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I look over at him and see his eyes closed with a soft smile resting upon his lips as the sun shines on his face.
Two years. Two damn years and everything I felt for him back then still hasn’t gone away. I still love him.
“Stop staring at me.” He says without opening his eyes, the smile still on his face.
“If I were cliche, I would say I’m admiring you,” I start, grinning cheekily. “But I’m not. You’re ugly. I can’t help it.”
He chuckles. “You wound me, Carter.”
“I know.” I state, still grinning. “So, you and Hazel?”
The smile slowly slips off his face. “Yeah.”
“How long?”
“Seven months.” He opens his eyes. “Dylan, Max, Megan and Pablo question my sanity everyday.”
I raise an eyebrow in confusion. “Pablo?”
“My subconscious.” He tells me. “He has a Mexican accent and wears a sombrero.”
I choke on my spit before laughing loudly for a few minutes.
“Are you done?” He asks in fake annoyance.
“Not yet.” I say before laughing a bit more. “Okay, now I’m done.”
“Good.” He rolls his eyes, a hint of a smile on his face. “I know you want to say something. Spill it.”
I grin. He knows me too well.
“I’m questioning your sanity, too, Pebble.” I lie back on the rock. “Of all the girls and guys in this college, you choose
Hazel?”
I feel him lie back on the rock too. “I don’t know what I was thinking when I asked her out, Carter. I mean, I guess I liked her, and I still do, no matter how much of a bitch she is. I mean, I’m not in love with her or anything, but I still
like her, you know?”
Wow, thanks, Noah, for ripping my heart out and stomping on it until it looked like Plankton’s chum from the Chum
Bucket
I gulp. “Not really, but sure, let’s pretend I know what you mean.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow?” Noah pipes up, shoving his hands in the pockets of his hoodie as we reach my dorm.
It’s about 8:00 now. We were in the woods for a good few hours. We left a couple of hours after he admitted he
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actually likes Hazel. He insisted he walk me to my dorm and we walked back in silence. It was a comfortable
silence, but at the same time, there was a bit of tension. Now we’re in the girl’s dorm building, standing in front of my dorm.
“Yeah.”
I smile softly. “Yeah.”
I surprise the both of us by stepping forward and wrapping my arms around his neck. His arms slowly wrap
around my waist.
“I missed you, Noah.” I mumble into his shoulder.
“I too, Carter.” He admits quietly.
missed you
I pull away and we just stare at each other. His eyes flicker down to my lips as his grip on my waist tightens. I feel myself unconsciously leaning forward and so does he.
Wait Hazel!
We both quickly pull away from each other.
“You have a girlfriend.” “I have a girlfriend.” We both say at the same time.
I pull out the key to my dorm and open the door. “Bye, Pebble.”
“Bye, Carter.” He rushes out before quickly walking down the hall as I shut the door.
“What happened?”
1 look over at Megan, who’s sitting on the couch with a book in one hand, a mug of what I’m guessing is hot chocolate in the other and a blanket wrapped around her.
“I still like Noah.” I announce before walking to my room, mumbling to myself. “I’m still in love with that idiot.”
[Couldn’t help but overhear you
Sounds like you’re happy with her
But does she kiss you like I kissed you?
Ooh, I wish I loved you like I miss you }
“So Hazel’s coming, too?” Megan asks from next to, disgust evident on her face.
We decided to have lunch in the campus cafe and Dylan is now telling us that Hazel’s coming too.
“Yup.” Dylan nods, sitting across from us, “I hate her.”
“Me, too.” Max agrees, sliding in next to me in the booth.
“Me, three.” Megan sighs.
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They all look at me expectantly.
I roll my eyes. “Me, four.”
“Nevach has the most reason to hate her.” Max pipes up. “Hazel stole her man.”
I choke on air before kicking him under the table. “He’s not my man. He never was and he never will be.”
You keep telling yourself that Dylan hus as the door opens and Noah walks over to our booth along with Hazel.
who is clinging to his arm.
“Keep telling yourself what?” Noah asks as he slides in next to Dylan, Hazel sliding in next to him.
Max doesn’t skip a beat. That pineapples belong on pizza.”
I throw my hands in the air. “Pineapples do belong on pizza!”
“They do not!” Max argues back.
“Max, you’re lucky there isn’t a whole pineapple near me, because if there was, I would be shoving it down your throat right now.” I point at him.
“I didn’t know you were into that kinky shit, Vaeh.” Max raises his eyebrows making me hold back a laugh and forcefully slap his shoulder. “OW!”
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