Chapter 5
Once again I was walking in the hallways to my locker, to meet Lily. I had told her over the phone this morning that we are to avoid Jared at any cost, she asked me why and I told her that I will tell her when I meet her at the school.
As I was about to reach my locker I saw Lily standing near my locker subtly shaking her head, I creased my brows together and tried to understand what she was trying to tell me, until I saw Jared standing a little behind her and looking into my direction.
My heart started pounding at his sight but nonetheless, I quickly turned around and ran to the girl's washroom. I waited for Lily to follow me and she did appear after a minute, "Would you please tell me why you are ignoring him?" Lily asked me as she busted through the door. Several girls turned around to see us so I shushed her and then spoke in a low voice, "I went on a lunch with my parents yesterday, and Cami told dad that Jared is my new friend and then dad was really happy that I made friends with such a helpful and good guy, so it practically means he is just helping me because he helps everyone and not because I am someone special, and I had started thinking of it as something more, if it gets anymore out of hands I will end up being hurt" after that long speech in one breathe Lily looked at me as if I was an alien.
"Kim you are crazy and blind" Lily said in a matter-of-fact voice. "Why would you say that?" I was annoyed, why did she not understand me? "Kim, he totally adores you okay? He is going out of his way to help you, just give him a chance, you know when you ran away from him, he looked like you have punched him hard" getting his new knowledge from Lily made my heart do summersaults.
"And what if he does not adore me?" I challenged raising my eyebrows, "Can be please trust me on this?" Lily breathed, "It is too good to be true" I said looking away, "Well, you prayed for this to happen for so long and now your wish is granted so just go with the flow" Lily told me happily. "Fine but if –" I started, "If he hurts you, I will bury him alive" Lily promised with a smile, I chuckled half-heartedly.
Finally we walked to our first class – Trig together, the hall was almost empty, and Jared was nowhere to be seen. What would I say when he would ask me why I ran away? I wish he would not ask at all, since I had no explanation for him.
Trig was as always the worst ever! I was tortured to death – well not literally but if it had lasted another second I would have actually died! Once the bell rang and I realized it was my History class with Jared, my anxiety was on its peak. It was almost unrealistic how I felt – how can I be so anxious? What was I anxious about?
"Talk him normally" Lily ordered as we walked out of the class. "I don't think I will be able to talk to him" I mumbled, looking at the ground. "Why?" she was shocked, "Lily, I am feeling anxious – what if he ask me why I ran away from him?" I was biting my lower lip out of anxiety. "C'mon Kim, just make up some excuse, it is not that difficult" Lily threw her free hand in the air as she spoke. By this time we had reached my class, I could feel my heart trying to jump out of my chest.
"Go" Lily pushed me inside the class and I stumbled on my feet as I entered the class, Jared's eyes instantly shot up and just when our eyes met my heart started pounding. I looked away before I turned a bright shade of red.
I settled in my seat slowly but Jared's eyes never left my face. "Hey" I said with a smile, taking out my notebook and books. "Hey" he breathed and I could not help but look up at him. His face was just inches away from mine! His eyes looked like they were searching for my soul, I have never seen such love in anyone's eyes – was I hallucinating again?! I subtly pinched myself – it did hurt.
It felt like eternity as we looked into each other's eyes and then someone cleared their throat behind us. I broke out of my trance the same second that Jared broke out of his trance. I looked from the corner of my eye at who cleared their throat – it was Paul, who was smirking as he looked ahead.
Jared was looking away from me so I dropped my gaze to my book. The class started in a few minutes and I tried to concentrate at what was going on but I failed big time! When the class was about to end Jared's hand brushed past mine, my heart skipped a beat immediately – was it by accident that our hands touched? The touch that only lasted for a second felt like a spark. My eyes flickered at Jared who looked down at me with the same expressions as mine, as if he had felt the spark too!
The bell rang and I finally looked away after giving Jared a smile.
Once I was out of the class I realized it was English class, has Jared done something about my English assignment or has he forgotten? I did not wait for Jared to walk me to the class and neither had Lily come outside my class that was because Jared walked with me to the English class since the last week.
The class was almost empty when I reached, and when I entered Mrs. Mills looked up to me with a smile – strange, I just smiled back. Jared walked inside the class after me, Mrs. Mills also smiled at him. What was going on?
Jared sat down next to me and grinned as he looked at me, "I submitted your assignment" he told me, "Seriously?" I asked, I was actually astonished. "I have to say you did a very amazing job" Jared complimented me, "Thanks" I replied with a grin. "What about your assignment?" I asked after a long pause, "That I will submit tomorrow" Jared told me, "Oh" was all I could say.
"Class" Mrs. Mills called for our attention once everyone was in their seat. "I have started grading your assignments and you have done a very good work this time, I am impressed" she said with a smile. Mrs. Mills was easy to impress, we just have to be good at her subject and we were in her good books. She went on and on about how some people have done exceptional jobs and I could tell she was proud of herself too.
After that she announced that we will get our assignments graded by tomorrow. The rest of the class was a blur for me, nothing had happened the whole class. I was hiding the last page of my diary again from Jared, the page that I forgot to tore! "Kim" Jared whispered to me, "Yeah?" I asked in the same tone, "Will you sit with me in the lunch today?" he sounded hopeful but he looked down, I wanted to say Hell Yeah! But I controlled myself although my heart wasn't so easy to tame.
"Sure" I said with a small smile and his eyes instantly shot up and met mine. After that it was quiet again. I was hyper vigilant of Jared's hand inches away from mine, his body heat was radiating off his skin – it was crazy! How could you feel someone's body heat? How could someone be so hot? Well both temperature and appearance wise.
When the bell rang for the lunch break I snapped my diary shut and quickly started packing my bag when my diary fell on the floor between me and Jared! Jared looked at the diary the same time that I did and I wished for the earth to swallow me whole!
The last page was opened where I had written 'Kim Cameron' like a million times! Why do such things always happen to me?! I looked up at Jared from the corner of my eye, hoping he was not angry or anything.
Much to my surprise his lips were curled up in a smile as he dreamily looked my diary. Before I could pick up my diary Jared bent down to pick it up for me and as he did he got a closer look to what was written on the page and I just froze there dumbly!
Well, what could I have said to make the situation any less awkward? If I had opened my mouth then things would have definitely got more awkward so I rather stayed quiet and just looked at Jared from under my lashes.
God please strike me dead this instant!
Jared Cameron of all people had seen the most private page of my diary and he was just staring at it with a smile tucked on his lips.
Just when I started to drop my gaze from Jared's face his eyes held mine, once again in the most lovable way possible. "I like the sound of it" Jared said as he returned me my diary and my mouth hung open at his words and my heart started beating faster.
Did he mean the sound of 'Kim Cameron'? No, he could have never meant that! I took my dairy from his hand and shoved it in my bag before getting up from my seat and keeping my eyes on my feet.
I slowly started to walk away from Jared. Why would he like to have lunch with me now? I must have offended him or at least gave him a good laugh. I truly wished for the earth to swallow me up whole right this second but that was not happening!
Rather I felt a very warm hand on my hand which made me stop dead in my tracks right outside the class. I turned around, humiliated by myself, and did not even look up since I knew who held my hand.
As soon as I turned around the hand dropped from my hand and a finger that was tucked under my chin lifted my head slowly, but I kept my eyes to my feet. "What are you thinking?" Jared sounded worried, "I am sorry to offend you" I mumbled, "Offend me? How?" he was curious now, so I looked at him.
I was sure he had seen what was written on my diary. "For the –" I could not even bring myself to complete the sentence, "I distinctly remember saying, only a few minutes ago, that I liked the sound of it" Jared half smiled, "The sound of?" I asked dumbly, "Kim Cameron" sweet heavens! The sound of it from Jared's mouth made me ecstatic, my heart started pounding again and I felt dizzy, but in a good way.
"Are you making fun of me?" I mumbled, suddenly I was back into reality. Jared's grin turned into a frown and then his eyes were cold – angry, "Why would you think that?" he sounded – offended. "It does not make sense, you liking the sound of it" I explained myself with a shrug, "Oh Kim! If only you knew how much that makes sense" Jared chuckled as if remembering something very important, "What do you mean?" I could not help but ask, "I do not just like the sound of Kim Cameron, I actually love it, now you can think whatever you want but it cannot change the truth" his eyes were soft again as they bore into mine.
Somehow I believed every word he said, all my worries of him making fun of me and what not disappeared in that very moment and all I could think of was how Jared spoke 'Kim Cameron.'
For me the moment froze then and there, it was no one but Jared and me in the very moment and I never wished it to end.
A/N: Hey Readers,
Sorry for such a late update, I was busy somewhere so I could not update. Next update would be after 15th August guys, I am so sorry after that I will try to be regular once again, please support me on this. If you like the story fit the Follow and Favourite button and please, PLEASE leave a review! I would be waiting.
-JT
