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Chapter 19

I was seriously questioning my morals. Keeping a promise had never felt so impossible in my entire life; not even when I promised Mom, I wouldn't play with her shoes when I was seven. Yeah, that had been a tough promise to keep, believe me. I was sitting on my bed; my laptop was on my lap. I was scrolling down Wikipedia. I was focused on reading an specific term: 

Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good (or right) and those that are bad (or wrong).  

Right and wrong...

There was such a thin line between those two. I knew it was wrong to break a promise but God, it was getting so hard. It'd been two days since the day I met Evan in the park. Two long agonizing days... I'd been at home trying to recover from the so opportune flu I'd caught last week. I read Evan's poem over and over again. How could he expect me to forget about him just like that? He wrote me a freaking heartbreaking poem and then he expected me just to forget him? He certainly didn't know me well. I wasn't the type of girl to give up so easily. But then there was the fact that I'd given him my word. However, my word didn't seem too valuable for me right now. 

Maybe, I could talk to him and blame it on the cough medicine. That thing was strong; it got me all sleepy and relaxed. I could tell him I got an overdose or something.

Yeah, Julie, cough medicine overdose... classy. 

Sighing in frustration, I closed the Wikipedia tab and immediately the browser showed me Wattpad. I'd got many privates messages but any of them was from Evan. Not being able to hold back any longer, I clicked on Evan's profile. I wasn't going to talk to him; I was just going to check his profile, that wasn't bad, was it? As soon as I scroll down his message board, I knew this was a bad idea. He was talking to that girl again. My heart sank in my chest as I watched them flirt. 

Didn't he know how bad he was hurting me? 

If he was going to flirt with her, couldn't just he do it through private messages? It was like he was rubbing all this on my face. I slammed my laptop closed and fell backwards on my bed. I stared at the ceiling in silence. 

"What should I do?" I wondered aloud, rubbing my face. I closed my eyes remembering him. I would never forget his face; Evan was not only the hottest guy I'd ever seen. He had that mysterious sexy aura around him, it pulled me towards me. I felt like I wanted to unveil all his secrets, I knew he was suffering. I saw the hidden pain in his deep-dark eyes. But he'd chosen to push me away. He'd chosen to be all alone in this. Why? I knew he had a bad past. His parents' death must've been traumatic for him. Was that why he didn't want me around? 

The Girl and the Shark...

His poem really got to my heart. His words seemed to come to life whenever I read it. My chain of thoughts was interrupted by a much unexpected song. 

"Dirty babe, you see these shackles. Baby I'm your slave," I snapped my eyes opened and sat up in shock. The song was coming from my phone, I scowled at it "I'll let you whip me if I misbehave. It's just that no one makes me feel this way," 

What the hell...? I'd never liked Justin Timberlake’s music. How on Earth did that song end up in my phone? I picked up my phone and everything made sense when I saw the caller ID:

Jerkpid  

"Seriously?" I answered annoyed. Shane laughed at the other side of the line.

"You like our song, babe?"

"How the hell did you-ah, never mind." I shook my head disapprovingly.

"It's a good song, admit it. It really suits us, you know."

"Us? There's no us."

"Someone's grumpy," Shane chuckled. 

"What do you want?" I asked bothered. It was then I noticed the voices in the background.

"We just got out of school and decided to visit the sick puppy."

"We?"

"Hey, Jules!" I heard a scream in the background "We're coming over!"

"Is that Laura?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah,"

"Who else is with you?"

"Jordan. Listen, the reason-"

"Wait wait... slow down," I demanded confused "Laura and Jordan are together?"

"Hum, yeah,"

"Since when?" Jesus, I missed school for a week and everyone decided to make the big choices in my absence.

"Since yesterday?" Shane answered hesitantly "I’m not sure but listen-"

"She didn't tell me a thing. How could she?"

"Could you please just shut up? I'm trying to say something here." Shane exclaimed annoyed. 

"Fine, what is it?"

"Is there anything you want? We're going to the grocery store first to get you apple juice and sick people's stuff..."

"Sick people's stuff? Really?" I couldn't help chuckling. Shane sighed in frustration as he waited "Hum, I want Ruffles." I said without hesitation.

"I already knew that," he stated arrogantly "You're really predictable." I rolled my eyes.

"Well, then get me some gumdrops."

"Gumdrops!" Shane shouted to someone "See ya in a few minutes, babe."

"Stop calling me-" he hung up before I could finish, such a gentleman! 

Wait...

They're coming over... and I looked like the drown version of a mutilated zombie. Wow, my comparison skills truly sucked. I jumped out of bed and headed to the bathroom. As soon as I faced the mirror, I knew I was a lost cause. My hair was knotty and greasy. My nose and cheeks were flaming red, my eyes looked dull and my lips dry. I washed my face and got my hair in a bun. I changed into a pair of shorts and a sleeveless loose t-shirt. I sat back down on my bed to wait for the guys. 

I realized the surrealism of this situation. How was it that Lau and I end up being friends with the school's players? Jeez, this sounded like a wattpad cliché story. You know, where the average girls get close to the popular boys just out of the blue. The only difference was that I wasn't interested on Shane, was I? I pushed that thought away. The bell rang and jumped out of bed. Did they arrive already? That was fast, well, Shane drove like a crazy fast and furious driver, so it wasn't really shocking. I was walking downstairs when I heard the bell again.

"I'm coming!" I shouted walking faster. Jeez, I was sick. It wasn't like I could fly to the door. Insensintive bastards! I grasped the doorknob and pulled the door opened.

Holy Mother of Ruffles! 

The whole world stopped for me. My jaw almost dropped to the floor. 

"You," I said in an almost inaudible whisper. I was positive I wasn’t breathing, hell, I wasn't even sure my heart was beating. I squeezed the doorknob in shock. 

Evan... Evan was standing right in front of me. This had to be a dream. Oh no... the cough medicine was truly affecting me. Was I having an overdose? but, I was sure I had taken the right quantity. I frowned trying to remember how much cough medicine I'd taken. What if it was expired? That could cause hallucinations, right? 

"Jules?" His sexy voice made my heart beat faster. He was there, he was right there, looking absolutely adorable. A sad expression was plastered on his handsome face. His dark hair was even messier than the last time I'd seen him as if he had ran his fingers through it too many times. His deep-black eyes stared at me in silence. He was wearing dark-blue jeans and blue hoddie. 

"What... are you do-doing here?" I stuttered swallowing hard. 

"I just..." he trailed off scratching the back of his head "This was a bad idea," he stated turning on his feet. He started walking away, there was a car parked in front of my house. It was probably his. 

Wait...

He was walking away...

Hell no, I wasn't going to let him go this time. 

I ran to him and before I could think properly, I wrapped my arms around him from behind. He froze whilst I was hugging him tightly. I buried my face in his back. He smelled so nice. It was a combination of lavender softener and a light cologne. 

"Don't go," I mumbled pathetically. Evan's stiff body relaxed a little. I could feel the beats of his heart. God, it was beating so fast. Was it for me? 

"I miss you." I heard him whisper so weakly I'd barely caught it. My heart melted at his words. 

"I missed you too." I replied frankly. Evan placed his hands on mine to pull them away from him. I let my hands fall to my sides as he turned to face me. We stared into each other's eyes intently. 

"I hope we can be friends," he stated, his face turned into a cold expression. I scowled at him.

"Friends?" I asked hurt. I liked him, I was crazy about him and he was asking me to be his friend? 

"Yes." he said casually. 

"I guess we can be friends even though I-" he pressed his index finger against my lips. 

"Friends." he repeated the word silencing me. His finger caressed my lower lip softly causing me to shiver and close my eyes. I felt him lean forwards; his forehead touched mine "My friendship, that's all I can offer, Jules. Take it or leave it." his breath fanned my lips teasingly. God, if he wanted me to be his friend he seriously needed to back away now. I was struggling not to move forward and plant my lips against his. I opened my eyes slowly and looked in the depth of his. 

"I'll take it," he knew I would take it. I would do anything to stay close to him. I had no idea how I ended up feeling this strong towards him. It was like it was meant to be, as if I was meant to be with him. Maybe I was crazy; I'd never been a regular person. Untold love stories and cheesy novels were always in my mind. I'd always had the hope of finding the right guy for me. I didn't know if that guy was Evan but a part of me knew he needed me. Evan needed a friend. I knew it was going to be hard-if not impossible to be this close to him without spitting out my feelings but I had to try. 

"Good." he said taking a step backwards. He smiled brightly at me. his adorable dimples formed in his cheeks. I couldn't help returning the smile even though I felt sad in the inside. A cold breeze brushed my skin. I rubbed my arms and sat on the front stairs. Evan imitated my movements and sat next to me "How are you?" he sounded concerned. 

"Surviving, this damn flu is killing me slowly and painfully," Evan chuckled.

"You’re so dramatic." 

"It's true."

"Yeah, right," he rolled his eyes and shook his head disapprovingly "Look at the bright side, you didn't have to go school." 

"I missed all the fun. Jordan and Laura got together and I was the last to know." I almost pouted. 

"It was about damn time they got together." Evan commented starting to take his hoodie off. 

"What are you doing?" I asked confused. I couldn't help blushing when his bare arms came on sight. He was left with a black t-shirt. It was then I noticed a dark tattoo on the right side of his neck. It was a very strange design but it was beautiful, it had the right curves ending close to his jaw "You have a tattoo?" 

"Yeah, put it on." he said offering his hoodie to me. I scowled at him "I know you're cold. You shouldn't be out of the house so put it on." he insisted. Reluctantly, I grabbed his hoddie and pulled it over my head. It was too big for me but it was warm and it smelled of him. God, it smelled so good. Trying not to sniff on the hoodie and look freaky, I focused my eyes on the tattoo.

"You never told me you have a tattoo" I couldn't help staring at his neck.

"You never told you didn't water your flowers," he stated pointing the dead stiff flowers in front of us "There are many things we haven't told each other," he glanced at me, grinning amused. I couldn't help laughing a little. 

"How do you know where I live, stalker?" I said folding my arms across my chest.

"Jason told me." Evan shrugged his shoulders. 

"Jason?" I asked shocked "You know him?"

"Yeah, we're sort of friends."

"But he's never mentioned you before,"

"I said 'sort of' he's dating my sister."

"What?" As far as I knew, Jason wasn't dating anyone. he was only banging Helen... oh no... "Helen is your sister?"

"You know her?" he looked at me and I looked away. I couldn't tell him Jason was actually using her half-sister just for sex. Jason could be a manwhore sometimes but he was my best friend, I didn't want him dead. 

"Yeah, he's mentioned her before." I mumbled "So you've been living here all this time, how come I've never seen you before?" I needed to change the subject. 

"I don't live here. I live in River Town." 

"Oh" River town was a close town. It was probably 30 minutes away from here "but Helen lives here." I stated confused. 

"She lives with our Aunt. I live by myself in our parents' house." his tone grew colder. He probably didn't want to talk about his parents. 

"I see." we stayed in silence for a moment. 

"Did you like the poem?" he asked softly. I looked up at him, my cheeks tainted red. 

"Yes, it was really good." I admitted frankly. He smirked at me.

"Of course, it was. I wrote it." he said arrogantly. I chuckled shaking my head.

"I forgot about your big ego." I poked his arm. 

"Ow! Say no to violence, woman." 

"I was just checking if I could pierce through your ego, you know." I teased smirking.

"Is that so?" He cocked an eyebrow. He gave me a devilish smile and started poking my stomach. I was really ticklish so I started laughing until there were tears streaming down my face. 

"Stop!" I begged among laughter. My belly was starting to hurt. I tried to push him away but he wrapped an arm around my waist pulling me closer to him. I couldn't breathe, oh God, I was going to die of laughter, literally. He stopped and it was then I noticed how close we were. His nose was almost touching mine as he breathed heavily on my lips. Evan's gaze dropped to my mouth and I bit my lower lip in anticipation.

A horn interrupted our moment; we both got away from each other and snapped our heads to the street. A very excited Laura jumped out of Shane's SUV, followed by Jordan. Shane was the last one to get out of the car. I remained unmoving as I watched my friends coming closer. Confusion and curiosity plastered on their faces as they looked between me and Evan. 

I smiled shyly at them. It was going to be a long night.

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A/N: Awesome fruits for everyone! The check is on me. I’m still sick, I shouldn’t be writing but I couldn’t let you guys wait any longer. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Muahahahaha *cough* ah, damn cough, it doesn’t even let me laugh evilly.

Love and green poisonous pineapples,

Arix.