have five minutes.” He walked out shutting and locking the door behind him.
Titus waited a whole thirty seconds before coming to me. “What’s wrong?” He wiped my tears and hugged me. “Just don’t cry. Please.”
“Josh, ugh, nevermind.” I slumped down in one of the desks, crossing my arms on top and laying my head down on them. Warm tears fell down my cheeks and pooled on the desktop.
“What did Josh do?” I could hear the anger in Titus’ voice.
“Nothing, everything. I don’t know. Right now I’m more disappointed in myself for sitting with him in his truck during lunch. I didn’t allow anything to happen, but what Josh did do, Mr. Wait saw, and the look of disappointment on his face killed me.”
Titu s sighed before he spoke. “Reese, what’s going on between the two of you?”
I snapped my head up. “What do you mean?”
“I know you cried all day Saturday, first in the morning over Josh and Candice and then later because of what you had to tell me. If it makes you that unhappy to not be my friend, then why do it? If you’re not happy with him, then why are you still with him?”
“I have to Titus. I have to keep you at a distance. I have to stay with him. You wouldn’t understand.” I shook my head. The door jingled and I knew class was about to start. I got up from my desk and grabbed a tissue.
Titus grabbed my hand smoothing his thumb over the top of it. “I would understand. It doesn’t have to be this way, Reese. Trust me, you can talk to me.”
I gripped his hand before letting go as the door opened . I whispered, “I wish I could.”
After school , I practically ran out the front gate and headed home. I barely made it to the corner when I heard Josh’s truck pull up. “Reese, get in please, Baby, we need to talk.”
I looked over at him and he smiled that sexy crooked grin , as he reached over and popped open the passenger door. “I’m so sorry for the way I acted at lunch; and for ignoring you the rest of the day. I just don’t know how to feel when you turn me down.”
“Josh you know I”—
He brushed his thumb against my mouth to stop me from talking. “I know you don’t like PDA. I shouldn’t have pushed you. I’m sorry.” He looked up at me through impossibly dark thick lashes. “Forgive me?”
Nodding , I slid into the truck. He owned me. What else was I suppose to do? I wasn’t about to let something so silly ruin my relationship, especially since he was my first. I needed it to last more than a couple months. I didn’t want to be some notch on his belt.
“Can you please take me home? It’s been a rough few days and I need some me time.”
“But, Reese”—
“Please, Josh? I just want to go home.” I drop my head staring at my hands in my lap. He had already passed my street. I knew where he was headed and I didn’t want to go there.
“Fine.” He had just made the turn heading for the White Oak when he pulled the e-brake.
The tires squealed. My body was forced into the door. Squeezing my eyes shut, I held my breath. The truck fish tailed , whipping around and came to a sudden stop. Someone’s screaming pierced my ears and I forced my eyes open. When my throat started aching, I realized I was the one screaming. I looked out the window to see a telephone pole blocking me in. If the truck would have slid any further, my door would have been smashed in and I would have been crushed. My heart was already breaking. How could he do this to me? Tears streamed down my face. I turned to look at Josh.
Josh sat behind the wheel, right hand on the gear shift and an evil grin smeared on his face. His body lunged toward me. I couldn’t get out. My breath came out at a short, quick pace. My fingers started to tingle. My vision blurred. I felt as if I was going to hurl all over him. My stomach twisted and my heart rate increased. I couldn’t get out! He was going to force me to be with him. I had to get out. How?
Crap! I could feel myself
Titus waited a whole thirty seconds before coming to me. “What’s wrong?” He wiped my tears and hugged me. “Just don’t cry. Please.”
“Josh, ugh, nevermind.” I slumped down in one of the desks, crossing my arms on top and laying my head down on them. Warm tears fell down my cheeks and pooled on the desktop.
“What did Josh do?” I could hear the anger in Titus’ voice.
“Nothing, everything. I don’t know. Right now I’m more disappointed in myself for sitting with him in his truck during lunch. I didn’t allow anything to happen, but what Josh did do, Mr. Wait saw, and the look of disappointment on his face killed me.”
Titu s sighed before he spoke. “Reese, what’s going on between the two of you?”
I snapped my head up. “What do you mean?”
“I know you cried all day Saturday, first in the morning over Josh and Candice and then later because of what you had to tell me. If it makes you that unhappy to not be my friend, then why do it? If you’re not happy with him, then why are you still with him?”
“I have to Titus. I have to keep you at a distance. I have to stay with him. You wouldn’t understand.” I shook my head. The door jingled and I knew class was about to start. I got up from my desk and grabbed a tissue.
Titus grabbed my hand smoothing his thumb over the top of it. “I would understand. It doesn’t have to be this way, Reese. Trust me, you can talk to me.”
I gripped his hand before letting go as the door opened . I whispered, “I wish I could.”
After school , I practically ran out the front gate and headed home. I barely made it to the corner when I heard Josh’s truck pull up. “Reese, get in please, Baby, we need to talk.”
I looked over at him and he smiled that sexy crooked grin , as he reached over and popped open the passenger door. “I’m so sorry for the way I acted at lunch; and for ignoring you the rest of the day. I just don’t know how to feel when you turn me down.”
“Josh you know I”—
He brushed his thumb against my mouth to stop me from talking. “I know you don’t like PDA. I shouldn’t have pushed you. I’m sorry.” He looked up at me through impossibly dark thick lashes. “Forgive me?”
Nodding , I slid into the truck. He owned me. What else was I suppose to do? I wasn’t about to let something so silly ruin my relationship, especially since he was my first. I needed it to last more than a couple months. I didn’t want to be some notch on his belt.
“Can you please take me home? It’s been a rough few days and I need some me time.”
“But, Reese”—
“Please, Josh? I just want to go home.” I drop my head staring at my hands in my lap. He had already passed my street. I knew where he was headed and I didn’t want to go there.
“Fine.” He had just made the turn heading for the White Oak when he pulled the e-brake.
The tires squealed. My body was forced into the door. Squeezing my eyes shut, I held my breath. The truck fish tailed , whipping around and came to a sudden stop. Someone’s screaming pierced my ears and I forced my eyes open. When my throat started aching, I realized I was the one screaming. I looked out the window to see a telephone pole blocking me in. If the truck would have slid any further, my door would have been smashed in and I would have been crushed. My heart was already breaking. How could he do this to me? Tears streamed down my face. I turned to look at Josh.
Josh sat behind the wheel, right hand on the gear shift and an evil grin smeared on his face. His body lunged toward me. I couldn’t get out. My breath came out at a short, quick pace. My fingers started to tingle. My vision blurred. I felt as if I was going to hurl all over him. My stomach twisted and my heart rate increased. I couldn’t get out! He was going to force me to be with him. I had to get out. How?
Crap! I could feel myself
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