"You gave him my address!" I gritted my teeth at Max and Henry.
I could see them both grinning at me sheepishly. I showed them a punch.
"Come on. He wanted to apologise so we had to give it to him. What's so wrong about it?" Max pouted.
"We almost burnt my kitchen because of his apology." I muttered.
"Huh?"
"Nothing." I rolled my eyes.
"Come on. Come on. You will get late for class. Stop hating us for such a small thing and go inside." Henry pushed me into the chemistry class.
The both of them laughed and high fived each other while I cursed at them as they literally closed the door in my face. Great. Such great friends I have.
I sighed before turning and looked at my seat.
Olivia was already sitting in her seat as she waved at me and motioned me to the seat next to her. I smiled as I walked to my seat and put my books down.
"How are you?" I asked sitting down.
"I am alright." She gave me a smile, "It was nothing to worry about really."
We both knew we were talking about her fight with Alec. Even though she said it was nothing to worry about I couldn't help but feel guilty every time I see her.
"Hey, can you go sit somewhere else?"
I looked up upon hearing the similar voice. And as expected I saw Alec standing there near Olivia's table with books in his hands. He put them on Olivia's table and crossed his arms.
"This is my seat. Why don't you go and just sit in your goddamn seat?" I could hear the coldness in Olivia's voice.
I could see Alec clenching his jaw as he forced a smile, "You see, I asked Mr Weiss for the seat because we are partners for the project and she has to catch up to class too and guess what he said? He gladly agreed."
There was a evil smile on his face because he knew Olivia can't say no now because he took Mr Weiss' permission.
She banged her hands on the table as she got up and mumbled incoherently before going away without saying anything else.
Alec sat beside me while I looked in the front without even giving him a glance. I don't know if he could tell but I was mad at him.
Just yesterday he came to my house to apologise for trying to break my friendship with Olivia and look at him now literally kicking Olivia out of her own seat by giving excuse of the project.
I turned my head around to look at Olivia who was sitting with someone else now. She was scribbling in her notebook when she looked up and her gaze met mine. She smiled at me softly and I could feel myself feeling so bad for her.
How can she still be smiling at me after all Alec is doing to her?
"Are you mad at me?" I heard Alec say from beside me. I turned back around in my seat and without looking at him I hummed in response.
"I did it for the project." He pulled his seat a little closer to mine, "No ulterior motive whatsoever." I could see him holding his hands in mid air through my peripheral vision. He put them down and called my name again.
Sighing, I finally faced him but I was surprised when I saw him sitting too close. His face was mere inches away from mine. I could feel his blue eyes boring into mine as he raised one of his eyebrows at me.
I cleared my throat before putting a distance between us.
Does he not realise what he is doing?
"What?" I tried avoiding his eye contact as I looked everywhere but him.
"Don't avoid eye contact. And don't be mad." He said softly resting his face on his hands which were sitting on the edge of his table.
I tried to focus on Mr Weiss as he went on about mesomeric effect.
I could hear Alec sighing from the side before I felt him nudge my arm with one end of his pen. I groaned before turning my head to look at his laying head on one of his arms. He passed me a grin as I rolled my eyes.
"You love kitkat, don't you?" He asked.
I couldn't help but stare at him. H-how did he know that?
It was like he could hear my thoughts because he added it in a hurry, "Max and Henry told me."
Max and Henry? Damn those two! I swear to god. They gave him my address! Now they are even telling him what I love! I want to hang them upside down and freaking teach them a lesson about not leaking their best friends information!
"And?" I asked sweetly as I gave him a fake sweet smile.
"Nothing." He returned a genuine sweet smile, "I was just confirming."
I rolled my eyes at him and looked back at Mr Weiss but not before having a genuine smile on my face as I shook my head.
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I was looking outside the window at a bird as I saw it flying in circlesâdoing tricks, before it went and landed on one of the branches of the trees.
The bell rang indicating the end of the period. In the whole time Alec didn't try to disturb me after that, which I was very thankful to. Once or twice when I glanced at him I could see him doodling or just taking notes down but apart from that there was nothing.
I got up from my seat and looked at Alec's seat to find it empty.
He had already left.
I gathered my books and picked them. I was about to leave when I stopped after seeing something left on his table. Slowly, as if not sure I picked up the red squared package.
It was a kitkat. He left me a kitkat.
There was a note on it too as I read it,
Don't stay mad, and have a kitkat! I know you love them:)
I didn't even realise but I was smiling eye to eye as I put the chocolate in my pocket.
God knows what goes through Alec's mind. Why did he have to be so sweet and bring me a kitkat. It almost felt like he knew I was going to be mad and this is how he could make up for it.
Stupid.
I adjusted the books in my hand and looked around. The class was almost empty. I should leave too.
"Serenity?"
An unfamiliar voice called me so it was not definitely not someone I knew. I turned around and found Nathaniel, Alec's friend, coming and standing in front of me.
By now almost everyone was gone except Xavier who patted Nathaniel's back, "Come on."
Nathaniel looked at Xavier and smiled, "I will catch with you. Give me a minute."
Xavier looked at him suspiciously before his eyes made its way to me. His hazel eyes pierced through my soul (and not in a good way) as he pouted and nodded his head before going out.
"Do we have something to talk about?" I asked unsure.
He clicked his tongue against the top of his pallet as he sat on top of the table casually and with his head slightly raised he looked at me with those scrutinising eyes.
I tucked onto the end of my T-shirt as I asked him again.
I would be lying if I say that I wasn't afraid of Nathaniel. Anyone would. Nathaniel has been always the one to bully others in the cafeteria when they sat alone.
As I said the XAN trio is scary and intimidating except Alec. I don't know how he came to be friends with them, but he is just different from them. And I am so glad.
"We have something to talk about. Or rather someone." He stated, "Alec."
"What about him?" I asked as I held onto the edge of the table behind me.
Was he here to tell me to stay away from him? Is this why he was here? He didn't like that his best friend was hanging out with some social outcast who has not been to school for two months so he is confronting me?
Is this the part where he will tell me to maintain my distance from him? And know my place? Because that is all what I expect from him and his whole group.
But it's not like I am hanging around Alec for fun. It's because of the project and nothing else.
I could still feel his eyes on my face when he spoke again, "Keep on doing whatever you are doing."
Huh?
"What do you mean?" I asked confused as I let go of the table and stood straight.
He rested one of his foot on the floor now as he spoke without looking at me. He was staring at his shoes, "If you need any help you can ask me. But keep Alec distracted."
I bit the inside of my cheeks, "Am I supposed to be some sort of distraction? I am sorry but I don't do that thing."
He snapped his eyes to me instantly and shook his head, "That's not what I meant. I meant it in a good way! After all the heartbreak he has been going through. After all the times I have spent with him to look at him distraught. This is after a long while that I saw him being interested into doing something for someone. He doesn't look as hurt as he did. And he even seems like he is enjoying."
I didn't know what to say. This was totally opposite of what I was expecting from him. And standing in front of him like this, seeing him talking like this I didn't feel as intimidated as before.
"So try being on his side." Nathaniel continued, "You don't have to do anything but just be there. And as I said," He got down from the table, "if you need any help I will gladly do so!"
"I don't think so. But I will surely consider it." I nodded my head.
He passed me a small smile, which was a rare thing before leaving.
I touched my pockets from the outside and felt the outline of the chocolate Alec gave me.
Where is this going to go?
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