Rose Blossom by Renee Travis Read Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Renee Travis
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As Julian leaned in to kiss my forehead I felt someone staring at us, well quite a few some ones. My eyes darted up and around to see half the class ogling us. Girls were whispering behind their hands and boys were grinning at Julian, I stiffened and Julian must have noticed because he too looked up.
I watched his face become still, like a statue, his eyes narrowed and one by one people stopped talking and looked away. Julian looked almost scary, I sat up a bit from him, not sure exactly what had happened.
"I don’t want them looking at you, no one needs to gossip about you Rose, I won't have it," Julian told me as he reached a hand over and cupped my chin, making me look at him. I blushed and Julian's face relaxed. We sat there for a few moments before Julian's eyes narrowed again and something dark filled his features. He was looking over my left shoulder so I turned around to see what had upset him.
Athol was sitting there, looking not only furious but disgusted at the same time. I tried to smile at him and raised my arm to wave. His eyes caught mine and he shook his head ever so slightly before looking down at his English book
"That boy wants you Rhodanthe," I heard Julian say a few minutes later after roll call.
It wasn't so much his tone that made me put down my silent reading book, but the use of my real name. I turned my head in Julian's direction so I could look at him and scooted a little bit closer to him so Mr. S wouldn't get angry that we were talking.
"What?" I asked.
"The brown haired boy wants you," he almost snarled the words.
"Athol?" I asked, confused, "Julian, c'mon, Athol and I have been friends since second grade; he's probably just weirded out that I'm being allowed to see anyone."
"He smells of jealousy," Julian's eyes were almost black and he was radiating anger.
"Julian, please," I begged, and my heart rate began to speed up, I didn't understand what was wrong, but I didn't like it. I also didn't like that it seemed Julian could smell emotion.
It was like a light switch, Julian's head turned slightly and at the sound of my heart, his face relaxed and he smiled at me, "Calm down Rose blossom, you're right, of course. It must be nothing." He reached over to me and wrapped a runaway curl around his finger. He seemed more peaceful, but through the rest of class I watched him throw evil looks in Athol's direction.
Julian walked me to Home Ec after English; he kept an arm wrapped around my shoulder the whole time. About five feet from my classroom door he pulled me to a stop.
"Botany's the other direction and I'm going to be late," he smiled and leaned down to place a cool, tender kiss on my lips, "but it's so worth it." He straightened and took a few seconds to just stare at me.
"I'll see you at lunch, OK Rose?" he asked me. "Try not to get in too much trouble."
"Oh yes, that's me the trouble queen, I am that exciting," I said sarcastically. He raised his eyebrows at me and walked away as I was laughing.
I turned to go into class and ran right into Athol; he seemed tense and a little anxious.
"Hey Athol, what are you doing here, shouldn't you be in Math?" I asked, confused.
"I had to see you, had to make sure you were okay." He grabbed my shoulder and pulled me to a nearby bench. I was so shocked I didn't even think to fight him on it.
"Of course I'm okay, why wouldn't I be?" I asked, "Are you okay Athol, you don't look so
As Julian leaned in to kiss my forehead I felt someone staring at us, well quite a few some ones. My eyes darted up and around to see half the class ogling us. Girls were whispering behind their hands and boys were grinning at Julian, I stiffened and Julian must have noticed because he too looked up.
I watched his face become still, like a statue, his eyes narrowed and one by one people stopped talking and looked away. Julian looked almost scary, I sat up a bit from him, not sure exactly what had happened.
"I don’t want them looking at you, no one needs to gossip about you Rose, I won't have it," Julian told me as he reached a hand over and cupped my chin, making me look at him. I blushed and Julian's face relaxed. We sat there for a few moments before Julian's eyes narrowed again and something dark filled his features. He was looking over my left shoulder so I turned around to see what had upset him.
Athol was sitting there, looking not only furious but disgusted at the same time. I tried to smile at him and raised my arm to wave. His eyes caught mine and he shook his head ever so slightly before looking down at his English book
"That boy wants you Rhodanthe," I heard Julian say a few minutes later after roll call.
It wasn't so much his tone that made me put down my silent reading book, but the use of my real name. I turned my head in Julian's direction so I could look at him and scooted a little bit closer to him so Mr. S wouldn't get angry that we were talking.
"What?" I asked.
"The brown haired boy wants you," he almost snarled the words.
"Athol?" I asked, confused, "Julian, c'mon, Athol and I have been friends since second grade; he's probably just weirded out that I'm being allowed to see anyone."
"He smells of jealousy," Julian's eyes were almost black and he was radiating anger.
"Julian, please," I begged, and my heart rate began to speed up, I didn't understand what was wrong, but I didn't like it. I also didn't like that it seemed Julian could smell emotion.
It was like a light switch, Julian's head turned slightly and at the sound of my heart, his face relaxed and he smiled at me, "Calm down Rose blossom, you're right, of course. It must be nothing." He reached over to me and wrapped a runaway curl around his finger. He seemed more peaceful, but through the rest of class I watched him throw evil looks in Athol's direction.
Julian walked me to Home Ec after English; he kept an arm wrapped around my shoulder the whole time. About five feet from my classroom door he pulled me to a stop.
"Botany's the other direction and I'm going to be late," he smiled and leaned down to place a cool, tender kiss on my lips, "but it's so worth it." He straightened and took a few seconds to just stare at me.
"I'll see you at lunch, OK Rose?" he asked me. "Try not to get in too much trouble."
"Oh yes, that's me the trouble queen, I am that exciting," I said sarcastically. He raised his eyebrows at me and walked away as I was laughing.
I turned to go into class and ran right into Athol; he seemed tense and a little anxious.
"Hey Athol, what are you doing here, shouldn't you be in Math?" I asked, confused.
"I had to see you, had to make sure you were okay." He grabbed my shoulder and pulled me to a nearby bench. I was so shocked I didn't even think to fight him on it.
"Of course I'm okay, why wouldn't I be?" I asked, "Are you okay Athol, you don't look so