Falling for me?

"Hey" I heard someone call from behind me and looked to notice who.

My face brightened as I saw him.

Samuel Russo.

"Hi, what's up", I tried to sound casual,  I leaned on my car and let my hands fall to the side.

He folded his arms, rested his back on the car facing mine.

"Do you mind coming over to my place"?

I jerked at the question

"What? We just met"

"I meant for the project, you have a dirty mind", he teased.

I let out a nervous laugh,

Kill me now, please.

"Oh, I'll have to do something first then I can come, can I get your number"

"I didn't peg you as the forward type" he smirked.

"Now you're the one with a dirty mind, I just need it so that you can send me your address"

He collected my phone and inputted his digits, I saved it as Sammy.

"What's going on here", Cara said out of nowhere.

"Cara meet Samuel"

"Samuel, Cara, my best friend," I said looking between the both of them.

"Nice to meet you", they both said almost at the same time.

"Okay, I'll be on my way now, bye girls ", Sam said and walked towards a red jeep.

Cara waited until he was out of hearing range before she started asking me questions.

"What were you guys talking about?"

I let out a sigh.

"We're partners for the history project, we were discussing where to meet"

I brought out my car keys and unlocked the car doors and got into the car,

Cara walked to the passenger's side of the car and got into the car.

"That was a totally unfair thing for Mrs. Esther to do, how could she pair me with Matthew", Cara complained, brushing her hair.

"It's not as bad as you think, Matthew is really smart, with him as your partner an A is guaranteed"

Cara scoffed at my words,

"Easy for you to say, you got partnered with Samuel, don't get over yourself when you're with him, remember he's my future boyfriend"

That was what Cara said about any guy she liked and she always achieved her goal, even if the relationship never lasted.

I had never had a boyfriend, after the incident when we were 13, I just couldn't like anyone again, but I feel something whenever I see Samuel he makes me believe in love at first sight but I don't stand a chance with him, Cara was right, I shouldn't get over myself when I'm with him.

I dropped her at her house and using the address Samuel sent to me, I went to his house.

His house was as big as Cara's, maybe even bigger. I stood for a few seconds taking in the beauty and size of the house, it was intimidating.

I pressed the doorbell a couple of times before someone opened the door for me to come in.

An elderly woman stood at the other end of the door looking at me with confusion written all over her face, she sized me from head to toe with her eyes and shook her head.

"Hello I'm here to see Samuel, we have a project to do", I told the woman.

On hearing that her countenance changed, she smiled and let me in,

"Sam is in his room the second room upstairs by your left, he has been waiting for you"

"Okay thank you", I looked around the house on my way up the stairs, everything looked expensive, I didn't know he was rich.

I knocked on the door of the room according to the lady's description.

There was no reply, so I opened the door slowly.

Samuel was on his bed sleeping soundly, mumbling something quietly in his sleep, his normally slicked back hair was all messy, I walked closer to him and bent to look at him.

"Samuel" I called to wake him up, he turned and continued sleeping.

I tapped him a little, he still slept.

I bent over to his ear, tapped him, and said "Sammy", 

He turned over and grabbed my hand, a warm feeling shot through my hands.

I tried to release from his grip but he held it tighter,

"Please don't let go", he mumbled in his sleep, 

I used my other hand to wipe the sweat on my forehead.

He shook a little, I looked down at him, his eyes suddenly came open, he raised his head in shock but because of my position, his head slammed mine, causing me to fall but because his hand was still holding mine, I fell on top of him,

"I knew that sooner or later you were going to fall for me but isn't it too early", he cheekily said, he just woke up how can he already be this cocky.

"Haha, very funny says the boy who was holding my hand begging me not to let go," I said trying to ignore the pain in my head, what was his head made of? Rocks.

His gaze shifted from my face to our hands, I could see traces of embarrassment flood his cheeks as he let go of my hand.

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"How does your head feel?", he asked as he sat down on the chair facing me, I was seated on a chair, earlier he had gone to get me ice to put on my head.

One hand was holding the ice to my head, the other holding a pen on a blank page of a book.

"What part of history are we going to write about", I asked and turned to face him, he was looking out the window in deep thought.

"How about the first successful voyage across the pacific ocean", he suggested.

"That was 1564 to 1565 right?", I asked.

"Close but it was 1563 to 1564", he corrected.

"I think I'm correct but let's just g****e it instead"

He picked up his phone and started typing in it.

"Ok, whatever it takes to show you that I'm… ", he stopped talking and stared in shock at his phone.

"Well princess it seems you are correct "

"What did you just call me?" I question the nickname,

"Bree", his face was so serious, I even doubted myself but I know what I heard.

"You just said princess",

"you must be hearing things, do you want me to call you princess",

"No but.."

A call from my mum interrupted me,

I went out of his room to answer the call,

"Hey mum "

"Bree, Diane is in the hospital, we are going to spend the night with her, there's money in the money jar if you want to order anything to eat", my mum said

"Mum how is she doing, can I come?", I knew she was going to say no but I at least wanted to try.

"She's feeling better now but the doctors need to watch her for the night, and you have school, don't worry dear we are with her just stay home and don't worry too much"

"Ok mummy love you"

"Love you too", I ended the call

"Is everything okay"

I gasped and shook out of shock as I saw Samuel.

"How long have you been standing there?" 

"Just now, is everything okay at home, you look worried",

"Everything's okay, I have to go now, we can continue with the project another time", I turned to go down the stairs but was stopped when I heard.

"wait".