hamstring. My competitive skating might B over.
Tara: Keep U’r chin up! No way that’ll stop U.
Dalia: Adam wants 2 C me. I’ll tell U how it goes.
Tara: Text Me!
I flipped to my old text with Adam:
Dalia: I’m home.
Adam: I’m picking U up.
Dalia: Sure, text when U’r in the driveway.
Adam: K.
I knew this wasn’t going to go over well, I called down the stairs, “Mom, I’m going out with Adam, AS FRIENDS.”
Mom didn’t answer back for a minute, “This is going to stop when you start skating again.”
I took my long brown hair and pulled it back into a tight ponytail. My blue eyes appeared baggy, so I tried desperately to conceal them with concealer but I had no luck. I finished myself off with lip gloss and perfume, wanting to get outside before mom had a chance to embarrass me. My phone chirped when I was already half way down the stairs. I called out, “Bye mom!” and grabbed my things closing the door behind me.
He pressed the button and his door locks clicked to open. I let myself into his car and fastened my seat belt before I got a chance to admire him. He was wearing an expensive looking black leather jacket with lots of zippers on it and blue jeans. The smell of his cologne made its way to my side of the car and I swooned. His shaggy dirty blond hair was recently taken down to near stubble in length with the exception of the top which was left dangling down into his face. His new look was edgy, but I think I preferred it before.
I shook my head a bit thinking Harper, Harper, what the hell am I doing with him? Why does he want to see me? Why did I make it so easy for him? “Why did you want to see me?”
He ignored my question, “Tim Horton’s, okay with you?”
“Sure,” I answered. It didn’t matter to me where we went, I just liked being with him in his cool car, alone.
He joined the drive thru line, “What would you like?”
“Just a medium double double.”
When it was our turn he ordered, “Two medium double doubles.” He parked the car and turned off the motor. “How was your appointment?”
“Not good,” I said. I pulled back a section of the lid to open my coffee and pushed it down on the knob. “You cut your hair off,” I commented.
“Ya,” he snickered. “I did it because I know Harper hates it like this. You’re changing the subject,” he redirected. “What happened at the appointment?”
“I tore my hamstring. The doctor isn’t sure if this will be the end of my career. I have to go for physiotherapy and stay off it for two more weeks. Then my parents want me to try pair skating.”
“I’m so sorry,” he said sincerely. He turned the key onto accessories and music started playing in the car. He tore back his lid before taking a drink of his coffee and laying it on the dash. I looked into his eyes and asked, “Does Harper know you’re with me right now?”
“Its none of her business,” he said. Our faces were so close, I could feel his breath on me. “I broke up with her today,” he informed me quietly.
“I’m sorry, are you okay?” I didn’t know whether I should be happy that he wanted to see me the same day he broke up with her or not.
“It was a long time coming, Carter’s been bugging me to break up with her for weeks now.” He took another drink of his coffee and started running his fingers through his hair.
“Do you always do what Carter says?”
“No, I don’t.” He removed the elastic from my hair and started playing with my ends, sending cold chills up my spine. He entwined his fingers so they were knotted up in my hair and then he pulled my face to his, “I want to kiss you so bad right now,” he admitted.
“Then do it,” I goaded, “but if my mother catches wind of this, she’ll kill me and you!”
“I’m willing to take that chance,” he breathed. His lips slowly, and considerately covered mine. My eyes fluttered closed and every part of me felt his kiss. I was floating. His mouth was
John Warren, Libby Warren
F. Paul Wilson, Alan M. Clark