It never ends

Scarlett and I visited a few other stores including a place the specializes in graphic tee’s, a soft pretzel store and a music store where a guy named ‘splinter’ tried to ask scarlett out. I had gotten a soft pretzel that in my opinion was a bit too salty but I ate it anyway. As we were going downstairs scarlett’s’ phone vibrated with a text, she switched the hand that was holding the bags and took out her phone.

“it’s just austin” she said tapping her thumbs on the screen. I froze. The mention of austins name only brought up the memory of him and Katherine.

He’s still a cheater I thought to myself.

Should I tell her, it would be the perfect time to. But I see the smile on her face every time she sees him, even now when she’s just texting him back, she really does love him. But love’s mutual right? And cheating isn’t love. I don’t know, what if she finds out, then find out I knew, she would hate me. I don’t know. Scarlett puts her phone away before I’ve come to a decision. Later I tell myself.

“what’s up with you? Look like you’ve seen a ghost” I probably did look dazed.

“nothing I’m fine” I replied. Scarlett shrugged. We arrived on the ground floor and scarlett looked to the side then quickly back to me.

“Wait, there’s one last store I wanna visit” scarlett said running off, i pushed my way through the crowd and followed her to a store right next to a candle and perfume shop. I stopped when I caught sight of the full store. My mouth hung open as I realized that this was a lingerie shop. I’ve never set foot in one. I felt a bit uncomfortable just standing there. I hesitated before stepping inside, I tried to act casual but inside I felt like leaving, this wasn’t somewhere I was used to. I tried to find scarlett but she somehow disappeared.

“scarlett” I called, trying not to be to loud.

“over here” she replied, she was looking through the clothes hanging on the wall. She picked up an emerald green silk outfit that consisted of a green bra with black thin lace and below a small green skirt with ruffles. “okay done” great we can leave.

Scarlett turned to me. “you should get one” my eyes widened and I shook my head.

“what, no, no no, I can’t”

“you can’t or you won’t” scarlett lifted an eyebrow, just as I was about to respond scarlett quickly walked over to a rack of blue outfits she looked through them she took one and put it with her green one. Why’ she being so casual with this?

“no, I don’t want it” I said following scarlett as she was walking towards the purchase counter.

“cmon, just get it, what’s the worst that can happen?, I’ll pay” she said taking out her credit card as the cashier rung up the outfits.

“plus” she said taking her credit card back and adding the bag to her arm that already had 2. “oliver likes blue” I gasped and scarlett just giggled .

“I’m not wearing that” I said getting into scarletts car.

“you don’t have to, but sooner or later you will” I’m pretty sure my face was red, not from anger but from embarrassment.

We rode with scarletts radio turned on with her music. My mind was still on that outfit. I’m not wearing it, whatever scarlett says.

“see you later” scarlett said as we arrived in front of olivers apartment building.

“bye scarlett” I said getting my bag from the backseat. Scarletts eyes were watching me, so I had to grab the bag with the outfit she bought me.

“bye” scarlett said and she pulled away.

I walked inside the building and took the elevator up to olivers floor, I walked to his door and knocked. 2 second later the door opened with oliver right there , his hair still a bit messy.

“hey” he said letting me in.

“hey” I replied walking in placing the bags on the eating counter. Without thinking I took my shoes off and placed them at the foot of the door. I turned around to find oliver looking at me weirdly.

“What?” I said

He shook his head. “What was that” he asked looking down at my shoes them back at me.

“it annoys me walking on carpet with shoes on, so I avoid it if I can” Oliver didn’t say anything as he walked over to the counter looking through my bags. I immediately ran over and pinned close the top of the bags together with my hand so he couldn’t see, he looked a bit startled.

“what? I just wanna see” he said smiling, he knew what he was doing. He reached for the bag again and I moved my body to block his hand from reaching for it again. He was still smiling, god he was being cute and he knew it.

“I’m gonna see sooner or later” oliver said, his eyes never left mine.

“later” , oliver was quiet for a few seconds before rushing over to me and in a blur the bags were pulled from my hands and I was waiting for the noise of the bag opening but instead I felt olivers body press against my back.

“skyler what day is it” he said, I shuddered under his breath in my ear.

“Saturday I think” time has gotten lost in the past few days. If it’s saturday classes start in a day. Oliver let go of one of my hands and spun me around to face him. I couldn’t help but smile , he was being playful and I didn’t want him to stop.

“we should go out tonight” he said rubbing the back of my hands with his thumb.

“hmm like where” I said, I didn’t even really care about the bags, he could look all he wants if that means he would hold me like this.

“out, just out, it’s the last Saturday until classes start, there has to be something going on”.

I nodded. “okay, so basically you’re taking me out on a date” oliver playfully rolled his eyes.

“ugh, don’t say date”

“why?”

“Because it sounds too formal, dates never end well”

“well them what should we call it?”

“Anything but a date”

I sighed. “Fine” I never really thought of dates always ending up being disasters, but I wonder what happened to make oliver think that

“okay then, let’s go” I said pulling him towards the door. Oliver quickly grabbed his keys from the counter .

While we were in the hallway oliver stopped suddenly causing me to jerk back.

“what?”

Oliver walked ahead of me and switched the hand of mine he was holding.

“I asked you out skyler, I should be leading you” he said and with that began walking me to the elevator. I assumed he like being in control of things, I don’t really mind, I’m a pretty laid back person.

When we got outside I followed oliver to his car and got inside, he started it drove off. I found myself excited about this trip, not having a set destination felt good, just go and drive off not knowing what’s gonna happen. It was thrilling. And where ever were going, I couldn’t wait to get there.

Notes

the title is a song from New years day, keep in mind all these song are on spotify, happy (late) fourth of july, sorry for the last chapter, hope you enjoy and thanks to all the readers and people who comment, i know i say it alot but that's because it makes me really happy knowing people acctually read an enjoy my writing.