"Mom! I'm going now!"
I said as I closed the door. I heard her reply, saying goodbye and walking to the bus stop, deciding to wait for the school bus to come, thankfully It arrived in less than 1 minutes. It was already filled with students. I didn't see any empty seats anymore.
Why do I have to take the bus so suddenly today? Oh yes. I woke up late, and my dad left without me. How sweet. I almost lost hope trying to find a seat, but then I saw someone familiar. I smiled while making my way towards the seat next to him. He didn't notice me. He had his headphones on. Great! I sat next to him and pretended as if I didn't notice him. Pfft, it would be a lie if I didn't notice his beautiful self.
He was startled to see that someone sat beside him. He looks, or to be specific, glares at the person who dared to sit next to him.
"You? Why are you stalking me?" He said, glaring at me.
Woah. cute.
"Excuse you. I never knew the bus was yours." I said, smiling in my head. Keep it cool, Rose.
He ignored me. I could hear his music through his earphones, but I couldn't hear it clearly. I tap on his shoulder and he turns his head to me, frowning.
"What do you want?" he said, annoyed.
"Nothing." What am I doing? Gosh. This is so weird. He glares at me and turns his head away. Well, that was a start, right?
We didn't talk anymore after that. He keeps on ignoring me. I wonder why he likes to ignore people. Especially me! I mean, hello? I'm right here. Can't he at least say hi or anything?
"Oi, we're arrived." I tap on his shoulder, but nothing. Is he dead? It can't be... We just talk? Or barely speak... Uh. Maybe he's asleep? I can't get my eyes off of him. He looks so... angry?
"F*ck!" he said while getting off the school bus, pushing me aside.
Why does he have to be so freakishly mean?
At lunch, Bella was busy talking about how handsome Bradley is. I turn my gaze towards Nicolas, or Nico for me, since he's super cute! He was listening to his earphones like usual, and he had a scowl on his face. Why does he look so angry? Like every day?! I didn't notice I was staring at him that long until I realised he was staring back at me with a death glare. He keeps staring at me with such hatred that somehow I feel hurt. If only it was in a romantic way, it would be more helpful.
I turn my gaze away from him and eat my unfinished spaghetti.
"You okay? You seem... quiet?" Bella raises an eyebrow.
I told her I was fine and tried to change the topic to which Bradley she was talking about. Thankfully, she drops the "you seem quiet" subject.
"So... how is it going with Project MNHM?" She grinned.
I was confused. Project what? And it feels like she read my mind because she answered it a few seconds later.
"Just so you know, it's Making Nicolas Hate Me." She shrugs, as I sighed.
"It's... doing great?" It sounded more like a question than an answer. But I don't know.
"Maybe you just really need to forget about him. Don't you think?" She said, looking at me. No. it's a sign of progress that he's talking to me now. Why should I stop?
"Nah. It's fine. We're doing great" I said sarcastically.
The day went by so fast. It's almost literature. My favorite! Oh, wait...
They'll be Nicolas too.
I was late to class. It was weird. I rarely go to class late.
"Why are you late, Ms?" Miss J, she said as she looked at me.
"Uh, I'm sorry. I.. Uh...um.." I don't know what to tell her. I lost track of time. That's why I was late. I guess? When I didn't respond, she just sighed.
"It's okay. You can sit down next to the boy in the back seat. He doesn't have any partner, and neither do you. So you're with him." She smiled genuinely.
A part of me cried tears of joy and I wanted to say thank you to her for pairing me up with my Nicolas but the other part of me just wanted to hide because, Oh my God! It's Nicolas, for God's sake?! I made my way to the back seat. He keeps staring at me. Or must I say? glaring at me. Why does he look at me with that much hatred?
It hurt. I took a seat next to him. He didn't say a word. Me neither. We keep it to ourselves. Miss J told us to do our own work because she was busy with something... I was bored. Nicolas was busy in his own world.
"Hi."
I tried to start a conversation but he's ignoring me. This is awkward. He doesn't even reply, gosh. I was ashamed. I was trying to hide my face from him because I was embarrassed.
Ugh, why does he have to be so annoying?
"You're the one who's annoying."
What? Did he like... hear me?
He smirks, "Cat got your tongue now, huh?"
What?
"Whatever." I said, trying to dismiss the butterflies in my stomach.
Silence again. Ugh
"I'm Rose." I added as he raised an eyebrow and rolled his eyes. I was really annoyed with him. Breathe Rose. Keep it cool.
"And you are?" despite the fact that I already know his name... I just wanted to hear him say it himself.
"A person you don't want to talk to."
What?
"What... do you mean?" I was curious indeed.
He ignored me.
The rest of the class was boring. But thank God, Miss J finally gave us some work to do.
"I have a project for all of you." she smiled.
Oh no, I have a bad feeling about this. She gave us all a piece of paper.
"And since you all already have a partner, my work will be a lot easier."
Someone raises their hand. Or to be exact, Nicolas raises his hand.
"Yes?" Everybody was looking in our direction.
Ugh, what does he want now?
"Can I work on my own? I don't enjoy company." Andd when he said that, my heart broke into trillion pieces. Why?
I heard people gasp. Somehow, I felt rejected. I feel my cheeks burning. Not now, please!
"Can I change my partner? I don't enjoy being his company." I added, and I heard a few chuckles from the boys. What is their problem? Miss J was looking at us weirdly.
"I'm sorry dear, but you can't work on your own. That's why it's called group work, of course. If anybody is willing to change their partner with you, then sure. As long as you work in partners."
Nicolas was silent. So was I.
"Miss J, I wanted to change my partner with Rose." I heard someone say.
Damien.
The girl who was Damien's partner had her eyes wide open and she was smiling like she had just won a lottery.
"Are you serious, Damien? Because I would absolutely say YES!" she said excitedly. I can't believe this girl
"So Mr. Flynn? Do you want to change your partner with Ms. Garcia?" Miss J asked, looking directly into me.
Like seriously,
ME
Not Nicolas
I sigh. ready to move to Damien's place.
"Uh, never mind." Nicolas said calmly, almost forcefully.
Seriously?
"Well then, what about you, Ms. McCarthy?" Miss J smiled. I don't know if I should feel happy or... Heck! I am happy!!
"Um... If that's what he wants." I sighed, as I noticed Nicolas rolling his eyes. Rude much?
Miss J explained to us the project we're going to do. It was basically the weirdest project ever. The project is called Get to Know You or My Partner. We were told to finish this project in two weeks. All we needed to do was to get to know our partner more by spending more time with them, like going out for lunch and all the other "stuff humans do to get to know other human beings." It was weird when Miss J quoted it like that. Seriously, what kind of project is this? But honestly, a part of me was doing the happy dance inside my head.
"This project is important. So I want every one of you to take it seriously because it is very important."
Miss J is seriously something.
"Class dismissed for today. See you again next week." She said, dismissing us.
I saw Nicolas walking out of the class. I've got an idea. I followed him. I was actually still mad at him for dumping his water on me. Maybe today will be the day I get my revenge. Ha!
"Nicolas! Wait." I said as I walked to his side.
He stares at me weirdly. Some students even stare at me. Probably wondering why the hell am I talking to Nicolas, because why? He doesn't have any girlfriends. He rarely smiles at people unless he's with his friends, but he's usually alone, so yes, rare. Some people also refer to him as the handsome nerd. To be honest, he really is charming.
"Why are you still stalking me?" he asks, annoyed. Why does he like calling me his stalker? It's annoying.
"I just want to ask about the project. When are we going to start?" He just sighed and rolled his eyes as I said that. What do I do now?
"Why are you so excited?" He raises an eyebrow. I stared at him in disbelief. Don't blame me, but I am actually
"Excuse me? for your information, I never wanted to be your partner! Why are you trying to make this hard?" I totally lost my temper back there.
He smirks.
"And for your information, I never said that I enjoy you being my partner; I just don't like Stella Gracia. I'd rather do this on my own, but this stupid project says group work and I can't f*cking believe that you! Are you my partner? God no." he said, as if it was a bad thing. As if I were a negative thing. I noticed some people were staring at us weirdly. I feel my cheeks burning. I literally want to slap his beautiful face, but he should be thankful that I like him.
"Screw you!" I stomped my feet and walked away.
HE
IS
SO
ANNOYING
I didn't even bother to look at him.
When I was walking towards my locker, I noticed someone was waiting for me. Not Bella
I was curious.
When he turned to me, I was speechless.
It's Caleb.
And that's when I decided to sprint for my life.