Chapter 13
Rie
doesn't even bother to dress up nice. Now it's almost 9, her
stomach is turning upside down and she wishes she had Seth next to
her side. Dating is awfull, why did she even give in to all of this?
She already hates the beginning!
She sits in her bedroom, rocking
back and forth on the bed, hugging herself. Her eyes are fixated on
the clock and her mind wanders off to tonight. What will happen? Will
people look at her with those eyes that obviously ask what in the
world a loser like she is doing on a schoolparty? Or will they try to
prank her?
,Whaaa, I don't want to go anymore!" Rie cries out
and she throws her pillow of her bed. ,Stupid schoolparties! I don't
want to go! Mom! I'm staying home!"
And she turns around and
lays flat on her stomach. She should have never said yes to that
stupid Marten. He's not even cute! She closes her eyes.
Well,
maybe he is… a little…a lot. She gets pissed of at the thought
and shakes it off. No, he is not cute! Not at all! And even if he is,
she musn't think about it!
Now an image of Seth floats into her
mind. His big skyblue eyes stare at her, his mouth curves into a
nervous smiles. His blond bangs tickle his face and Rie lets out a
sigh.
Where the hell is that boy? Why did he leave?
Angry
about the fact that she disposed the pillow, because she needs
something to slam her fists in, she rolls of the bed and reaches for
her pillow. She clamps it in her arms and cuddles it. It's so soft
and warm. Why isn't Seth feeling warm at all?
He does feel
soft. It's like holding a cloud or something. Very comforting.
If
he would get his real body back, would he still feel like that?
Getting more and more pissed of over the fact that Seth isn't
anywhere to be seen, she once again rockets her pillow away.
Right
on that moment her mother enters the room, the pillow misses her on a
few inches.
With a shocked expression on her face, she stares at
her daughter.
,Ow, hi mom, I'm sorry." Rie grunts, but she
doesn't sound like she means it.
Her mother picks up the
pillow. ,Did you call earlier?"
,Huh?" Rie takes the pillow
and throws it on her bed. ,Ow, yeah, I'm not going to the
party."
,Aw, pity." A second voice says.
The voice makes
her shiver. She turns around and sees Marten stand in the doorway.
Apparently he was right behind her mom, but she didn't even take
notice of him.
He smiles at her and he look really stunning in
that outfit. It's just too perfect.
,Yeah, I guess. Well, go
home or something. Bye." She spits out and she let herself drop on
the bed again, grabbing the pillow and hugging it, her back turned to
her mom and Marten.
She feels her cheeks burning and she hopes
that Marten and her mom will leave, but ofcourse, they don't.
,Rie, don't act so childish! Marten will wait in the
livingroom while you put on something nice." Her mother says. It's
not even a request, it's a demand.
,I'm not putting on
something else!" Rie says.
,I think you look great." Marten
says.
Rie stares at him, her eyes are narrowed. ,Stuff it,
weasel." And she climbs of her bed again, to her closet. She
doesn't even own nice stuff, so why even bother looking in the
first place. But she still looks and Marten joins her. ,Here, maybe
this one." He says, lifting a skirt out of the closet.
,Do you
wanna die?" Rie says. ,You don't pick out my clothes and you
absolutly don't search through a girl's closet!" Slamming the
doors shut, with a new shirt in her hand, she gives Marten a few more
deadly looks and hurries of to her inventingroom to change.
Jeans
and a nice tshirt will do the job. She has no idea what to put on
else!
Just when she enters the room again, she hears Marten say,,Hehe, I think she is kinda cute."
Rie stares at them like a
deer who's staring at the incoming traffic. ,Who?"
Marten
turns to face her. ,Huh? Ow you." And he smiles.
,You don't
have to suck up with my mom, you know." Rie bitches and she walks
to her window, opening it.
,Rie, don't be so rude! He is just
being nice!" Her mother says, who is obviously charmed by Marten.
Rie knows her mother already sees him as a future Son In Law. She
loves guys like Marten. Rie bets her dad was just like him.
,Let's
go." Rie climbs through the window, causing her mother to cry out,,Why do you always have to climb through that thing! We have a
frontdoor!"
And she hears Marten chuckle and follow her quickly.
Rie doesn't even wait for Marten but walks of the drive way
with big pases. He catches up with her rather quickly and he seems
pleased with himself. Well, at least, judging from that stupid grin
on his face.
,What is it?" She snatches, not liking the fact
he is really enjoying this. But even liking it less that she thinks
the look on his face is so adorable.
,Nothing, you're just…"
Marten says, not able to whipe that smile of his face.
,I'm
what?" Rie asks, getting curious and annoyed at the same time.
Marten looks at her, turns his eyes away, forcing himself not to
laugh and shakes his head.
This little gesture just makes Rie
feel so weird. It's like there is soda prickling inside of her.
It's a feeling she can't control and she doesn't know if she
likes it.
,When I said you were cute…" Marten finally
manages to say. ,You said I shouldn't be sucking up. That was even
more cute!"
,Ow if you are gonna talk about me being cute or
not, you better stop talking." Rie immediately backfires. ,I don't
want to hear that from you!"
,I'm just saying what I'm
thinking!" Marten defends himself with a smile.
Heavens, he is
really enjoying himself, Rie thinks. ,Well, stop speaking and stop
thinking then!"
,You are just making yourself cuter and
cuter!" Marten assures her. If he smiles more, his skull is gonna
crack through half!
Rie tightnes her fist. She doesn't like it
she feels like she is losing control of herself. He is making her go
dizzy and feel like jelly. ,See if you still find me cute, when I
slammed by fist in your stomach!"
,Yeah, I think I would!"
Marten says.
,Don't make me do it." Her nails are jamming in
the palms of her hands. How can you be annoyed and feel so 'dizzy'
at the same time? This is so weird.
For some reason she is
feeling guilty she is feeling 'dizzy'. But why in the world would
she feel guilty for it? For who should she feel guilty?
But then
she sees the reason, right in front of her, standing at the
frontdoors of the school. His arms crossed over his chest; skyblue
eyes staring at her from underneath his bangs, no trace of a smile on
his lips. Seth is just standing there with a dead serious look on his
face.
Her heart skips a beat. He's back!
He's standing
there! Obviously waiting for her!
Trying to controle her
breathing, she catches ahold of Marten's hand very tight.
Seth
is back! She can't believe it!
Why isn't he moving? Why isn't
he coming towards her? Why does he keep standing there and staring at
her? She wants him to move! Now! Pronto!
And why in the world is
she holding Marten's hand? She feels so nervous.
Her heart is
racing and her legs are harder to controle, and just because Seth is
standing there!
This isn't right! This isn't right at all!
Her
hands ar sweaty, her eyes don't catch any sound. Her and Seth's
eyes make a connection and she just wants to go to him and wrap her
arms around him. So tight.
And hold on to him for a few hours.
Just hugging, that would be so nice.
But she doesn't. Marten
guides her past Seth, through the front door, where their eyes loose
contact and Rie feels really heavy for some reason.
She wants to see Seth again. She glares over her shoulder to see if he follows them, but there are so many people walking in the hallway, she can't see it. Why is the light of the hallway off anyway!
,What is
it? Did you see somebody?" Marten asks, pulling Rie's attention.
,Who?" Rie asks, now noticing her fingers are wrapped with
Marten's. Why is she holding hands with him? Marten looks at her,
amused.
And that guilty 'dizzy' feeling enters her body
again. Why is Marten so cute? Why is he being so nice to her? This
isn't right! Why is she feeling so strange?
She lets out a
little squeek of confusion, staring back at Marten, whoes expression
changes. ,Are you feeling well?" He asks.
Rie nods quickly.
,Yeah, ehm… nervous… first schoolparty." She mutters. How is
she able to come up with answers so quickly?
,And first date."
Marten says smiling, and he pulls her closer. ,Don't worry! It
will be great! We will have a great time. Just fun,
okay?"
,Promise!" Rie says.
,Yes, I promise!" Marten
says. ,As your first party, we will make it fun and only fun! I
won't try to kiss you or something. Cuz that look on your face
obviously tells me you don't want that!" And he smiles.
And
Rie finds him ever nicer now. She smiles too. ,I didn't expect
that to happen, to be honoust." She mumbles. ,But thank you for
assuring me."
,I don't kiss on first dates." Marten grins.
,This is our first and last date." Rie mumbles.
