Chapter 53 : Because I Liked a Boy
*Ophelia*
I can hear Asher before I see him. Courtney’s standing before him all done up, but her face is scrunched up in rage, red blotches on her cheeks and down her neck. “How dare you talk to me this way! Who the hell do you think you are?”
“I don’t care who you think I am. I’m in love with Ophelia, and nothing you can say will change how I feel!”
I stop in my tracks, Asher’s parents both running into me. I can’t help it. Did he just say that? Did I hear him right?
“You…” I stammer out, my hand shooting up to my mouth in disbelief. Asher Slater, the quarterback, is in love? With me?
My heart picks up speed, the thumping going through every inch of my body as I process the words. Asher and Courtney both jump at my single word, the two making eye contact with the three of us mere feet away. The reactions each have are vastly different. While Courtney continues to blow steam from her ears, Asher’s face relaxes, and his brown eyes tell me the truth.