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DESIGNATED DRIVERS (KIRAN)
KIRAN
I was simply minding my own business and enjoying watching Aurora and her friends dance when a drunk redhead named Rebecca came over and began talking before she threw herself on me. As much as I tried to pull away from her kisses, my restraint just made her go harder, I eventually gave up and decided to push through it until she needed some oxygen.It was the sound of a big thud on the ground that shocked her away from me. It sounded like someone had fallen over the railing on the second floor of the house and collided with the ground on the first floor.We both looked over, along with everyone else in the room, and saw Aurora and Gabe standing together, Aurora's friends were nearby with widened eyes and looks of fear as they stared at the couple.Gabe's body was blocking Aurora's face, but I could see her blonde hair and grey cardigan. What did I miss? Whose ass do I need to kick?The redhead's pale lips moved into a grin as she lookedRelated chapters
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Chasing Sunlight WEAKNESS
AURORA We pulled up to the parking lot of Kiran's apartment building and I parked the car in an empty spot that faces the building. We sat in silence for a while, unsure of what to say. I was expecting him to get out of the car as soon as it stopped, but he just sat there, tense. I noticed in the corner of my eye that he turned his head to me, so I turned mine to look back at him. The look on his face was quizzical and his lips were tense, so I asked, "What?" "You're always smiling, always the designated driver at parties, I'm sure you probably console every crying person you come across and give screaming kids hugs... not once have I seen you show a weakness." I lifted my eyebrows, "Thank you," a small grin appeared on my lips. "It's not a good thing, Aurora." My smile fell and he went on, "You can't keep trying to help people, who's helping you?" "You sound like Gabe," I chuckled weakly and looked straight ahe
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KIRAN A week passed after the party and it was now Friday in Mr. Hammond's chemistry class when Aurora mentioned to me, “The girls in our class haven’t stopped talking about you ever since the party. You seem to be quite popular with the ladies at this school.” I smirked and teased her, “Jealous, are we?” She smiled at me, “No. I’m just saying I’m glad you made some friends, and it also shows that you should listen to me more because I was right.” I only hummed in response, so she asked, “How’s it going with Courtney?” She ignored eye contact as she asked and I narrowed my eyes at her. “Fine. We texted over the weekend and she’s been joining me for lunch. Why?” “Just curious is all,” she smiled and met my eyes for half a second. A few heartbeats later and she mentioned again, “She’s telli
Chasing Sunlight HOMECOMING DATES
AURORA Six weeks passed, and Kiran and I had been spending more time together, especially at sundown when he joins me for my run. We talk and hang out, but at school, he chooses to keep a distance and refuses to have lunch with Gabe, Jen, and Dani, and me. The homecoming dance was only a couple of days away now. The students were losing their minds about it per usual and I only chuckled at them. Jen and Dani were especially freaking out about it. “I don’t have a date still!” Whined Jen at the table during lunch. “Aw, it’s okay, babe, you can be my date!” Offered Dani to her as she extended her hand from the other side of the table. Jen swatted her hand away and continued moping, putting her face on her palm. “I just want someone to ask me and be a gentleman and romantic about it, is that so much to ask?!” “I could set you up with someone from the team if you
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AURORA Dani, Jen, and I were all getting ready at my house for homecoming. It’s Saturday, and the girls came over early so we could come up with a “plan of action” on how to get ready – it was Jen’s idea. First came hair, then we would do each other’s makeup, then dress and heels. We found a deep purple dress for Dani to wear that stopped at her knees, the same length as Jen’s white bandage dress. Mine was gold sequins and floor-length – probably more appropriate for prom instead of homecoming, but I was so excited about the dress that I would have worn it to school if it had followed the dress code. The thought made me smile as Dani pinned my hair in place. Dani was in charge of hair, then Jen did makeup, and thanks to my lack of artistic talent, I was in charge of zippers and helping the girls into their heels. “Sing us a tune while we get ready, A,” Jen said with a smile. Apparently, I’m also in charge of entertainment. They know I never miss an op
Chasing Sunlight HOMECOMING - PART 2
AURORA While Dani and Jen were going through the photos of us with the balloon octopus, I had my eyes glued to Kiran and Courtney. I hated to admit that they made a good-looking couple, and they looked happy, smiling together as they mingled and danced. I loved seeing that Kiran was coming out of his shell more, I just wish that he had his arm around my waist instead of hers. ‘What are you thinking, Aurora?! Knock it off!’ I shook my head and turned and smiled at the girls, joining in their giggles at our photos. Gabe put his arm around my waist, the look on his face distant and somewhat impassive, “Come on, let’s dance.” I smiled and walked with him towards the center of the room where couples were dancing. There were no tables set up like there typically are for prom dances for people to rest their feet since this dance was held in the school gym, so we had to use the stands if we
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