Chapter 4
This wasn't right. I want my first kiss to be real, with someone I really care about and I know cares about me. I still wanted my first kiss to be with Danny.
"What's wrong Jo?" He asks. "It's just a kiss."
That's right, it was just a kiss. This doesn't have to count as my first. After all, it was a dare. My first will mean so much more. So I lean in, and my lips are met by his. His lips feel soft and warm and inviting. As we kiss, this burning feeling rushes through my stomach up to my cheeks. I'm blushing. Again. I start to pull away from him but Tyler's hands run up to my neck and hold me there, making the kiss last longer. Finally, we break apart. Trying to avoid eye contact with him, our eyes turn to the windshield where we can see that the rain has suddenly come to a stop and the clouds start to part, allowing the sun back in.
I turn to face Tyler and see he is staring back at me. "Looks like we can go now!" I say.
"But things were just getting good." Tyler jokes. He hops out of the car and comes around to my side opening my door for me and helping me get out and avoid the giant mud puddles surrounding him. "If we get back on the main road, we should only be half a mile from a gas station and they can help us out."
"Okay."
We walk into the gas station and Tyler runs up to the man behind the desk and asks him for some radiator fluid thingy so we can fix the car. I walk over to the food aisle and study the ingredients for a pack of gummy bears while I wait for Tyler to finish up with the cashier. As I am reading the package, I can feel Tyler's hands grab my shoulders as he whispers in my ear "boo."
I whip around. "Oh wow. You really scared me there." I say sarcastically.
"I got the stuff to fix the car. The cashier said he can give us a lift back in a few minutes."
"Okay, so we are just going to get into the car with a stranger?"
"It's okay. It's literally a three minute car ride. Chill Masterson." Tyler whispers in my ear. I would be angrier at him but I really liked how he was whispering in my ear.
I turn back to the candy and my eyes fall to a packet of atomic bombs cinnamon candy. They are Danny's favorite. Wait, I have not had Danny on my mind since before that kiss, I realize. I have not thought about him for almost an hour. That has to be a record.
"Masterson, you ready to go?" Tyler calls out to me. I nod yes as I follow him and the cashier outside the door.
We all hop into the stranger's car and he informs me that his name is Jim. What a weird name, Jim. It's so boring, dull. Jim starts the car and Tyler instructs him down the path back to his car. He stops the car and we start getting out. As we do, Jim asks "What were you two kids doing down here anyway during a school day?"
Tyler looks at me and I shrug. "We were doing some research for a biology project during our free period." I lie to Jim.
"Oh okay. Well, be careful on your way back."
"Thank you for the ride." Tyler returns.
I throw in a thank you as well and Jim drives off. Tyler opens his hood and starts getting to work on fixing the engine. "You can go sit inside the car if you want." He offers.
I jump into his car and sit in the front waiting for Tyler to finish up. Finding the sudden urge to chew something, I start looking around the car for gum or candy. I open the glove compartment and my eyes fall onto a folder labeled "Regina Crane Case". What? What was this? I open it, knowing I'm invading Tyler's personal space and discover that it's Tyler's theories about the case. He has a page for each of his suspects explaining their motive. I see that there is a page for Danny, Vikram, Archie, and my dad. I also find another list of alibi's for possible suspects. I scan the list and see that I am on it. So is Lacey.
I hear Tyler starting to close the hood and I quickly scramble to put everything back into the folder and into the glove department.
I guess this means Tyler did not kill Regina Crane. But why was he so curious as to who did?
Let me know what you guys think! I kind of ended it with a little mystery (: Please review!