Anything For You
Chapter 3
LATER THAT DAY
Elizabeth took a deep breath. 'Come on Liz, its just Lucky, you're just walking into the cafeteria like every other day' she thought to herself.
Elizabeth took one final deep breath and opened the door and walked in. She spotted Lucky and felt a sudden stab of a mixture of hurt and jealously. Lucky was there sitting and talking with Emily. Nikolas walked up behind her.
"Cute couple, don't you think" Nikolas tried to hide a smile
"Mummm…yea…..yea I guess" Elizabeth was too lost in her thoughts to even notice who she was talking too.
Almost as if Lucky knew Elizabeth came in he looked up and saw her. She was standing with Nikolas and she seemed lost as she said something to him. As Emily was still chatting on to him, he waved them over to sit.
"Angel, I think he wants to double" Nikolas had to fight everything in him not to laugh
That was all Elizabeth needed to bring her back. Elizabeth turned around and ran out of the cafeteria. She didn't know why, but she had to get away fast!
Lucky had watched the whole scene.
"Mum, Emily…I have to go" Lucky interrupted her mid sentence
Lucky got up and followed Elizabeth's direction out. He stopped once he got in the hallway, Elizabeth was no where in sight. He started to head towards the art rooms, but no success, then all around the upper level, still no Elizabeth. Finally it dawned on him, the field.
~~**~~
Nikolas walked over to Emily and sat down
Emily smiled, "That was classic! I don't think Lucky heard a thing I was saying!"
"Yes, it was good. Elizabeth didn't even realize who she was talking too, when she saw you two at the table"
Emily looked at her watch
"Oh geeze! I gotta go. Walk me to class?" Emily smiled
"My pleasure"
Nikolas and Emily walked out of the cafeteria
"So Emily, where is your next class?"
"Upstairs, it's English"
Nikolas and Emily walked up to the second floor. Emily looked briefly out the large window at stairs and grabbed Nikolas' arm.
"Nik, look!" Emily squealed
Nikolas looked to see what Emily was talking about. There was Elizabeth sitting and sketching on the football field spectator's bleachers. She was completely unaware that Lucky was walking up behind her.
~~**~~
Elizabeth sat there under the warm sun and continued to sketch in her sketchbook. Lucky made his way to where she was.
"Elizabeth"
Elizabeth stopped drawing and looked up, not behind her, where he was, just straight ahead. Lucky walked closer and sat right in front of her. Their eyes locked.
"Hi Lucky" Elizabeth let out a fake semi smile.
"Elizabeth, what happened? I saw you take off in the cafeteria. All day you have been really distant. Is all this because of what happened last night?"
They both broke eye contact when he started to mention 'last night', in other words, that mind shattering kiss.
"Last night was a fluke, Lucky. It shouldn't have happened. I don't wanna lose you as my best friend. I've heard so many stories just like this, where friendship is completely ruined or never the same, I just don't want that to happen to us." Elizabeth kept babbling
"Elizabeth, Elizabeth. Slow down, you're talking a mile a minute here!"
Lucky smiled
Elizabeth stopped and bit her lower lip
"Elizabeth, look you're right it was a fluke. We just got caught in a moment that's all. And I'm sorry, but no matter what happens, I'm pretty sure you're stuck with me for life. Come on, we lasted this long right, even through puberty!"
They both started laughing
"Yeah, I guess, if we can get through that, we can probably get through anything awkward." Elizabeth smiled
"See!"
They both chuckled again
Lucky got up and held his hand out to help her up. They both headed into the building.
"So why did you dart from the cafeteria?"
"hum…Nikolas was acting like such a jerk" Elizabeth hadn't lied…she just didn't tell the whole truth.
Lucky chuckled, "When are you two gonna get along?"
"Never!" Elizabeth laughed
"Come on, we gotta get to class"
~~**~~
"Did you see that! They were both laughing, that's much better than avoiding each other. Looks like they got everything out in the open"
"They cleared things up for now Emily, but I wonder if they really cleared everything up"
"Good point, they probably just avoided the whole 'I love you, but I'm too scared to tell you, cause I'm afraid I'll lose you' thing"
Emily and Nikolas chuckled
"Oh! I really gotta go to class!"
Chapter 3
LATER THAT DAY
Elizabeth took a deep breath. 'Come on Liz, its just Lucky, you're just walking into the cafeteria like every other day' she thought to herself.
Elizabeth took one final deep breath and opened the door and walked in. She spotted Lucky and felt a sudden stab of a mixture of hurt and jealously. Lucky was there sitting and talking with Emily. Nikolas walked up behind her.
"Cute couple, don't you think" Nikolas tried to hide a smile
"Mummm…yea…..yea I guess" Elizabeth was too lost in her thoughts to even notice who she was talking too.
Almost as if Lucky knew Elizabeth came in he looked up and saw her. She was standing with Nikolas and she seemed lost as she said something to him. As Emily was still chatting on to him, he waved them over to sit.
"Angel, I think he wants to double" Nikolas had to fight everything in him not to laugh
That was all Elizabeth needed to bring her back. Elizabeth turned around and ran out of the cafeteria. She didn't know why, but she had to get away fast!
Lucky had watched the whole scene.
"Mum, Emily…I have to go" Lucky interrupted her mid sentence
Lucky got up and followed Elizabeth's direction out. He stopped once he got in the hallway, Elizabeth was no where in sight. He started to head towards the art rooms, but no success, then all around the upper level, still no Elizabeth. Finally it dawned on him, the field.
~~**~~
Nikolas walked over to Emily and sat down
Emily smiled, "That was classic! I don't think Lucky heard a thing I was saying!"
"Yes, it was good. Elizabeth didn't even realize who she was talking too, when she saw you two at the table"
Emily looked at her watch
"Oh geeze! I gotta go. Walk me to class?" Emily smiled
"My pleasure"
Nikolas and Emily walked out of the cafeteria
"So Emily, where is your next class?"
"Upstairs, it's English"
Nikolas and Emily walked up to the second floor. Emily looked briefly out the large window at stairs and grabbed Nikolas' arm.
"Nik, look!" Emily squealed
Nikolas looked to see what Emily was talking about. There was Elizabeth sitting and sketching on the football field spectator's bleachers. She was completely unaware that Lucky was walking up behind her.
~~**~~
Elizabeth sat there under the warm sun and continued to sketch in her sketchbook. Lucky made his way to where she was.
"Elizabeth"
Elizabeth stopped drawing and looked up, not behind her, where he was, just straight ahead. Lucky walked closer and sat right in front of her. Their eyes locked.
"Hi Lucky" Elizabeth let out a fake semi smile.
"Elizabeth, what happened? I saw you take off in the cafeteria. All day you have been really distant. Is all this because of what happened last night?"
They both broke eye contact when he started to mention 'last night', in other words, that mind shattering kiss.
"Last night was a fluke, Lucky. It shouldn't have happened. I don't wanna lose you as my best friend. I've heard so many stories just like this, where friendship is completely ruined or never the same, I just don't want that to happen to us." Elizabeth kept babbling
"Elizabeth, Elizabeth. Slow down, you're talking a mile a minute here!"
Lucky smiled
Elizabeth stopped and bit her lower lip
"Elizabeth, look you're right it was a fluke. We just got caught in a moment that's all. And I'm sorry, but no matter what happens, I'm pretty sure you're stuck with me for life. Come on, we lasted this long right, even through puberty!"
They both started laughing
"Yeah, I guess, if we can get through that, we can probably get through anything awkward." Elizabeth smiled
"See!"
They both chuckled again
Lucky got up and held his hand out to help her up. They both headed into the building.
"So why did you dart from the cafeteria?"
"hum…Nikolas was acting like such a jerk" Elizabeth hadn't lied…she just didn't tell the whole truth.
Lucky chuckled, "When are you two gonna get along?"
"Never!" Elizabeth laughed
"Come on, we gotta get to class"
~~**~~
"Did you see that! They were both laughing, that's much better than avoiding each other. Looks like they got everything out in the open"
"They cleared things up for now Emily, but I wonder if they really cleared everything up"
"Good point, they probably just avoided the whole 'I love you, but I'm too scared to tell you, cause I'm afraid I'll lose you' thing"
Emily and Nikolas chuckled
"Oh! I really gotta go to class!"