The Café

Him.

It was him.

He couldn't stay out of my head. I wanted him...no, I needed him. I knew he felt the same by the way he was looking at me. It has been two weeks since I has last seen him and I thought he was gone for good due to our last conversation. It has been the longest two weeks of my life. I know it is cliché of me to say that but it is exactly what it felt like. The bell rang making me flinch and looking away.

"Alright class! Let's get started!" Our teacher yelled as she gathered her papers and began walking toward the first row of the classroom. I decided to sit in the second to last row in the third seat in. I looked around me a bit noticing he was sitting diagonal from me. Jesus Christ! Nothing will happen. Class is going to be good and I'll make it through it without any trouble. Just an hour and a half left to go. I thought to myself.

"Psst...Selena?" he whispered. Shivers appeared along my body as his voice was heard by my ears. I turned slightly, "Hey Erick." Noticeably, I tried my best to not make it awkward. I felt so nervous not knowing what could possibly go wrong but more importantly, what could actually happen. "You want to hang out after school? At the café?" he vulnerably asked.

The school's bad boy being soft isn't heard of. Pondering whether to go or not, I couldn't decide. My heart said yes but my mind said no. "Yea sure." I smiled. F**k me! Why would I say yes?! I thought as his lips turned curled on his face. "Okay, great! Meet at the tree out front?" I nodded, confirming that I understood before turning back around to pay attention.

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The bell rang dismissing the class. Everyone packed up and flooded the hallways. A hand grabbed mine and guided me to the entrance of the classroom door and through the crowded hallway parting the crown like the red sea. I knew it was Erick who was leading me. It took a bit since our class was at the end of the hallway from the main entrance but we finally made it out and to the tree.

"Did you need anything from your locker? I should have asked before we left. But I can go get it for you, if you'd like?" his voice laced with worry. He was aware that I was hurting from him being gone for two weeks. "No, I'm good. I got all of my things in my bag." I said. "Alright, let's go!" he pulled me forward to his car.

The café was about five-ten minutes away from the school. We pulled into a parking spot and got off. "I got the door for you." he opened the door and walked in front of me as he held the door open. We ordered our normal, a mint tea punch for Erick and a lemonade-mint iced tea for me, then went to go sit down next to one of the open windows.

I got the guts to ask, "This is none of my business but where have you been for the past couple of weeks?" He took a sip of his drink and set it down before answering, "I had some business to do a few cities over and I needed to leave so I can think properly." Wow, that was so damn honest that it could be fake. I nodded as I stirred my drink around. "I'm sorry I caused pain. Trust me, that's not what I wanted. It hurt me too knowing that I was far away from you. Especially, if something happened to you." he explained.

I don't know if I should trust him. I want to but that is something every guy says. Should I risk it for the biscuit? Or not trust him? My thoughts went in every direction. Damn, I'm messed up badly. "I understand if you don't want to trust me. Or even be around me but just know I want to ogive you everything. I can't give you the world but I for sure can give you the rest of my life." he admitted. Anyone can see he was telling the truth. Sh*t! He is a really good guy. I'm starting to fall for him even more now.

I sighed.

"I trust you Erick." I placed my hand on his as a full on smile appeared on my face. His face lit up and the biggest smile appeared on his face. "That's amazing! It makes me so happy that you're trusting me Selena." Heat rose in my cheeks as I looked down at my drink and played with the straw before taking a sip of it.

I hope this works out and I didn't make a big mistake trusting him. But I do wonder what type of business he does.