CH.1 Bruises
He needed to let go of this hot anger that pumped through his heart leaving the bitter after taste in his tongue of hatred. Kate had left him only two months ago and he had just seen her all over Aaron fucking Abbot. It was as if she threw all her senses away right when she broke up with him.
Pogue wasn't stupid, much less blind or deaf. He had heard on occasions how Reid told Tyler that Kate was sleeping her way through the lacrosse team and he had just seen her basically getting humped by Abbot just a second ago and instead of trying to step between them he fled like the broken hearted fool that he was.
He continued making his way across campus to his precious Ducati, shouldering past fellow classmates, the air was cold, it was the middle of January and the ground crunched under his feet, he turned a sharp corner and the only thing that he caught in his peripheral vision was red.
The air from his lungs was snatched from him and he felt himself start to hit the ground but something warm and soft cushioned his fall. Pogue found himself staring into cold electric grey eyes that had storm clouds in its depths; they were glaring up at him." Well take a picture it'll last longer!" The girl shoved against his chest with no such luck, she decided to do the next best thing, pike him in the eye.
" AH! MY EYE!" he rolled off of her quickly, she brushed the leaves off the back of her skirt as she got up. She was in no mood to stay outside where it was freezing cold to wait on Pogue Parry who had knocked her down. She hastily began to wiped off the leaves that were on her backside and gather her books that were scattered around Pogue, he was furiously rubbing his eye.
She stepped around him, gather her books and began making her way to her dorm which was a good two courtyards and a gym away.
Pogue could finally see out of his left eye, even though it still watered, he finally saw who he had knocked over. It was a petite red head that was walking hurriedly away from him." Hey!" he ran to catch up with her, he tapped her shoulder, she jumped like ten feet in the air and all her books went flying." Ugh!" she just sent him a venomous look that gave him chills, the good kind. He bent down to pick up her books for her and handed them to her. She barley looked at him," Thanks", she reached for them but he snatched them back.
"What I don't get an apology or a name?" his eyes crinkled with amusement as he saw her scrunch her nose up in annoyance.
Was this guy serious? First he knocks her over, makes her drop her books again and he expects something in return? One word that would fit him: douche bag.
"Listen here, moron, give me my books back or I'll make you." Pogue already like this firecracker.
"I don't think so shortie- oof" he had kicked him in the shin making him bend over, she snatched her books away and flounced off.
" Dumbass." She quickly ducked inside the gym and peeked out the window to see him pass with a murderous look in his eyes.
" Yo Logan!" aw crap she had forgotten that the swimmers had gym time on Thursday afternoons. She looked up to see Reid Garwin lazily make his way to her.
Reid wasn't one to take time and appreciate a girl's beauty instead of rating her hotness from a 1to 10 and see if she went back to his dorm to take in very delightful activities, Logan was a whole different story. She was just flawless, she had red hair, fire engine hair, grey eyes and a heart shaped face. She was petite maybe 5'3, had hips, tiny waist and boobs. Man he loved staring at her boobs and her ass and her legs, bottom-line he loved staring at her like no tomorrow. He engulfed Logan in a bear hug and leaned down to give her a chaste kiss on the cheek. She turned pink, he laughed.
" Well my day has been hectic, and I got mowed down by your biker boy!" she huffed and crossed her arms in annoyance. Reid's eyes focused on her chest which got a boost from the arm crossing. Logan took notice and sucker punched him," Perv".
Reid shrugged his shoulders, "What do you want me to do? You put them out there and I'm just appreciating." Logan sucker punched him again.
"Ow, you need to stop that and tell me about getting mowed down." He threw an arm around her shoulders and led her to a weight lifting bench and sat them down.
Logan sucked in a big breath," Ok, let's see. I'm making my way across the campus, I'm going and going and bam I'm on the ground, the ground is very cold by the way, I could have gotten frostbite on my butt…Pogue Parry had knocked me down and he hasn't picked himself off me, he's just staring at me so I poked him in the eye. End of story." Once Logan was done ,she took in a big breath and Reid just smirked at her.
" I think Biker Boy has gotten you all hot and bothered and he's after your bones!" Reid jumped off the bench to avoid Logan's fist.
"Whatever loser." She got up, got her stuff and stormed out of the gym.
Pogue had given up on looking for her. He was hungry, cold and bruised and she wasn't turning up. He was making his way to the gym, he had just remembered that he was suppose to be working out with the rest of the team when BAM! There she was.
" Hey you!" she looked up at him with the deer- caught- in- the- headlight look, she relaxed her posture once she saw it was him.
"Oh it's you" she tried walking around him, but he caught her arm and made her face him.
Logan could feel warmth spread from her wrist to her toes. She looked up at him, way up at him," Can you let go?" he raised his eyebrows at her but let go.
"Are you gonna tell me you name?" she was something different and Pogue was curious as hell.
What harm could it be if she told him her name?" It's Logan… bye!" she flashed him a smile and practically fled away from him. Pogue watched her leave, at least he had gotten her name maybe next time when he saw her,well, maybe she could apologize for almost leaving him blind and bruising him. Maybe next time he'd ask her out.
Logan made it safely to her dorm room where it was warm and toasty. Her roommate, Lauren, wasn't in but she had left the portable heater on for her.
She stripped her uniform off, put on some black tights, green oversize cashmere sweater that came to her thighs and slipped on her black snow boots. She left her dorm and made it down two flights of stairs to the dorm 315. She softly knocked on the door.
" Hey ready?" Tyler Simms opened the door and smiled shyly down at her.