23: Basil

Background color
Font
Font size
Line height

Chapter 23: Basil

Leo Arsen is an asshole. And that's a fact. After the whole ordeal with the envelope from the mental health hospital, we were definitely giving each other silent treatments.

We barely talked unless we absolutely needed it. He was being reticent as ever. I wondered for whom was that envelope from. Does Leo have any mental illness that I am not aware of? No I don't think so. He looked quite okay to me except he might just need a shit load of anger management classes. But then he doesn't get angry easily right? I remember the time when I punched him in the face. He didn't react or anything. I didn't know what was wrong. There was something troubling him and I needed to get to the bottom of this.

My phone beeped indicating there was a text for me. It was from an unknown number. Okay it was pretty weird to receive texts at 3 am at night. I was pulling an all nighter of course because I had a history quiz tomorrow.

Unknown: I am waiting for you outside Rose. Open up your window I wanna meet you.

I dropped the phone from my hands. He has come to see me. He is fucking here... just below my house.

Shakily somehow my legs carried me,  towards my window, checking if it's close or not. I was too scared to look down. I wasn't ready for it. The memories of that night were still vivid to me. I remember everything.

Another message came hence the phone beeped, I was shaking from fear but I somehow managed to pick it up.

Unknown: You are not gonna open the window? Well I guess I have to come through the front door. And to my luck it's open.

I started breathing hard, my hand became sweaty. I froze to my place. I am pretty sure Leo wasn't home, because a few hours ago I heard the main door slamming of the main door. I ran downstairs, the only thing that was in mind was that I needed to close the fucking door. He can't get inside.

My heart was frantically beating against my chest. Upon turning the knob I discovered the door was indeed unlocked. I locked it and making sure to check it twice. But I was still paranoid. I searched the whole house but there was no one. I didn't realize I was crying and sweating profusely at the same time. He was coming to get me...

..........

I didn't know how I fell asleep. I woke up to find my bed room door locked. Someone was knocking on my door mercilessly.

"Emma...Emma... You okay? Why aren't you answering me?" Leo cried out from the other side of the door.

"Answer to me!" I didn't realize I woke up in a pool of sweat. Ignoring that I opened the door to see Leo looking worried.

"What?" I asked bitterly. I was in a sour mood after last night. I couldn't believe Leo forgot to lock the front door hence putting my life to risk.

He was about to say something but he stopped," I was- I wanted to know where the cereal is", he said. 

That was the stupidest question ever. He  knew where the cereal was, he would always wake up in the morning and finish it before me. But I was tired of his bullshit so I wasn't interested in asking him that," Third cupboard from left", he was about to say something but I shut the door on his face.

...........

"Isn't that Wade Eckhart?" Hailey asked as we walked to our next class together.

"Oh shit it is! And he is coming towards us. Hide me!" I said as I saw him approaching us. I thought he was taking part in foreign exchange this year. Wade Eckhart was your typical jock with excellent grades. Last year I ended up taking math lessons from him every Thursday at the library. But after he was done tutoring me he asked me out and I blatantly said no as I wasn't interested. He was quite good looking with his Asian American features and killer hair which I swear every girl dies for but he exactly wasn't my type. Though he was nice to me but he was also Jules's  friend and whenever Jules was around he pretended not to know me.

"Hey what's up?" He asked. "Long time no see", he gave me a small smile. He was good looking I had to give him that but not the Leo Arsen type of course. Why was I thinking of that shitface?

"Just peachy. What are you doing here? I thought you were taking part in foreign exchange"

"Uhh I had something... Will catch up with you later Em", Hailey walked down the hall leaving me alone with Wade alone. Great.

"I had some problems so I had to transfer from Spain to here. So what is up with you these days?"

"Nothing much. It's just there is too much studying to do".

"Mhmm. That there is. What is up with your social life though? I heard you are dating Leo Arsen", he asked.

"No... We are just friends".

"Oh really? But you guys were quite a popular couple as I have heard".

"Me? Popular?" I laughed. "I don't think so".

"Oh okay. Then do you wanna hang out some time? Like for a coffee".

I gave that a thought. This is the third time he was asking me out. Even though he was Jules's friend, he wasn't that horrible besides the part where he pretends not to know me in front of Jules. "Yeah sure", I answered smiling at him. I wasn't interested him. It just seemed too mean to let him down again.

"So I will see you then", he said bidding me goodbye.

Before I can turn around to go to Hailey who was in front of Seb's locker talking to him, I bump into someone hard dropping my books.

That person doesn't bother to stop to help me, he just rushed away. I turned around to see it was Leo. He didn't even bother to stay to apologize.

"What were you saying to Wade? I think Leo overheard you guys and then bumped into you intentionally", Hailey asked crouching down to pick up my books with me.

"We were just catching up. He asked me out".

"Whoa. Someone seems jealous. Leo likes you. And its obvious you like him too. Don't try to deny it. Then why did you decide to go on a date with Wade?"

"Okay I do. I like him. A lot. But he obviously doesn't since he has been mean to me. So this seems like a one way thing only. Besides I couldn't say no to Wade again. It's mean".

...........

"I am bored guys. Let's do something", Josh said pouting. "Except for making out", he said looking pointedly at Derek and Hailey who were making out in front of us.

Hailey and I were failing math so we decided to study together at my place. George and Seb decided to join us since they had a quiz tomorrow on the same topic too.  After we were done, we came downstairs to find Leo, Derek and Josh were hanging out in the living room. So we decided to join them, however Leo and I were completely ignoring each other's presence. Last time we weren't talking but after I came back from school today he seemed pissed at me after the Wade incident. I don't know why. But he seemed to glare at me or grunt  every time I pass by. Probably he was PMS-ing like he always does.

We were fine as we were watching Netflix and having salsa and tortilla chips. The weather in Florida was quite gloomy these days. In fact we were expecting light rain tonight. But then the unexpected storm started and we had a black out. We decided to  light  some candles and were sitting on the floor surrounding them since the rest of the house was pitch black. Also it was getting cold so the heat from the candles were keeping us warm.

"Let's play truth or dare!" Hailey chimed in.

Most of us agreed to that since we were bored to death.

"No! What are we? In fifth grade or something?"

"Okay. I guess that's a no", Hailey was getting back to making out with Derek but Josh stopped her.

"Okay I will play your stupid game. Anything to get out of seeing you guys play tonsil hockey", Josh gave in.

Hailey laughed. "Okay if you say so", she said slyly.

We were all sitting in a circle so we didn't have to adjust or anything. Hailey just got down from Derek's lap and sat beside me.

"Ready guys", Seb spinned the bottle.

It landed on Leo. "Truth or dare?" George asked.

"Dare", Leo replied.

"You have to make out with someone from this room", Josh said.

"What kind of a dare is that?" Leo asked. "I am not doing that".

"You can't back out dude. You chose dare and I gave you one", Josh pointed out.

"I don't mind volunteering", George cried out.

"Ahem. Hold your horses boy. You have a boyfriend", Seb chided him.

"Come on Arsen get it over with", George said. "Choose someone".

"Or I might just let George make out with you. And I wouldn't mind since I will always be his main hoe", Seb kissed George.

"Kiss Emma!"Hailey suggested. I glared at her but she ignored me of course. "Since you guys have done it before", she mumbled. Hailey was trying to patch us up again and it was definitely not working.

"Sorry Hailey I can't be making out with a slut anymore".

...........

Not edited.

You are reading the story above: TeenFic.Net