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Chapter ThirteenDouble-Take≋That night wasn't as awkward as I expected it to be. I for some reason thought it would be awkward after mine and Noah's encounter in the kitchen but it wasn't.I was in Noah's room, about to get in bed and go to sleep before he got upstairs because I wanted to stay mad at him and ignore him for now but of course that plan didn't work out when Noah entered his room.I turned around and looked at him standing by the door. He took a step in and shut the door behind him."Do you need an extra blanket?" He asked casually, as if he didn't just trap my in his arms and nearly kiss me in the kitchen. Well, we wouldn't have kissed because he is Noah and wouldn't have kissed me anyways and I was Tiffany who wouldn't have let him kiss me either way. But his lips hovering right above mine was close enough.I narrowed my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest, "no and I can take the recliner." I started walking towards the recliner in his room that was set up in a co
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Chapter FourteenI Can Make It Steamy In Here≋I walked out of the bathroom connected to my room after taking a shower."What the fuck?!""Woah, sunshine." Noah laughed sheepishly as his cheeks tinged crimson. He covered his eyes with his hands."What the hell are you doing here?" I gritted the words irritably, holding the towel that was wrapped around my body tightly. With my terrible luck, I wouldn't be surprised if it fell."I thought we were hanging out." A grin danced on his lips but he kept his eyes covered. He was sitting on the edge of the my bed, his body facing me.I exhaled sharply, frustrated. "Yes-because unfortunately you won't leave me alone. I left you downstairs for a reason, you know?"Noah separated his fingers to take a peak at me. He grinned wider-showing his pearly white and perfect teeth when he saw me standing with my arms crossed over my chest, glaring at him."You know," he covered his eyes once again. "Normal people just change in their bathrooms, sunshine.
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Chapter FifteenHappy, Like All The Time≋I knew what was happening.I'm not an idiot and I read enough books.Noah and I were clearly getting closer and I was starting to let my guard down around him. Sure, I let him in but I wasn't going to tell him anything about what he really wanted to know - the raven, the bad luck, why I was afraid to get attached.Those memories were locked somewhere deep and far, very, very far at the scary corners at the back of my mind that were filled with cobwebs.I was letting my guard down, letting him know me better but those things, those memories that I left in Saratoga, those things were for me to know and that was it.I didn't even talk about them with Charlie and Ezra so there was no way that Noah would find out about them. That was something I needed to make clear.Anyways, after laying awake all night on Sunday after Noah left my house because Ezra had interrupted what was about to happen, I did some thinking.For the very first time in a long,
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Chapter SixteenSketchy Note≋Wednesday at lunch, Luke caught up to me."Hey, princess!" I turned away from my locker where I was putting my things away to see Luke smiling brightly. He hugged me. "Where have you been? I feel like I haven't talked to you in forever."I grinned, "I see you everyday, Luke.""Hey so," he watched me put my things away and close my locker. I looked at him with my eyebrows raised. "What do you say we go to that ice cream parlour from the other day? Just the two of us.""Not the rest of the group?" I was surprised. He usually was good at getting everyone to join in on plans.Luke shrugged as the two of us started walking down the hall, "Well we haven't been talking much so I thought we could catch up, you know? We can tell the others to come if you want, though."I shook my head and smiled at him, "No, I'm fine with us two."Another lunch with Noah was avoided. Honestly, Luke and I had a really good time.He bought me ice cream and we talked crap about math
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Chapter SeventeenI Wouldn't Say No To You≋We walked through a door, Noah continuing to hold my hand and guide me until I was standing... in a shower. I looked around until I realized I was in the boys locker room but nobody was around because school ended and there was no practice for any sport going on today.I couldn't tell what Noah was thinking as I looked at him. His face was hard but eyes were soft.My eyes followed him as he stood me under one of the shower heads and then let go of my hand as he reached over to turn the water on."I'll uh... I'll go grab a towel."I didn't say anything as he looked at me for a minute and then walked away from the showers. The hot water rained on me, finally getting my muscles to relax. I didn't realize how tense or how cold I had gotten but once I stood there under the water with my eyes shut for a minute, I already felt a lot better as I tried to stop replaying what just happened in my head.I turned around so I was facing the shower handle
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Chapter EighteenNo Beef≋The next day at school was kind of hell. I was beyond, beyond thankful that it was a Friday but it didn't help the day go by any faster.All day at school people were staring and murmuring quietly as I walked by. Nobody had the guts to laugh even if they wanted to because although Madison pulled that stunt, they had all seen me tell her off and almost beat her face to pulp three times so nobody was going to laugh in my face.Madison was nowhere to be seen which was good because it meant she was scared but it was also disappointing because I wanted to watch her go into armadillo mode when I glare at her because everyone knew she was still scared of me... and of Noah.I walked through the halls like a living Mona Lisa, knowing very well all the stares and hushed conversations were directed at me. However, thanks to Ezra who I had by my side, he would give people a cold and harsh look that would instantly make them scatter away. He was intimidating like that."
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Chapter NineteenAfraid Of The Possibility≋I leaned against my locker, continuously tapping my door anxiously as I waited for Noah who said he'd meet me here after class. I stared at the ground to avoid looking up and see people who were still staring at me from the incident yesterday."Hey," I looked up to see Noah. "Ready to hit the books?"I nodded quietly as the two of us made our way to the school library.We got into the math basically right away. There were only a few other kids in the library but by 7 pm it had completely cleared out, the librarian not even in sight.The janitor ended up kicking us out shortly after that because the school library was closed so we ended up sitting in the dimly sit hallway, our backs leaned against lockers with our books and papers scattered in front of us on the floor.It had been over four hours at this point.We had done nothing but work on math as Noah continued explaining more things that I couldn't understand. By the time he finished he
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Chapter TwentyVery Immature≋"Tiffany?" I turned around to see Cade walking up to me with a smile. I was sitting at the bleachers with my functions textbook opened in front of me as I went over my notes to ensure I would be ready for the test later today. I really needed to get good marks on it so my grade goes up."Oh, hey Cade." I gave him a soft smile as he walked over and took a seat beside me."Functions," he cringed as he looked down at the work. "I hate math.""Ironic, your brother is the one tutoring me." I chuckled lightly, looking down at the notes."Really?" Cade sounded surprised. "Noah isn't really... well, the tutoring type."My eyebrows pulled together in slight confusion as I looked at Cade, "Really? Hm, he makes a good one and doesn't seem to mind." I shrugged before looking back down to my notes, not dwelling on what Cade said.Cade nodded his head slowly, "So... anyways, are you going to the party tonight?""There's a party?" I mumbled distantly, my eyes not leavi
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Chapter Forty-SevenLucky You?≋NoahI took both her hands in mine, my gaze not leaving hers for a second. "I'm in-love with you, Tiffany Vos.""You're what?" Tiffany's eyes widened and face contorted into a look of absolute disbelief.I smiled softly, "I'm in-love with you.""You are?" She muttered quietly, eyebrows furrowing together in confusion and shock. "Are you... sure?"A chuckle escaped my lips as I nodded my head firmly, "Yes, sunshine, I am positive. No doubt in my mind."Tiffany nodded slowly, her eyebrows still furrowed. She seemed to be in thought. "I'm not someone you would want to love, Noah."My smile slowly left my face. I hated that she thought so little of herself. "Yes, you are," I told her confidently. I raised one of my hands to cup her cheek, softly caressing her cheek with my thumb. "You are an amazing person whether you see it or not. You see everything you've been through as bad luck but I see it as struggles that you made it through and became stronger fro
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Chapter Forty-SixIt's Their Dying, Not Yours≋Noah"I killed him.""Who?""The guy I was in love with." Tiffany gulped and looked away from me. I stayed silent, letting her talk.She clenched her jaw as she looked back to the water. She took a moment to collect herself before continuing to tell me what happened."When I started high school I was ready for a fresh start - to go back to the happy girl who played soccer and loved spending time with her family." She fiddled with her fingers as she spoke, clearly uneasy as she opened up the memories she had shoved away."It had been two years since my parents divorce, since Charlie and my dad moved away. Those two years were miserable." She chuckled dryly."My mom is a workaholic who spends all of her time at work, worrying about work and nothing else. It's her life, literally," she told me. "It's all she's ever cared about. She was the mother who forget her child's birthdays and wouldn't notice if I had been sleeping at my friend's hous
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Chapter Forty-FiveI've Messed Up≋NoahI had to use my phone's flashlight to guide me through the forest since it was late and dark out.When I got to the opening and walked out to where the dock was, right away I noticed Tiffany. She was sitting with her legs crossed in her lap, staring out at the water.I exhaled a deep breath to keep my posture and calm before slowly walking up the dock and going to the end where Tiffany sat.The only light was from the moon along with a lamppost that was on the far left away from the dock so there wasn't much light out but enough to see the bare minimum you'd need to see."Everyone's looking for you, you know?" I said when I was standing a few feet behind her.I saw Tiffany's body tense when she heard and recognized my voice. Her body then relaxed and she stayed silent, ignoring me.My hands were starting to feel sweaty and clammy from the nervousness I felt. I took a seat beside her on the dock when she chose to not say anything to me.When I s
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Chapter Forty-FourKnow You're Still Here≋Noah"She's not at school," Ezra said to Charlie, his voice low.I was grabbing my books for my first period class out of my locker with Luke and Jade leaning against the lockers beside mine when Ezra and Charlie walked down the hall, coming over to us."If she was planning on coming here she would've been here by now," Charlie responded to Ezra, a small frown on his lips."What's going on, babe?" Jade asked softly as Charlie came over and gave her a hug.Charlie shook his head softly, "Nothing," he gave Jade a reassuring smile but none of us were fooled."Are you sure?" Luke asked, narrowing his eyes. "Where's princess? Is that who you guys are talking about?"Charlie sighed while Ezra typed away on his phone, not paying attention to the rest of us."Yes," Charlie said firmly, his face straight and without much emotion. "She stayed home. Wasn't feeling good.""What happened?" Luke asked as his eyebrows pulled together, worry flooding throug
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Chapter Forty-ThreeI Feel Like a Honey Bee≋The weekend after Noah disappeared for a while, he didn't come to school the following two days.When he did come back, things were just as they had been the past few weeks.Noah would be fine, laughing and talking to the others while him and I acted like we didn't even see the other person standing a foot away from us."You could just talk to him. Confront him, tell him to get over himself," Ezra muttered dully, shrugging.It was Friday now. I couldn't stand to be stuck in the cafeteria having to see Noah because it made my stomach twist and chest feel like there were bricks lying on top of it.Ezra came through in the hallway with me. The two of us sat on the ground with our legs stretched in front of us and backs leaned against lockers.I refrained from rolling my eyes, "Raz, he's made it more than clear I'm not welcome in his life.""Then maybe you should get over yourself and let yourself be with the guy," Ezra chuckled, shaking his h
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Chapter Forty-TwoLot of Hurt Going on≋Luke and I got to Noah's house after the others since we had left later.When we got there, my dad, Noah's parents and brothers along with the rest of the friend group where all sitting around in the family room.Noah's mom looked drained out and exhausted as she sat on the couch and rubbed her hands in anticipation."What's going on?" Luke said as soon as we had walked into the room.Cade shrugged as he stood up and shoved his hands in his jogger's pockets, "Nothing, really. Noah's upstairs in his room but won't talk to anyone - at all.""How are you doing, Mrs.Coates?" I asked softly as I walked over to where she was sitting and stood beside my dad. He wrapped an arm around me and gave my shoulder a reassuring squeeze.She gave me a small and sad smile, "I'm okay, dear. I'm just glad Noah's safe."I smiled lightly and nodded, "So am I.""Princess," Luke said softly as he came over and placed a hand on my shoulder.I stepped away from my dad a
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Chapter Forty-OneCosmic Force≋Three weeks had gone by and it was radio silence between Noah and I.As much as it agitated me that this is what it was like now, I wasn't going to do anything about it because Noah had made no effort to talk to me either and I was no the type of person who was going to change for some guy and go confess my deeply shoved down feelings for him so we could end up happily ever after.All the points have been established.This was for the best.I may miss him and want to hang out with him, I may also hate seeing him everyday, I may hate the questions arose from everyone in the group, I may hate that he laughs at Amy's stupid jokes and stories but I was a much stronger person than this and am frankly, very good at keeping a guard up - even if that meant coming off as a stone-cold, heartless person with no feelings and emotions.Three weeks and I was starting to get used to Noah and I being on these weird and unfriendly terms.It's easier sitting behind him
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Chapter FortyQuite Fine≋Noah and I hadn't been talking at all and Luke caught on."Okay, seriously, what is going on with you two?" Luke stood in front of me with his arms crossed, blocking my path and not allowing me to take a step away from my locker."Luke-""No," he cut me off firmly. "Noah won't say anything and you've been avoiding me too. What happened with you guys?"I kept a blank face on as I pushed past Luke and started walking down the hall, "Nothing happened."Luke easily fell into step beside me and started walking with me. He scoffed, "That a lie and a half! I figure you'd at least try to be a little convincing, princess."Speaking through my gritted teeth with annoyance, "Go ask Noah. I don't know or care."After the argument Noah and I had, it was clear on both sides that neither of us were in any mood to talk it out or talk at all, really.Luke sighed in defeat, "He won't speak about it.""What makes you think I will?" I chuckle dryly as I continued walking to my
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Chapter Thirty-NineGood Morning to You Too≋I blinked a few times to adjust my sight to the sunlight that was beaming through my room in the morning. My eyes still slightly droopy, I looked over to spot Noah.He was lying on his side with his head resting on his arm that was bent so his elbow was sticking outwards. He was looking me, eyes also droopy and a soft and lax smile on his face as he looked at me.I groaned as I turned so I was also lying on my side and facing Noah, "Watching me sleep, Ace? Not creepy or uncomfortable at all."A soft chuckle left his lips, his eyes lit with amusement, "I was taking in how peaceful it is when you're asleep - no annoyance or glum responses from you."I rolled my eyes, a small grin on my lips as I looked at him, "I can't see or hear you when I'm asleep, of course I wouldn't be annoyed."Noah grinned, not offended but rather more amused by my comment, "I don't think I annoy you. I think you like having me around but you won't admit it."I narro
