Hello! First of all, I want to thank you all my reviewers and followers of this story! YOU ARE AMAZING! Without your motivation, energy or threats, I would have probably abandoned this story. SO THANK YOU!
I want to clear something up, I haven't forgotten of this story and I'm determined to finish it. You just have to be a bit more patient with me :P BUT I will update this summer, hopefully with 2-3 more chapters and maybe more! :D So cross your fingers.
It's not that I don't want to write, but I've felt unmotivated. Also University life is consuming so whenever I have free time I sleep, or do random stuff. But I had forgotten how much I enjoy writing. I'll try to keep it up.
So without much further chit-chat, the next chapter :) Enjoy and review!
Chapter 28: Strange Feeling
Sonny's POV
My day had been ok at school. Technically, if this was considered a day like any other, I would have said it was great. However, if we considered this day as how it really was, a guilt trip, then it was not great. It was ok.
Simply ok.
Or maybe worse.
Chad's image had been invading my head for the entire day and it was driving me crazy with guilt. Where in the world was he? I only hoped he had returned home safe and sound. There was a feeling that bothered me and I couldn't quite put a finger on it. It wasn't guilt. It was… caring?
I chuckled. How could I care about the jerkthrob after what he had made me go through these past few months? These past few months making me hide from him in order avoid any humiliation. I had lived in fear but I thought it was now useless. I shrugged.
I let out a sigh. Maybe I did care… a little. He wasn't as bad as he let believe and he had his cute moments once in a while. I shook my head and put away the books in the locker. The day was finally over and I could go home to keep thinking about what I had been thinking the whole day.
Or I rather say who.
Chad Dylan Cooper.
Chad freaking Dylan Cooper.
He was so… so… invasive! He was a parasite that was invading my head little by little and my heart. He was chewing it and occupying every little centimeter of it. It was awful! He was an unwanted guest in my heart, but the more he occupied it, the less I cared that he was owning it whole.
I sighed. I didn't even know what that meant. These thoughts were very unusual and confusing.
I shook my head and turned around to head home. Hopefully I could find a solution, an explanation to this bizarre situation I was going through.
"Hey Sonny!" I turned around and saw Sean.
I blushed. "Hey Sean!" I said chirpily "Anything new about Chad" Damn. Why did I ask? It was not my business, was it? It was just my guilt trip.
Sean twisted his smile "No, not really, but hopefully he'll show his face soon. Let me walk you home, maybe he's back" And then, my heard felt mushy. What a strange feeling.
Chad's POV
I was sitting down in front of my house's main door, on the stairs. It was a sort of punishment after disappearing like that and I deserved it. My mom was hysteric and seeing her cry… well, it made my heart feel mushy, it was a strange feeling I rarely ever had.
I actually believed I deserved this punishment. She just said that if she saw my face in the next 4 hours, she'd kill me, but she'd be even more furious if I left again, so going outside was my only option. After all, I was my mom's only child and I tried putting myself in her shoes. I was not doing myself a favor by doing these kind of activities… but then, if she only knew about what I did at school, she would be even more disappointed. I sighed. There was no way out.
I sighed and pulled my knees to my face. I was so tired of wandering around all night. It had been exhausting, both mentally and physically.
After a few minutes I stretched my legs. I could see the road. Wasn't it the time that Sonny and I came back from school? I frowned. She would be home soon I guessed. I took out my video camera from my bag. I usually carried around to film random stuff, or 'good' stuff at school to watch and edit later.
I pressed play and started to record my surroundings. I was very bored. I started recording random things. A tree. A road. My beautiful eyes….
A noise interrupted me and my eyes. I turned the camera in the direction of those voices.
My eyes widened. It was Sonny and Sean. They couldn't see me as my porch was sort of hidden by a bush. I zoomed in.
I couldn't hear what they were saying, but Sonny's cheeks were bright red and Sean was casual as always. I sighed. So Sonny still had a crush on Sean after all.
I closed my eyes for a moment, without lowering my video camera. After a while I didn't realize I still had my eyes closed when I heard steps coming my way. I opened my eyes and Sonny was a short distance from the place I was. Sean was now gone and she still hadn't seen me.
"Munroe?"
She yelped "Chad?! You scared me!" She frowned at me and I chuckled as I stood up.
"Good" This seemed normal. I had almost forgotten of our last chat which was not pleasant at all.
"Chad…" She said silently. I looked at her and she was looking at her shoes embarrassed. "I… I'm sorry for what I said before. I didn't really mean it. I was just angry" She could be too cute for her own.
Sonny's POV
My cheeks felt like they were burning. I looked at him in the eyes and all mischief that usually haunted his eyes was gone.
Chad walked over to me. He was very close; our distance was about arm's length. He gave me that lopsided smile that made me want to poke his dimples. It was one of his smiles that were typical of him, along with that smirk of his.
He looked over me since he is taller. "I understand… and it's not all your fault Munroe, I provoked you and behaved like a jerk" I giggled. He did behave like a jerk. I was relieved to see his face again… somehow.
His eyes were an intense sky blue. "Like always" I remarked his jerk comment. Chad chuckled and smiled, but not the typical one, this was the goofy smile again.
That smile.
It made me smile in response. It was just so un-chadlike and very his at the same time.
He lifted his free hand; the other was holding a camera I guessed. His hand reached for my cheek and I froze. What was he doing? I couldn't move. I didn't want to. My feet were stuck to the ground.
He caressed my cheek slowly.
"Thanks Sonny" He smiled and came in closer. Then he dropped his hand and turned around slowly to leave. "But for the record Munroe, I still don't like you" I could hear his chuckle in his voice.
I chuckled in response with a knowing smile in my face. But now my face was much colder and he had left me with a warm yet strange feeling. But you know what? I didn't mind it at all.
"Don't worry Cooper, the feeling is mutual" I giggled.
If only I knew exactly what kind of feeling I was experiencing…
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