3 - Horrible tatse and On the road

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Great.

Just great.

Being stuck on a bus and sitting beside miles fucking Dawson is very strange, every time our knees touch I feel my stomach doing something weird but I can't explain how.

We were now 4 hours in and everyone was asleep except us, I was much of a night owl so i did expect this to happen.

He was on TikTok just scrolling through videos, most likely girls making me frown a bit everything about him is calling expensive, well his parents are one of the most know lawyers.

I signed which he caught.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping?" He took his attention from his phone to mine, his eyes was not helping this awkward situation.

"Hello?" I snapped out of my daze.

"Oh!.. um am not tired" I chuckled a bit and rubbed the back of my neck.

"Your weird"

Ouch

"Good or bad way?" I asked to keep this conversation going.

"In between" then he plugged in his earbuds and started scrolling through more TikTok videos.

I rolled my eyes and took out my drawing book from my bag, 10 mins in our knee touched and this time he didn't make any action to move it.

Huh.

Our knees were still touching, not that i mind or anything it just felt so.. weird his earbuds were blasting and his music taste was alright.

"horrible taste" i mumbled under my breath while finishing my drawing. I faced the window, the road was straight and there was barely any cars on the street it was peaceful and comfy the cold breeze and the darkness in the bus to top it up.

"Repeat?" he pushed his phone aside and took out his earbuds an do place it in his case.

"Great taste" how the fuck did he heard that anyway.

"He said your music taste was horrible" a unknown voice.

I looked back just to see Damien poking his head between us, "huh really?" He lifted a eyebrow.

"I said great"

"You said horrible" Damien replied back.

"Great"

"Horrible"

I rolled my eyes then miles started speaking up "am actually listening to the weekend" making me snort for a bit.

"Well what do you listen to" miles asked.

"The neighborhood" they laughed.

"The neighborhood is good unlike you guys taste".

"Let me show you some music on my phone" Damien head leaving from between us. Since we were looking at his head am basically looking straight at miles, we stared at each other for a hot minute until his head came back into my sight.

"See" he shoved his phone in front of us, we kept listening to some music and it wasn't bad, it was great to at least laughing at each others taste. I keep taking glances at miles and every time I do that my stomach does something weird.

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"Get up" someone shake me repeatedly.

Please tell me am imagining it.

"Now" miles sleepy voice whispered in my ears.

I jumped a bit and shove him away "are we there yet" I rubbed my eyes to take a clear look that we stopped.

"No, there making us use the restroom" he rolled his eyes. I looked everyone to see students outside and some exited from the other bus.

Miles already exited the bus, and the moment he step outside Ava wrapped her arms on miles to go in for a kiss. I couldn't help and feel some sort of way but either way I shove the thought out and had the courage to step out of the bus.

Since everyone was outside they gave us a 40 mins timer to return when it's time to head into the bus.

As I exit out the bathroom, I saw miles friend group heading into the forest. Deja vu. Should I follow them? I question myself, I look to Avery who was talking Sarah and looked back to the group shit.

The pathway was challenging but I hear there laughter closing in, I sat behind a tree with safe distance and listened to there conversation.

"So, I heard that Rebecca is dating Hailey" Ava said.

"I thought they were friends" Damien said back.

"I thought so too, but people noticed they were being touchy" Ava replied back.

"By the way what's with your questions yesterday" mike a friend of there's.

"Huh?" Miles said

"The weird questions, does it ring a bell" Ava jumped in.

"Oh just trying to see if it's someone at our school" Damien said.

Shit.

I got up and dusted myself quietly and started walking, that's when I tripped over a rock nearly face planted. The conversation stopped that's when I started running, thank god we had same school hoodies.

Why am I so clumsy.

I ran to my friends to pretend talk with them, "what are you so doing" Avery said.

"Shut up and talk to me" they both look at each other and then to the group who's running back.

"Shit, did you do something" Sarah said.

"No"

"You did" Avery replied.

"No"

Before she could say something the adults were signaling us to get on the bus.

"Great, another hour to sit back and do nothing." Avery turned back marching toward the bus. Drama queen.

After I said my goodbyes to my friends, I went back to sit at my assigned seat. The frown on Damien face says it all and all I did was chuckle back.

Miles had no expression almost like he didn't care and sat down in his seat without even acknowledging me.

Rude.

Every since the day we look at each other in the cafeteria, we been doing that every since and I have no clue if we're ever going to discuss this, and why does my stomach do these things. Unless....

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