Kiss me if you Dare - Anna S. (best books to read for success .TXT) 📗

to her.

            I walked to her as she took one look at me and hugged me tightly. It felt good to have someone there for me when I needed her the most. I cried on her shoulder for a few seconds before I turned to her and smiled.

            “I missed you.” I told her.

            “You know I missed you too, baby.” She smiles. “I’m sorry to hear about you and you know who.” She avoided his named and that made me feel good.

            “I know, and I’m over it.” I wiped my cheeks.

            “Good and you should.” She glared at me. “Now, I got to rest and then unpack.”

            “Yea. Go head.” I breathed picking up one of her heavy bags and bringing it up to her room.

            I walked to my room and sat on the bed looking straight at my closet. I waved my fingers across as my closet door opened. A small purple box flew towards me, the box where I had all my most pride possessions. I opened the box removing the small container with a clear liquid inside. I picked up the PIC container holding it up high in front of me. I glanced at it for a few seconds.

            This was my solution, my powers would all be in place again. For two whole weeks I’ve been staring at this container not knowing whether if I should take it or not. Taking the PIC meant leaving your old self behind, your old life behind. It meant leaving Catherin forever once she became older. This PIC meant I would have to let go of my past life.

            Louis was right, I don’t know if I could this. To pack up and leave my old life behind. Louis never returned to his family once he escaped the laboratory, he stayed away until they were all gone. Our kind don’t fit well with humans, we are mutants and being attach to a life that was not meant to be yours will be so much hard to leave once you have to. I love Lucy and Connor, my high school best friends and I wish, oh how I wish, that we could’ve grown old together, seeing our children become parents and growing up. But now that’s changed because I am not the same Elsa McCoy I once was, I’m a new one, an immortal one.

            I stared at the container removing the lid off of it glancing at it one more time. I have to do this if I want my powers to be in control. I quickly poured the liquid into my mouth swallowing it whole. A few seconds later, the room began to shake around me as the books on my shelves began to fall out. I felt my throat become tighter as I touched it. My body motions in the air and then as my throat reopened, I felt myself collapse on my bed. I shut my eyes close and then opened them as I gasp. The room stopped shaking and everything went back to normal.

I stood up from my bed feeling my body a little bit unbalanced. I stared down at my hands feeling the energy from throughout my body. I opened them seeing sparks like lightning bolts at the tips of my fingers. I smiled at myself seeing a different image on the mirror. A new me, I thought. I felt different somehow, stronger.  

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{Chapter 19}

 

            “Hey.” Lucy says coming across my locker.

            “Hey.”  I smiled.

            “Is everything alright?” She asked.

            “Yep.”

            “Look, I know what I said was wrong last time. I’m sorry for admitting I was right. I know it made you feel worse.” She apologized.

            When I came back from Tennessee, Lucy came to talk to me about Seth. I told part of what was true on the phone. She admitted she was right about us not working out and told me to move on. We had our fight and I was over it. I knew she was right I just didn’t want to admit it.

            “Lucy, you were right. You warned me and I didn’t listen.”

            “Why don’t we just push this behind us and move forward?” She asks.

            “That sounds great.” I smiled pulling my arm out closing my locker. She laughed and took my arm as we walked to class.

            “Erin Hale was totally checking you out.” She points out as we walked through the halls. “You should definitely go to prom with him. He’s super cute and I know he can take your mind off from the past.”

            I laughed. “Enough of boys. I think I can find myself my own date.”

            We entered class together knowing she was the perfect best friend I’d ever met. As we entered we found Connor waiting for us on the back row of the class.

            “Hey guys, did you guys find your prom dates yet?” Connor asks.

            “Nope.” I answered.

            “Yes.” Lucy giggles. “I’m going with Jeff. He just asked me.”

            Her and Jeff McDonald has been dating since their first date. He asked her to be his girlfriend a week ago. She’s been blushing and always smiling in school. She sat next to him at lunch and held his hand in the halls. It was like her perfect high school life.

            “That’s no surprise.” Connor brags.

            I laughed.

            “At least I’m happy, you moron.” Lucy says annoyed.

            “I agree.” I comment.

            “Thank you, Else.” She smiles. “Do you have a date?”

            “Actually I do. Tiffany Browns.”

            Lucy’s mouth flew open. “I doubt it.”

            Tiffany Browns was the Captain of the Cheerleading Squad and Gymnastics’ team. She’s was the nicest girl and everyone loved her. She was popular and news flashed quickly around when it came to Tiffany.

            “Yep. She just broke up with her boyfriend. I found her crying on the back stairs of the gym. She actually asked me to go with her.”

            “But you know her boyfriend. Don’t you have like guy code or something?” Lucy asks in disbelief.

            “Me and Ty aren’t tight friends, we just know each other from football. So there is no code to break here.” Connor smiles as he shrugs his shoulders.

            “Impressive.” Lucy admits.

            “I know.” Connor says.

            “Hey! Connor. Nice shot, man. Tiffany Browns? Dude you’ve got one of the hottest girls in school.” Jack came up giving Connor a hand shake. “You’re one of them, Lucy.” He winks at Lucy.

            She smiled big and wide showing all her bright white teeth. “Well thank you, Jack.”

            “See you man. You better hit that on prom night.” He laughs.

            “I will.” Connor says as Jack walks away.

            I started at them as both Lucy and Connor looked at me.

            “What about you, Else? Who you going with?” Lucy asks.

            “I’m not going.” I admit.

            “What?!” Both asked.

            “What? I don’t want to go, so I’m not.” I say.

            “Elsa, we’ve been dreaming about prom night since we started freshman year. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been dreaming of going to prom since I was nine. I wanted to share it with a best friend and you’re my best friend. You HAVE to come.” She emphasized as we enter class.

            I breathed. “I know, but you have Connor to share it with.”

            “Because of him, you don’t want to go?” She asks not mentioning his name.

            “No, not that. It’s because I really don’t want to go.” I admit.

            “Alright class… Sit down.” The sub started the class as the bell ranged.

            “Alright then, but were not over with this conversation.” Lucy says turning around on her seat.

 

            I spent the entire day ignoring Lucy in the hall so we didn’t have to finish the conversation. I didn’t want to go to prom. Period. Lucy was a wonderful friend and she tried to make me get to know most of the guys she knew from hockey, lacrosse, basketball, baseball or even soccer. I haven’t been introduced to so many guys as I’ve been to today. I still don’t understand why she’s doing this. Prom is in June more then a month away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{Chapter 20}

 

One Month Later…

 

            I sat on couch switching the channels on the TV. Nothing was passing on that was interesting. I had a few phone calls from Connor asking me that if I was going to prom tonight. I still said no, but he insisted until I said I wasn’t feeling well. I heard the doorbell ring as I got up walking towards the door. When I opened the door, George was standing there dressed up with flowers in hand.

            George was Catherin’s boyfriend now. Catherin met him during work before she went to Japan. They went to Japan together and there they’ve gotten closer. So they stared going out on some dates and I’m pretty sure this is their thirtieth date.

            “Hey, Elsa.” He says smiling.

George had a nice smile and I could tell he dazzled a lot of women with that smile. He was also really nice and he always had some kind of conversation going on. Never keeping you bored and never having any awkward moment between breaks. He was something and I knew he made Catherin happy just by the way she smiled whenever she sees him.  

            “Is Catherin home?” He asks nervously.

            “Yea. She is.” I waved him in as he stepping inside.

            “George.” Catherin calls his name as she stood on top of the stair way. She was in a black tight dress and fancy red shoes. Her small purse in hand as she walks down the stairs.

            “Catherin you look beautiful.” George comments looking strait at her. Eyes sparkling as she walked down.

            “Thank you.” She blushed. When she reached the bottom she turned to face me. “Please be careful. Food’s on the fridge if you get hungry. I’ll be home by twelve.”

            “I know. Now go have fun. Don’t worry about the time to get home.” I smiled as she hugged me and kissed my forehead.

            “Goodnight Sweetie.”

            “Goodnight. Have fun you guys.” I comment as I shut the door behind them.

            When I shut the door close, I walked back to sit on the couch and continue to switch through the channels. A few minutes later the bell ranged. I walked towards it but when I opened no one was there but a piece of white paper taped to the door. I pulled the paper out opening it. Inside there was a map drawn with little arrows showing me where I should go. I smiled. Louis. I thought. He came back.

            I slipped my feet into slippers as I pulled my keys onto my pocket and my phone on the other. I shut the door closed behind me as I walked towards the woods. The arrows let me deep into the woods when I reached a part of the woods that was over the mountains showing the lights of the city behind it. Candles were on the floor surrounding a picnic blanket and a basket on the floor by some red and white roses.

            When I looked at the paper a star colored in yellow was on the spot I stood. On the tree a paper was plugged to it. I pulled it out unfolding it. It said:

      You Found me 

            I looked up to find Seth standing there with the roses on his hands. His eyes where bleeding for me to smile. I looked at him as tears rolled up onto my eyes. I was happy to see him but I was mad at the same time to see him there. He betrayed me and I didn’t know if this was the right time for him to show up. I looked at the paper on my hand smashing it into a ball. I turned around and started to walk back home.

            “Elsa!” He called after me.

            “Why did you come back Seth? Right when I was staring to heal!” I turned to face him then