?Childhood Crush?
?Written by Authoress Kamara
Episode 8
?Elsa POV?
I sat beside him. “So what are you doing here?”.
“I was here for a while watching how you were so good being a matchmaker but I don’t think i’d let my little sister have a boyfriend yet”. Bryan said.
I gasped. “She’s your sister? The girl my brother is talking to right now?”.
He nodded. “Yep. Victoria Stark. My little sister”.
Okay now this is awkward, she’s his little sister, no wonder her eyes seemed familiar to me. I didn’t know what to say as I rested on the park bench.
“Tristan wanna be friends with her. Thats all”. I defended my little brother nervously.
He smirked. “In that case, i’ll be hard on him just a little”.
I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out.
“Elsa, I was kidding. Tristan seems nice as a friend”.
As a friend? Tristan really likes her. I mean after all he came here looking for her and then boom, reality pops in, she’s Bryan’s little sister.
“But I guess he can be more than friends if my sister wants”. Bryan continued.
I stared at him as he talked, i love the way his brown eyes lights up as he talked. I feel like there’s something drawing me towards him, like I wanna breathe the same air he’s breathing.
Bryan’s presence was disturbing me, something felt off. Like my body was being pulled towards him … Shoot!! Am i falling for Bryan?
“Right Elsa?”. He asked popping into my thoughts.
Damn it. I wasn’t listening to what he was talking about so I just nodded in response.
“So what about you? What are you doing here?”. He asked me.
“Umm, yeah, I actually uh … “. I trailed off.
He chuckled. “So you came all the way to the park just so you can find my sister?”.
I nodded shyly. “Yeah that”.
“Its really sweet what you did for your brother”. He said resting his back.
I nudged him. “Are you not doing anything?”.
“I just came here to watch my sister”.
“Babysitting?”. I asked amused.
He chuckled. “Yeah that”.
Then his sister came along, i sighted Tristan staring at one of her drawings running his finger on the paper carefully. This boy really likes her.
“Hi. Its you again”. She smiled waving at me.
I smiled in return. “I’m Elsa”.
She raised her eyebrows. “Elsa Reyes?”.
“Yeah. How did you know that?”. I asked confused.
“Well my brother__”.
Bryan immediately clamped her mouth shut with his hand.
I bursted into laughter. “Come on, Bryan, let her speak”.
Bryan removed his hand slowly. “What do you want? Tori”.
“Tristan and I wanna go skate. Is it okay with you?”.
Bryan looked at me and I shrugged.
“Fine but no funny business”. Bryan replied strictly.
“Sure thing. Thanks”. She said sweetly and ran over to Tristan.
I guess she told him and I noticed his face lighted up in smiles. She packed her painting materials into her knapsack and they walked off.
“So they are gone”. I muttered.
“I’m really sorry about what happened in school”. Bryan said suddenly.
“Huh?”.
“The video. Biology class”.
I understood. “Its okay. I should have expected that at least Gabriella warned me”.
He stared at me weirdly. “Gabriella?”.
I nodded. “Yeah Gabriella, we met during lunch when Beverly ditched me for the cheerleaders”.
“What was her last name?”. He asked.
I shrugged. “I never asked. Do you know her?”.
“Maybe. Just introduce me to her when you see her tomorrow”.
I agreed. “Okay then”.
“Say something. I don’t wanna get bored”.
“I don’t know what to talk about”.
“You know this is a really good scenery to paint”. He said referring to the park.
I suddenly remembered something. “You can paint?”.
“Yeah I can draw, sketch, paint”.
“Can you teach me?”. I asked.
“You wanna learn how to paint?”.
“Well the Arts teacher gave us a project but I really don’t know how to paint”. I admitted.
“I can teach you but that means we have to spend more time together in school”.
I smiled inwardly when I thought of that. Bryan and I may make a great couple. We will walk hand in hand for shopping and go buy baby foods and …
“Elsa??”.
I jerked back into reality. “Huh? Yeah like a date”.
Scoot!! Elsa why would you say that? You just met the guy today morning and you are already thinking of a date? Absurd.
“A date?”. He grinned. “I never said anything about a date but its fine if you want it that way”.
My cheeks went pink immediately. “I didn’t mean that__”.
He cut me off. “Just think of it as maybe a friendly date”.
I nodded in response. “Okay then. A friendly date it is”.
“Wow wow wow. If it isn’t Stark”.
I always know that voice wherever it was and the scent of his cologne.
Kyle Vegas. Whenever I hear his voice, there’s always a tingling feeling in me.
I quickly stood up and looked back. It was really him and he was with that knucklehead who tried to k!ss me. Mason.
“What do you want? Vegas”. Bryan said cooly.
Kyle looked at me for a while then at Bryan before he frowned.
“I didn’t know you took girls out on dates”.
Bryan clenched his fists. “Don’t get on my nerves”.
“Come on, Bryan, I’m not here to do that. I just came on a friendly visit”.
Bryan scoffed. “We are not friends, Kyle, i thought I made myself clear about that”.
“You just have to accept it that she left you for me. Isn’t that right, Mason?”.
Mason smirked. “Yeah absolutely right and I might have this one standing right next to him”.
Is he talking about me?”.
“No one is touching Elsa”. Bryan said coldly.
“But its her choice if she wants you. Right Elsa?”. Kyle winked at me.
I loved the way my name sounded in his lips and how he looked when he winked at me. (Written solely by Authoress Kamara)
“Leave right now”. Bryan said.
Kyle raised his hands in surrender. “Okay but I just came to clear things out. Don’t even try what you did the other time”.
“Hey babe”. Mason looked at me licking his lips.
Kyle tapped Mason then they both left walking away. But I noticed Mason said something to Kyle which made him look back at me before they left.
Bryan sighed sitting back on the park bench. “I’m so sorry you had to watch that, Elsa”.
I sat on the bench close to him. “Is something wrong?”.
He shook his head negatively. “Nothing”.
“Bryan__”.
“Elsa, I need to go”. He stood up interrupting me.
I nodded sadly. “Okay”. I stood up too.
We walked round the park quietly looking for Tristan and Victoria. I glanced at Bryan and noticed he had become moody since when Kyle talked to him.
My eyes scanned the whole area looking for Tristan and found him with Victoria. They were laughing at something on a phone, i guess, Victoria’s phone.
“Tori. We need to get home”. Bryan said.
Victoria looked up. “Sure, Thanks for today. Tris, i had a great time”. She said softly.
She wore her knapsack and waved us goodbye before leaving.
“Bye Elsa”. Bryan said before leaving.
“Elsie, today was awesome”. Tristan said excitedly as soon as they left.
“So how was it? Did you guys get to talk?”. I asked curious.
He waved his phone. “She gave me her number”.
“Smooth. So you are friends now?”.
He nodded. “Yep and we have the same school timetable thats why I was able to stare at her during class”.
I chuckled. “You really like this girl. Huh?”.
“I’m thinking of asking her out on a date but not now”.
Victoria ran over. “I actually forgot something”.
Tristan furrowed his eyebrows. “What did you__”.
Victoria k!ssed him on the lips softly shutting him up. She pulled away and smiled sweetly before running off.
I looked at her as she went over to meet Bryan. I waved at him and he winked before leaving with his sister.
I turned to see Tristan touching his lips still in a daze.
I sling my arm around him playfully as we walked home. Actually I walked home and he propelled on his skateboard.
“That was awesome”. Tristan said as we soon as we entered Beverly’s house.
“You both are back. Go wash up for dinner in an hour”. Mary said as she saw us.
We went upstairs, i was about entering my room when Tristan stopped me.
“Elsie, umm, thanks for following me”.
I ruffled his hair. “I will do anything for you”.
“What about you and that hot dude?”. He teased me.
I blushed. “His name is Bryan”.
“Bryan and Elsa sitting on a tree”. He sang as he walked to his room.
I stepped into my room and rested on the door all smiles. Today was awesome.
I heard my phone ‘beep’.
I quickly grabbed it from my dresser and checked it. It was a message from my Mum saying she arrived Las Vegas safely. I smiled and sent a message of how much Tristan and I love her.
I sent the message and noticed my phone wallpaper was of Kyle. I sighed staring at his photo.
Maybe I should try to get him to notice me then if he doesn’t, i’ll get rid of this feelings.
I suddenly remembered what Kyle and Bryan were talking about.
What did Kyle mean by ‘you just have to accept it that she left you for me’.
Did Bryan have a girlfriend before? If he actually did, then what exactly did Kyle mean by ‘she left you for me’?
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