CHAPTER XI

NATHAN'S P.O.V

I looked at Allie who was staring at all the flavors of ice-cream.

"I think we should take this." She finally said.

"Why don't we do the same we did before? All flavors in a single bowl?"

She smiled goofily at me and then nodded. This time we took 6 different flavors which looked utterly delicious. She happily took the bowl and searched for a place to sit. I put two spoons in it and we started munching on it.

"It's good." She moaned a little and then put her spoon in front of my mouth to let me taste the same. She fed me and I had the same reaction.

"Perfection! Try this one." I fed her another one and she smiled nodding her head.

"You are a sucker for ice-creams, aren't you?" I asked and she again gave a nod.

"Aren't you going to talk?"

"Only after we finish this." She mumbled and put a spoonful ice-cream in her mouth again. I laughed, "Have your ways."

After some time, we finished it and she started laughing.

"What happened?"

"Brooke would never let me eat this much of ice-cream. I like you because you like ice-creams." She explained with a full blown smile on her face.

"So you like me, ahh?" I wiggled my eyebrows and a deep coat of red spread over her cheeks.

"Not like that."

"Just kidding!" I bumped my shoulder with her though I wasn't kidding, at that moment all I wanted was to grab her face and kiss her senseless.

"Wanna talk about something different? What about your family?" I asked and she gulped a little.

"They are gone!" she muttered and it lifted my curiosity spirits up.

"What do you mean?"

"I... its complicated and if you.... If you come to know about this you wouldn't want to be my friend." She said staring at ground.

"Why are you saying that?"

"We... I and Brooke, we have bad past. People hate us. They didn't like us and they bullied me." her voice cracked a little.

"Allie? What happened in your past?" I pulled her towards me and her eyes were brimming with tears.

"Will... will you keep it a secret?" she asked softly and I nodded sincerely.

"Brooke and I, we are not related!" she said and my eyes widened.

"I... I had a twin sister, her name was Amelia! My father married Brooke's mother when we were seven. My mom died after she gave us birth. Amy was more free and wild child. She and Brooke never got along as Brooke was little dominating too. In school, although Amy was my twin she teased me for being different. She told everyone I was crazy and weird. They all hated me but Brooke was always there. She never left my side."

"What happened to Amelia?" I asked.

"She died." Allie blurted out and her tears fell freely. I hugged her tightly.

"We were nine when she was diagnosed with cancer. That year was hard for all of us. When she left, everyone blamed me saying I killed her. Brooke stayed by my side through thick and thin like my only sister. Dad lost it all after that. He used to come home drunk and then abuse us. One day, he lost it so bad that he snapped and killed Brooke's mother. It was accident but he killed her. That night, he ran from home and then he met with an accident also. He lived and so the person who he hit but then police charged him with two cases and...."

"It's okay."

"That's when we were thrown in foster care for all these years. First, we were in same school, people knew what happened to Amelia so they started kicking me, beating me because she was their friend and according to them the crazy, weird girl killed her. They called me names and many more... it was all unbearable so they sent us to different state..."

I was too shocked to say anything. I didn't move.

"You can leave, you know!" she said softly while pulling away from me.

"Why would I do that?"

"They all do that. They just leave. Go!"

"I won't." I pulled her closer and kissed her head.

"You are not bad. The people who blamed you were crazy. Your sister died because of cancer you couldn't have done anything anyway. You are too innocent, Allie! If I meet any one of them who bullied her, I will reap their heads off!" I said and she let out a small laugh.

"Thank you for listening."

"Can I tell you something? I never told this to anyone actually except for Ash of course." I started and she nodded.

"Two years ago, I met a girl in party. She shifted here from Boston."

"What was her name?"

"Hailey! She was amazing and beautiful and she was a cheerleader!"

"Your type!" Allie said and I laughed.

"Yeah! We met and I had a crush on her in our first meeting. After that we started dating and it was all too cool. Then she changed. She started doing stupid things like wearing make-up and slutty clothes. I didn't care. That day I was going to tell her that I like her but when I reached her home, it was locked. She was gone. I don't know where or when but after that day I never saw her. I tried to find her but it was like she was vanished."

"Do you miss her?" Allie asked me and I shrugged.

"What if she comes back?"

"I don't know... I don't want to know either!" I answered genuinely.

"It's okay, I guess. You will find someone else." She told me with a small smile.

"Can I tell you one more thing?" I sucked in my breath and she nodded.

"That day when I kissed you, it was the most beautiful feeling I ever had. You are different than all those girls who try to gain my attention. I like you, Allie. I really like you. I told you about Hailey because I didn't want anything to come in between if you decide to be with me."

Her eyes were widened and she was breathing heavily.

"Allie?"

"Nathan, I... I'm not your type."

"Well don't they say that good girl always falls for bad boy? In our case, bad boy has fallen for good girl. So what do you think? Can we give it a try?" I asked. I was nervous like fuck.

"Brooke will kill me." She mumbled and my eyebrows furrowed.

"What? What Brooke has to do with this?"

"She kinda told me to stay away from you because you are a player." She stated shyly.

"She is.... Oh fuck! That's not done. She is having fun with my brother and she warned you to stay away." I glared towards Brooke and Asher who were sucking each other's faces.

"Shit!" Allie was shocked and then her face cracked into a grin.
"Do you have phone? Click a pic!" She said excitedly. I smirked and took a photo of them.

"So? What do you think?" I asked and she nodded shyly.

"Awww... I like it when you blush." I pulled her to my chest smiling like an idiot and pulled out another bowl of ice-cream!

"OH my god!" Allie yelled in surprise.

"I like you, Cutie!" I kissed her cheek and she turned all red again.

I was ecstatic. I was happy. I really liked Allie. It was an amazing feeling.

"Let's go for a dance!" I pulled her up from our seat and then towards dance floor. She laughed seeing my enthusiasm. Guess, I never thought that I would act like a love sick puppy. I intertwined our one hand while placing another on her hip. We started swaying along the song and it felt amazing to stare into those deep brown orbs. I could feel her heart beating loudly and it felt good that I had that kinda effect on her. Slowly as song ended, Allie led her head on my shoulder and we stayed there for I don't know how much time.

"I want to kiss you so bad!" I groaned and she blushed again.

I pulled her closer and inched forward. Our noses touched and she shivered. My heart was beating like crazy. I pressed my lips gently against her and she responded. It was heaven! When we pulled back she hid her face in my chest. I really liked this Allie who was shy and cute.

"That was wow!" I mumbled.

"DO you know you took my first kiss?" She told me and I raised my brows.

"Really?" and she nodded. I pecked her cheek, "I'm glad."

"Shut up." She playfully hit my chest and a small laugh escaped my mouth.