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He crossed his arms and dipped his chin, staring at me hard as if he were trying to persuade me to change my mind for several awkward moments until he finally spoke. “All right, then, Hardcore.” There was a touch of aggravation in his voice, though his delivery was pleasant enough. He took a step back. “One day, you’ll say yes.” He took another step back, putting two fingers to his temple in salute. “See you around.” With that, he turned and strolled off.
Axel
I waited for her outside her dorm room the next morning. No, I wasn’t stalking. I just wanted to walk her to her first class. I kind of had connections to find out her schedule. Okay, maybe I bribed someone on campus, but I needed to talk to her, and Hardcore could be stubborn.
I should’ve known she’d see that stupid picture Jeanette took and posted on fucking social media. I wished she hadn’t taken it, but by that point, I was too tired to care. She happened to be in the elevator when I was going up to my room. She took a fucking picture. I should’ve known she’d post some stupid caption, making it look like it was more than it was, but I let it go. Lesson learned.
After we exited the elevator, she followed me to my room and tried to convince me to rekindle our fuckship, which I quickly declined. Even drunk, I knew better. As far as I was concerned, I never wanted to be in the same vicinity as Jeanette ever again.
Then, I overslept and realized my phone was dead because I’d forgotten to charge it before I passed out. And damn near missed my flight.
Shaking my head, I knew Natalie was obviously pissed about it. But I would wear her down and get a date out of her. The word no was foreign to me.
I saw the front doors open, and she passed through in baggy sweats and her hair pulled back in a messy ponytail. After taking a few steps down the stairs, she spotted me, sporting a look of disbelief.
“Good morning,” I said, pushing off the ledge to fall in step with her as she made it to the bottom stair.
“Are you lost?”
“Nah, I was waiting for you.”
“You were?”
I nodded. “Yeah, I thought I’d walk you to class.”
She shrugged. “Suit yourself.” And began to speed walk down the sidewalk trying to leave me in the dust apparently. But that wouldn’t do.
I couldn’t help but find it amusing as I caught up to her easily. “What classes are you taking this semester?”
She peered up at me in annoyance like I was chopped liver. “Are we doing small talk today? Because I’m really not in the mood.”
“I don’t have to make small talk.” I raised my hands. “Fine with me. We can walk in silence. I don’t mind.”
She did her little scrunchy, disapproval face and took what I said literally. We walked the rest of the way in silence and entered Stephen’s Hall. When we ended up at her classroom, she paused, asking sarcastically, “Are you going to follow me into class and sit in on the lecture, as well?”
“No, not unless you want me to. I do take excellent notes.”
“No, thank you.”
“Okay. Enjoy your day.” I smiled and waved at her before I strolled down the hall to my class.
The next morning, I arrived outside her dorm earlier than before. Knowing her, I assumed she would be prepared and leave at a different time. And she didn’t prove me wrong. She just glanced at me in annoyance and took off down the sidewalk.
I caught up to her. “You’re not a morning person, are you?”
“No. I love mornings. I just don’t love chatting with people who are trying to manipulate me.”
“Manipulate you?” I asked in surprise. “I just want to get to know you and take you out to eat. Not fucking brainwash you.”
She shook her head and flattened her lips and kept walking.
Little did she know, the more she ignored me, the more I would persist. Or maybe she did know and was playing a game, too. It seemed like she was. “That’s okay. I can be patient.”
Silence.
“It’s actually a skill of mine.”
Silence.
