Thursday morning Richard was waiting by Rachel's locker and the bell finally rang, but no sign of Rachel.
"Where's Rachel?" Victor asked Richard in class and he just shrugged.
After school Richard went to a coffee shop and it was the same people as usual, except for a girl who was wearing a hood in a booth in the corner drinking tea. Richard noticed that the girl had purple hair sticking out of the hood. No one had hair like Rachel.
"Where were you today?" Richard asked Rachel. Rachel looked up to see who it was and trying to hide her eye.
"What are you doing here?" Rachel retorted.
"I asked you first."
"I asked you second." Rachel said shaking her head in annoyance.
"I am just getting something warm to drink, it freezing outside." Richard answered sitting in the booth with Rachel. Rachel didn't reply to his comment she just sat there with her head down. She was mad at herself for forgetting her book. "Are you okay?"
"Just peachy." She said. Richard laughed and reached to take her hood off, but Rachel grabbed his arm to stop him."What are you doing?" She asked.
"I like to see the people I am talking to you." Richard answered and Rachel pushed his arm away. "What is your deal today?" Richard said getting angry. Rachel grabbed her tea and began to get up to leave. "No, Rachel stay." Richard said pulling her back to the booth.
"Ow. Let go of my arm." She said pulling her arm away, and dropping her tea to the floor. "Ugh now look what you did." Richard and rachel both knelt to floor to pick up the cup.
"Me?" Richard said in shock.
"I just came here to get away and to not be bothered but of course you come and..."
"Rachel..." Richard cut her off. Rachel did not notice her hood come off amongst the commotion of her tea falling to the floor. Richard reached out and touched her face gently. His fingers lingered near the eye and she flinched from the pain. Rachel let Richard caresses her face. "How did this happen?" Richard asked. Rachel finally turned away and put her hood back up. "Don't shut me out now Rachel. How did you get that?" he asked again.
"I ran into a wall." Rachel lied.
"Try again."
"I fell..."
"You're not a very good liar." Richard said.
"I have to go Richard." Rachel sighed and she left the coffee shop, but Richard was not going to let her get away.
"Rachel!" Richard called to her and she turned around. "Okay I won't ask you anything more, but let me walk you home." Rachel nodded and they began their walk. It was silent for a very long time. "Soooo." Richard tried to begin.
"How old are you?" Rachel asked.
"18." Richard asnwered
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"Nope, only child."
"What do you do on your free time?"
"What is this twenty questions or something." Richard mocked.
"Haha sooo funny" Rachel said and stopped walking. "Thank you Richard."
"For what?" he asked.
"For being so nice, for walking me home, and not bothering me anymore about this." Rachel pointed to her eye.
"Its no problem Rae, thats what friends do." Richard said "And do not get use that, if I see another mark like that on you I won't take it lightly. I don't like to see my friends hurts. Especially you."
"What make me so special?" Rachel asked. Richard smiled down at the smaller girl and noticed her blush. He stepped closer to her leaned over abit to become face to face. "What are you doing?" Rachel asked nervously. Thats when Richard leaned in and kissed her eye ever so gently and backed away and smiled at her. Rachel cheeks were bright pink and she couldn't help, but smile. She turn away quickly hoping Richard didn't see her happiness.
"I saw that smile. don't try to hide it." Richard said, and Rachel ran up the stairs to her apartment.
"Bye Richard."
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