Camille's POV
"Oww!" I whined the moment my body landed harshly on the moist grass,I got up to dust myself but landed back to the ground,taking my time to inspect myself I realized my ankle had been sprained and my palm was faintly bruised
Just had to run away huh?!
I was mad at myself for running away without thinking like a child,for being the drama queen,mad at him for agreeing to be strangers, crazy mad at the universe for not giving me a breather..
All I wanted,I was literally getting the opposite,it was frustrating and my left ankle hurt so bad to the point it almost made me cry till I did "stu-stupid alcohol making me emotional" I tried to quickly turn my sobs to soft breaths which turned out not so soft. a good few minutes on the grass my phone beeped and I checked to see an message from Theo.
Theo: we're heading to the parking lot, danceathon's over and Skye is out of it😅"
Meet you there✨
Me:sure👌🏽
Lazily,I put my phone back in my little shoulder bag and just stared at the night sky adorned by tons of stars "so it's midnight" I whispered tiredly not feeling ready to leave the ground.
wish I had a carriage
A smile made it's way to my lips at my own thought,carriage my ass... I'd be fortunate if someone would even pass right now to help me get to the parking lot but I guess sleeping on the grass wouldn't be half bad. on that note, I peacefully laid on the grass with my braids sprawled all over it ready to get a goodnight rest "I doubt that's comfortable?" a soothing voice made me open my eyes tiredly and at this point I wasn't even surprised so I nodded at his question which earned me a soft smile which I was crazy enough to return "come on, let's get you home to a real bed" Andre said softly as he held out a hand to me which I hesitantly took and he lifted me up to my feet making me wince "are you hurt?" I just nodded my face still contorted in pain,next thing I knew he drew me closer to him making me put almost all my weight on him as he put a hand firmly on my hip making my heart start a disco party in other parts of my body "from what I can see it's your left ankle so I'm going to carry you"
He's going to what?!!!
Not even wasting a second more he carried me in his arms bridal style, I was mortified,embarrassed
what if I was weighty?,what if I reeked of alcohol?,what if_
"You need to relax,I don't bite" he said with a chuckle "I know thatttt" I whined feeling my face redden from it all,he nodded understandingly "wrap your arms around my neck" my eyes nearly fell out of them sockets,this was too much,the contact between us,his scent,his eyes and he said we should be strangers so what was all this?
"There's only so much I can do if you don't" with that remark,my hands wrapped around his smooth neck and we were somewhat closer than before,he looked down at me as the moonlight cast a subtle shadow on his face making his green eyes stare at me intensely
Oh lord
I shrunk and hid my face in his neck,it was the only way I'd survive this ordeal,he finally began to walk making me clutch his neck tighter "to the parking lot" I whispered "what?" he enquired "parking lot,my friends are waiting for me there" he simply nodded at my words and kept walking gracefully at that like I weighed just a bit which wasn't the case. Soon enough,I laid my head on his firm chest that welcomed me with a heartbeat which I gladly listened to when I felt my kicks slip of my left foot and land to the grass,as much as I wanted to tell him about the shoe,my body decided that sleep was more important especially in his arms....
*****
Next day..
The steady,loud sound of a hair dryer woke me from my sleep with the light from the blinds making me shut my eyes back immediately "someone sure took the role of sleeping beauty personal" Lucy stated with a voice of fond sarcasm still tending to her hair with the damn dryer
I'd roll my eyes but my brain might shift too
"Why I'm I in your room?"I asked in a hoarse voice with my eyes still shut "midnight traffic,told your parents you'd stay at my place since it's closer and it was already late" she replied,applying serum to her hair and i hummed in understanding adjusting to a sitting position on the bed "anywho!,what the heck is going on between you and Andre Makeila? thought he was a past tense" my body slumped back to the sheets making Lucy give a goofy grin "nothing"
"Just nothing? Well yesterday was something I mean you both are so hot and cold" she stated anxiously and I needed to clarify "Luce,I'm serious we already decided to be strangers.yesterday he just happened to show up when I needed help is all" she threw her hands in the air "If you say so"
giving her a weak smile I got off the bed with Lucy's help limping to use the bathroom not before whispering a thank you "by the way, you thought I was Andre yesterday and didn't want to sleep in the guest room,it was priceless" she yelled as I shut the bathroom door and sunk to the ground covering my face.
Tipsy me:1 Sober me:0
Embarrassing myself in front of Lucy was the least of my problems,Number one was how I'd act around Andre today.
We were still on stranger mode...I think but I'd figure it out when I saw him "we're going to the pharmacy to get you something for your ankle.also,you sort of came back with one pair of shoe"
"Yeah,fell somewhere at school" I answered from behind the door reaching for a new toothbrush "know where exactly?"
"Wish I knew" last night was nothing short of a Cinderella Story...
Andre's POV
Putting on my orange hoodie, I reached for one of my colognes to give myself a good dash when my door flung wide open "what the FUCK Andre!!" Oriena screamed marching right up to my face "Good morning to you too,could you back up? I have lectures soon" I said icily,reaching for my hand chain "No voy a ir a ninguna parte, pero parece que no me gusta eso,huh?!"
"Oriena,you either say what's the problem or leave my room" she just chuckled at my statement "well you wanna know what my problem is huh? it's THIS" she brought her phone to my face showing a blog news titled "PRINCE CHARMING FOUND HIS CINDERELLA AT MIDNIGHT"
The fuck?!
"Is this why you're so upset?!,she literally sprained her ankle so I took her to her friends and some stupid student blew it out of proportion,what the hell Oriena!" I spat angrily as she dropped her phone on the table "well,are you some hero? You should have freaking left her there,she's not handicapped"
I stared at her in disbelief "I would have done the same for anyone,I should've left her there..ca_can you hear yourself right now?" She just looked at me with fiery eyes and yelled "well because of your stupid kindness,people think there's something between you guys!!"
I'm not doing this
"I'll be back by in the evening" was all I said as I took my laptop bag and made my way downstairs "you're leaving? when we're having a conversation" Oriena yelled as she was hot on my trail as I whipped back making her stagger as I stared at her coldly "and I'm done having it" on that note I headed to the door.
She was being so dramatic and I knew it wasn't just about the news,I had a feeling it had something to do with the fact that it was Camille.The affair thing would die down before we knew it,all I had to do was stay away from her after all,we were strangers.