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Chapter 14
Eli’s pov.
As I repeated the day’s events wth small embarrassment to Kayla over the phone I stared at the ceiling.
Now it was about 1 AM and I couldn’t sleep in my hotel room.
“Have you texted him since then?” She asked.
“No not yet…” I replied bashfully.
“Why not???” She asked urgently.
“Because I don’t know what to say.” I said dumbly.
“How about just say ‘hi’?” She asked laughing. I rolled my eyes at her.
“I don’t want to wake him up…” I said as an excuse mainly.
“That’s it, I’m hanging up right now and you better text him.” She said and hung up without another word.
I groaned. She’s such a frustrating best friend.
Well here goes nothing.
Me: hey.
Hey? Is that all I could think of? Wait is that text to gay? Fuck I probably woke him up. Shit what if this wakes up his dad? His dad is fucking terrifying!
I didn’t have to worry anymore because he awnsered.
Carter: why aren’t you asleep?😂 it’s 1 AM.
Me: why aren’t you?
Carter: Wes was gonna try and stay up with me but he passed out as soon as we got to the hotel.
Me- lol that doesn’t explain why your not asleep.
Wait seriosly did I just say ‘lol’? Wtf is wrong with me.
Carter: What hotel are you in?
Well that as a bit of a creepy question to ask. Oh well.
I told him and waited for his response.
Carter: same! Are you in your own room?
Me: yeah I didn’t want to share with my parents tbh.
Carter: same. What room number?
Why did he keep asking these creepy questions?
me: why…?
Carter: don’t worry I’m not gonna rape you xD I’m just really bored and wanna hang out.
Me: at 1 in the morning? 😂
Carter: yeah 😂
I told him my room number and waited nervously. Was he really gonna come to my room and hang out? What would we do anyways? Ugh wtf. This was crazy, he wasn’t actually gonna come here right?
A second later I heard a soft knock on my door.
Chapter 14
Carters pov
Eli opened the door quietly. His hair was messy and looked like perfection. He had in gray sweatpants and a
t-shirt.
“Hey.” I said and walked in his hotel room.
“Umm hi…” He said awkwardly as I plopped down on his bed.
He sat awkwardly at the end of the bed. I felt slightly awkward too. This was kinda outgoing of me.
“I have a question.” I said plainly and stretched out so I could stare at the ceiling,
“I could say the same for myself.” He responded.
“You can go first.” I said and ran a hand through my hair. He still sat at the end of the bed.
“Do your, umm… Parents know… That your umm…” He started to ask nervously.
“Gay? Yes they do.” I replied chuckling a bit at his nervousness to ask the question,
“And they accepted it?” He asked. “No offense, just wondering.” He added quickly,
“Yeah, ya know, not everyone is as homophobic as the teenagers in our school.” I responded sarcastically.
He blushed and looked down.
“My turn.” I stated and sat up to face him.
“Why haven’t you ever make fun of me with the rest of the athletes?” I asked. He was Literly the only jock who hasn’t.
He messed with his thumbs and looked down.
“I’m not like them.” He mumbled.
I Laid back down and stared at the ceiling.
“I know.” I replied.
We started talking about Wes and Kayla and the conversation starteres to flow more naturally. We talked about my old school and his sports. He told me that he really loved sports but something seemed off when he said so.
As things got quite and we started to fall asleep I asked one more simple question.
“Why won’t you talk to me in school?” I asked boldly after awhile.
He stayed silent.
He Layed down next to me staring at the ceiling with me.
“I’m sorry.” He said.
I nodded and we fell silent again.
Now it was his turn to ask a random question.
“Have you ever been in love?” He asked.
“I don’t even know what love is.” I admitted.
“Love is the most powerful emotion a human can feel.” He said, striking chords in my heart.
“I think fear is.” I replied and he got closer to me on the bed, laying right next to me.
“Why is that?” He asked.
“Because even when your in love you will feel fear. It never leaves you.” I replied the words coming from my mouth before I new what I said.
He didn’t say a thing he just kissed my fore head and fell asleep.
We never touched and we didn’t cuddle but it was something. I think it was the only thing he had the confidence to do.
I left once he fell asleep, I left a note on his door that said-
‘had to go back to my room, thank you for the night. Xoxo- Carter.
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