CHAPTER 38

I let out a relieved sigh when the school bell rang and picked up the bag from the floor and fervently sprinted out of the class.

I pushed past all the wandering kids, ignoring all the displeased comments and curses I got on the way and headed straight towards the school gate.

"Blaire!"

I paused with a frown before turning around to see Zayn pushing past the kids and reaching out for me before he managed to get in front of me and grinned.

"Why the rush?" He enquired as he arched his brow while adjusting his bag strap over his shoulder. I bit my lip and smiled sheepishly.

"Uh...." I drawled out. "I-I just have some work to do? My Dad called me." I lied and pointed at the school gate behind me with my thumb. He nodded slowly as he eyed the thumb.

"Sure..." he drawled out before averting his gaze back on me. "Do you need a ride?" He offered with his everlasting grin.

I immediately shook my head.

"Uh. No! It's alright. Um... I'll catch up with you later. I have to go now." I urged before I tiptoed to peck his cheek. Without a second glance I turned around to head to the gate.

Just before I turned around the corner, My gaze seemed to flicker back at Zayn who seemed to be clutching his cheek where I kissed him as pink dust decorated them.

I snorted lowly. Well, that must have taken him by surprise.

I shook my head with a grin before I quickened my pace.

***

I kicked the door close and threw my bag down on the floor of my room before heading towards the bathroom. I entered the attached room and made sure to secure it with the lock before turning around to the mirror to inspect my face.

Jesus! I look like a zombie! I commented with a cringe. I shook my head with disbelieving eyes before stepping into the shower after I removed my clothes.

After a couple of minutes, I stepped out and walked to my closet with the towel wrapped around my body.

I opened the closet door and scanned through my wardrobe along the pile of clothes. It didn't take me long before I had my whole room resembling my messy wardrobe, intending to find the perfect outfit.

My purses my lips at how my action have been altered for the worse these few months.

It was clear I had transformed to one of those teenage girls with raging harmonies before their dates, cracking their head for the perfect lip color to match their outfit and crying over a broken nail.

Trust me, I had never been nervous about something so much that made me do things that I never even thought about doing in my wildest dreams.

I had established it in my mind that the only thing that had made me do them was something truly stupid.

One word. Israel.

I think we all could strongly concede with that.

Since that Bastard- Well, sexy bastard- waltzed into my life, I have no idea what has happened me. I'm just not being myself, And I don't know if thats for the bad or for the worse.

He made me feel things that I had never felt with anyone, even Blake.

What I thought I had with Blake, was surely not it. Cause it turned out to be just a waste of time and a knife through my heart which greatly contradicted with the flawless future I had predicted with him.

But with Israel... I never have the same feeling about him every time. It's like, one second I want to drown him in Bermuda triangle and the other second I want to push him against the locker and kiss the hell out of him.

And his behavior is just unpredictable. He is like a tiger, he could be aiming for a deer one second and the next second his changes his mind and jumps over the deer and simply decides to take a nap.

It's fucking unpredictable.

And I can't also seem to imagine what life will be with him. Whether we will be the perfect couple 101 or will be planning each other's funeral.

And I don't seem really like the fact that I don't know what has been planned for me with him. It seems risky. But you know, I love taking risks.

Which is why I agreed to go on a date with him. But it's eating my brains and making me chew off my nails.

You should have seen him when I agreed to the date. His eyes shined under the moonlight that peeked through my window as a big fat small immediately took over his face. He hugged me tightly as he whispered Thank you over and over again.

He seemed pretty accomplished and serious about it. I really hope he is too about me, cause I don't think I deserve another heartbreak.

I finally settled on with a plain Black dress with spaghetti shoulders that I never knew I had possessed and was buried deep down my closet.

Normally, I would have never even thought about wearing it in my own house but here I am wearing a dress outside just to impress a guy.

I swear Israel changed me for the worst.

I put on the dress and brushed my hair and tried to do something with it but gave up and just pinned it with a clip on the side and put on some minimal makeup, just powder, mascara and lip gloss and added some rings and a wrap-around choker was all ready to go.

I grabbed my phone and walked to the front porch as I sat on one of the benches there while waiting for Israel.

***

"I hope you're dreaming about me"

I bolted my eyes open and turned my head towards the source of the voice to see Israel, smacked with his signature smirk.

I quickly scanned his appearance. He wore black joggers and a plain black V-neck shirt, topped with a black leather jacket and sunglasses that were hung on the front side neck of his shirt. His hair was styled the usual way, short and the sides and comparatively longer at the top which I absolutely admired. His had grown out some stubble on the side of his face and over his lips that just made him ten times hotter. In simple words, he still was the hottest person on earth to me.

"Done checking me out?"

I blushed slightly but hoped to conceal it as I made my hair fall over my face and rolled my eyes.

"You wish"

He shook his head and opened his mouth to say, "Oh, I know, cupcake" and winked.

I shook my head and muttered a whatever as I got up from the bench and straightened out my dress.

Jeez! I never realized I had slept on the bench waiting for him. So embarrassing.

He got up and jerked his head towards the gates as he held out his arm for me to take.

"Shall we?"

I grinned as I nodded and looped my arm around him and walked out into his car.

***

"Come on!" I whined. "Just tell me where we are going! We have traveled for already over an hour, now!"

He chuckled and glanced at me quickly before fixing his eyes back to the road.

"I have already told you that I can't do that. You'll have to wait. Or you'll ruin the surprise"

I sighed and muttered whatever and gazed out of the window just to see Trees, Trees and guess what? Trees.

I pursed my lips and narrowed my eyes on the road which soon widen when he slowed down the car.

But, we are legit in the middle of nowhere? I thought with and frown.

"Alright, get out. We are here" he announced. What a gentleman. I thought he was supposed to open the door for me?

He looked at me, started back at him doing absolutely nothing. He sighed an jumped over to my side of the car and opened the door for me. I grinned. Yeah. That's more like it.

He held out his arm once more which I took. We walked for what few yards towards the way we came from and stopped after a couple of minutes.

"Alright. So how was our date?" he asked with a grin. I looked at him confused and arched my brow.

"Pardon me?"

"I asked, did you enjoy the date?" he repeated again. I looked at him more confused.

"But we didn't do anything..."

He shook his head. "No. That's it. I did not what to do. So I though talking you to a forest and walking a few steps will be romantic" He said with a grin.

I looked at him with an 'are you serious look'

He chuckled. "I'm kidding" he revealed and chuckled even more. I rolled my eyes.

What an asshole.

He wiped his fake tear off and faced me with a grin. "Alright. Stay here. I need to get something. Until then you could entertain yourself by talking to my friend Gerald here" He said pointing to a tree that had a smiley face drawn at it.

I faced him with another 'are you serious look'.

He chuckled. "Just do whatever you want. I'll be back" He said and with that, he jogged towards the car that was out of my vision since it was stopped at a more elevated place.

I crossed my arms over my chest and waited.

***

Urgh!! Where the fuck is he?!

It has been over 30 minutes and he is nowhere to be seen. I walked to the place where the car was parked to see it not being there. I walked back to my place frustrated.

I waited for another five minutes.

Alright! I give up! I'm bored.

I turned towards 'Gerald'.

"So... Do you know where he is?" I asked and waited for an answer from the tree.

Jesus. I'm losing my brains.

I was thinking about walking all the way back home, thinking that he pranked me until my phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey, babe. So, how'z life" Israel answered. My blood boiled.

"You bloody bastard. How dare you leave me here in the middle of nowhere?! I even considered talking to your friend Gerald! That's how frantic you made me. You fucking retard, Pick me up right now!" I yelled into the phone.

He chuckled which just made my rage fuel up. "Chill" He chuckled again. "Turn towards your right and keep walking" he instructed.

"I am not going anywhere! You better come and pick me up!"

He chuckles again. "I can't do that, love. And you need to listen to what I have to say or you ain't getting out if there. And you see, it's almost dusk. And that place you are in is known for bears." He revealed.

My eyes widen. "B-Bears?" I stammered and scanned my surrounding as a shiver ran through my spine.

"Alright. If you choose to have a tea-party with a bear rather than a date with some hot stuff like me. It's okay. But, who knows... The bear might get aggressive and gobble you up and-"

"Fine!"

He paused for a moment and chuckled. "Fine, what?"

I sighed and bit my lips. "Fine. I'll do it" I said begrudgingly. He laughed.

"Then it's all set. Turn towards your right and keep walking until you see a note on a huge rock"

"A note?"

"Yup! Bye! Make sure not to get yourself killed!" with that he cut the phone.

I stared at the phone for good five minutes and sighed. I need to get out of here, so I might as well listen to that pig.

I walked accordingly to what he instructed and came to a halt when I noticed a small note stuck to a huge rock near a tree like he said

I walked towards it and snatched it out and read it.

Guess who made it to the first note without scaring off a bear????

I rolled my eyes at how he mentioned how I will be one scarring the bear and not the bear scaring me.

That's right! You! I officially welcome you to the scavenger hunt that will lead you to the grand prize! That's right! A date with the sexiest man alive, me! Follow the clues and get to the final destination where your grand prize will be waiting for you.

Clue/task 1: Sing 'call me maybe' to my friend Gerald continuously for 5 minutes. Warning: do not stop until five minutes is over or the beavers residing near, will chop off your limbs.

I guess we are going scavenger hunt in the middle of a forest then. FML.

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