- Chapter 19 -

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"Ailis, why did you do that?" I could feel myself panicking as I spoke. I needed to get that necklace back so I could give it to my sister. I also needed to fix the issue with my mother's boyfriend. The wedding was getting closer and I was running out of time.

"Waaat chucker yer mean, cos yer towl me ter. oi wus jist doin' waaat yer said ter chucker," Ailis seemed just as frustrated with me as I was with him. I was trying to figure out what I was going to do. There had to be a way for me to make all of this better.

"Ailis, do you have enough magic to fix all of my problems?" I pick him up off the floor setting the spit covered pearl on the ground. Holding him up to where I could look at him I watch as he kicks and screams.

"Yes, Yes I do now put me down," He whines as he tries to break free from my grip. I listen dropping him on the bed.

"I wish for everything to go back to the way it was before I wished for my father to come back and we are here. I want nothing else to change other than Miles is back in my mother's life and they are getting married again. I want them to be happy once again, and I want a copy of the necklace that I stole from Lily so that I can return it to her and not feel so guilty,"

"Whew, dat is a 'efty bargain, ye sure dat is al' yer want?" His eyes were wide as he stares at me from on the bed. I watch carefully as he opens his pocket. Was he calculating how much magic he had? He pulls out a handful of the green powder before reaching into his pocket grabbing yet another one.

"Do you have enough for all of that?" I watch carefully praying for him to have just enough.

"Oi tink so, we 'ill clap waaat 'appens whaen oi make de wish 'appen,"

"Well how long do you think it will take?" I couldn't help myself from shaking, I felt like someone was going to walk into my room at any minute. I wanted to head back to the dorm and get away from everything. I wanted to be by myself so I couldn't hurt anyone else. Part of me felt bad for stealing the necklace but the other half of me realized how easy it was to get the gold when I stole it. I didn't have enough money to purchase any, since my mother paid for my schooling and any money I earned went towards food.

"Shut up!' Ailis snapped as he started balling all the magic into a new shape. Like he was warming it up in between his hands to activate it. He soon takes the green powder smashing it against the bed as hard as he could as it flashes around him in a cloud of green. His hands move through the air as he motions the magic. It follows him like a puppy and he tosses his hands back before the world around us begins to fade. The fade was slower than normal, usually it was rapid.

I felt like it was taking forever. Was it possibly not working?

"Ailis are you sure you had enough?" I question watching as the room around me fades out of focus before coming back in.

"Jist gie me a second, oi'm workin' on it," Ailis grunts, his voice very clearly strained from the force on his body. I tried closing my eyes, waiting for the transition to fully take me. Soon it does.

When I come too I'm sitting in a little coffee shop. The atmosphere seems calm and I'm by myself. Where had Ailis gone. My heart sank as I tried searching for the leprechaun. Why was I in a coffee shop anyways?

Looking over the table I realize there is a book spread wide open as If I had been reading it. I glance over the pages realizing it's my automotive workbook. Had I been studying? That's strange I never seemed to study for my tests, especially not an automotive one.

I pulled my phone out of my pocket searching for the date and time. I hadn't jumped back in time or gone forward. It was exactly what I remembered it being when I blacked out. I scrolled through my phone reading through the text message between my mother and myself. I guess I would know if it worked if she had texted me about Miles. I search the texts for any mention of the name Miles.

I felt a little exhausted as I tried to find my evidence that it did work. I prayed silently that Ailis had enough magic and was able to fix everything. As things started to come back to me I realized I didn't know where the necklace was. I needed to talk to Ailis. Had he disappeared too?

As I search for my proof, the bell above the door rings as a group of boys enter the room. I look up for just a moment noticing Nathan was the leader of the group. I smile at the sight of him before he notices me. His smile wider than mine as he walks towards my table.

"What are you doing here cutie?" He questions as he looks down at the book. I quickly cover it the best I can before pulling it closer to my body.

"Nothing, what about you?" I blush, his friends all stand around the corner watching as we talk.

"The guys and I were just out hanging around town, would you like to join us. Trust me, I would have so much more fun if you were there," I smiled at him nodding. He waves the rest of the guys over as they come crashing into the booth I was seated at.

I wasn't expecting so many people to suddenly take a seat next to me but I wasn't going to lie, the distraction from my real life was nice. Nathan sat next me as his arm wrapped around my shoulders pulling me close to him. One of his buddies I had heard the others call Brady earlier punches him in the arm before sitting across from us.

"Is this the girl you won't stop talking about? Because she is way too cute for a guy like you," He leaned across the table smacking him gently across the head. I jumped back tucking myself further into Nathan as the boys continued to tease one another.

"What you are just jealous," Nathan smiles squeezing me slightly as he pulls me closer to him. He turns to me quickly planting a kiss on my forehead. I smile as the butterflies take over my stomach.

"He must be," I added in supporting my man. Or at least I thought he was my man. Suddenly I became very self conscious about what Nathan and I actually were. We hung out quite often, we kissed, we flirted but we hadn't actually made ourselves official. I wasn't sure what he had told his friends about me. My face flushed a bright red and I cursed myself for not being more to myself in situations like this.

"Well of course I am, any guy who can bag a girl like you must have some serious game, so tell me how did he ask you to be his girlfriend? Was he all cheesy with it?" The guy made fake kissy noises as he puckers his lips in a teasing manner. I shook my head looking to Nathan for answers. I wasn't sure what I could say that would save the day in this situations so I just decided to not say anything. He looked at me as if he wanted me to say something. Shrugging my shoulders I watched as the boys eventually fell into their own conversation.

"Sorry," He whispers in my ear before pulling his arm away from me to lean on the table in front of us. "Brady, I'm going to need you to cut it out, Emerson and I are still in the early stages of a relationship and I'm really trying to do things right this time. So please if you can just stop giving us so much shit that would be wonderful," Brady nods his head before rolling his eyes.

"Whatever you say bro," He chuckles before turning back to the conversation the rest of the group was having. I turned to look at Nathan. What had he meant by early stages of a relationship?

"You say that like there is a relationship here," I tease him trying to put my most flirtatious smile on my face. Nathan shrugs his shoulders thinking of a response.

"I wouldn't mind making it official if you don't," I chuckle slightly as my face flashes bright red again. Was that seriously how we was going to ask me? I didn't want to bother with him having to redo it and honestly it's something I hadn't realized I actually wanted to. I'd been too focused on my mother and what I had ruined for her to realize that what I had started was something truly special and I didn't want to lose that. I nodded my head before giving him a quick kiss.

"I think I need to get heading home," I mutter ushering him to move so I could get out of the booth. "You boys have fun," I smiled as I waved goodbye. I began to head for the door before Nathan came running up behind me. He turned to look at his friends before throwing his hand in the air as if he was waving at them.

"I'll catch you guys later," He shouted across the cafe as he opens the front door for me. They wave him off.

Nathan and I walk down the road as he leads me towards my house. I couldn't help but feel loved by this boy. He didn't have to leave his friends but for me he did. This made me feel special. I felt like a freshman in high school who had just received her first love letter, or even better kiss. I catch him glancing at me as we walk before his hand reaches down and intertwines with mine.

"I'm really happy I met you," He smiled look down at me. I nod at him before responding.

"I'm really happy I met you too," I wasn't lying when I had said it. There was something about Nathan that made me truly happy, like I was floating on the world's most perfect cloud.

We walked in silence for a while longer. Our hands still interlocked as we sway them back and forth. I knew he knew the direction but I found myself tugging him along behind me, especially up the hills.

"Please stop being so lazy," I turned to grip at him as I pulled him up yet another hill. We weren't that far away from my dorm room and he seemed like he was slowing down the closer we got to it. I wanted to smack him to get him to move faster of the steps but it felt like there was no use.

"Sorry, I just don't want you to leave yet," He mumbles sticking his bottom lip out like a sad child who was pouting for a candy bar. I rolled my eyes. I couldn't help the laugh that had slipped out as I tried to act annoyed with his response. I couldn't help it though. I found him just way too cute to stay mad at.

"No one said you couldn't hang out, I just said I better get home," I suggested, shrugging my shoulders as I pulled my hand away from his. I had taken the lead in our journey and it seemed like this was bothering him. He tried his best to catch up with me with every step I took until we were running through the fields like a bunch of idiots.

Or dorks just having a wonderful time with one another.

A new couple just falling in love. 

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