Chapter 60 PULLED IN TWO DIRECTIONS
Elara
Where are you ?
I stare at the words on my screen, still confused on why he was texting me and how I should even respond.
" Everything okay?" Wayne asks, and I turn my focus away from the phone as I look over at him, a small smile on my face as I nod my head.
"J. just a text." I say, nervously biting my lip as I open the message and start typing.
I don't even get to write out a message because another text follows right after and I feel my face flush red.
Come to my room
Who says that? Was he crazy? I suck in a breath as I shakily type out a text.
I'm not at the house, sorry.
My fingers hover over the keyboard as I hesitantly try to decide if the next message was okay to say.
Before I know it my curious thoughts take over and I send the message, anxiously waiting for a response.
Why do you want me to come to your room?
I quickly turn off my phone and turn it so the screen is facing down, trying to calm my racing heart.
" Here we are, the best ice cream shop in town." Wayne suddenly says and I look up, coming face to face with a cute looking ice cream shop that read Dave's Ice Cream.
I nervously get out of the car, ignoring the judgy stares people gave me as we walked over to the line.
"Iis it normal for people to stare at you here." I mumble under my breath, looking up at Wayne.
It wasn't rocket science to notice the stares Wayne had gotten, most of them people gawking over him.
"No, usually they dance around me in a circle for hours straight." He says and I look up at him before realizing he was joking.
" That must be so difficult to deal with." I sigh sarcastically as we move up to the cashier.
"What can I get you two young lads?" An old man says with a large smile as he looks between us.
I look over the menu, trying to find the cheapest ice cream. I couldn't afford spending my money but I didn't want to look pathetic in front of Wayne by saying I didn't want anything.
" I...I'll have the vanilla on a cone." I say quietly, trying to ignore all the people around me.
The laughing didn't make it any better, I knew they weren't laughing at me but my head couldn't help but think everyone standing there was judging me.
"Sorry miss, could you say that one more time I couldn't quite hear you." The old man asks and I feel like I'm frozen in my spot.
Wayne looks over at me before smiling up at the old man. I felt stupid.
" Two vanilla cones." He says, and I chew on my lip, annoyed at myself.
" Perfect that'll be 10.66" The man says and I reach in my wallet, going to grab the money until I feel a large hand covering my own.
I look up at Wayne who had already given his black card to the cashier, my brows furrowed at the action.
Why was he paying for me? Do rich people
usually do this?
The man gives us our ice cream with the cone wrapped in a napkin and I look over at Wayne as we walk back to the car since all the outside seats had been taken.
"Thank you, but I...I could've paid you know." I say as I eat the ice cream while we're walking.
" What kind of a guy would I be to let you pay?
Surprisingly I can still be a gentleman."
Wayne chuckles and I smile up at him.
His kindness always amazed me for being such a rich person.
I'm not sure how long we were talking for, but it must've been a while because by the time we were done the ice cream shop had already been closed.
I'd gotten so distracted with Wayne I had completely forgotten about the text I sent Calvin.
I open my phone, trying to figure out what was up with him.
Just hurry up.It's been two hours.
???
What did he need me in his room for so bad? I sigh as I turn off my phone, not realizing Wayne had opened the door for me.
I thank Wayne before getting out of the car only to be stopped by his hand on my arm.
I curiously look up at his tall frame, his eyes searching my own until he suddenly turns away from my gaze, scratching the back of his head. I notice his ears turning slightly red and only grow more confused.
"I uh.got you something." He says nervously, and I tilt my head to the side before looking down at his hand that held a brand new box of AirPods in them.
My eyes widen as I look down at the box, too confused to know how to respond to him. Wayne bought me AirPods?
" I...I can't take it it's too much." I say, still shocked at the gesture.
" If you don't take it I guess I'll just leave it on the ground for someone to steal." He shrugs with a sly smile.
"N..no way you got me these!" I smile excitedly, looking up at him as a small giggle leaves my mouth.
"Do you like it?" He asks, his eyes lingering on me as I hold the box in my hands, looking over every detail.
" Of course I do! You know I see these all over commercials a... and at school everyone wears them, and when you let me use one of yours the sound felt like I was wearing my own speakers!" I ramble on as the smile on my face only grows larger.
" Oh yeah?" He says, and I look up at his face that held a smile before nodding my head.
"Thank you." I say one more time, and before even thinking about it I wrap my arms around Wayne, hugging him tightly.
His arms move around mine, and after a couple seconds I move back, not realizing how close we'd gotten.
I nervously laugh before looking away from his eyes that had flickered down to my lips.
" W...we should go back inside, it's getting late." I say quietly, trying to calm my nerves.
" Yeah, of course." He replies before we both walk back inside the house.
When I'm back in my room I read over Calvin’s texts again, wondering if I should go to his room or not.
Maybe it was something important...
I knew I had to go either way to finish the project before tomorrow, but I was hesitant.
Calvin had a knife against my neck last night, who knows what he could do to me today. And he'd been so bipolar, last night he stormed out of the library and now he wanted me in his room.
Sighing I grab my school stuff and phone before going up to the mirror and looking at my messier looking hair.
I look at the hairbrush on my desk, bitting my lip in contemplation before grabbing it and brushing through my hair and applying chapstick to my lips.
I'd just go to finish the project and leave as quick as I could.