Chapter 3 //"It's official, I'm sitting next to a suicidal maniac"
I gasp and close my curtains, within seconds the house is ringing with the sounds of the doorbell being tormented.
Daniel shouts at me to go answer the front door but I throw him a mouthful of colourful vocabulary, making him shut his mouth as he drags himself along the floor towards the front door.
I grab my straighteners and section off my frizzy auburn hair, Â blasting the straightens to full heat and begin running the straighter through my wild hair while scolding my fingertips.
I curse and swear as the heat from my hair touches my sensitive fingertips.
Only a few people in my life have seen my frizzy hair. Daniel for obvious reasons and also Emily, other than that not many people have ever seen my crazy ringlets and I want to keep it that way.
I especially want to hide my horrifying curls from Elliott Grayson.
He would tease me about it until the day I'm lying in my grave, actually he'll probably still annoy me about it then.
I jump as someone knocks on my door. While holding my straighteners in one hand, I'm also running around my room throwing on my school uniform until I realize I have left my uniform in a soaking wet heap at the back of Emily's car. I mentally facepalm myself. Oh no and the rest are all in the washing.
I cringe as I look at the shirt Elliott handed me yesterday and put it on.
"Crescent open this door, I don't give a fuck about class but you're gonna be late and we all know what kind of mood you get in when you're late! And if you think Emily's coming to pick you up I told her not to."
Can I now officially call him a stalker?
He is standing outside my door at 7:30 am in the morning!
That is probably because we lived on the 'rich' side of town which means it is around a 45-minute drive to school.
God, I can barely look at Elliott's face let alone sit in a car with him. Who knows how many old ladies's he'll run over?
"Shut up or else..."
"Or else you'll cut my balls off and feed them to your kitten. I've heard it too many times Dawson"
There is silence for a moment.
"I'm going to come in"
"Elliott Grayson......" I shout the first thing that pops into my head "I'm naked and I will brutally murder you if you even touch the doorknob. Ah! " I scream as I let the straighteners hit the bottom of my palm. And just when I was on the last strand of hair.
I flap my hand in the air in excruciating pain. The door is flung open and Elliott comes running in
"Shit, Shit, Holy mother fudging shit!" I bonce up and down caressing my burning hand.
Elliott grabs my wrist and guides me towards the bathroom sink. He places my hand under the cold water as I swear like a sailor.
He rubs the burn on my hand as the cool water hits it. He stares at the scolding red mark forming and frowns deeply as he keeps running his hand over mine, the other hand is clutching on to my wrist, keeping me tightly pressed against him. I glance away from him, trying to get my heart rate down.
I finally calm down and look up at Elliott to see he's staring right back at me, his eyes as bright as the morning sky.
"I can't believe you came in my room. I said I was naked!" I huff trying not to show him that I am thankful for his help.
"And you think that was going to stop me from coming in. Please, Dawson, that was you inviting me in "
Why does this boy make me blush so much?
"You are such a pervert "
"But you love it"
"I never have and never will" I snarl ripping my hand out his grasp.
I stomp out the room, put my blazer on and throw my bag over my shoulder.
"Let's go then!"I shout.
He walks out the bathroom and begins to laugh when he sees me.
"Now what's wrong with you. See if you've been sniffing some sort of chemical I am not letting you drive me"
"Crescent I think you're forgetting something?" He coughs out as he carries on laughing while clutching his stomach.
I look down at myself. My heart stops and my eyes widen in shame.
I have forgotten to put my skirt on. All I am wearing are my tights which have my shirt tucked into it. And through the black material, you could lightly see my lace hedgehog panties.
I keep my head down in shame as I feel all the blood from my body run to my pale cheeks.
I search the room only to find the skirt Elliott had given me yesterday.
I should really tidy up my room ? Or maybe not.
I pull the butt tight skirt up my legs. Could it have gotten tighter and shorter in just one night ?
Elliott wolf whistles at me just like yesterday. I send him an icy glare.
"You still like them don't you" I jump at the suddenness of his voice.
I follow the direction of his eyes towards my collection of DVD's.
I raise my eyebrows. "How could I ever forget to love them they have always been the 2 most important things in my life other than my collection of books"
"Harry potter and Scooby Doo the weirdest way to spend your childhood"
"Are we really going down memory lane because I have class to get to"
I walk out of my room and end up walking straight into my brother and we land on the floor.
"Daniel you idiot why were you standing in front of the stairs" I gasp from the impact.
I push myself off the ground and dust myself down, pulling my skirt down but it just flings back up.
"What the fuck are you wearing Cress?" Daniel scoffs but his eyes are filled with anger.
"Clothes obviously you know items that cover your private parts"
"Well it doesn't seem to be covering anything right now"
"Don't be a buzz kill Dan" Elliott exits my room and walks into the hall and puts his arm around me. I shrug his heavy arm off me and stick my tongue out at him.
"Am I missing something here cause last time I checked Elliott you were chasing Cress with a bucket of worms. Actually last time I checked..." Daniel points an accusing finger at me "You were hiding from Elliott"
"Times change, people change" Elliott gives Daniel an award-winning smile. I don't see how they are best friends. They only have one thing in common and that is their obsession with girls and sex.
Somebody pass me a bucket.
"Don't give me that bro. You're the same person you were when you were 5"
"What makes you say that?"
"Don't you still watch the Powerpuff girls when you're upset. Especially after a break up" Daniel laughs. Elliott's cheeks blush bright red as he stomps down the stairs in embarrassment.
I and Daniel lean against the wall laughing ourselves hoarse.
I wipe a tear away from my eye.
"Aren't you going to be late for school?" I ask Daniel.
"Nah I have to go pick up Natalie"
Natalie is a blonde, bimbo cheerleader who needs to stop wearing fake tan because she looks like a burnt potato. All in all, she is just my brother's 'toy'. Which make me want to barf.
I start walking down the stairs then turn around. "By the way, mom called. Have you called her lately?"
I look at him while cracking my fingers.
"No" He brushes straight past me. I roll my eyes.
"You can't ignore her forever" I shout at him before he leaves the house.
"Yes I can" He shouts as he shuts the front door.
I look around and can't seem to find Elliott. He's probably raiding our fridge, I quickly run up the stairs because I've forgotten my homework, and my teacher isn't going to believe me if I say I don't have it.
I scurry down the stairs once I see the clock. I double check the kitchen and see Elliott isn't there but a big mess is, slipping on my black vans I lock the door behind me.
I spot Elliott's shockingly red Lamborghini. I could probably catch sight of it from a mile away.
***
"We're going to die ! Not that I care if you die but I've only lived a short life. Goodbye world" I cry.
"Isn't that a little bit dramatic" scoffs Elliott.
"No my ears are popping like a bowl of popcorn in the microwave"
His laughter fills the cars and rings through my sensitive ears. It is far too early in the morning for his beautiful laughter.
"How many people have we killed so far?" My hands are covering my face as I feel the car fly down the road.
"Why don't you take your hands off your face and see".
"No, you're all right " I feel something warm touch my thin wrist.
I suddenly jerk my hands off my face which makes him laugh harder. He wasn't looking at the road.
Oh my holy god ! He's not looking at the road.
"Grayson get both your hands on the steering wheel and for heavens sakes LOOK AT THE DAMN ROAD ! Who do you think you are Edward Cullen? "
I glance at the speed meter thingy. The red line is closing in on 100 mph.
I feel my heart leap into my mouth.
"How do you still have your driving license?"
"I am a man of many talents"
"And you think driving without looking at the road is one of them. It's official, I'm sitting next to a suicidal maniac"
I try and look at the road but it all blurs past me. Elliott overtakes every car that is in his path.
I bury my head in my lap hoping I make it to my next birthday.
***
We abruptly stop and I see we have arrived at school.
"Wow took only took 20 minutes" I wheeze out attempting to find my voice.
"Thanks for the compliment Dawson."
"That wasn't a compliment Grayson" I spit out.
Someone taps on the front of the car and I see a waving Alec.
Here is Alec Crawford. One of Elliott and Daniel's best friends. He is also the most genuine and nicest person I have met in my life.
He is that crazy guy that you would love to have as your best friend and who can also always make you laugh.
Alec's brown hair was shaggy and his dark honey eyes are soft with care. He is the type of guy who would laugh at a joke 10 minutes later.
"Bro you're early. What have you done?" Alec laughs. His laugh was so rich it could be contagious.
I get out of the car and I realise the whole school is glancing towards me.
Elliot does his usual entrance. He opens the door and slowly pushed himself. He runs a hand through his hair. He sends a wink to a nearby tree and half the girls in the parking lot faint.
"You are such a show off"
"Ah but the ladies love it"
"Do you have something in your eye Elliott?" I ask.
"No"
"Cause you keep on closing one of your eyes. It looks slightly creepy."
I laugh at the look on his face.
"Hey Crescent" Alec waves at me with a beaming smile.
"Hi! " I smile. I glance at Elliott but for some reason, his smirk is wiped off his face and his brows are furrowed as he watches Alec and me.
"Well, I'd better be off to class. I have things to do, essays to write"
"Where do you think you're going?" I feel a light breath touch the sensitive part of my neck which makes me jump.
Alec and Elliott burst out laughing and do the bear hug thing.
"You have got to stop going all Edward Cullen on me"
"You're seriously not comparing me to an offspring of Tinkerbell and Dracula"
"Well, I just did. What you gonna do about it? " I stick my tongue out at him.
"You wait and see Dawson. You just wait...Once I'm done with you, you won't be able to walk"
Great, just great he's going to break my legs.
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