❣️ ROOMMATES❣️
?By Authoress Pinky?
?Chapter Seven (7)?
Subtitle: {It’s just a game?}
★Ella’s Pov★
I can’t believe what’s going on right now. I just kept staring at the card like it was the most interesting thing in the while universe. I would be crazy if I go anywhere near that idiot.
He smir-ked as he got up to his feet and made his way to me. Why am I not surprise of the smirk on his face? Oh, yeah. It’s because I’m use to it already.
He stuffed his hands into his pan-ts pocket and was giving me the look of, ‘Let’s get down to business.’ Seeing that look almost made me puke. Maybe I should just fake death. Nah, bad idea. I mean, I’ve being okay since we began the game, if I fake death they would know that I’m just doing that to get out of these mess.
Everyone were cheering us on. I glance over at Sonia, she just shrug giving me a sad look. This is all her fault. It’s her fault that I’m here right now. Okay Ella, now isn’t the time to pas-sblame.
He was standing very close to me now. “Why? Are you scared?” He asked me now.
I glared at me. “And why should I be?” I snapped at me. This idiot just keep making me hate him more and more. He was nothing like Owens. Shoot, speaking of Owens, I had ignored his text all because of my foolishness. Will he want to talk to me ever again?
(snap out of it, Ella. Now isn’t the time to think about Owens. You are in the middle of a big shit. Fix it first.) My subconscious said and it was absolutely right.
Suddenly strong arms wrapped around my tiny wa-ist and pulled me closer to a ha-rd ch-est. I slowly look up at him, he still had that stupid smirk on his idiotic face.
“So what are you gonna do, Four eyes? Everyone are waiting.” He said. I look around and he was right. All eyes were fixed at us. Gosh, I hate this kind of attention. Maybe I should just get the hell out of here but if I want to do that then I will have to make out with the first guy to call my name. So you see, it’s was still the same punishment. Yeah, these, this is a punishment.
I dug my nails into my palm. I was nervous. Very nervous. I’ve never being this nervous all my life.
“Fine. It’s just a game after all.” I whispered my thought out. The idiot must have heard me because his smirk only grew wider. “Listen, we are just going to ki-ss and that’s all, you dare not touch my body and I really mean__” Before I could finish the statement. His li-ps smashed into mine. And we both started ki-ssing.
I wasn’t ki-ssing back, I just stood there like a pile of wood with my eyes widely open. I’ve never ki-ssed anyone before until now. And…and I felt nothing. Absolutely nothing.
He bit my lower li-ps asking for entrance and trust me there is no way am going to give this idiot that. But he had his own plan as his hands trailed down to my lower back and it kept going down until it made contact with my bu-tt. Wait, how about the warning I had given him? He suddenly squ-eezed it and I let out a gasp, he used that as an opportunity to make his way in. Our tongues made contact. I slowly shut my eyes close and wrapped my arms around his ne-ck. His hands were now on my hips. I pressed further into him and there was no single distance between us.
Just when his hands were going und-er my shirt, the time beep signifying time up. We slowly pulled apart but we’re still standing very close to each other.
“fu-ck!” He cursed und-er his breath. “You are hot. Can’t we be doing this all the time at the apartment?” He now asked and that brou-ght back to the real world.
I quickly pulled away from him and gave him a look of, ‘You are out of you mind.’ “Are you kidding me? I told you, there is no way in hell you are getting close to me.”
His smirk was back to his face now. “But I just did.” He winked.
I fought the urge to strangle him alive right in front of everyone. But of course, I had killed my mother, I’m not yet out of the guilt yet and I’m here talking about strangling someone else to death. I’m crazy.
“That’s because of the game.” I snapped and made my way to Sonia, who was smirking at me now. I grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her with me out of the group of teenagers and out of the apartment. We were standing outside now.
She was still smirking at me and that made me feel more irritated. “Wipe that smirk off your face or I would do that myself.” I said.
She quickly stop smirking but now the smirk was replaced with a grin. Okay, I think I should get out of here or I’m going to pull out my hair out of frustration.
“You enjoyed the ki-ss, huh?” She finally said and I wished she hadn’t said anything at all.
“I don’t know what you are talking about?” I said looking at everywhere but her. I could feel my face getting hot and hotter. Maybe I shouldn’t have wear this sweatshirt.
“You are blus-hing.” She said, teasingly as she poke me on my shoulder.
“No. I’m not. I’m just hot that’s all.” I tried defending myself as I cup-ped my face.
“Hot from the ki-ss, huh?” She wriggled her eyebrows at me and I held back the laughter.
“Shut up! I don’t like your brother for one bit in case you might have forgotten.”
She shrugged as she said. “You don’t need to like him before having s-ex with him, Ella. And honestly, I think you are changing him gradually. I mean, Ryder isn’t as calm as this. A girl can’t talk to him like the way you always do, maybe the fact that you are always rejecting him is making him change just so he could have s-ex with you.” She sighed now. “I just wish someone can help me reach him a lesson so he would stop treating girls like a s-ex toy with the way he is doing now.” She stare at me now. “And only you can help m__”
“Stop right there. There is no way I’m going to have s-ex with your brother. Never ”
“I’m not saying you should have s-ex with him… I’m saying you should teach him a lesson.”
“Never. I’m sorry but I can’t.”
She grinned at me now. “That’s fine. But, why had you pulled me out here? We were in a middle of a game, remember?”
“I want to go home.” I blurted out.
“Are you fu-cking kidding me? But why? The party have just started. Come on Ella, it’s going to be fun.”
“It was but after playing that ridiculous game, the fun died down. And yeah, remind me never to play any game that has to do with teenagers gathering in form of circle, okay?”
She laughed over that. “I will try not to forget.”
“Ella?” I heard my name from behind. I spun around and came face to face with Owens. Oh no. “What are you doing here?” He asked.
I shrugged. “I’m here with a friend.” I point at Sonia still staring at Owens. Owens gave me a weird look. Why was he staring at like I was crazy. I turned to where Sonia had being standing but she was gone. Great, she has disappeared….again. I started laughing to kill the awkwardness but that only caused more awkwardness and I had to stop laughing or keep on embarra-ssing myself.
“Wanna go home?” He asked.
“Well, yeah. You?”
“Same here. I’m bored of the party. But honestly, I don’t see you as a girl who loves partying.”
I rolled my eyes. “Girls with gla-sses on hates partying and that includes me. Sonia had for-ced me here.”
“Oh.” Was the only thing he said at first. There was a long silence until he spoke up again. “Want me to drive you home?”
I needed to leave this place and Sonia wasn’t ready to leave and I can’t wait for her because I really don’t want to come across that idiot So, I did what was best for everyone.
“Sure.”
We entered Owens car and drove off. I was staring out of the window as we drove past some houses, some tress and all that.
“I’m Sorry for disturbing you earlier today,” He began and that caused me to stare back at him. “I was just bored out of my mind and just wanted to talk to someone to get myself out of the boredom. And you, you were the better option for me. I’m sorry, I must have pressured you.”
I feel so bad now. I should be the one apologizing. I was the one who ignored his text messages. He was only trying to help but I just felt guilt of being happy. Because honestly, Owens is one person that always make me happy aside from my family.
“No, I should be the one telling you sorry. I ignored your text messages and went to sleep. I’m so sorry, Owens. I’m sorry.”
He glance at me and a smile made a way to his face. I smiled right back at him. He quickly look back at the road again before saying. “It’s alright, Ella. I hold no grudge against you, trust me.We cool, right?”
“Of course.” I said as I grinned widely. Yeah, I was happy whenever he was around me.
“I saw you kidding that guy, you must say, it looked like you were enjoying the ki-ss.” He winked.
Oh, he saw it?
I made a face at him. “I didn’t enjoy the ki-ss. I hate that guy like crazy. I felt nothing at all about the ki-ss, I wonder what girls see in that idiot.”
He laughed now. “I can’t say about the ki-ssing part. I mean, you were the one who ki-ssed him but hey, you can’t deny the fact that he’s a charmer.”
“Can you just stop talking and focus on the road?” I asked now getting so fed up about this whole discussion on that idiot. I would prefer it if we talked about him, about us. Wait, did I just say us? Okay, let truth be told, I kinda have some kind of crush on Owens.
Like seriously, what girl won’t see that charming look of his? His eyes? His li-ps? His hair? His set of teeth? His dimples? He’s perfect body? Okay, have looked at this guy quite well.
I haven’t seen a guy as charming as him. That idiot can’t even be compare to Owens. Owens was a great guy and whenever I was around him, he always make me feel like I deserve to be happy, and right now was no exception.
“You didn’t like the ki-ss?” He asked now.
What’s wrong with him? I don’t want to say anything relating to that pig! Can’t he see that in my eyes?… oh, he is driving.
“No. I hated the ki-ss like crazy. It almost made me puke. I wish I could just wipe the memory of him ki-ssing me off my head.” I said.
The car finally came to a stop in front of the building where my apartment was. I took off the seat belt and sighed.
“Thanks for the ride.” I was going to open the car but Owens stopped me. He held my hand in his and stared de-eply into my eyes. And for a minute, it felt like he was actually reading me from my eyes.
“How about I help you take out the memory?” He asked and I stared at him confusedly. He could see the confusion in my face and then decided to show me what he meant. Yeah, he used action not words.
His li-ps crashed into mine. At first I was so shock. But after a while, I started ki-ssing him back. His li-ps were so soft. Our li-ps were going in sync as we kept on ki-ssing. I can’t believe this was happening.
When I had ki-ssed that idiot, I felt nothing. His ki-ss were just rou-ghand intense but right now, as I was ki-ssing Owens, I could feel something inside of me. I felt happy for no reason. The guilt of my mother was taken away. The ki-ss was just… gentle.
He slowly pulled away. Our foreheads were resting against the other and my eyes was still shut close and I try to out things into place. I was happy. That was the thought that kept playing in my mind.
“I hope this would help take out that memory.” He whispered softly and I smiled over that as I opened my eyes and stare into his. “See you tomorrow, pretty.” He grinned now.
I nodded my head. “See you.” That was all I said as I got out of the car and quickly made my way to my apartment. I could feel my face burning. I unlocked the door and walked in. I close the door and leaned against it as I kept smiling like an idiot to myself.
I had just ki-ssed Owens.Oh my gosh. But wait. I suddenly realize the fact that I had ki-ssed two guys all in one night. But…does that matter?
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I woke up feeling happy ever since I came into this college, today was the first day ever I’m feeling this happy in the morning.
The memory of what happened last night between Owens and I kept playing in my head. I giggled as I pulled the covers to my face and started bouncing on the bed. My phone started ringing. I picked it up and stared at the caller ID, it was my dad.
I quickly answered the call. “dad.” I called out cheerfully as my grin became wider.
“How are you darling?” His voice came in now.
“Great. And you?” I asked as I started picking a thread from my pajamas to make myself busy.
“same here, darling. I miss you so much.”
“I miss you too. How is Winnie?”
“She’s fine. She’s still asleep. But hey, you sound really happy. Tell me, what’s going on over there?”
“Well….dad. I think I like someone.” I said, honestly.
“Wow. really? Finally! Tell me, who is it?”
I told my dad about Owens and about the ki-ss we shared last night but I didn’t tell him about the party or about that idiot and the ki-ss we had shared.I just told him about Owens instead. My dad was my best friend. I always tell him everything and he always tells me everything. Too bad, I had taken his wife from him.
My eyes became so teary and I started to cry now. Will my mother ever forgive me? Does she want me to live my life in happiness? I wonder!
“Sweety? Don’t tell me you are crying.”
I quickly wipe my tears off and sniffled. “i’m not. I’m just happy to have a guy like Owens by my side.”
“Speaking of that, has he asked you out yet?”
That made me pause. He hasn’t really throw the question at me. He only ki-ssed me it’s not like he said he likes me and wants to date me. Geez, I’m such a fool.
“Well, not really. But I guess he’s going to ask me out sooner or later.”
“Okay dear. Don’t you have clas-stoday?”
“I do. I just need to get prepared and leave for cla-ss.”
“alright, sweety. Have fun today. And when this Owens of a guy finally ask you out, make sure you bring him home so he can have a drink with me.”
I smiled. “Sure dad. Bye. Love you.” And with that I hung up the call and made my way to the bathroom. I was to happy that I might have not heard the shower running but walked in and that was when I saw him. na-ked.
“Oh my God.” I screamed as I covered my face with my hands. The water suddenly stop rushing but I dare not peek throu-gh.
“Stop overreacting. This can’t be your first time in seeing a guy like me na-ked.” He said.
“Well, actually it is.” Shoot,why had I said that? “um, I mean, I didn’t see anything so you don’t need to worry. I will just quietly leave you.” I said but didn’t take a step from where I stood.
“You aren’t moving.” He pointed out.
I slowly pulled my hands from my face and gave him a pointed look. “Wait a minute, why should I leave? Have you forgotten that you had barged into my room when I was dressing.”
He shrugged. “That makes it even then.” He wasn’t smirking like usual. He just had a ha-rd face on as he stared at me.
“Are you okay?” I couldn’t help but ask. It’s not like I care, I was just doing what the Bible had asked us to do about being our brother’s keeper, okay?
“Do I look sick?” That was his reply. He walked pa-ssed me and walked out of the bathroom slamming the door really hard.
Should I be worried over this behavior of his? He was always teasing me or smirking at me but today was different. He acting so cold and for a reason, It feels like this has something to do with me. TBC.
A/N: *Smirk* I don’t know why, ideas on this story keeps making its way into my head. I’m enjoying this story.
Question: What could actually be wrong with Ryder??. Who is happy for Ella and Owens?? Comment!