Muse,"

from his pocket. His comment was so out of character, so far from what I knew of him, I just gaped at him open mouthed. My brain formulated no thoughts other than to register that I was shocked. I knew what I must've loo

to stop me, "Wait, I didn'

h him off me and make a run for it, but then

arnard, if your absentees cross the red you'll be expelled. And you too Miss Valdez, I don't suppose yo

. How could he speak to an instructor in such a manner, no less Miss Helen. The Viper. (That's what I named her, after her evil glares.) But then, we were talking about Eric Warnard here. The school's founder's great great something grands

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mind was screaming at me, but my body was failing to comply with it. I couldn't believe the irony; I was running away from

k of the event I found myself falling. I could feel gravity pulling me towards it and in consequence I was about to kiss the school floor. In a desperate attempt to keep myse

of the something, rather someone who took the f

ldn't keep huddled up on top of the guy forever

was to steer clear of Oliver Brown's radar. This guy was bad news. He was a self-serving narcissist who thought every walking female that laid eyes on him fell madly in love with him and therefore became his plaything. And no! I am not sayi

off the floor faster than lightening

if my life depended on it. Frankly, it did. I just wanted an anonymous existence who could bre

to me, I could easily pull off being a walking zombie, dead on the inside but subconsciously awake. Lena hadn't come back yet, prob

I felt as though all the energy was being drained out of me as I snuggled deeper into the s

red into my ears, his

could hard

retending as if my shocked expres

do you

ch genuine affection and the right amount of shyness that

d my guts just until yesterday. What changed?" I c

to a secret admirer of his. I couldn't deny the attraction I felt for him, the kind of heady trance that brings a butterfly to nectar

leaned in closer, and my heart skipped a beat. I stood there frozen from both fe

oing to do what I think he was g

hand against his chest, intending to push him away, but instead I couldn't do it and hence left it there. His head, angled slightly to the side as his

was just a dream. A wet dream. Sweat dripped through my forehead; I couldn't believe I just had a wet dream, nevertheless a

ctor had prescribed. They worked well alright, but the last time I took them I had been groggy the next day and my mouth tasted of metal. The night wore on; thoughts tumbled through my mind in rapid succession. Problems I had already solved re-emerged for another examination, things I mustn't forget for the next day nagged at me, and amidst all, thoughts of Eric Warnard and his strangeness pestered me.

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going to have a hard day ahead after my sleepless night but being wedged between the locker and Oliver Brown was the wor

.. well gross. I pretended to not hear the word 'bunny' and re

led a smile that showed he had me where he wanted. "I am Oliver Brown. Star quarterback

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getting worse with each passing second, I had no idea. And that pickup l

o say the things I thought out loud. A big dow

it me; I coul

y heel, Oliver Brown was another gu

from him. I didn't look back but I could hear him running after me. I was not a slow runner, but compared to him, I was slow enough. Sweat roll down my skin in thick salty beads and my clothes and hair clung to my skin. I

from Oliver Brown; is what I thought. But I would pick Oliver Brown any

ic Warnar

the middle of the boy's lavatory, staring at Eric Warnard peeing. And I saw?it. A scene reserved only for t

uently hit his knee in the process. Ouch! That must've hurt. Not that I blame him, anyone w

arnard stared back at me like I left

re you doing her

not what you thi

to such lengths...something really must be wrong with your

yelled and he raised a

e to hide. Getting out of this place was out of the question now that the evil giant#OliverBrown was just around the corner and i

ot the kind of smile I dreamt of him, below the unmoving eyes was a wicked sneer that showed almost every tooth. I took a step back in fear a

t help but scowl. The guy was

n, no care of the world. As if he knew I couldn't refuse

begrudgingly. "Wh

as he said, "Nothing out of the ordinary. Just go

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rom inside. "Where is she??Wher

en's to shame," Eric chirped in and I could

Oliver frowning,

na kill myself I'd climb your ego and

ting me?" Oliv

you," Eric retaliat

rown spoke again, "Anyways, have you seen a

hat I

at do yo

omeone think you are an idiot than to ope

use you are the sponsor's son that doesn't give you the right to in

't insult people who don't deserve to be insulted Brown. Because I can see that in your case brains are nothing,

so in the first pla

d literally hear Eric smirking. I coul

pending fight brewing between them. I just didn't know

uck Brown," Eric still had his com

arnard, I will see you later."

at could even freeze the coldest of hearts. And I think Oliver

me out now.

ic lurking around and then slowly came out of the toilet. "S

rease of amusement. A smirk that bloomed on his beautifu

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