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Chapter 34
(Eva)
After running away from both Mason and Damon I found myself in the back of the car with Shelton driving me back to campus.
“Everything okay Eva?” he asked concerned.
I couldn’t answer without crying so I said nothing and continued to sniff softly.
“Whatever the idiot boys did, they didn’t mean it,” he said wisely.
I looked up at him, surprised he had mentioned boys and not just Damon. He smiled at me through the rear view mirror.
“I was the driver for another of the limos tonight and I saw you with him as you got into his,” he explained.
“Mason and Damon are roommates?” I said horrified.
“Well yes,” he answered. “I thought you knew.”
“I knew they were friends, but not that they were that close,” I said. I sank back into the leather of the seat pulling at the ends of my hair in what was becoming a nervous habit. I had kissed Damon’s roommate. I was the world’s worst person.
I stopped for a moment suddenly and thought about the two men. At least at this point I had no idea who I liked better. I had spent a lot more time with Damon but my night with Mason had been unbelievable. I had wanted to kiss him. I had wanted to do more. Despite my lack of experience, he had made my body heat, made me crave something I didn’t know how to describe. My thoughts bounced back to Damon. Damon held so much gentleness and sweetness in such a freaking hot package. Over the past few weeks he had constantly surprised me with how considerate he was, how he remembered everything about me that I ever told him.
I still couldn’t believe about tonight though. I believed him that he hadn’t hooked up with Selena but seeing him with her, and knowing they had a past made me want to puke. I didn’t know if I could ever erase the image of her kneeling in front of him naked with her hands on him. I couldn’t deny that a part of me, a huge part of me, had wished that was me on my knees in front of him.
My musings came to a stop when Shelton pulled up in front of my dorm.
“Is there anything else I can do for you Eva?” he gently asked.
“Thank you Shelton, but I’ll be fine.”
“Chin up my dear,” he responded with a wink. “If there is anyone that could have those boys whipped into shape it would be you.”
I blushed and thanked him for the ride before walking away. Shelton drove off and I began to walk to the entrance of my dorm. As I walked, a shiver went down my spine. It felt like someone was watching me. I looked around. The campus was shrouded in shadows. It was late, or early depending on how you looked at it. At least four in the morning. Long past the time when most people were wondering in from a night of partying on Frat Row. I hurried my steps, scanned my card in the sensor, and threw the door closed behind me as I went inside. When I got into my room I let out a deep breath, mentally chastising myself for being such a scaredy cat. I changed into cheerleading shorts and a spaghetti strap top, threw my hair into a messy bun, and climbed into my covers hoping to fall asleep quickly and calm my restless mind.
That night I dreamed. I was walking in the strange, lovely land again. This time my mind recognizing it as somewhere I had definitely been before. The same pleasing melody was floating through the air once again and I found myself humming along with it in familiarity. I knelt beside one of the streams, cupping the water in my hand, and purring in delight at its sweet taste. I heard footsteps behind me and turned around surprised to see a beautiful little girl staring back at me. The child had golden hair that matched my own and I saw the same lavender tinted eyes on her face as I saw on my own when I looked in a mirror. She was silent and seemed content to just watch me. After a moment, she reached out her hand to grab my own. As our fingertips touched, the landscape once again transformed into the nightmare I had seen before. The air seemed even darker and more ominous than the last time I had been there, and the ash in the air was all encompassing, making it almost impossible to breathe. The child’s serene look from before had changed to one of fear. She turned to me and began to speak…
I woke up, out of breath, my hands in front of me as if they were reaching for something. I searched my thoughts, desperate to recapture the dream I knew I had just had. Like before, the dream stayed out of reach, and I laid back down on my bed despondently. It was again a few hours before I could fall asleep again.
