Hold on to Him
Chapter
Four
“No,” was my
initial response.
A wide-set smile spread across his face. “Alright, walk
then,” he told me as he turned to walk inside.
“Oh my God!” I moaned. “Just drive me; I
don’t understand the big deal.”
“The big deal is, you’re being pushy and it’s
6:30 in the morning, and I don’t feel like dealing with
it.”
“Justin!” I called. “Please!”
“Nope, not unless you abide by my terms. The guy always
wins, remember that,” he told me, opening the door to his
basement. As he opened it, a blond lady appeared in the
doorway.
“Justin?” she asked gently. “Who’s
here?”
“Uh, Megan,” he told her, walking by her.
“Megan from next door? What’s she doing over
here?”
“She’s—“ he started, but I interrupted
him.
“Looking for a ride to school, I missed my bus, and I was
asking Justin for one.”
“Oh,” the lady said, looking to him. “Well, are
you going to give her one?”
“No?” he coughed shortly.
She looked to me, a bit dazed and wide-eyed. “Well, why
not?”
“Because…” he started, and I was interested to
see if he would finish his explanation. “Well, I mean,
it’s 6:30 in the morning.”
“Oh, Justin! Be a gentleman!” she demanded.
There was a silence before he appeared in the doorway again,
gritted teeth and hard eyes, and I smiled slightly because I knew
I had won.
He got into the car with silence, as did I, and it remained that
way until he said, “Should I pick you up at seven
tonight?”
I only “Hmphed” and rolled my eyes, looking to the
window.
“This game you’re playing, it’s not going to
work,” he snorted.
“I’m not playing a game,” I denied.
“You are,” he countered. “You’re playing
hard-to-get. It’s old. I’ve been through college, I
know when girls play. I’ve dealt with girls like you
before, and typically, you’re not worth chasing. What makes
you think I’m interested, anyways?”
I sat back in the chair, his words slightly wounding me.
“So, you’re not interested?” I asked, trying to
sound offended.
He laughed. “I never said that.”
“So you are.”
“I never said that either.”
“Well, Justin,” I told him as he parked his car out
in front of the high school, “I’m not playing a game.
But if I was, the girl always wins, just remember
that.”
Two chapters in one day. This is a rare occurence. I
could've spelled occurence wrong because I can't spell
without spellcheck and I'm too lazy to look it up.
*I don't notify, please don't
ask.*
spots_n_stripes · 1 decade ago
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Hi.
Just wanted to let you know that I'm really liking this story. :)
The song on your profile is nice background music while reading it too.
Keep up the good work :)