of the surrounding trees and houses. The sun was about to set and the sparkling water of the lake nearby was easily visible amongst the beautiful houses and towering trees. However, the most breath-taking sight was that the red-orange sun appeared to be sinking into the crystal blue lake. From here, there was a view of nearly the whole area we lived in called Swan Valley.
"Wow..." I remarked.
"Brilliant, isn't it."
"Yeah...gorgeous," I answered back, then looked down at Henry's arms and noticed the bruises and scrapes. I needed to take a deep breath to stop myself from spinning around and yelling at him. Lightly running my fingers over one arm and feeling him wince, I turned around to look at him intensely.
"Kris..." Henry started, but I raised a hand to stop him.
"Just don't do it again," I said.
"You're right an awful bunch, you know that?" Henry confessed.
We sat there in silence until the entirety of the glowing sun was swallowed by the lake, which had now turned dark and glassy. Then, he helped me back into his room and he finished giving me the tour before we were called into the kitchen for dinner.
CHAPTER TWELVE
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED on Friday, it seemed like things spun into reverse. Sure, Henry and I still hung around each other, but it seemed as if we went from the "hot couple" to "really close friends". It wouldn't have been so bad, if it wasn't for the fact that everyone noticed, especially when I was in the library on Wednesday, alone, and David sat down across the table from me. I stared at him, hoping my glare would make him go away.
"How are you doing, Krissy?" David asked.
Right...I forgot...glares had no effect on this asshole.
"What do you want?" I spit out.
"Whoa, cool down," David said. "I was just wondering if Prince Henry ever told you what happened," he added in a cheesy British accent.
"About what?" I caved.
David gave me a look, pointed at his face and explained about the fight. "He was trying to get back with Lauren in the worse way he could."
I stiffened. I didn't need him to explain. Slowly, I looked up.
"The boy just isn't loyal," David admitted.
"And you were any better?" I asked.
"Not saying I was," David said. He leaned back. "Just saying you have really bad taste in men, Princess." With that, he stood up and left through the back door. A few seconds later, Henry walked in through the front door of the library. I had been waiting for him because one of his teachers wanted to speak to him after class. At that moment, I didn't really want to be around him, but I had no choice-everyone else had gone home and he was my only transportation.
"Hey!" Henry said, cheery as ever. "Ready to go?"
We left the school with no hand-holding, no arms around each other, nothing. The drive to my house was silent, but he kept looking at me, even though I kept my gaze out the window. He pulled into the driveway and grabbed my wrist before I could get out.
"What's wrong?" he questioned me.
"Nothing," I lied.
"You're lying." He called my bluff.
"Why don't you tell me what you fought David about?" I said, "And I'm not talking about the fight in class."
"I thought you didn't give a rat's arse."
"I think I just changed my mind," I said. Wrenching my wrist out of his hold, I got out of the car before he could grab me again. He yelled after me but I hurried to the door. Once inside, I found Uncle Ethan sitting on the couch reading the newspaper.
"Will you be home tomorrow night?" he asked, referring to Halloween.
"Hmm...I don't think so. We're planning on scaring the little kids again and then we'll probably spend the night at Darla's."
Next to mine, Darla had the biggest house. Since Uncle Ethan was going to be home and Darla's parents weren't, the Halloween party was going to be there.
"Will the boys be there too?" Uncle Ethan asked.
"No," I lied. "They're leaving early because us girls are gonna do girl stuff."
"Alright, then," Ethan said.
I went up to my room and looked in my closet
"Wow..." I remarked.
"Brilliant, isn't it."
"Yeah...gorgeous," I answered back, then looked down at Henry's arms and noticed the bruises and scrapes. I needed to take a deep breath to stop myself from spinning around and yelling at him. Lightly running my fingers over one arm and feeling him wince, I turned around to look at him intensely.
"Kris..." Henry started, but I raised a hand to stop him.
"Just don't do it again," I said.
"You're right an awful bunch, you know that?" Henry confessed.
We sat there in silence until the entirety of the glowing sun was swallowed by the lake, which had now turned dark and glassy. Then, he helped me back into his room and he finished giving me the tour before we were called into the kitchen for dinner.
CHAPTER TWELVE
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED on Friday, it seemed like things spun into reverse. Sure, Henry and I still hung around each other, but it seemed as if we went from the "hot couple" to "really close friends". It wouldn't have been so bad, if it wasn't for the fact that everyone noticed, especially when I was in the library on Wednesday, alone, and David sat down across the table from me. I stared at him, hoping my glare would make him go away.
"How are you doing, Krissy?" David asked.
Right...I forgot...glares had no effect on this asshole.
"What do you want?" I spit out.
"Whoa, cool down," David said. "I was just wondering if Prince Henry ever told you what happened," he added in a cheesy British accent.
"About what?" I caved.
David gave me a look, pointed at his face and explained about the fight. "He was trying to get back with Lauren in the worse way he could."
I stiffened. I didn't need him to explain. Slowly, I looked up.
"The boy just isn't loyal," David admitted.
"And you were any better?" I asked.
"Not saying I was," David said. He leaned back. "Just saying you have really bad taste in men, Princess." With that, he stood up and left through the back door. A few seconds later, Henry walked in through the front door of the library. I had been waiting for him because one of his teachers wanted to speak to him after class. At that moment, I didn't really want to be around him, but I had no choice-everyone else had gone home and he was my only transportation.
"Hey!" Henry said, cheery as ever. "Ready to go?"
We left the school with no hand-holding, no arms around each other, nothing. The drive to my house was silent, but he kept looking at me, even though I kept my gaze out the window. He pulled into the driveway and grabbed my wrist before I could get out.
"What's wrong?" he questioned me.
"Nothing," I lied.
"You're lying." He called my bluff.
"Why don't you tell me what you fought David about?" I said, "And I'm not talking about the fight in class."
"I thought you didn't give a rat's arse."
"I think I just changed my mind," I said. Wrenching my wrist out of his hold, I got out of the car before he could grab me again. He yelled after me but I hurried to the door. Once inside, I found Uncle Ethan sitting on the couch reading the newspaper.
"Will you be home tomorrow night?" he asked, referring to Halloween.
"Hmm...I don't think so. We're planning on scaring the little kids again and then we'll probably spend the night at Darla's."
Next to mine, Darla had the biggest house. Since Uncle Ethan was going to be home and Darla's parents weren't, the Halloween party was going to be there.
"Will the boys be there too?" Uncle Ethan asked.
"No," I lied. "They're leaving early because us girls are gonna do girl stuff."
"Alright, then," Ethan said.
I went up to my room and looked in my closet
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