While I slept, I dreamed about Adam, again and when I woke up, I wondered if he had been talking about me yesterday or if I had completely misunderstood. I did my usual morning routine, yelled a goodbye to my mom, and went out the door. Dad had already gone to work.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lna6pfOcE
As I stepped outside, I was greeted by a chilly gust of wind. I pulled the zipper on my jacket close and walked down the street. When I reached the first crossroad I saw, to my great surprise, Adam. He was leaning against a lamp post.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEH1fGTgHP
I walked towards him. Adam heard my footsteps and looked up. "Hey, Elizabeth," He waited until I reached him and then started walking alongside me.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyfYnnladp
"What are you doing here?" I asked.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcnIMOgkP9
"I was waiting for you," seeing my confused look, he added, "You surprised me and I just wanted to return the favor. You don't like it?" He asked, when my expression didn't change.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4O1XL3Od6d
I was staring at him and the was getting the wrong impression, "No, no, it's nice, just unexpected."912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL93n1u9e8O
Adam laughed softly, "that's kinda the point of surprises."912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrYHQx0XEi
"Right," 912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvWhYSI0Mc
Silence fell between us, but it wasn't the embarrassing 'don't make a fool out of yourself' moment. I was just grasping the concept that Adam had been waiting for me. It meant that he thought about me, when we weren't together. It was a new yet very nice thing for me.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMMBC2EVpp
I couldn't stop myself for falling for him, no matter what I did. The realization hit me. And it was as if a heavy weight had been lifted from my chest.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3ammkGcjl
We walked slowly, to savor the moment. Finally we stepped into the school house. It was buzzing as always with some of Adam's fan girls. The commotion about Adam had quieted down since his arrival but there were still girls who worshipped him. The moment they noticed us, they glared daggers at me.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUUguK4Hdp
Adam acted as if he didn’t even notice them. He walked me to the English classroom and then headed to Math class. Even though we were in the same class, we still had some lessons separately.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErIfj08xbr
Carmen didn’t turn up at school that day and neither did David. So at least for me, it wasn’t hard to guess where she was.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuj1UzkYWJ
During the sixth period I got a text.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbWRyIzxjD
Wanna go to the movies with Pen and Ben @ 6pm912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xVUBNbFXJ
Even though there wasn’t a name, I knew who it was from. I had Steven's number saved in my contacts.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwL6uGsY6N
I considered. Carmen was obviously busy and I didn’t have plans to write the composition with Adam today, so I was officially free. I had made friends with Steven, even though I sometimes thought it was weird that I was running around with people who according to law were adults and drinking alcohol. Mum would pull out her hair if I told her, which I obviously wasn’t going to do because I didn’t have a death wish.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ND5wWzysL
I texted Steven back, saying it sounded like fun, which to my surprise, kind of did. At first I didn’t like Penny or Ben and even now I definitely wasn’t going to tell them any secrets or embarrassing moments, which by the way I had told Carmen. Penny still didn’t really like me and often made my life difficult, like when she said that we weren’t leaving before I had drunk a beer. Thankfully she was totally drunk by the time we left the bar and had forgotten everything with the exception of Ben.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOAFHox8cU
Steven offered to pick me up from my house but I texted him back and told him to meet me at a park near my home. Because a) I didn’t want everybody to know where I lived and b) my mum would freak out if she saw some older boy picking me up.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUi0Sb7ncm
Since we were going to the movies and Carmen wasn’t around to help me out, I dressed casually and didn’t use much makeup. Steven hadn’t really noticed last time that I was wearing makeup, so I didn’t think it mattered too much.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrXkw2040t
At 5.40pm I sat in Steven's car, the same car we had sat in when I gave him my number by accident. Steven drove us through the city and we stopped a few blocks away from the cinema because there wasn't room to park the car anywhere else.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNxUZX8pZN
“What movie are we going to see, anyway?” I asked, as Steven parked the car.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs1eq2jW5r
“Oh, aaa. You'll see. Ben has the tickets.”912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt2vaxkjke
“Don’t tell me you don’t know,” I laughed.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZADu2zJGPl
“I don’t know,”912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3lbJKUyLx
Ben and Penny were waiting in front of the main entrance. There were a lot of people around so Ben kept his hands mostly to himself. Penny waved at us indifferently. I thought this was the first time, she didn’t greet me with some snappy comment.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7E0F9jbvA
“Glad you could make it to our first double date, Liz.” Ben said and put his hand around Penny's shoulders. “The movie's starting any minute now. Let's go” He and Pen started going inside. 912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGVYEJHyiO
“Ben, what did you say that for?” Steven yelled after Ben, then he looked at me and, seeing I was practically frozen to the spot, Steven took my hand and dragged me after them. 912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqCfZjGZhq
I was shocked. Had I done something to make Steven think I was interested in him in that way. I liked him, but only as a friend. I liked him the same way I liked Ben.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwEph0NTuU
I decided not to ruin the night or make it awkward. I would tell him were just friends, when going back home. For now, I would try to have a good time, I thought as I quickened my step to match Ben and Steven's fast pace.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ758cfMtBsl
Ben had gotten tickets to a romance/adventure movie. There was a bit too much swearing and shooting for my taste, but other than that, it was okay. We sat in the back. Steven sat next to me, Ben sat on his other side and Penny pretty much sat on Ben's lap. The boy didn’t mind at all and held Penny tightly. At least they had enough common sense not to make out in the cinema. They kept it pretty PG – only a few kisses and embraces, at least I didn’t notice them doing anything else.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdYbSuyXbZ
For a little while I forgot I was a date and that Steven was sitting next to me, and just watched the film. About half an hour in, I felt somebody squeeze my hand. It didn’t feel good like they described in the movies. Steven's hand was sweaty and after a few minutes so was mine. I acted as if I hadn’t noticed. It took all my willpower not to pull away my hand, but I didn’t want to offend Steven. I would tell him later, in the car. I reminded myself. After that it was hard to concentrate on the movie and, to be honest, I didn’t really care anymore. My thoughts were circling around Adam. I tried imagining that the hand holding mine belonged to Adam, that he was sitting right next to me, but I couldn’t keep it up for long. Adam and Steven were just two too different people. I liked them both, just differently and it would never change.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfWs8ymwCo
Adam had stolen my heart the day we had first met. When we had sat on the stone floor in the dim light and I had held him and he had just cried. I couldn’t imagine Steven being like that and frankly, I didn’t really want to.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QFtCKrz8c
The movie ended. I hurried to stand up and shake off Steven's hand. Penny stood up too and stretched out her hands, “Uh, my legs cramped half way through the movie,”912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I1pRnDLwX
“I know what you mean. My back was killing me when you leaned all of your weight on me,” Ben said, trying to keep his expression serious.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI8eIcmhEN
“You seemed to enjoy holding me immensely, if I go by all the kissing we did,”912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqCQcdZ3fM
“It was your imagination,” Ben said playfully, shrugging.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zOrRNLD9H
“Really? So you didn’t want to do this,” Penny leaned down until she was eyelevel with Ben, who was still sitting, and kissed him long and passionately. That shut Ben up. He pulled Penny onto his lap. Now she was sitting on top of him, her legs on either side of his body.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aJTh3ozAV
We were lucky there was about an hour till the next movie started or it would have been embarrassing to explain to people, coming to see a movie, why two people were making out in the back row.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz6bvzL7dA
Steven glanced in Ben and Penny's direction. They were obviously busy. Then he stood up and took my hand again. Didn’t he know how to read body language? I tensed up, but he didn’t even notice, or if he did then he just didn’t care.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EpTyqtQw8
“Let's leave them to be,” Steven said. He meant Ben and Penny. I nodded and he lead me out of the cinema.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEfGf8fPgR
It was about 8pm. We sat into Steven's car, but he didn’t start up the engine. I looked at him questioningly.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEJSaOF8bG
“Liz,” Was all he said. He unbuckled his seat belt, leaned over, took my head in his hands and just kissed me, before I could even object.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNhmEjzQfW
I wasn’t going to have this. As soon as I got over the surprise and could move my arms and legs again, I tried pushing Steven away. He was older and stronger and didn’t budge a millimeter. I used more force and shoved him away and this time it worked.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzWJ3A5p6u
My face was red and angry tears were rolling down my cheeks. Seeing my face after the kiss surprised Steven.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMfeIzzSCo
“What the hell are you doing?” I yelled at Steven, “Did I at any point in this conversation say that you could kiss me?”912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhWnqhwCYb
“I thought you wanted to,” Steven replied, he was agitated after the rejection, “Isn't that why you gave me your number?”912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPXSLEvqIa
“No, I did it because Carmen wanted me to.” That was unnecessary. Steven looked shocked, “But then we became friends and it had nothing to do with Carmen,” I continued, trying to fix what I had just said. It wasn’t like Carmen dragged me to the movies. I had come to meet my friends and I wanted Steven to understand that.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN5WEVIfxn
“If we're friends we can be more now. Come on, Liz,” He leaned closer again and brushed hair out of my face. I didn’t want him to touch me so I slapped his hand away.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPVYo49CXd
“Were friends, Steven. You re my friend, just like Ben and Penny are. Nothing more, nothing less. If you don’t get that then don’t bother calling again.” I threw open the car door, stepped out, slammed it shut and took off running, tears running down wildly. I was angry at Steven. He was supposed to be the adult, but it hadn’t even crossed his mind to ask me what I wanted. I didn’t have any clue, where he had gotten the idea that I liked him.912Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTXq79sSzy
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