Chapter 9

AVA's POV:

My heart thumped a thousand times faster than I wanted it to be. He was holding my hand so tightly, and I couldn't help but stare at our hands locked together as he led me to his car.

His hand feels so warm, holding mine tight as if he never wanted to let me go.

He glanced back at me once we reached the car door, pulling it open before gesturing for me to get in.

I blushed and awkwardly jumped into the front seat, not forgetting to say 'thank you' when he opened the door while helping me lift up my long evening dress.

He walked around and got in right after I had put on the seat belt. It won't harm to be a little cautious, I thought.

Axel did the same then punched the gas, allowing us to take off and swiftly drive away from the house.

Glancing at the side-view mirror, I noticed that more people were coming to park their cars on the side of the street while some new people I haven't seen before entered the house.

Okay, maybe I saw them once. Twice. But only at school. An