? To Live Forever?
? Chapter 13?
Written by: Tamara Blair
? Claribel’s P.o.v?
“Calm down,Clary,Adrian is fine,we will look for him after school”
“That’s not the issue,i already know where he is,i just really need to see him,to explain”
“Explain what?”
“Everything Derek said”
“But You and Adrian are just friends..right?” Shannon asked and i looked away.
Are we really just friends? I do feel some kimd of way around Adrian.
“Claribel,do you have feelings for Adrian?”
“…No,i don’t”
“Are you sure? You took sometime to answer”
“Shannon,i already said no”
“Okay”
Through out the day,i avoided Derek because i just didn’t want to see him,all i could think of was Adrian.
Immediately the school bell rang for closing,i grabbed my bag and rushed out.
I started running so fast to the garden, that’s the only place i know Adrian is.
I finally got and behold he was there sitting on the bench, I walked slowly towards him.
“I thought you would be getting ready for your date”He said without turning to look at me.
“How did you know it was me?”
“Am so used to you that i can smell you from where am sitting and besides it’s only the both of us that know this place”
I sat beside him on the bench,i made him face me.
“I can explain” i said and he chuckled.
“Explain what?”
“Derek just asked me out and i wasn’t even expecting it”
“Why do you feel the need to explain?”
“Because.. because you are my friend”
“Just your friend?”
“My close friend, I mean”
“Claribel,the fact that am your close friend as you say doesn’t make you want to explain anything to me,i have no right over you”
“You.. you just walked away,i just thought you would be angry”
“Am not angry”
“Then why did you walk away?” I asked and he sighed.
“Have this” he said and brought out the box i saw him with earlier.
“What’s in it?”
“Open it and see”
I opened it and it was a golden necklace,it had the name Clarian engraved on it.
I looked at him.
“What? If you don’t like it,i could change it”
“I don’t like it,i love it” i said and giggled.
“It’s beautiful,you even remembered the name of our teddy bear,Clarian”
“Don’t even remind of that,Miss Johnson,i only put that name because it’s a combination of our names” he said and i rolled my eyes.
“Help me put it on”
I turned around and put my hair forward,the electricity i felt when his hand touch my bare back was amazing.
“Done” he said and i turned around.
“Thanks, Adrian”
“It’s nothing”
“So you haven’t answered my question..why did you walk away?”
He ran his hand through his hair making some of them stand.
“Claribel,i already said it’s nothing,i just walked away because i needed space and besides my chest was aching me”
“Really? Have you taken your pills?”
“Yes,Clary”
We stayed quiet for a while, i looked at Adrian and he was looking at me but he looked away immediately.
I laughed and playfully hit him on his arm.
“You were totally drooling over me”
“No,i wasn’t”
“You were totally drooling,you don’t have to be shy,i know am irrestible” i said and we started laughing.
I scooted close to him and wrap my arms around his waist.
“Don’t you have a date to prepare for?”
“Nope,i want to be here.. with you, here” i said and he chuckled.
He placed his arm around my shoulder, then he kssed my forehead.
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The next day.
“Claribel”
I turned and it was Derek,Gosh,what does he want?
We were in the school hallway,almost everyone were in class.
“Derek,Good morning”
“Why have you been avoiding me?”
“I didn’t know how to tell you that i really don’t want to go on a date with you”
“It’s because of Adrian Coleman, he told you not to go out with me”
“That’s not true, i just don’t have time for relationship”
“Or it’s because Adrian is so selfish that he wants you all to himself”
“Am not listening to any of these”
“He doesn’t want anything special with you and he also doesn’t want you to have anything special with someone else”
I walked away.
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