In his grasp

Him again...

“I see your back again” the same teacher said to me at the stables. I don’t know what it is about this guy, but I don’t really like him. He’s very cocky and thinks he’s always funny. I suppose I had better answer him with words this time. 

“Yep, and so are you” 

“Are you going to be starting the lessons with the older children?” He asked. I scrunched my nose up at the thought. I wasn’t here to learn how to ride a horse. I knew how to anyway. My auntie has got 3 horses and use to teach me when I was younger. I shook my head and replied. “No, I know how to ride a horse”. 

“Ahh, so she can say more than her name” a familiar sound came from beside him. I looked over and it was Joe. I suddenly felt a wave of embarrassment and shyness overcome me. I’m so glad I had picked my outfit out before hand. I looked like such a tramp last time. I was wearing a white strappy top, white trainers and black skinny jeans. Much more sophisticated. Joe stood there grinning at me with his arms folded and his eyes narrowed. As if he had just caught me out. 

“Yes and apparently she already knows how to ride a horse, she could teach us a few things” the teacher laughed. 

“No, I didn’t mean it like that” I defended myself but there was no point. Joe squinted his eyes even more, looking at my every part of my body from my legs to my eyes. 

The children started to enter the building and my auntie jumped up quickly. “I must run to the toilet quickly. Are you going to be okay?” She flashed a quick look at Joe and the teacher then gazed back at me. I nodded ad she rushed off. 

The teacher turned towards the children and Joe didn't shift his gaze off of me for a second. After a while he finally moved however, instead of walking away he stepped closer to me reached his hand forwards, placing it into my pocket. I felt my breath get caught in my chest. He took out my phone and punched in his number. Without saying a word he took my hand and turned it so my palm was on show and placed my phone in my hand. He smirked at me making my heart beat faster then turned and walked away, not looking back this time. I looked down at the numbers on my screen and felt my finger tips tingle. 'Joe' I wrote in the box above his number and saved it. 

The lesson ended and we walked to the same place to wait for my cousin. I kept scanning around looking for Joe, I just wanted to set eyes on him one last time before I left. There he was, with his back to me, filling up a bucket with water. I found myself staring at him, his bum was so round and firm and his muscles on his arms were flexing as he turned off the tap. It was as if he knew I was looking at him because he turned around and looked straight at me. My mouth opened with panic and he grinned at me whilst gripping his bottom lip in between his teeth. My palms began to sweat and my cousin joined us. We left without me looking back. 

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I sat on my bed, staring at his number open on my phone. Should I call him? Maybe I should just text him, but what do I say? Do I put 'x's? what if he doesn't reply? Just do it!

'Hello, is this Joe?' I typed out. No, I already know it is Joe's number, that's stupid.

'Hey Joe, it's Lauren'. Okay, now send the damn message and be done with it. What is the worst that would happen? He would ignore it, so what. As I went to send the text my phone buzzed and a message popped up in the chat.

'Hello there beautiful, are you avoiding me?' What?! How did he get my number, I didn't give it to him. Okay, I'm officially freaked out. I threw my phone onto the bed and covered it with my pillow. After a few moments after I had calmed down I grabbed my phone and replied.

'How did you get my number?' 

'What are you doing tomorrow night?' he completely ignored me. I started to feel giddy and excited but I had to keep my cool. After all he was older than me so I have to not act desperate.

'Going to my friend's party'. His reply was very slow. A good ten minutes had past before my phone buzzed  again. I jumped up and unlocked it.

'Can you get out of it'?’’. A smile slapped across my face and I looked up at myself in the mirror. Molly would be so angry if I cancelled on her for someone I have met twice. But I also want to see Joe and understand more about him, he intrigued me. I could do both I guess, the party is on until the early  hours of the morning. 

'I could for a few hours, but I promised I would be there'. 

'Pick you up at 6?'. I jumped up with excitement and replied to him... giving him my road name but told him to wait by the letter box down the road. I didn't want my mum to know I was getting in a car with someone who was older than me, she would never let me go. Wait a minute, a car? That means he is at least 17 years of age to be able to drive. I felt concern but then I felt like I was being cheeky and living life dangerously, that excited me.