Free Forbidden To Love (The Erosians) by D Wills Page B

unquestionably felt something, there is no mistaking that, and he did too.
    The final bell rings and I'm done with school, not only for the day but for the weekend, thank goodness! I need some space. I run out of the classroom the minute the bell rings for once, like everyone else, and head straight for the school car park.
    As I walk out of the dark blue double doors at the end of the corridor, there is a huge gust of wind which takes everyone by surprise and knocks a few people back. In the air, tiny flecks of paint that were loose on the door jump around in front of us all. I shake myself off and continue forward.
    What a freak wind! The sky looked calm all through the last period. Everyone else is still picking papers up off the ground which the wind had blown about, so the car park is deserted. At least I’ll be able to get away quickly instead of queuing in the build-up of cars which happens every day at 3.40pm.
    I stop dead when I see Josh leaning nonchalantly against the hood of his car, flicking something up in the air and catching it again, but seemingly paying no attention to the object whatsoever. He doesn ’t notice me as he is staring at the double doors.
    I turn back to look, and see the rest of the school still scrambling about trying to pick up more of their papers as little gusts of wind come from all over and move them out of reach as they try to grab them. I turn back to Josh, confused. Is he doing this? Is he some sort of descendant of Astraeus, the God of the winds?
    His eyes break their stare on the rest of the school to look at me when I mentally ask that question. They soften as the wind settles around me while the corners of his mouth turn up slightly. He snatches whatever he was flicking up out of the air and stuffs it into his pocket as he climbs into his car and races away. What was all that about?
    The rest of the school rushes past me to their cars having now retrieved all of their papers. I stand on the last step, staring at where Josh ’s car has sped away. I need answers. I need to get to Allana to get some answers.
     
     
    Evade
     
    ~5 ~
     
    “Allana!” my shouts echo through the downstairs as I race around the house. “Allana!” I can’t see her downstairs anywhere. Running back to the staircase I almost knock her over as she comes down the stairs.
    “ What’s going on?”
    I get hold of her hands and pull her down, so she ’s sitting with me on the bottom steps. I'm sure she’s going to appreciate being seated after I drop the bomb I’ve got – and I’ll try and earn brownie points anyway I can!
    “ It’s Josh, we almost... kissed ... I suppose. And then he asked me if I felt what he felt, and I don’t know what he feels, but I know what’s inside of me is driving me crazy. And then at the end of the school there was this freakish wind thing going on but he was just standing there all cool, and when he was gone the breeze stopped! I just don’t understand. I can’t stop thinking about him, and every time I see him, I just want to run to him, and well … ” I trail off, not quite wanting to tell Allana all the things I’d actually like to do with Josh.
    Allana sits quietly staring dead ahead, no hint of emotion on her face, but I can see she ’s trying to work something out in her head. Perhaps how much trouble I'm in or how long I have left here? I'm done for!
    “ You nearly kissed him? Acacia you need to stay away” she asks solemnly, her eyes never leaving the woodwork.
    “ I get your disappointed, but we got paired together –“
    “ Paired together? Of course you did, the Fates are going to bring you together no matter what! Tell me what happened”
    “ I still can’t get my head around the whole event, but my paper dropped on the floor, and we both leant down to, and he asked if I felt what he felt, and his eyes had me lost, and if the teacher hadn’t come and interrupted then only the gods would be able to tell me what would have happened” I take