Professor Holland

Chapter One

I walked down the halls to my class. English Literature. The only lesson I actually enjoy, the professor was kind and very descriptive in what he says and second I enjoy English. I didn't realise how early I was. My professor, he's quite young, well he looks it. Maybe about 26 or so. I stood outside the door and looked through the glass, Mr Holland was there sorting out the books and logging into his computer. The bell rang. No one was here still. I stepped back and the door opended.

"Good moning Miss Evans, how was your Christmas?" He asked meeting his hazel eyes with my green ones.
"Uh, it was good, you?"
"Eh, it was alright, glad to see you here early," He says.
"Well yes, I enjoy this class, sir..." I say as he moved aside letting me through. I walked through and sat in my usual place and waited for everyone to pile in. Nobody really sat with me apart from a total perv. Lucas. Damn I hate that guy.

"Hello Avery, you look pretty today, you wanna come over tonight? I bet your clothes will look good on my floor." He said looking me up and down.
"Mr Mendoza are you done acting weird to Avery for a second year in a row? I'm sure she is fed up with you. Is that correct?"
"Yeah..." I said softly.
He gave my a small smile before he started speaking about Shakespeare and what play we're going to be studying. Romeo and Juliet. Never done that one.

"I can be Romeo and you can be Juliet..." Lucas whispered to me.
"Mr Mendoza do I have to tell you again to stop being a creep? If so get out. If not stop trying to to get every girl in the class to bend over."
I looked over to Jacob who went bright red and everyone laughing at him.

"Thank you, Thank you, I'm here all day until 3:30, but at the moment we're learning about Romeo and Juliets forbidden love." He said meeting my eyes as he said 'forbidden love'.
We carred on with lesson as if he didn't just call out Lucas, who didn't bother me for the rest of class. The lesson ended soon.
"Alright, I know all of you are internally screaming at the moment but your favrioute lesson and your favrioute teacher has ended, I'll see alll tomorrow at 2:30,"

I packed my things away and left the class.

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The day ended and I went back to my dorm room, which I share with my best friend Emma.
"Heyyy." She said as I walked in.
"Hello, I'm not stopping for long, I need to bring the book back in."
"You're such a buzz-kill go on, I know you got new ones when you went to your hometown."
"Yeah see ya"

I walked down to the library and scanned the book. As I was leaving I bumped into Mr Holland.
"Shoot sorry sir..." I said softly.
"It's quite okay Avery, I can see you weren't taking notice where you were going."
"I was." I wasn't
"Did you just lie?"
"N-No, I've got to get going anway, see you in class tomorrow Mr Holland."

He said nothing as I walked out and back to the dorm block.
"What took you so long?" Emma asked.
"I bumped into Mr Holland..."
"What that professor you had mid last year? Isn't he quite young?"
"Yeah, and yeah."
"So, what's he like?" Emma asked pulling me to her bed.

"He's kind, sassy because he called out that creep Lucas and he's quite mysterious..." I say.
"Ooh mysterious? We need to find out more about this Mr Holland."
"Whatever Emma." Though she wasn't lying, sometimes I do wonder what lies under the sassy-ness and smart ways.

Emma and I laid on our beds.
"Get up we're going to a party." She says.
"What? Who's?" I ask. I wasn't a huge fan of parties.
"Bradley's" She says. Bradley is her boyfriend.
"Ugh fine." I say getting up and getting black ripped jeans out and a Beatles vintage tee.
"Girl? Are you serious?"
"Nah, I have a stripper outfit on. Of course I'm serious."
"Alright, let's get going."

Emma and I get a taxi to Bradley's. He had a car and drove to uni from his house. We arrived quite quick because cars were off the roads.
"Hey babe." Emma said to Bradley giving him a peck on the lips.
"Alright Ems, hi Avery, I didn't this this was your scene?"
Emma nudged him and walked off leaving me outside. I wondered about leaving her but then again she could get drunk so I'll have to look after her. What could he possibly mean by 'Your scene.' Yeah I'm more of a stay at home person but Emma wanted to go so I go. My mum wouldn't like me if she saw me here. I wondered inside and sat on the sofa on my phone. We had to give Mr Holland our numbers for school purposes because he knows we don't look at e-mails. He must've messaged me earlier.

Mr Holland-Your work was good this morning. Let me know if Lucas pisses you off again okay?

Random, but that was nice of him Lucas is a mega idiot and Mr Holland can clearly see that. I stayed sat on the sofa on my own. Well not very alone cause a girl passed out which immediatley want to leave and read, so I went to find Emma. I walked up the stairs and saw her passed out on the ground and Bradley no were to be seen. "Come on Ems!" I urged. She woke up. "Where is Brads?" She asked, I didn't say anything only helped her up and called a for a cab which arrived shortly. We made our way back into the dorms and she fell asleep on her bed. I however, wide awake.

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I woke up at 9am, my history class was at 10:30 to 12:30, then English with Mr Holland at 2:30. Uni life is boring, hardly any classes and hardly any time. It turned 10:30 soon and I went to History which seemed like it went for 10 years. I went to the library again seeing as Emma and Bradley were 'hanging out' so I just sat in the library with a book my mum bought me for christmas which I was half way through and then I felt somebody sit beside me.
"Avery, I saw you at the party why didn't you come say hi?" It was Lucas. I ignored him.
"Lucas, I'm not like evry other girl you've got into. I know you don't like me and I get it, I'm pretty, you tell me that everyday but in the most shittiest ways. Come back when you've grown up." As that, he left.

I don't know how long I was there because when I checked my phone it was 2:00. My book was almost finished. I read again until it was 2:10 so I walked to class. Mr Holland was inside. He then came out.
"Hello Miss Evans, has Lucas bothered you?" He said leaning on the door frame.
"He did at the library. I told him to go away though,"
"See, he will soon back off and see that you don't want to be with him and also I think you could do better than him." He said and licked his lips.
"What does that exactly mean, sir?"
"I mean, he's an idiot and you're too good for him..."
"Well, I know he's an idiot and how am I so good that I couldn't possibly go out with him?"
Mr Holland cleared his throar before speaking. "I mean that, what I've heard is that Lucas has had sex with every girl in your class, and you are the the only one he hasn't managed."
"Are you spreading rumours Mr Holland? Plus their are alot of girls in this class."
"As I said Miss Evans apparently." He said and winking slightly at me.

The bell rang for class, so I walk in and sit down in the same place. Lucas sat away from me and Mya sat next to me.
"Hi Avery!"
"Hi Mya..."
"Bet you're happy Lucas isn't next to you, what did you do to get him off your back without sleeping with him?"
"Tell him to piss of and say no it's that simple Mya."

"Mya, Avery could you sop speaking so we can get on the lesson please?"
"Sorry sir..." I say
"Yeah sorry sir..." Mya followed along and then muttering something to me making me laugh.
"Avery, Mya do I have to tell you again?"
We each didn't say anything. I rolled my eyes.
"Miss Evans. I'll see you after class please."