Loving the Enemy by Nevi Bernard (best books for 7th graders .txt) 📖

as I entered the combination for my locker. Through the corner of my eyes I saw them exchanged expression as though asking each other what the other knew but neither had an answer for that. I grinned even wider as I turned to acknowledge their presence.

"Hey guys."

"Did something happen that we don't know about?" Jason asked looking very worried.

"Are we supposed to be worried?" Kevin asked voicing Jason's question

"Nope."

"Are you going to tell us?" Jason asked annoyed and impatient.

"Nope. I don't kiss and tell." I grinned as I watched their bewildered expressions which soon turned in to a full blow laugh. They both grumbled something about me being annoyingly cheer and not be kind enough tell what it was, but I didn't care.

I soon separated from the guys walking towards Kristal's locker. I wanted to walk her to class though I had seen her for a short while before I left so that we wouldn't be caught by her parents. I really didn't want them to know all that was happening at home.

Shaking that thought from my mind I continued on my mission towards Kristal's locker. I was so excited I could have sworn I had started skipping, but I was to be delayed for just as I was to take the last turn I bumped into Lily Fortune junior that roles with a number of the popular kids, not that I'm not popular. In fact many of the school population will try countless times to become a friend of mine, but there is never one that is genuine except for Kevin who I grew up with since childhood and Jason a quiet middle class nerd who was just as good as any jock in the school. Jason was known to be a guy who was good at everything he tried to do but could pull a good prank as Kevin and myself.

The pretty brunette junior always seemed a little too much for me though. She seemed to be more trouble than I care to know and she always got her way, with her dad being a famous sports anchor on SPC Channel 5. But she didn't sway my boat and I was in too much hurry to allow her to.

"Sorry I was in a hurry. Let me help you take those up." I said stooping down to collect the books that were sprawled all over the floor.

"Thanks, that's do sweet of you." She replied smiling as she tucked her hair behind her ear as she picked up her books.

A classic girl flirt move and I was in no hurry to find what it all meant. My mind was screaming at me to run away as fast as I could and I thought it best to listen. So rising to my full height I started to walk away but Lily's soft hands wrapped around my wrist. I glanced at our hands then to her face.

"What is it?" I didn't feel like hanging around and she was just wasting my time and keeping me from my mission.

"There no need to be so rude. Why the hurry?"

"That's my business not yours. Let go of my arm." She didn't seem to like the way I spoke to her but she did as I asked and before I could make another move she had her arms wrapped around my neck and her lips pressed against mine. I was shocked. How could one be so... depraved, so self-absorbed and just plain rude?

I immediately recoiled in total disgust and shame that I could have allowed her to do that to me. I caught movement in the corner of mine eyes and I glanced up and saw Kristal as dashed around the corner away from me. I finally shoved Lily away with great force and dashed after her.

"Hey! You moron! Don't you know when a great opportunity comes your way you grab at it?" Lily shouted but I didn't stop to look back.

"Fine! Be that way you gonna want this one day but you ain't gonna get it!" I snorted at that last statement. Women can be so desperate and Kristal was desperate to get away from me. I finally stopped running when I came to realize that she wasn't going to stop and even if she did she wouldn't listen. So feeling defeated I turned in the opposite direction towards my class.

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I sat on the bleachers watching the other students, including Kristal play dodge ball. I had gotten into a fight twice and Coach Reynolds was not about to have it with. He said that he'd never seen me like this and whatever bug I've caught that possessed me to be like that, I was to get rid of it. But how I when the happened to be Kristal.

I watched as she made after her best friend Leyana who giggle and ran away I was too caught up in my thoughts that I hadn't seen Coach approached where I sat seething in misery.

"Ah I see. The love bug gotcha." He said.

Frightened I looked up at him, "Huh? What? No, no, no, no love here." I stuttered.

He laughs and shakes his head then as if I had confirmed his thoughts he said, "What did you do? The only reason I guy who's known to be calm flares up like a flare gun then it has to be over a woman." He looks towards Kristal and I could help the sigh the pass my lips.

"Let's just say trouble found me and it wasn't my fault what happened."

"That's what we all say but it normal is." Coach said standing to his feet.

"Well this time it really wasn't my fault and that's the truth." I replied sulkily.

"Well I pray that you are telling the truth. But she's the one who needs to know what the truth is, since she obviously doesn't know what the truth is." Coach turned and left , blowing his whistle a few times.

He really was a cool guy though he can be harsh he was always reasonable and understanding. So I took his advice and made my way to Kristal, dodging a few balls that were thrown my way. I need to let her know the truth and really hoped she'd listen. I couldn't spend my day being a mess.

I grabbed hold of her hand as soon as I was close. Thankfully she'd had her back turned to my direction so she hadn't seen me coming until I was dragging her away. She kept shouting and hitting for me to let go. Coach Reynolds too kept shouting that I returned that instant but I was not going to sulk anymore.

"Let go of me you pompous jerk!" She yelled

"We gotta talk and it has to be now." I replied in finality. Let's hope she won't hit me where it hurts since she had a temper that could make one cry and I wasn't going to give her that benefit. I heard sniffles as we came to a corner and I realized that my thoughts worked out oppositely. Now what will I do? I never meant to hurt her.

 

~10~

 

Kristal's POV

Though there many questions and thoughts about all that happened the previous night dashing across my mind, I still had a silly grin on my face that wasn't leaving anytime soon. Warms arms were wrapped around my waist and I couldn't help snuggling closer. What am I doing? This is insane! Why do I feel this way? I couldn't help those few questions before falling back into a comfortable doze.

The next time I awoke it was to the sound of movements inside my room. The fact that my mom would sometimes pop inside my room to wake me if I'd overslept caused me to spring out of bed ready to explain my case, but I was met by a pair of eyes that could make even chocolate melt, staying back at me.
He smiled sweetly as he pulled his shirt over his head. Once on, he walked the short distance, closing the gap between us.
"I'll see you later at school. I gotta get some stuff at my house before I'm of to school." I was too dumbstruck that all I could do was nod,  before he placed a soft kiss on my lips and pulled away.

I couldn't let him leave like that for some unseen reason. So without thinking it through I ran towards him, grabbing his arm just before he could open the door.
He looks at me a bit puzzled before my lips crashed into his for one of the satisfying kiss he could ever imagine. He smiled against my lips, then as I began to pull away, he swooped in for another taste.
"You're a teaser you know that?" he declares resting his forehead against mine. He bit his lips just before he continued, "See you at school. I'm looking forward to it." And with that he was gone.

Now as I stood watching him from the distance wrapped in the arms of another. I tried to walk away but my legs just wouldn't listen. I was too caught up in my emotions that I didn't hear Leyana walking up to me until she spoke.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing" I rushed out as I dashed down the hall, the way I came.

 I was soon blinded by my tears welling up in my eyes and I fought to hold them in. I somehow made it to the bathroom and locked myself in one of the empty stalls. Closing the toilet lid I sat with my knees up to my chin and finally allowed the tears to fall.

How could I be so stupid to believe he could really be interested in me? I guess the joke was on me. Joker strikes again.

I heard the sound of footsteps entering the and did the best I could to quieten my sniffles. I could the girls as they gossiped about whatever seemed to be the latest news in school. I soon forgot my worries as I listened in on the conversation.

"Did you see that Lily Fortune girl this morning?" said girl number one.

"You mean, liplocking it with that Vincent guy? Yeah I totally caught that." replied the girl number two.

"I winder if their gonna be an item?" asked girl number one.

The door to the bathroom opened with a bang and the sound of new footsteps entered. "You guys just missed something."

"What?" Both girls squealed simultaneously.

"You will not believe what I just saw." spoke the third girl excitedly

"What?!" Both girls screamed impatiently.

"I just saw Vincent Coke liplocking with Lily Fortune."

"That is so old news." says the first girl.

"Yeah totally." agrees the second

"Well did you guys see what happened next?" asked the third smugly.

"What?" questions the girls eagerly

"Well, he actually rejected her. Meaning he shoved her away and then he started to run after some girl."

"Who?" asked the second girl.

"I thought I heard him saying... Krissy or is Kristy...? I can't remember."

I had to cover my mouth at that. Did he really see me? why would he be calling after me? to lie? The questions rolled on and on in my head but the girls had started to talk again and I ceased my thinking to hear the rest. It just couldn't be me.

"We don't have anyone by