Foreign Love Affair- Ch.2

A Chapter by icefairy88

I lazily dragged my tired butt out of bed and trudged down the stairs. I heard the sizzle and the savory smell of fresh bacon. Days when mom made breakfast were the best.

“Hey, sweetheart! Sit down and eat, I don’t want you to be late for school.”

“Okay, okay.” I sat down and dug into all of the delicious food my mom had oh so graciously made.

“After school, do you think you could run to the mall for me? I need you to buy that necklace we saw at Forever 21 for Maggie.” My mom asked. Maggie was my cousin, and her birthday was coming up soon.

“Yeah, sure. But I gotta go get ready for school, thanks for the food!” I said as I ran up the stairs to brush my teeth and get dressed. I glanced in the mirror and sighed. I swear, I’m a magician when it comes to my hair. Sometimes I don’t know how I tame this monstrous beast. I decided to just throw it up in a ponytail today. Afterwards, I put on my makeup and headed for school.

It was just like any other day, classes trickling slowly by. It felt as though every day was the same lately. I was so desperate for a change. Anything. I had most of my classes with Elise, luckily, so I talked to her most of the time. The end of the day arrived and I said bye to Elise as I headed for my car. I looked around the parking lot when I spotted Derek. I glanced at him, and when our eyes locked I quickly looked away. He looked…hurt? Probably just trying to make me feel bad because I didn’t answer his text. Whatever. I got into my car, turned on some Mayday Parade, and headed for the mall. I stopped on the way there to get gas, and I was surprised at how long it had taken. It was already 4:00, and I was supposed to meet Elise at my house for a Game of Thrones marathon I had taped earlier. It was our secret obsession. I skimmed around Forever 21 and quickly found the necklace, paid for it and headed out of the store, when I spotted an adorable shirt at Pac Sun. I knew it was late…but c’mon, I needed a couple new shirts. So I decided to go in and browse for a few minutes, and of course buy the shirt I saw. I headed for the register when I heard a faint foreign accent. I had to admit, I was a sucker for a cute accent. Who isn’t? I walked up to the table and accent boy started to ring me up. I had to avert my eyes to keep from staring…He was gorgeous. Dark brown hair, long, but not too long. Icy blue eyes and a cute smile. He was also pretty tall, which was adorable. Myself, well, I was pretty short. It had its setbacks, but I didn’t mind. Lost in thought, I didn’t realize accent boy had been trying to talk to me.

“Miss? Your total is 15.27.” He repeated, and I felt my cheeks get hot. I could be such an idiot sometimes.

“Oh, uh..right, here you go.” I stammered as I handed him a twenty. He smiled and gave me my change. I quickly said thank you made my way out of Pac Sun.

When I got into my car, I sat and silently cursed myself for not getting his name. Not like I could have asked without making a fool out of myself, but I desperately wanted to know his name. I felt like I had seen him before…I just wasn’t sure where. I drove home, remembering Elise was waiting for me. I wasn’t sure if I should tell her about my encounter with accent boy at the store just yet. Knowing her, she would drag me by my ears and take me back there, just so I could properly introduce myself to him. That wasn’t gonna happen. So, I decided to keep this bit of information to myself. I walked in and was greeted by Elise shouting a “Hey! Finally you’re here! I kinda already started watching Game of Thrones…but you haven’t missed much." I laughed and sat beside her.

“So, why were you so late? Sneaking around behind my back?” She joked. I nervously laughed, remembering accent boy.

“...Okay, what’s going on? I can tell when you’re hiding something, Addie!” She said, and I sighed as I assured her it was nothing. She shrugged and went back to watching Joffrey be a complete d****e on the show. After our marathon was over, Elise left and I headed for bed. I was still thinking about whether or not I should “casually” go back to Pac Sun or not. I decided it might be a little creepy, so as much as I wanted to, I decided I shouldn't. I headed off to bed, dreading another long day of school tomorrow.

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