Touch Me While I Taste You

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Arabella Rivera

I had the intention of avoiding Haiden the next day. Well as much as I could anyway, seeing that we were neighbors. Just the very thought of him had brought on a red stain on my cheeks temporarily.

But that very morning, I awoke to yells of anger that would’ve terrified anyone. But I had grown used to it. Still, this argument between mother and son was far from their normal bantering.

Their hostility, well I suppose Haiden’s hostility had carved into one so strong that one could hear the tremble in Charlotte’s voice when she responded. She tried countering him but it was useless for his words sliced through hers dangerously.

It was too early and definitely too cold for an argument. Yet the two went at each other’s throats with the intention of inflicting mental pain. Even with my drowsy mind, I tried to force my ears to listen to the words that were spoken with so much hate.

so much hate.

“You must like that don’t you? You’ll finally get the perfect son you’ve always wanted huh? You’ve known for weeks and never fucking told me until now.” Haiden growls with so much bitterness that it would be mistaken as poison. Like a rose withering away, that’s exactly what his tone did. So much bitterness, so much animosity.

“We didn’t want to tell you because we feared you’d react the way you are, now. We’re family-” Charlotte’s raspy tone voice pleads with him to calm down on whatever upset him so early in the morning.

“I don’t fucking care, just keep his shit away from me. We won’t be a fucking family and never will be.” His words would strike anyone who was just a few distances away from him, I wouldn’t be surprised if it had stricken Charlotte straight through the heart.

By now my eyes were wide open, gone was the drowsiness that weighed them

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“I tried to make out sense of his words, but

ied to make out sense of his words, but as I failed to piece them together, I came u p with nothing but a jumbled mess of a brain.

Just from their tone, I could tell that they were already arguing for quite a while now. Which meant I missed out on all the key points that would’ve pieced out his words perfectly.

“Haiden!” I heard Charlotte shout before I heard the slam of a door overpowering

her voice.

Next came the sound of a revving vehicle skidding down the road. Haiden had left his home early in the morning and that day, which was practically yesterday, he never showed up at school.

His actions had definitely helped with the whole avoid Haiden at all cost thing. But something I didn’t think I’d ever feel, not even in a million years for the boy who lives just next door to me, I felt yesterday. The worry was eating me alive.

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was empty last night and didn’t show any signs of Haiden’s black truck.

the front.

sweet voice broke me out of

bag strap on my shoulder as we made our

out some details. Quite a few actually. The ones that would

creased into one of confusion. “How come? Wait don’t tell me, let me guess.” She pushed out her hand in

the action of a stopping sign as her

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than fifty videos and couldn’t sleep because your hormones were going haywire?” She chirped, looking to be quite happy with herself that

something I’ve been sending her quite often now.

and whispered.” Did you finally masturbate? You know the first

“Gwen?” I murmur lowly.

She leans away from me, knowing I wasn’t pleased with her

way. I rolled my eyes when one winks at Gwen who in

you still tell me?” She pleads. “Like, if it has

to do with some secretive shit, I definitely want to know. Oh wait, did a guy finally sneak in your room last night and do some

across her face. “I knew this would happen eventually!” She then turns to face me, eyes dancing with excitement.

quickly and shot her a glare of annoyance. “Stop okay. I just couldn’t sleep last night end of

was about to answer, only to get interrupted.

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“Arabella!”

I turned around

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Her hair bounces off her shoulder as she makes it her mission

Gwen voiced out her confusion. “It better