(Not edited, my dearest apologies.)

Chapter 28

As I brushed my hair, I realized that Adrian was watching me in the mirror, like a creep.

“What’s up?” I asked, turning around as he smiled.

“Are you ready, yet? We’re taking my car?” He asked and I rolled my eyes but nodded, tossing my hair into a ponytail. I galloped down the stairs with my purse slung over my shoulder.

I pulled my hood over my head as I locked the door of my house. The rain was loud and hitting the stairs like bullets. I quickly raced down the stairs, meeting Adrian at his car were he was standing outside of the passenger’s door. He opened the door and allowed me to enter the warmth of the car.

“No offense, but isn’t it a parents job to go grocery shopping?” Adrian asked me as he buckled his seatbelt and shook his head, very dog like. I snorted.

“Isn’t it a parent’s job to be a parent?” I asked and he smiled at me. “They’re on another business trip.”

“Is your Aunt coming back?” He asked me and I nodded.

“Yeah, not for another week or so.” I replied, shrugging my shoulders as I shed the jacket while he turned up the heat of the car. The November air was colder than it usually was.

“How long are your parents going to be gone?” He inquired, pulling out of his driveway and starting on the way to the supermarket.

“They said two weeks but two weeks always turns into four and four turns into six and so on.” I replied, glancing at him for a moment.

“Do you have some sort of list for us to go by?” He asked me and I shook my head, shrugging slightly as I thought.

“I get what Jessie, Aunt Cherry and I like,” I informed him and he nodded. “I have a few rules.”

“Ugh, what’s with everyone and their rules against me? Can I not have fun?” He whined and I smiled.

“There’s a difference between having fun and almost getting arrested.” I retorted and he rolled his eyes and shook his head.

“Fun is fun.” He joked and I rolled my eyes.

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When we entered the large store’s parking lot, I realized that it was a Wal-Mart in a different town. We had two Wal-Marts in my hometown; why didn’t we just go to the one we didn’t wreck?

Adrian seemed to catch on to my thoughts because he started whistling. I turned to look at him with my arms crossed.

“Why are we here?” I questioned him with my eyebrows raised. He smiled innocently before pointing to my stomach.

“Fio needs to eat. Food in store. We go to store. We buy food.” He explained as if I was stupid. I punched his shoulder.

“I’m not an idiot. Why didn’t we go to the other Wal-Mart?” I snapped, glaring at him.

“Because I wanted to spend more time with you?” He offered and I glared at him.

“That’s not going to work. No funny business, Easton.” I snapped, getting out of the car.

“No promises, Harper.” He retorted. I threw a glare over my shoulder in his direction.

“Why must you mock me?” I replied, staring at the soaked cement. I looked up to see Adrian moonwalking and I raised an eyebrow.

“You jealous?” He slid around me in circle and I extended my leg to try and trip him but he jumped him and then landed, continuing his moonwalk. I glared at him.

“Can you not?” I asked as we approached the large entrance.

“Dance with me.” He stated, holding out his hand. I stared at him like he was a nutcase, which he was.

“What’s your pro-.” I started to ask but I couldn’t because he already snatched my hand and began tangoing around. I was stepping on his feet because I didn’t know what to do.

“Jeez, you’re a terrible dancer.” He muttered when he stopped tangoing and just started twirling me. I was getting dizzy.

“Thanks, such an ego inflator you are. Besides, I wasn’t prepared.” I muttered and he smirked.

“Okay, then get ready,” He warned me as he came to a halt. We waited a few seconds before we started dancing again. “And you’re still a terrible dancer.” I glared at him.

“I’m a better dancer than you are!” I lied. I knew I was a terrible dancer. I always had been.

“Please.” He snorted. I glared at him.

“You must mean ‘please, you’re so right and such a better dancer than I am.’ Because I am such a better dancer than you are.” I snapped and he laughed.

Whatever he was going to say was cut off by the sound of thunder clapping. I jumped before running into the store, Adrian hot on my heels.

“Let’s get a carriage.” I quickly stated in hopes of dismissing our previous conversation.

Adrian grabbed a carriage and smiled down at it creepily. I just watched as he leaned on the carriage with the same creepy smile on his face. I pushed him off of the carriage while grabbing it. “I think I should wheel this baby around.”

“That’s not fair,” Adrian whined. I furrowed my eyebrows at him. “I had football practice for two hours and you won’t let me lean on the carriage!”

“Guess what?” I replied, smiling. He smiled hopefully.

“What?” He asked, extending his hands for the carriage while I gripped it tighter and got in a position to run. I really hope the store was empty.

“It’s not my problem!” I shouted over my shoulder as I darted through the main aisle. I came upon the chip aisle. I grabbed Doritos, Cheetos, Lays, Sour Cream and Onion, and Tostitos. I grabbed some dip, too.

“Oh, Fio!” Adrian called, sounding very close. I quickly wheeled out of the chip isle. The next isle was frozen foods. I chose a few frozen meals. I grabbed a few packs of frozen broccoli and corn. I even grabbed some frozen fruit packs before Adrian decided to call out to me again.

I quickly wheeled into the next isle, not bothering to look at the overhead sign. Adrian quickly ran into the aisle after me. I realized what this aisle is. The Feminine Aisle. I started stuttered to try and make an excuse.

“I-I, uh, I didn’t mean to come into this aisle! I was just running away from you! I swear! I don’t even need this stuff!” I finally managed to say and Adrian approached me, looking at the part of the aisle that I was standing in front of. Just my luck. I was standing in front of heavy flow maxi pads.

“That’s… pleasant to know.” He replied, turning to look at me. I’m sure that my face looked like a fire hydrant.

“I swear! It’s not what it looks like! I don’t even need this stuff! Especially pads!” I cried out, using the overused line honestly. He bit his lip to stop laughing. I realized my mistake.

“Well, the super tampons are over there.” He told me, still biting his lip. I glared at him.

“I was running away from you. They placed this aisle conveniently next to the frozen food section!” I snapped and he rolled his eyes. I darted out of that aisle without a word being said.

I heard him following me. I looked intently at the aisles I was going into this time. After a while, Adrian and I met up again and my carriage was halfway filled. I already got canned vegetables, chips, and frozen foods.

“Where to next?” Adrian asked, eyeing the cart. Our previous situation seemed lost in his mind.

“Fruits.” I replied, wheeling the carriage towards the fruit section. One of the main things I liked about Wal-Mart was that they almost always had every fruit no matter what season it was.

“You take the carriage.” I stated whilst staring at the produce in front of me. I grabbed a bag of apples and chucked them into the carriage.

I grabbed a bunch of bananas and Adrian laughed when I dropped them into the carriage.

“What?” I furrowed my eyebrows. A smirk slowly spread across his face.

“You like bananas.” He replied. He’s such a pervert. I let out a quiet laugh before turning back to my shopping.

I walked over to the peaches and grabbed a bag, placing a good amount inside of the plastic sack. I did the same with plums. I heard the cart slowly driving behind me. I turned around to see Adrian driving the cart away from me. “Adrian!” I shouted and he looked behind him before he started driving away.

“Where are you going?” I asked him as I jogged after him. He was much faster than I was. Obviously, he’s a football and a baseball player, genius.

“Payback!” This was all Adrian said before he disappeared in another aisle. I groaned before grabbing a small carrier and putting the rest of the fruits into it. What? I should at least finish shopping before I find him.

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After an hour of searching, I finally found him. He was in the videogame aisle, looking at the games in awe.

“Adrian!” I shouted when I approached him. He turned quickly before turning back to the carriage.

“Abort mission!” He yelled, wheeling the carriage towards the toy aisle. I groaned, placing my hands on my face. I followed him.

“Aidey!” I shouted, walking into an aisle with toy wrestlers and superhero action figures. It also had nerf guns. I continued walking before I felt something thud into my back. I turned to see Adrian holding a ‘sample’ nerf gun. “What are you doing?”

“Defending what’s rightfully mine!” He shouted, blocking the carriage. I glared at him before grabbed the other sample nerf gun and loading the foam bullets into it.

“Give me the carriage and I won’t shoot.” I warned and he laughed mockingly before replying.

“Over my dead body.” I aimed the gun at his head.

“That can be arranged.” I replied, shooting the gun. It hit him in the chest and he over exaggeratingly fell to the floor, clinging to his chest dramatically.

“You shot me.” He whispered as I walked over to him.

“I did.” I nodded. He shot me a glare before continuing.

“I have one thing to tell you, Fio.” He said, his voice raspy.

“What?” I asked, placing a hand on my hip.

“I left the million dollars in the…” He started, lowering his head and pretending to die. I kicked his side lightly.

“He dead yet?” I asked, kneeling down to check his pockets. When I reached towards his pocket, he grabbed my hand. Expecting his eyes to be open, I looked at his face and his eyes were still closed.

“Such a terrible actor.” I muttered under my breath, trying to take my hand out of his grip but he grabbed my hand with both of his.

“Help! They’re watching us!” He hissed, sitting up abruptly. I jumped slightly. He laughed loudly. I ripped my hand out of his grip and walked over to the carriage, muttering angrily. He scared the crap out of me.

“You’re stupid!” I hissed when Adrian finally stopped laughing. I wheeled us towards the drinks.

“Lighten up.” Adrian smirked, walking beside me. I grabbed two gallons of milk, a gallon of juice, and a bottle of soda. I also grabbed milk and cookie dough.

“I hope you’re carrying all of this.” Adrian muttered when he helped me heave the gallons into the carriage. I glared at him.

“Sorry, my heart just leaped out of my chest a few seconds ago because some idiot scared me.” I snapped and he rolled his eyes.

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“Your total is $186.00.” I tossed Adrian two hundred dollar bills.

“Pay for this and meet me at the car!” I told him, running back towards the aisles. He gave me a confused look but nodded anyway.

I ran towards the toy aisle, where Adrian and I were before and looked through the nerf guns. I was buying one, so what?

I grabbed one that was $37.50 and ran towards a different checkout.  I paid the money and watched as Adrian walked towards the car. I was following about 30 feet behind him.

He was swaying his hips rather girlishly and when he dropped his lip balm, he bent over and shook his butt. A crash of thunder scared me and I let out a girlish scream. He quickly stood up, hitting his head on the handle of the carriage. I laughed and it turned into me choking.

“You’re so stupid!” I laughed, wiping my eyes from the rain. He glared at me, holding his head. We packed the trunk with the food before getting into the car.

“You’re the one stalking people.” He retorted with a small smile on his face. Did that hit cause him to go crazy? “What’s that?” Adrian asked, looking at the bag on my lap. I looked down at the bag and then back up at Adrian.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” I shrugged and Adrian smirked.

“Super tampons and maxi pads.” He muttered and I glared at him.

“No, it’s not.” I snapped and he raised an eyebrow. “Don’t you think they would’ve given me a smaller bag?”

This shut Adrian up and he decided to just keep driving. I smirked out the window, watching as the rain continued to pour.

“I have a game on Friday, y’know.” Adrian announced, breaking the silence. I turned to look at him.

“Which sport?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Football. It’s on Friday.” He told me. I nodded.

“I didn’t hear you the first or second time. What day is it on?” I snorted and he glared at me.

“I’m trying to ask you to go.” He snapped and I raised an eyebrow.

“As much as I’d love to see you run around in tights, I have detention.” I sighed, leaning back in the seat.

“Okay.” He spoke and I looked at him, slightly confused. I turned back in my seat, looking out the window.

“Okay.” I replied awkwardly.

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“Help me carry these inside?” I asked Adrian and he nodded, rolling his eyes.

“You expect me to just walk inside my house and laugh while you struggle to carry them inside?” He asked and I looked down at my feet sheepishly.

“I did.” I replied, watching as he opened the trunk and took about five bags in each hand.

I watched, slightly impressed but mostly annoyed, as he walked to my porch while I grabbed the bag that was on my lap and the two bags that he left for me, the bread and some frozen peas, and slammed the trunk.

I swear I heard him whimper when I slammed the trunk. I smiled at him as he looked from me to his car. I unlocked the door and brought my bags inside. Surprisingly, Adrian followed me inside with his bags.

“You expected me to just leave you with them there, didn’t you?” He asked when I turned on the living room light. I heard him kick the front door closed.

“Yeah.” I admitted, entering the kitchen and turning on the light.

“You can put them there.” I told him while I pointed to the entryway of the kitchen. That would be a safety hazard. Instead, he placed them on the kitchen counter.

He began unpacking the bag while I raised an eyebrow. “You expected me to just leave without helping you put the groceries away?” He asked and I rolled my eyes but started unpacking the bags.

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“Where does this go?” Adrian asked, holding up the bread. I pointed to the breadbox and he nodded.

That was probably the third time in the last 10 minutes that he’d asked me where something went. He unpacked the frozen foods and fruits and put them where they would normally go. “I thought my mom was the only one who still uses a breadbox.”

“Nope, I bought that baby,” I replied, tossing the plastic bags into the trash can. The only thing left was my nerf gun. I grabbed that bag and smiled. “Thanks.” I thanked Adrian and he waved his hand.

“It was no problem.” He excused.

“How’s your head?” I asked him and he rolled his eyes.

“I didn’t hit my head that hard. I just bumped my hair.” He replied, rubbing his head and wincing. I rolled my eyes.

“You should ice it.” I told him, taking out the frozen peas and plopping them onto his head.

“Thanks.” He grumbled, wincing as the cold bag hit his head.

“It’s no problem.” I admitted, smirking at my causing of his pain. “We’re breaking my mother’s rules.” I absentmindedly said. He furrowed his eyebrows.

“What?” He asked and I shook my head. “No, you can’t do that. Now I want to know.” He frowned.

“My mother said that we can’t be alone unsupervised.” I shrugged and he smirked.

“She thinks that we’re dating?” He asked. I felt my face warm up. I’d like that. I shook my head.

“Ever since I dyed my hair, she thinks I’m out to rebel.” I shrugged and he smiled.

“You are rebelling.” He told me. I sat on the counter and raised my hand.

“Enlighten me.” I watched as he sat across from me on the island. If I extended my foot out an inch or two, it’d hit his.

“You snuck out of the house. You lied to your parents. You dyed your hair. You lied to your Aunt.” He replied.

“Way to make me feel innocent and sweet.” I muttered. He just rolled his eyes.

“Now I have to go, I can’t bear the guilt of breaking your mother’s rules any longer.” Adrian dramatically said, handing me back my peas. I rolled my eyes, following him to the door.

I locked the door behind him, letting out a sigh. I walked upstairs with my nerf gun and took out my bucket list. I was surprisingly going through this list rather quickly.

Bucket List

1. Go on a real first date (with someone I actually like) for a picnic, I like picnics.

2. Get kicked out of a store, one I don’t go to because they might ban me and I can’t have that. (With Adrian.)

3. Skip school for a day and go out, not stay home. (With Adrian.)

4. Go on a rollercoaster at an amusement park, one that my instinct says ‘No’ to. (With Adrian.)

5. Dye my hair a crazy color, for example; dying the tips red or blue. Or maybe even a streak. (Or two.) (With Jessie.)

6. Dance in the rain with someone, hopefully a guy… who has abs, and happens to be shirtless but I’ll settle for Jessie if I have to.

7. Go to a drive in movie. I think this is pretty self-explanatory.

8. Throw a drink in someone’s face because they’re a jerk. (Ethan)

9. Pull an all-nighter and watch the sun rise on the roof, it seems fun. (Adrian)

10. Carve my name into a tree and hopefully it’ll stay there.

11. Go laser tagging, it seems amazing; lasers and tag.

12. Have a paint fight… an accidental one.

13. Go through a drive through on foot, it’ll tick off the worker and it’ll be fun! (Adrian)

14. Have a nerf gun fight, if I can get my hands on some. (With Adrian.)

15. Jump into a pool with all of my clothes on, or maybe get pushed. Ha, kidding. (Adrian)

16. Play Hide n Seek at midnight, its dark and fun. You have to play it with people you know though; you can’t play with an ex-convict because they can shank you. (Emilia, Trent, Logan, Jessie, Adrian)

17. Have a shopping cart race at Wal-Mart or any other large department store. (Adrian, Jessie, Trent)

18. Go swimming at Midnight, it sounds adventurous and dangerous. (Emilia, Trent, Logan, Jessie, Adrian)

19. Buy white Converse and have people sign them, hopefully there isn’t anything bad on it, though. I may want to wear them to school.

20. Go to the Zoo, I’ve never been there and I really want to go. (With Adrian.)

21. Take pictures in a photo booth with either a guy that I like or a friend, it seems fun. (With Adrian)

22. Play Hide N Seek in a store. If you get caught by a store clerk, pull a Velma. ‘My glasses, I can’t see without my glasses.’

23. Have a scary movie marathon. (Adrian, Jessie, Trent)

24. Have boys vs. girl’s water balloon fight… probably won’t happen. But one can dream, right?

25. Have someone win me a giant stuffed animal. And again, one can dream, right? (With Adrian.)

26. Get a boyfriend… and I repeat, one can dream!

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