Desperate to Love- the 2 week rule {INTRO}

Chapter 14

I think you're so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - I think too much
I know this is wrong it's a problem I'm dealing

I fixed my skirt, my pink skirt… which was apparently a nice soft girly colour, perfect for when I rip out aidan’s heart and smash it into the picnic basket. Steph’s words exactly…

It was fifth period and aidan hadn’t been at school today.

Todays the big day, in fact, he probably knows… I bet he’s planning on taping my rejection when I arrive at the river… I gripped my seat “but it’s his turn to be rejected!”

“ms hights? I don’t think you and the class are on the same page here,” my history teacher glared at me “Hitler never was rejected in his terrorising reign”

I blinked at her tiredly “Hitler? Weren’t we talking about martin luther bing?”

“your right miss hights we were talking about martin luther KING” the class sniggered and she whacked her pen on my desk “about TWO WEEKS AGO”

“jeeze, sorry” I shrugged, the bell rang and I leaped out of the classroom before I could get a detention. Nothing was messing up this plan, not even Hitler.

I ran outside to where ben was waiting in my parents car. He had surprisingly offered to drive me to the river, something about being nice to people helped him rebuild his personality… yeah, right.

“excited?” he said casually, arm on the windowsill as we drove.

“not really” I gulped. I was dreading it.

“here we are,” ben pulled up and smiled at me reassuringly “you’ll do great”

“you sound a little interested in the matter” I narrowed my eyes and ben looked back, surprised.

“do great at uh, being together… again” he shrugged “whatever”

“thanks ben” I got out of his car and grabbed my backpack, walking slowly down to where we were meant to meet.

Unbelievable… there he was… aidan Newark. Sitting underneath a huge oak tree, a few metres from the river bank.

The exact spot where he committed his final acts of torment against my 13 year old self.

“ready! Lets get into teams of four!” Janie malone picked her three members, no surprise when she bossily picked out the two tallest, scariest boys in the group and her best friend Mary. Aidan smirked at me from Janies side, he was the tallest boy in the 8th grade.

“that leaves me with Smelly Ellie, Hailey and Jim” Nathan grudgingly motioned for us to come around him. “ok so heres the plan, we have to steal their flag to win… Aidan will be guarding it, no doubt…” he looked at us thoughtfully “we’ll need a strategy”

“what about a decoy?” I suggested tentatively

“perfect!” Nathan smiled at me and I blushed.

“you’re a genious, and brave too” hailey giggled at me and I looked at her, confused. “me, brave? Why”

“well everyone knows you’re the person aidan hates the most… you’ll make the best decoy” jim added cheerfully “while you distract him, hailey and I can lead away the other three and Nathan can move in for the flag!”

I opened and closed my mouth but no words came out “guys, that’s not fair… aidans always mean to me, don’t make me play with him”

“don’t be such a baby” Nathan snapped angrily “now take one for the team and go distract aidan!”

I slumped over on my log and got up, walking slowly towards aidan who was standing in front of a little red flag.

“ew, smelly ellie” he wrinkled his nose “what do you think your doing”

“i-I uh, wanted to say hello” I said miserably. Trying to distract him.

“I bet you think you can get this flag” he laughed mockingly “as if, you’re a total clutz”

“I am not” I said indignantly, “and, as if I would go anywhere near you! I might die from your ugliness” I raised my voice in an attempt to sound confident, failing miserably.

“so I’m ugly now, am i?” he smirked, standing up a little taller.

I gulped and stepped back, he was the cutest boy in our year and he knew it. “um, yeah…” I stepped back slightly “and you have COOTIES”

Aidan burst out laughing, stepping a little closer to me “cooties hey?”

“yeah” I blushed, looking around for any sign my job was complete… no luck.

“well how do you pass cooties on” he looked at me intensely.

“i-i- don’t know” I blushed harder, avoiding his eyes

“I think you do though” he smirked, pulling me closer to him “smelly ellie”

I tried to pull away but he yanked me into him, kissing me hard on the lips. My first kiss.

“Aidan!” I gasped, shocked.

“SUCKED IN, NOW YOU HAVE COOTIES” he burst out laughing checking his red flag was still there.

“SMELLY ELLIE HAS COOTIES” he yelled holding up his flag. “AND THEY DIDN’T GET MY FLAG, STUPID IDIOTS”

His team came out, Janie Malone carrying out green flag “I got theirs though” she grinned at aidan “we won aidan”

“good work” he kissed her on the lips and turned to me “what are you still doing here, loser”

Janie burst out laughing “what a tool, you couldn’t even be a good decoy” she rolled her eyes “come on aidan, all the cool people are coming to my house…” she eyed me disgusted “say goodbye to smelly ellie”

he laughed and followed her to the carpark. Leaving me under the oak tree, tears streaming down my face…

he must know then, he must know who I am… I looked around frantically for the whole bully crew to pop out, Janie, aidan, hailey, Nathan… everyone.

“glad you could make it” aidan stepped out from the tree, “the picnic basket is over here” he motioned to further in where the logs were still standing.

“oh, great” I smiled nervously. “lets get started then”