristan freaking Carter. But what is he doing here? Is he sleeping?. Judging from how it looks, he is definitely sleeping. Who the heck sleeps in a library anyway?. Tch!
  • I raised my right leg up trying to hit him with it but quickly dropped the idea. I'm not ready to join my grandparents now. I should just walk pass him. Yes! That is what I should do.
  • I tried to take my frozen leg back to the ground only for me to shake miserably, letting one of the books in my hand fall on him. 'oh no!, What did I just do?'.
  • I shut my lips very tight when I heard a soft groan coming from the sleeping boy. Oh Shannon, you just woke the sleeping lion.
  • "Fuck!" He cursed and took out the book covering his face before raising his head up to stare at me, more like he was checking me out. "You not using glasses means your eyes are perfectly okay, am I right?" He asked in a hoarse tone.
  • I gulp and took a step back.
  • "I...um...um I didn't mean to drop the book. I just...you know you were blocking my path and so I tried to hit you with my leg so I could wake you up but you see I dropped the idea and then I decided to put my stupid leg back on the floor but the devil sure doesn't like me and...okay! I guess I need to zip my mouth now" I chewed on my bottom lip.
  • Way to go Shannon. Can you get way stupid than this. Gosh! This is so embarrassing.
  • He stared at me with sleepy eyes and rubbed the back of his neck before grabbing his black jacket from the floor and throwing himself on his feet.
  • "Yeah thanks for ruining my nap" he said with twisted lips. "Return this for me" he threw the book he was holding to me which I failed woefully to catch.
  • "I'm so sorry for not letting you get a nice sleep. I will..."
  • "Oh please shut up. Your voice is so annoying. It makes my ears itchy"
  • My mouth fell apart on it own. He didn't just say that did he?. This is really great!. Just great!.
  • "People are so strange" he muttered to himself before walking off.
  • "Arrrgh!!" I muffled in a scream.
  • Fuck me!
  • Fuck my mouth!.
  • After making sure all the books are safely placed on the shelves, I rushed out of the library to the parking lot to meet my mom and she was not looking very happy.
  • Yup! I'm so dead.
  • "Hey Mom" I called in a cheerful way, pushing back the loose strand of hairs covering my face.
  • "You're five minutes late Shannon" she replied with a frown
  • "I know, I know. I'm sorry. Had a tiny weeny problem back in the library"
  • She didn't say anything. She just walked to the driver seat to get in.
  • "Where is Mae?" I twisted my lips and walked over to the passenger seat to get in.
  • "Mae has a reading session with a friend" I threw out a balant lie. Mae is actually humping Gray in the boy's locker room and I definitely can't tell my mom that.
  • "She asked us not to wait for her" I added before strapping the seatbelt.
  • "You should be the one helping her out Shannon and not some other random person" She started the car before driving out of the school compound.
  • I bit my inside cheeks and twisted my lips in disgust. 'I can't help her ride a dick mom' I secretly rolled my eyes.
  • "Did you say something?"
  • "Nope" I immediately replied before taking my eyes to look at the window.
  • The ride back home was no fun.
  • No Mae, No Rick!. It was really boring.
  • I tried bringing up conversations but my mom wasn't giving me the vibe I needed. She was a total snub.
  • Sometimes I wish I hadn't left with her, I should have just stayed with my dad after they divorced. At least my dad treated me much more better than she did.
  • My dad wasn't a strict person but she was. Always f*cking complaining about everything.
  • 'Shannon don't do this '
  • 'Shannon don't do that'
  • 'Shannon what is that you're wearing'
  • 'Shannon you're grounded'
  • 'Shannon I don't want to see you with that person ever again'
  • 'Shannon!'
  • 'Shannon!'
  • 'Shannon!'
  • Urgh! She is so annoying. She is a total pain in the neck.
  • Why did I even choose to come with her?. Oh well, maybe because I couldn't bear to see her cry on that day she and my dad concluded the divorce formalities.
  • You should have seen her, she looked so pitiful that I had no other choice but to cry along with her.
  • "Why are you looking at me like that Shannon?" My mum questioned as she drove the car into the driveway of our house.
  • Sh*t! I didn't even realize that I was long gone.
  • Without giving her a reply, I rushed out of the car into the house.