I walked out of
the last classroom for the day with one of my
good friends Jessica. We were discussing where
to go for lunch as we pushed open the doors and
walked out into the cool crisp November air.
For being the end of November the weather was
still fairly nice. It was in the upper
50's, and the sun was brightly shining down
on the world, warming my skin. I ran my hand
through my now long hair as the wind playfully
blew it around gently. Unlike in high school
where the longest it got was just past my
shoulders, my hair was now just below my
shoulder blades. I hadn't straightened it,
so it had a slight wave to it.
I took a long
look around the campus. There were scattered
trees in the open grassy fields, their branches
mostly bare now with the colorful leaves
scattered across the ground. There were a
couple concrete benches, all deserted, though
during the warmer months people would argue for
who got the last seat. It was beautiful here,
with the wide open spaces and nature all
around. I noticed that there were already quite
a few people walking around on the sidewalks
and began to slow down my pace, scanning for
one face.
"Hey
you," I felt a pair of strong arms wrap
around my waist. Smiling I turned around to
face them.
"Hey, I was
just looking for you," I said cheerily. I
looked up into the face of Jace, my boyfriend
of almost 2 months.
My eyes scanned
his face. He had angular cheeks and a strong
jawline. His light brown hair fell gently into
his melted carmel colored eyes I could get lost
in. He had a very masculine look to him over
all. Being one of the stars of our school's
track team he was always in great
shape.
His head bent
down to mine and his soft lips brushed against
mine for only a fraction of a second. Even
though he didn't partake in no-shave
November, I noticed he had a little
stubble.
"What are
you looking at?" He deep voice questioned.
I couldn't help but compare it to
Harry's, they sounded quite similar
actually, besides the accent of
course.
"You,"
I said in almost a day dream state. My voice
sounded far off and distant, maybe because my
mind was.
"Are you
love birds going to be done soon? I would like
to get some food," Jessica said just a
couple feet away. Removing my arms from behind
Jace's muscular back I turned and looked at
her.
Her black hair
was pulled over to the side in a messy bun. She
was wearing a pair of dark jeans that showed
off her long, lean legs. Her shirt was a school
t-shirt, a size too big also, but it was our
last of classes before Thanksgiving and we
really didn't care. Her arms were crossed
over her chest, and she had her sass look
on.
"Yeah, have
you picked where are we eating today?" I
asked her. She loved to eat a variety of food,
so normally we just let her pick otherwise she
would complain the whole time. She began
walking away listing off places we could go. I
looked up at Jace and rolled my eyes. Smiling
we followed her hand in hand.
I wasn't
really listening to her, no matter what she
would have the final say in where we ate so it
didn't really matter. My mind was starting
to wander to where I was a year ago. I was
probably in my kitchen, helping my mom with
something while Louis sat at the counter
telling us stories from his tour. His eyes
sparkling at the memory, his laugh filling up
the room. Or maybe his arms were wrapped around
my waist, holding me as close as he could
before he had to leave. The smell of his
cologne filling my noise and I buried my face
in his chest. His soft lips leaving their mark
on my forehead...I shook my head, i
shouldn't be thinking of Louis, we were
over. He lied to me, about our entire
relationship. And plus, I was happy with
Jace.
I looked up at
him, considering he was 6 foot and towered over
me. I couldn't help but think of Mari's
nickname for him. Rebound. I don't think he
was a rebound boyfriend. I mean I really cared
about him, and I was over Louis. Then why were
you just thinking about him? part of me argued.
I shook my head again and tried to join
Jessica's conversation she was having with
herself about where to eat lunch.
