Tower prep pt 4. (Ian Archer Love Story)
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It was dark, like I was in the tunnels again. I heard a dull screeching in my mind. I wanted to ran away but I couldn’t stop myself from walking towards it. I walked aimlessly searching for the source. I turned a corner and the screeching became almost unbearable. I saw CJ standing in the middle of a school hall. She put her finger to her lips and ran down the hall. I followed her. I turned another corner and saw Ian. He was smiling I started towards him, but I stopped in my tracks once I saw CJ. She wrapped her arms around him and she kissed him. I turned away, but not before I saw him kiss her back.
I bolted up and looked around. I was in Ian and Gabe’s room. It was still dark. “What‘s wrong babe?” Ian said half asleep. Without answering I kissed him. It had been weeks since we had become official and I’d spent almost every night with Ian [not that way!!!!]
After that I couldn’t sleep, no matter how many times I told myself ‘It’s only a dream’ I couldn’t shake the feeling it meant something. I knew CJ liked Ian, but who didn’t? It was just something that came with dating the hottest boy in school, right? I should be happy, actually now that I think about it there was always this complacency that I wasn’t good enough. There were enough people who thought so, and I would know.
Whisper broke my inner monologue, “It‘s 7am Saturday morning, time to work out Victoria.” I was sort of happy to find an excuse to be alone. It was a bit awkward having doubt about the guy your lying next to.
When Id showered and decided I was presentable enough for people to see me I walked down the hall towards the gym. ‘rough night?’ Tawni’s familiar voice echoed in my head.
‘You have no idea,’ I told her.
‘You know who I am right? Tawni Dvorchek, your best friend.’
‘Of course I know you know, but Tawni I had this dream,’ I replayed my horrible dream to her. I waited for her usual snide comment, but she was silent. I couldn’t be bother with her silent treatment now.
I walked into the gym not really up to it this morning, so I decided to get some five pound weights and pretend I was doing something [haha who hasn’t done that in gym?].
“Heavy?” A voice broke my daze. I looked up to see a big guy with broad shoulders, obviously on the buffer team.
“Oh yeah,” I giggled.
‘Dang lucky Archer,’ He thought. I waited for him to think his own name as many did, but he didn’t, which I found intriguing.
I searched his face for anything unique. I thought of all the people I’d met, heard about, or even other people thought of. “Cal Rice,” I said, not realizing it was out loud.
“Am I really that popular, Tori Forrest knows my name?” He said with a slight hint of humor, but not much. Why hadn’t I seen it before, CJ always thought about him.
“Who doesn’t know the star of the buffer team?” I said fanning his ego, boys loved that.
He gave me a smirk. “Speaking of buffer,” I put down the weights, “There‘s this small party after the game tonight, its our last, I was wondering if you would go with me?” Why do guys always ask me out in the gym, maybe its these shorts…. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s the only time I’m away from Ian.
“You know I have a boyfriend right?” I asked though I already knew the answer.
“Just thought I‘d ask the prettiest girl at Tower Prep,” I let a smile grace my lips.
Ian’s gonna kill me for this, “What time is it?”
“The games at 5 and they usually last an hour or two ,so 7.” I smiled and walked off. What had I just done.
I went to Ian’s room to see if he was up. “How was the gym?” He asked innocently. I smiled thinking he didn’t know, until I listened harder. ‘CAL RICE? HONESTLY, I WOULDVE GUESSED ANYONE, BUT CAL RICE?’
“Stop please.” I pleaded.
“Will you?” He looked up at me, sadness filled his eyes.
“He‘s a friend, is that so bad?” He was blowing this out of proportion.
“Yes it is, why do you always do this to me?” He was in no place to argue that.
“Why do I do this to you? Why do you sneak off to plan your escape with CJ every night?”
“I‘m with Suki and Gabe too.” He defended.
“And don’t you think my own brother would tell me when he sees you two flirting all the time! I‘M DONE IAN ARCHER.” I couldn’t help it, I was mad. I stormed out before he could say anything. I was acting stupid again, but so was he, he had no right to tell me who I could be friends with. I walked around for who knows how long before I found an empty hallway and sat against a wall.
I felt tears roll down my face. I hated this, I hated him, I hated myself.
“Tori?” I heard my name.
“Oh, hi Ray,” I said putting on a fake smile. “What are you doing here?”
He pointed to the door I was sitting on. 523. “Would you like to came in?” He asked sympathetically. I nodded and he opened the door. I ran to his bed and laid down. I was almost the same as it was a few short weeks ago. I liked Ray, he was cool with whatever. He stayed with me, not asking what was wrong or why I was there.
I glanced at the clock, 6:45. “SNAP!” I said, “Sorry Ray, I gotta go. Maybe I‘ll see you at the buffer thing.” I sprinted to my room and got ready.
A few minutes later I heard a knock, I opened the door to find Cal, imagining what I had under my red baby doll dress. “You look beautiful,” He told me.
“Shall we go?” I asked him.
I bolted up and looked around. I was in Ian and Gabe’s room. It was still dark. “What‘s wrong babe?” Ian said half asleep. Without answering I kissed him. It had been weeks since we had become official and I’d spent almost every night with Ian [not that way!!!!]
After that I couldn’t sleep, no matter how many times I told myself ‘It’s only a dream’ I couldn’t shake the feeling it meant something. I knew CJ liked Ian, but who didn’t? It was just something that came with dating the hottest boy in school, right? I should be happy, actually now that I think about it there was always this complacency that I wasn’t good enough. There were enough people who thought so, and I would know.
Whisper broke my inner monologue, “It‘s 7am Saturday morning, time to work out Victoria.” I was sort of happy to find an excuse to be alone. It was a bit awkward having doubt about the guy your lying next to.
When Id showered and decided I was presentable enough for people to see me I walked down the hall towards the gym. ‘rough night?’ Tawni’s familiar voice echoed in my head.
‘You have no idea,’ I told her.
‘You know who I am right? Tawni Dvorchek, your best friend.’
‘Of course I know you know, but Tawni I had this dream,’ I replayed my horrible dream to her. I waited for her usual snide comment, but she was silent. I couldn’t be bother with her silent treatment now.
I walked into the gym not really up to it this morning, so I decided to get some five pound weights and pretend I was doing something [haha who hasn’t done that in gym?].
“Heavy?” A voice broke my daze. I looked up to see a big guy with broad shoulders, obviously on the buffer team.
“Oh yeah,” I giggled.
‘Dang lucky Archer,’ He thought. I waited for him to think his own name as many did, but he didn’t, which I found intriguing.
I searched his face for anything unique. I thought of all the people I’d met, heard about, or even other people thought of. “Cal Rice,” I said, not realizing it was out loud.
“Am I really that popular, Tori Forrest knows my name?” He said with a slight hint of humor, but not much. Why hadn’t I seen it before, CJ always thought about him.
“Who doesn’t know the star of the buffer team?” I said fanning his ego, boys loved that.
He gave me a smirk. “Speaking of buffer,” I put down the weights, “There‘s this small party after the game tonight, its our last, I was wondering if you would go with me?” Why do guys always ask me out in the gym, maybe its these shorts…. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s the only time I’m away from Ian.
“You know I have a boyfriend right?” I asked though I already knew the answer.
“Just thought I‘d ask the prettiest girl at Tower Prep,” I let a smile grace my lips.
Ian’s gonna kill me for this, “What time is it?”
“The games at 5 and they usually last an hour or two ,so 7.” I smiled and walked off. What had I just done.
I went to Ian’s room to see if he was up. “How was the gym?” He asked innocently. I smiled thinking he didn’t know, until I listened harder. ‘CAL RICE? HONESTLY, I WOULDVE GUESSED ANYONE, BUT CAL RICE?’
“Stop please.” I pleaded.
“Will you?” He looked up at me, sadness filled his eyes.
“He‘s a friend, is that so bad?” He was blowing this out of proportion.
“Yes it is, why do you always do this to me?” He was in no place to argue that.
“Why do I do this to you? Why do you sneak off to plan your escape with CJ every night?”
“I‘m with Suki and Gabe too.” He defended.
“And don’t you think my own brother would tell me when he sees you two flirting all the time! I‘M DONE IAN ARCHER.” I couldn’t help it, I was mad. I stormed out before he could say anything. I was acting stupid again, but so was he, he had no right to tell me who I could be friends with. I walked around for who knows how long before I found an empty hallway and sat against a wall.
I felt tears roll down my face. I hated this, I hated him, I hated myself.
“Tori?” I heard my name.
“Oh, hi Ray,” I said putting on a fake smile. “What are you doing here?”
He pointed to the door I was sitting on. 523. “Would you like to came in?” He asked sympathetically. I nodded and he opened the door. I ran to his bed and laid down. I was almost the same as it was a few short weeks ago. I liked Ray, he was cool with whatever. He stayed with me, not asking what was wrong or why I was there.
I glanced at the clock, 6:45. “SNAP!” I said, “Sorry Ray, I gotta go. Maybe I‘ll see you at the buffer thing.” I sprinted to my room and got ready.
A few minutes later I heard a knock, I opened the door to find Cal, imagining what I had under my red baby doll dress. “You look beautiful,” He told me.
“Shall we go?” I asked him.
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