Chapter 4: Crossing Enemy Lines
The two waited in the car in front of the stadium for Macy and Evan to come out after the concert. Nick tapped his steering wheel impatiently.
"Dude, I need the bathroom and I am starving!" Joe said.
"We just ate an hour ago! Also, that's what you get for drinking that massive drink." Nick argued.
"I'm sorry for being thirsty! It's kind of human nature and so is peeing so I am out of here."
"Just don't get caught Joe!" Nick shouted.
Nick shook his head as he watched his brother frantically run around for a bathroom without trying to get noticed. To Joe it was probably mission impossible for him. In the corner of his eye he saw two familiar faces, Macy and Evan. His arms were wrapped around her shoulder and they were laughing. He hugged her for a moment, a long moment, and suddenly their faces were a breath away from each other. She smiled a sweet smile for him and slowly closes the spaces. Honk. The two were frightened by the abrupt honking sound and broke apart. They laugh and before going separate ways she takes him by him by the hand and kisses his cheek. As Evan watched Macy walking away, Nick saw Evan smiling like a child with his fingers slowly touching his cheek where Macy kissed.
"Dude, why did you honk the horn? What happened to subtle?" Joe asked.
"I—I slipped, was an accident." Nick stuttered.
"Whatever can we just go now?"
The next few weeks seemed to have suffocated Nick, his plan was executing perfectly, she was falling for him and he knew, he knew what love looked like. He'd like to believe the only reason he feels like his heart is plummeting to his stomach is because he feels guilty. That's it guilty.
"You know a picture would last longer." Stella intervened.
"What are you on about?" Nick asked.
"You've been staring at Macy and Evan shamelessly for the past 10 minutes. People might end up thinking that you are jealou—"
"I am not jealous!" Nick interjected.
"Alright you're not, seriously Nick calm down."
"Where's Joe?"
"Detention."
"Typical. Where's Kevin?"
"Cheer meet."
"Weird. I'm going to the library."
"Nick! Don't just leave me here!"
Just like as if Nick did not even acknowledge Stella's plead he ran off quicker than expected and left Stella alone. Macy came up and sat herself next to Stella who was relieved that her best friend came through unlike the boys.
"Thank God you came Mace, I would've been alone."
"Where are the guys?"
"Detention, Cheer meet and library." Stella recited.
"Well it's not a brain teaser who to relate which to which." Macy said jokingly.
"So how are you and Evan?" Stella asked
"We're good, very good." Macy said smiling.
"Good." Stella said mirroring Macy's smile.
The bell rang and cued everyone to leave for their classes. Macy had a free period so she decided to go to the art room to finish off a project. However when she entered the art room, instead of seeing an empty room, the classroom was occupied by Nick playing the guitar.
"Nick? What are you doing here? Stella said you were in the library." Macy asked.
"I lied. Needed to clear my head." Nick said strumming his guitar.
"Stress getting to your head?" Macy said sitting herself down next to him.
"Sure…stress."
"Are you okay Nick?" Macy asked.
"I'm fine. Are you?"
"Good. Want to help me on my project?" Macy asked.
"I'm can't draw to save my life Mace."
"Trust me Nick, there will be no painting involved."
After 15 minutes Macy came around with a massive blank canvas with filled small balloons in the corners, a basket filled with equipments you see laying around in your everyday life and probably gallons of paint. Also both Macy and Nick were wearing large shirts that came down to their knees.
"Macy what is all of this?"
"Nick, you are going to help me make abstract. There are darts to burst these balloons, random object to make different patterns, air brushes and normal brushes to make that splat effect." Macy said cheerfully.
She handed him a fairly large brush and points her head towards the paint can. Nick slowly walks over and dips the brush in and stands back. In one swift movement he creates a splat on bleached white canvas and he felt damn good about it. He felt free, being able to experiment with so many different objects to create different patterns was exhilarating.
Sooner or later, one thing lead to another and Macy and Nick ended up having a paint fight. Nick had never laughed as much as he did that day and he was enjoying himself beyond belief. Macy grabs his hand and he swears he felt a spark but would like to believe she just accidently electrocuted him. She dipped his whole hand into paint and plasters it on the canvas.
"There we go, now you are part of my art work. Want to do one more thing for me?"
"Sure."
"Play your guitar over there."
Macy pointed to the stool in front of the large window. Nick looked at her like as if she has lost her mind. She pushed him towards the stool and sat him down before giving him his guitar, ordering him to play. He asked her what but she just shrugged and made her back to the canvas. He does as what he was told and the room was engulfed in a silence. But it wasn't awkward at all, it calm and relaxing. It was weird, Nick never felt so close to Macy as he did at that moment.
"Done." Macy said.
"Done with what?"
"Come and look."
Nick walked over and saw that Macy was sketching him play the guitar. It was imprinted in the mess that him and Macy created but she managed to make on piece of it look breath taking. He couldn't believe she was able to paint him as someone that looks at such ease.
"I was planning of painting different people doing stuff they love all over the canvas filling it. It's like a reminder that life may be messy but when you find something or someone you love, it becomes clear and the only thing you see. You haven't take your eyes off of the sketch of you have you?" Macy explained.
"No, it's just so…amazing Mace."
"Thank you. Now help me clean." Macy said dragging Nick.
"By the way Mace, thank you."
"For what?" Macy asked confused.
"Just because."
"Well then…you're welcome?"
Yeah, guilt that is what he felt before. But now being with her he doesn't and he thinks he may be because she is happy and it is probably Evan that is making her happy so that means he is making her happy in a very messed up roundabout way.
"Macy?" a voice came in.
"Evan!" She said cheerfully.
Suddenly her mood changed almost instantaneously when Evan came in. She was vibrant and radiating with happiness it almost blinded Nick. He felt it again, that plummeting feeling of his heart…yeah that's right, guilt.
AN: Sorry for the late update. But i have updated :) and i hope you have enjoyed. You know the drill, read, enjoy and review :D. til next time!