Chapter 7 - 7

It was very nice to meet so many new people and exciting as well. Everyone was introducing themselves to someone new and I too got the chance to do the same. So far I have made three friends; Claire, Reiner and Charlie and they are all in the same class as me.

Claire, Charlie and I are seated together talking about our assumptions of what the school year was going to be like as we waited for Frayer the school president to give us a tour of the school. I was super excited about school and I could already imagine how many memories I would get to make here with my new friends. Charlie and Claire seem cool and I enjoy their company but a part of me couldn't help but miss a certain beautiful boy. He was standing a stone throwing distance from us with who I assume to be his friends. I felt a pang in my heart when I saw how happy he looked with his new friends.

He seemed to have bonded with them quite easily and very quickly too. I wonder if he gave them a hard time like he did me when I asked him his name or maybe he just did that with me. The discomfort in my heart kept getting worse with the train my thoughts had taken. Before I knew it I was tearing up hence I looked away, I don't understand what is happening to me when it comes to this boy. Why does my heart ache so much now, am I developing a heart problem.. It hurts so much, I kept my hand on my chest and squeezed my eyes shut from the pain.

I have never felt like this before and the pain was getting worse by the minute. The tears were now rolling down my eyes but I wiped before anyone could notice. The ache in my heart calmed down when I felt a hand on top of mine, "Are you alright ?" Reiner asked me making me conscious of my surrounding. I noticed that I wasn't with Claire and Charlie anymore but with Reiner and we were in a secluded place far away from everyone else.

"What happened and how did we get here ?" I asked him finally getting a little composure back.

"Well, I was chatting with my new friends earlier when I noticed your stare so I came to you to collect my money. That is when I noticed that you were having a panic attack so I asked for permission from the teacher and brought you here. So not only do you owe me money but you have also cost me a tour, if I ever get lost in school because I don't know my way around I will be sure to collect another dollar from you." he complained about missing the tour and I noted something about him that he loves money. I will go bankrupt with this boy, for all I know he could charge me for being his friend. He kept on complaining about who knows what as I stopped listening to him.

My heart was creating the rhythm it plays every time that I am near him. My heart which was in pain just moments ago felt fine and one could say that it had miraculously healed. Is Reiner a magician is that why he was able to make me feel better so easily. He always seems to know what to do to make me feel better when I am down. He is a good friend and such a good person deserves a hug from me for his kindness. I hugged him tightly

and the emptiness I felt disappeared and went away.

"You still owe me money," he said making me smile. I think that he is obsessed with money, it is all the ever talks about but if money is what will keep him here with me then I don't mind staring at him forever. I might become poor but at least he will be by my side.

"Come on let me go before someone comes and sees us in this state." he cautioned but I didn't want to let go so I ignored him. "How long do you plan on hugging me for ?"

"Forever if possible." I say and he laughs. God even the sound of his laughter is amazing. It sounds so soothing that I want to listen to him laugh all day long. Why is it that everything about this boy compels me to want to be around him and close to him always. Like a magnet that attracts me to him every chance it gets and why do I find it hard to resist him. My body does not even try it just goes with the flow.

"Forever ! Are you mad. Do you expect me to stand here as you hug me forever, do you know how long forever is. You have lost your mind, let me go." he yanked me off him forcefully and I lost my balance and in an attempt to hold on to him as not to fall I ended up pulling him down with me. He fell right on top of me and his lips landed perfectly on mine. My eyes widened out of shock and I saw a fireworks display right in front of my eyes.

He got up and dusted his clothes and glared at me and boy he looked beautiful even when he was upset. "I think that you are fine now so I will take your leave." he said before he walked away from me. I could not move, my body refused to listen to me and this time it wasn't being stubborn it was simply because I didn't communicate to it. My mind was so chaotic that it couldn't tell my body to get up. My heart was pounding inside my chest threatening to escape and run after Reiner.

'What is wrong with me, why do I react like this when I am around Reiner. At this point I am sure that this is not what friends do together. I might be inexperienced with friends but I do know what a kiss is and that it should be shared among lovers. But all this what could it possibly mean, Reiner and I are not lovers and that kiss happened by accident but why is my heart beating so fast. Was it because I was afraid of falling, that must be it the fear of getting hurt is what made my heart beat so fast.

I was finally able to get up but I felt a little tipsy so I sat back down. I traced my lips with my hand with the thought of how soft and warm Reiner's lips felt on mine ran through my mind. It was so nice and a warm feeling still lingered on my lips from the kiss. Wait did I just think that the kiss was nice, did I like it and if so then what does this mean. What in gods name is happening to me. Why is my life getting complicated, I can't seem to understand anything anymore and my own body is becoming a stranger to me. I hardly understand how my body functions anymore and it is all because of Reiner.

He is responsible for the changes that have been happening to my body soul and mind. And only he can tell me what he has done to me. Something like this has never happened to me ever before in my whole life and as much as a part of me likes what is happening, the other part is scared.