This Love, This Game

I stood there shell shocked. A million things were running through my head. He touched me! Holy shit, he was standing in front of me! My gorgeous green-eyed angel. I had to hold back the urge to scream.

“Shit! Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you,” he chuckled quietly as he stood in front of me, eyes boring into my soul. We stood in silence for a couple of seconds. With an awkward chuckle, he rubbed the back of his head, roughing up his hair.

“It’s okay.” I smiled weakly, trying to control my raging emotions. I was overcome with the desire to pull him towards me, to run my hand through his messy black hair.

“So I haven’t seen you around before, you must be new?” grinning, he extended his right hand, “I’m Zack.”

I stared at it dumbly. What? What was happening here? Mistaking my surprise with discomfort, he quickly dropped his hand and lifted an eyebrow. Oh, dear, Dumb Amy strikes again!

“Amelia,” I muttered, cheeks heating.

“Amelia huh?” There was that smirk again. My stomach did a couple of flips and I resisted the urge to bite my lip. “Pretty cool name. Where are you from Amelia?”

Had he caught on to my accent? Of course, he did! Everyone always noticed my accent, how could they not? Overcome with unbearable shyness, I meekly uttered ‘South Africa’. My cheeks once again burning with embarrassment. For some reason, I was embarrassed and I was never embarrassed. Not when it came to my home.

Zack let out a low whistle, “Damn girl, the fuck you doing here?”

“Mom. She, uh, she’s from here, so we moved back after…” I trailed off, not wanting to finish my sentence. I didn’t want to think about it, let alone talk about it. I shifted, shifting my weight onto my left leg. Zack was staring at me, an unreadable emotion in his eyes. What was he thinking?

“Baker!” A loud voice called out from behind us, saving me from having to answer or explain further.

Upon hearing the voice, Zack scowled. Intrigued, I peeked around him and noticed the brown-eyed boy from earlier. He was jogging towards us, cigarette in hand. Again, I was overcome with the urge to run away. What was it about this boy?

“Yeah?” Zack raised his eyebrow at the new comer, his voice laced with irritation.

“Dude, what the fuck?” Brown eyes inquired, oblivious to my presence. Partially because I was now hidden behind Zack.

“Huh?” Zack pulled out his pack of cigarettes, placed one in his mouth and then offered one to brown eyes.

Brown eyes gladly took one. Together, they lit their smokes and inhaled and sighed contently as they exhaled. It was silent for a few minutes as both Zack and brown eyes basked in this serene moment. I stood there awkwardly, not sure if I should leave or say anything.

Finally mustering up enough courage – ridiculous, I know – I stepped out from behind Zack. “Um, think I’m gonna go.”

Brown-eyes snapped his attention to me, his eyes bulging slightly. He smirked and licked his lips as an unidentifiable emotion crossed his eyes. I suddenly felt uncomfortable. Have I mentioned that this guy makes me want to run away?

“Well, well, well, Baker. What have I told you about sharing beautiful girls?”

Zack scoffed and rolled his eyes at his friend. He took another drag of his cigarette and exhaled before turning to brown eyes. Irritation clear in his eyes.

“Piss off Brian.”

“Dude, there’s a lady present,” Brian lightly punched Zack and then turned to me. “I’m Brian by the way.”

“Amelia.”

I said curtly, every inch of me wanting to run away. What was it about this guy?
“Amelia eh?” His eyes clouded over once again and he licked his lips. I averted my gaze away from him. From the corner of my eyes, I noticed Zack roll his eyes.

“Yeah. Um anyway, it was nice to meet you two,” I threw a quick smile in Zack’s direction, “but I, uh, need to get going. Um, see you around I guess.”

Like a frightened mouse, I spun around and darted off; not waiting for a reply. I hurriedly turned the corner, afraid that they would follow. Why was I so afraid of them? Well, Brian. Why did I feel so uneasy around him? Shaking my head, I pushed all thoughts of Brian to the back of my head. I had better things to think about than him, like Zack.

“Amelia!”

I halted. Oh, please no. Please let it not be Brian. Hesitantly I spun around, praying it wasn’t the person I thought it was. I let out a sigh of relief as I saw Zack run up to me. He halted mere inches from me, eyebrow raised, smirk in place. Damn that smirk!

“Yeah?”

“Sorry about Brian, fucker can be an annoyance sometimes,” he shook his head laughing.

“Nah, it’s okay,” I smiled, an uneasy feeling washed over me at the mention of Brian.

“So where were we before that jackass interrupted us?” Another smirk.

“Um, no idea,” I shrugged and began to walk. No matter how much I wanted to stay and chat. No matter how much I wanted to be near him, I needed to go home.

“Hey! Where are you going?” he called out. Is that hurt I heard?

“Um, I need to get home. Got shit to do, y’know?” I called over my shoulder nonchalantly.

“Oh, um, okay.” He sounded sad, but then again I could be dreaming. A sudden idea jumped to mind. With new found confidence, I spun around and faced him, eyebrow cocked.

“Oi! You gonna walk me home or what?” It was my turn to smirk. Taken aback, Zack stood there, glued to his spot. Grabbing a hold of himself, he shrugged and jogged up to me.

“Alright, where to baby doll?” he draped an arm around my shoulder. Oh, God. I was going to regret this.

“This way,” smiling up at him, I moved out from under his arm and walked off in the direction of my house.

Twenty minutes later we found ourselves face to face in my driveway. He was staring at me again, his eyes boring into my soul. I was suddenly feeling shy. What now? The entire walk home had been pleasant, consisting of small talk.

“So…” He trailed off, dragging out the ‘o’.

“So,” I echoed, looking down at my dirty All Stars. I glanced back up, wanting to ask him something but decided against it.

“I’ll see you tomorrow?” He smiled. What, no smirk?

“Yeah. Sure.”

“Alright, see you around Amelia,” he winked and walked off.

I stood in my driveway, a huge grin plastered across my face as I watched him walk away. Finally, something good came from this move.

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C.H. Sullivan

Title Cred: a bit obvious I hope..... Avenged Sevenfold - Scream