BAD BOY'S CRUSH - Episode 19
(He caught a cold???)
Nicole’s POV
Ten years ago,
“Oh! Its a rain Nicc! Oh my bad, there’s gonna be thunder soon! “She yelled running to me for protection, she hugged me tightly burying her head into my chest
I laughed hard pulling her away, always a scaredy-cat looking for protection
“I’m scared”she pouted looking at me with a pitiful eyes and I touched her forehead lightly with my first finger
“Here hop on my back”I lowered my back for her to climb and she got into my back as I carried her with me running away from the rain….
Present ?
Chloe’s POV
“Hop on my back”I said to her when she complained of not going home with a stained skirt, she will be embarrassed when people look at her back
I would’ve persuaded her that with my sweater around her waist noone will notice but I wanted to have the pleasure of having her on my back
“Hop on my back”I repeated and she still didn’t do as I asked
I stood up properly trying to know her reason for not climbing into my back to find out that she was merely being shy
“Why are you being so nice? “She asked me
I was cut short by what to answer
“Just… Erm… Urm… “No words were formed after that
I lowered my back again infront of her
“Just hop in”I spoke trying to appear calm but my nervousness almost betrayed me
“I’m heavy and… ”
I grabbed her legs and loosing her balance she fell into my back and I smiled
I stood up interlocking my finger below her butts area
Her two long legs dangled infront of me and her soft body pressed against my back
She is warm… I thought feeling her skin against mine
She carried her back pack and mine as we pushed our way forward leaving the garage after the rain had finally stopped
Nicole’s POV
I waited for the rain to stop before rushing out to go look for Bella, she’s allergic to rain and I know that wherever she is, she was caught up by the rain
I wonder why she left like that without a notice, I panted after running for about thirty minutes that the rain stopped
Where might she be? I looked around the whole street still no sign of her, . .
d@mn! She’s definitely going to catch a cold after this
She h@??s rain, oh my bad! I should’ve known earlier before she left
Then my thought struck an important message which just popped into my head
CHLOE! My mind said
Chloe went after her when she left, so if I will find her then I will have to find that jerk first
I will have to check him at home before I will know where Bella is
Yeah! That’s it!
I ran home…
Bella’s POV
Ten years ago,
“Nicc, your back is so warm and relaxing, will you carry me like this forever? “I asked him and the nine year old Nicc started laughing
“Hey! What’s wrong with you Bella? Why will I carry you on my back forever? ”
“Because am your friend”I scowled
He scoffed before putting me down, this time we were infront of my house
He touched my hair and shuffled it repeatedly
“I will only carry you when you’re in danger and not when you have two legs scaredie”
He teased and I didn’t find it funny so I frowned at him
He pinched my cheeks and smiled….
Present?
“Your back is so warm and relaxing Chloe”I said to him, the warmness made my cold to almost disappear
Even my pain had reduced already
He sings so well and he carried me too, why is he nice? Maybe because I look so pitiful
Yeah am pitiful enough to be pitied
“Really? “He broke into my thoughts tilting his head a bit so he could see my face
“Yes, its so warm “I repeated and he giggled
“Thanks, I just wish I will have someone I will carry like this forever ”
“Really? You don’t have one? “I asked him after his utterance
“Yes… “He replied
Silence fell between us, I enjoyed the cool breeze of the cool weather which blew its way to my face and fanned my nose and hair which was almost becoming dry by its gentle and warm touch on it
“Where is your house? I have almost neared mine”he asked and said at the same time
I looked up from his back viewing the front before me to see that we had gone far
“Put me down, my house isn’t long anymore from here… ”
“Tell me, I will drop you at your doorstep “he interrupted and I went calm again
Nicc never did this nor my mom or dad
He’s being too nice to a fault
I allowed him carry me through my directions to my place
He put me down sighing
“Thanks Chloe”I appreciated with my words coming deeply from my heart
He nodded putting his hand on my hair and shuffling my hair lightly
“Don’t go home when rain is falling when there is no me over there to save you”
He adviced and I was confused
What does he mean by that?
I wanted to talk, to ask what he meant but he was gone! I made to call his name to remind him about his sweater which he tied around my waist but he was really gone!
I sighed again getting into the house and then smiled remembering how he carried me like a baby on his back
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I sneezed for the umpteenth time coming into the kitchen to get a glass of warm water when I saw my mom already in the kitchen preparing breakfast
“Good morning mom”I greeted and ACHOOO! I sneezed again
“I told you to always avoid the rain but would you listen stubborn girl! Now you’ve caught catarrh!! “She nagged as she heard me sneeze over and over again before blowing my nose
“Simple instructions, a child will never listen huh! Bella!!When did you become stubborn? “She nagged half yelling at me abandoning the eggs she was frying on the gas
I smiled hugging her from behind and resting my head on her shoulder
“Mom i’m sorry, I got no choice huh, I didn’t have a choice “I apologized before sneezing again
She pushed me away
“Don’t touch me before you infect me”
I smirked running out of the kitchen to go prepare for school
Hour later, I was done preparing for school
I packaged Chloe’s sweater which I washed and ironed clean for him into my backpack
I sighed again tying my hair into a knot and then hung my back pack loosely on my back
I walked out of my room and straight downstairs
Brad was already at the table eating, his hobby… I chuckled sitting down next to him to have some breakfast but stood up again after two seconds
“Why? Aren’t you eating? “Mom, who was also at the table asked and I nodded
I want to see Chloe before the class starts today
Eating might delay me, I will wait till lunch time at school so that I will eat
“No mom, bye love you “I blew kisses in the air almost flying out of the room
Ten minutes later, I was in the bus which drove me to school, I climbed down and rushed into the school
“Hey Bella”my friends cooed at me but I wasnt ready for that
All I wanted was to see Chloe, I hurried into our class and my eyes met Nicc
He sprang up from his seat immediately he saw me
He came to my side
“Hey! I looked for you the whole of… ”
“Where is Chloe? “I interrupted him
“Oh… “His face read an expression which I wasn’t ready to read at the moment
My eyes still wandered everywhere around the class and outside maybe to catch a glimpse of him but there was no sign of him anywhere
“Isn’t he coming to school today? “I asked curiously and he nodded
“Yeah, but I looked for you like crazy yesterday and… ”
“Why isn’t he coming to school today? Did he get sick?”
I cut him up again, I wasn’t ready for what he wanted to tell me, all I cared about now was to see Chloe
He shrugged staring at me with awe-stricken expression on his face
“He caught a cold”he finally revealed and I grinned
I knew he would catch a cold, after running into the rain and acting like it was all nothing is crazy!
“Is he that bad? “I asked again deeply concerned and he shrugged again with his face really down
“Yeah, so bad and I think he’s under the blanket when I left for school”
Oh my bad! I held my breath for a second, I knew he will catch a cold
I bit my lower lips
“Where did you go yesterday? I was so d@mn… ”
“Nicc, can I talk to you later? Bye!! “I flew out of the class running to meet Chloe wherever he might be….
Tbc