Yes I know I'm a huge slacker on the updates but the wait was worth it for this chapter! I'm sorry I'm not like a huge updater like all the time but I'm trying to make them long and good and I have homework and school so it's kind of difficult but I only have 28 days left then the summer and I can update sooner yay! But anyways finally a new chapter! :)
The last bell of eighth period had rung and I was never more excited to get out of school than today. Firstly, it was Friday which was always a reason to be excited but secondly, my dad was finally going to be coming home tonight until Sunday. I wasn't really attached to my dad but he could cook and my brother and I have been living off TV dinners and sandwiches lately due to my lack of the Food Network. Plus, my dad was pretty cool so when he was home, things were cool as well and I knew that my brother definitely needed "bro time" with my dad because unlike him, I wasn't a "bro" or a "dude".
The reason my dad wasn't home a lot and why we had to move was because he was a corporate lawyer. Being a corporate lawyer, he traveled all the time now, most of the time for months on big cases, with the occasional slot to be able to fly home for a weekend or so and holidays. His law firm had moved to Canada hence us all moving to Canada. When we were in New York, he was lower on the job chain, which meant he didn't have to travel and move as much as he did now. I had my own personal suspicions about why he tried to work so hard to get to the point where he worked literally all the time and spent as less time as he could at home. I knew it was to get his mind off of things, that was one of the main reasons workaholics were workaholics, or so Google told me anyway. I tried not to think so much about it because it only ended up making me feel like I was a reminder of the worst times.
As I was walking to my locker to put my textbook away and grab my jacket to leave, I sensed Eli come up behind me as his signature scent filled the air waves around me and he had come into side view.
"So tonight, I have the perfect plan for us," He started. I opened my mouth to tell him that I couldn't do anything tonight with my dad coming home, but he put a finger up for me to listen and I knew I wouldn't get a word in until he was finished anyways so I shut up and let him continue, "And it doesn't involve parties, drugs or social interaction."
"As great as that sounds…" I trailed off. I hated letting people down, no matter if it was in my control or not.
"Anything that starts off with that, usually ends up with, 'I can't.' So, why not? You have a hot date or something? I get it, I'm boring you out already." He said. I looked at him trying not to laugh but he beat me to it by laughing before I could, "Alright, seriously, why not?"
"Because my dad is going to be home which is good because family time, I guess. But if my dad saw you or any guy picking me up, my house would probably end up on fire." I said, joking in one way but completely serious in another.
"Who said he has to see me?" Eli smirked as we approached our lockers, "Sneaking out is one of the best things and I'm positive you've never done it before."
"My dad has a sixth sense when it comes to me, he'll find out." I said, as I opened my locker and put my jacket on.
"Well, I know just how to rewire sixth senses and overcome them. Just trust me, I'll get you out of the house without getting caught and we'll have an awesome night."
I shook my head as I tried to hide the smile of excitement from Eli, "I can't believe I'm actually going with this."
I sat in my room, hiding my outfit of black leggings with white polka dots, a navy blue oversized cable knit sweater, and my new white high top converses under my house robe. I scrolled through Instagram, looking at pictures of my friends, who I didn't really consider friends anymore since they haven't spoken to me since the day I got on the plane to move, having fun and taking selfies with each other. Getting a little homesick, I locked my phone and threw in on the bed and just as I leaned back, a double tap came at my window. I recognized it as the signal Eli and I had agreed on using and walked over to the window and opened it.
Eli was there, standing on the top of a ladder, looking up at me. I held my hand out and pulled him up into my room. When he was halfway through getting in my room, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Knowing my brother was already in the bed, I knew it was my dad and he always checked on me before he went to sleep. I pulled Eli harshly through the window and made him hide on my side of the bed.
The door opened and I jumped on my bed, pulling the covers over me to hide my shoes and trying to make it seem like I had been sitting there the whole time.
"I'm gonna head to bed now," My dad said, "I need my rest to go out with Sam tomorrow, you okay?"
"Oh the robe," I laughed as I tended to do a lot when I was nervous, "I was just cold."
"Well why don't you close the window?" He asked, about to walk in, "I'll just get it for you."
"No!" I exclaimed, a little too excitedly, and toned my voice down a little, "I got it, no need for you to walk all the way over there."
My dad eyed me suspiciously then shook his head as it would have been too much to try to understand what was happening with me, "Alright then, well goodnight."
"Night dad." I said quickly, hoping he'd get the indirect message to leave. Once he closed the door and I heard his footsteps walk away to his room and I heard his door closed, I let Eli get up.
"You're room is all comfy," he said, jumping on the bed.
"Yeah, well we can see that later," I said, as I took off my robe and let my hair out of the messy bun, "We have to go now."
Eli rolled his eyes at me but I was completely serious. I was already suspicious enough that I'd get caught but I had my brother keep a lookout with a deal that he'd get full control over Netflix the entire weekend. Eli climbed out the window back down the ladder. After I went around my room, turning the lights off and grabbing my phone, I climbed out behind him and closed the window to where there was a crack for me to get back in. I climbed down the ladder and followed him to his car.
"So, where are we going?" I whispered as we got into his car.
"You know your dad can't hear us anymore, you don't have to whisper." Eli said, as he closed the door then looked at me, "Anyway, it's a surprise so close your eyes."
"At 12 midnight, you expect me to close my eyes as you take me to some foreign place?" I asked.
"Basically." He said, "Now close them."
Reluctantly, I closed my eyes and leaned back. If I was going to be blind for a while, I was at least going to be comfortable. I tried to think of any places where Eli might be taking me but nothing came or rang a bell in my mind. I wasn't good with surprises for my sake but for the people trying to surprise me, I was the best to do it. I paid attention to nothing so even if clues about this mystery place were given, I'd have no clue what they were. As we drove, I listened to the sound of the wind blowing through the windows and it scared me as I realized me and Eli were alone at 12 at night, in what I could assume was the pitch black darkness because no light was making its way through my eyelids in blurs. I wanted to look over at Eli and at least feel a bit safer but my eyes were promised to be closed until he told me to open them so I sat there trying to convince myself that nothing would go wrong with tonight.
As I calmed down a little bit, the car had pulled to a stop.
"Can I open my eyes now?" I asked, as I heard Eli open his car door.
"No!" he exclaimed, slamming his door and walking over to mine as he opened my door. He held my hand and helped me out of the car.
Once he got me out the car, he closed the door, locked the locks and put his hands over my eyes, "Just for surprise measures." He said into my ear.
As we walked, I heard a gate open and I felt my heart jump 5 skips and struggle to get back to its normal paces. I tried to calm myself as I knew Eli was right next to me, which really wasn't the best safety net considering he would probably do anything illegal. But putting that aside, I'd more than likely be alright with him plus I snuck out of the house without getting caught so far, I figured I might as well have a good time without worrying.
Eli had stopped, making me stop walking as well.
"Are you ready?" he asked, his hands still covering my vision.
"Obviously, I've been ready since I snuck out my window." I said.
"Alright."
He took his hands off of my eyes and I could but then again couldn't believe where we were. We were standing in front of a pool, one of those huge pools where you went on summer camp trips with lanes and things. The water was a bright blue color from the lights in the pool. The moving water made the walls have reflections of the waves. I just stared at the water for one, because it was really bright and pretty but two, because I wouldn't be able to get in it.
"Your face is half excited and half of something that's holding back full excitement." Eli said, staring at me.
"Well, I don't know, maybe it would be the fact that you bought me to a pool but I don't have a bathing suit." I shrugged, staring at him angrily as I suddenly had the urge to swim more than ever.
"You act like you can't swim without a suit." He said.
"There's no way I'm jumping into that pool in my clothes, especially in this outfit." I shook my head in protest.
"Oh, come on. Take your shoes off and just jump in, we can jump in at the same time." He said, untying his all black converses.
As I thought about it over, I sadly realized that Eli was right. I snuck out of the house and the least I could do was have a good time. You know, maybe I'd get pneumonia from it but at least I'd have a good time.
We both stood at the edge of the pool when we had our shoes off. I looked at Eli and he looked back at me. I counted from 3 to 1 aloud and when I hit one, we jumped up. I closed my eyes and held my breath as I dived into the pool. Once I got under and looked around, I saw Eli nowhere. I swam back to the top to see Eli still standing there at the edge of the pool, dry and untouched by water and staring at me with a face that was attempting to hide a laugh.
"Wow, fuck you so much!" I exclaimed, as I swam over to the edge where he was.
"I had no clue our relationship was moving that fast!" Eli smirked as he bent down to talk to me face to face.
"I also had no clue you were such an asshole," I paused and put a finger to my head for emphasis, "Oh wait, I did know because you let me jump into a pool alone."
"Come on, you know you can't be mad at me for that long." Eli said, moving his face closer to mine.
"Oh watch me." I smiled and as he leaned closer to me, I slowly moved my hand closer to the collar of his shirt. Quickly, I grabbed it before he could realize what I was doing and pulled him into the pool.
He swam up from the water and I tried not to smile as I was victorious in my plan but I couldn't help but laugh as his wet hair was plastered onto his head and he looked somewhat defeated.
"You're so funny!" He exclaimed, swimming over to me and pinning me up against the pool wall.
"You can't blame me for you being so easily swayed," I laughed, "But I'll agree with you, I'm pretty funny."
Eli opened his mouth to say something sarcastic, I suspected but as he stared at me, he closed his mouth slowly and I could feel my heart rate start to hasten as I could start to physically feel his stare. I looked down, afraid to look him in the eye for the fear of a heart lapse. He let go of my arms and put his hands next to each side of my head on the pool, leaning closer to me. My heart rate increased faster than anything I could imagine and it was suddenly difficult to breathe in and out. I finally looked him in the eyes and immediately had the urge to look away but kept them on him as I knew that now it was going to happen. There was no TV to accidentally turn on, no distractions to stop us. It was just us and the water and nothing could stop it from happening except me and my nerves but I wouldn't and I couldn't let my fear stop it. Before I could overthink it and stop myself out of fear, I grabbed his face and quickly kissed him.
My heart rate accelerated even quicker than before as his lips collided with mine. I closed my eyes and held his head closer to mine, trying to hold onto the moment as long as I could. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer, as I wrapped mine around his neck almost simultaneously. He tasted like chlorine as I expected I did too but as I kissed him, the way he tasted was the least of my worries. I was having my first kiss and it was as great as everyone bragged that it was. As cliché as it sounded, I felt like butterflies were just sitting around in my stomach all these years and as soon we kissed, they all flew around happily. Maybe it was just my excitement or my mind, but everything in the background of us suddenly disappeared. I didn't think about the fact that I was out without my dad knowing, that at any moment, my dad could open my door and see me not sleeping in bed, that my entire outfit was soaked and my blue hair would eventually turn green from the chlorine. All those thoughts escaped from my mind as I only focused on how Eli's lips pressed perfectly against mine, on how my hands went through Eli's wet hair without me even thinking about it as I held him as close as I could, on how I was pressed against the pool wall so hard that my sweater was ripping slightly from the rough surface but that didn't matter. I could always buy another sweater but I would never get my first kiss back and I was going to make it as memorable as possible.
When I finally couldn't breathe anymore, no matter how hard I tried, and I was trying to hold that kiss as long as possible, I pulled away, still having my arms wrapped around him. I felt my cheeks start to turn red as I looked Eli in the eyes and tried to hide the smile of excitement I had. I looked down hoping that he wouldn't see my blushing, but considering how close to Eli I was, I practically had my head in his shoulder. Eli chuckled, and I knew that he had saw that he had a visible effect on me.
"You're cute," he said, as I was still hiding my face from him in his own shoulder, "You know, in the right light."
Of course I tried to not fight it with a smart remark but I couldn't and ended up removing my head from the safety and his shoulder and looking direction at him, "Oh really?"
I unwrapped my arms from him, putting my hands on his shoulders and pushing him down into the water. I suspected that he gave in a little bit considering he was much stronger than me but nonetheless, I still got him down there somehow. As we played around in the pool basically most of the night, or morning in the literal case, I laughed and had more fun than I ever did in one night than in most of my life. Of course, I'd never tell Eli that.
So hopefully this is the moment most of you have been waiting for and aakshkjskjs now the story will definitely be more exciting now I promise, I'm even excited thinking about writing it but guys review and tell me how you liked (or disliked, it's okay) this chapter okay! :)