mysteries & secrets | mileven

four

CHAPTER FOUR;
• FOREVER AND ALWAYS, KAI •

"need any help?" mike asks as el stares at the worksheet in front of her.

she looks up awkwardly, "uh- i- um- i'm okay, thanks." she shakes her head.

"you sure? it looks like you're struggling." he raises an eyebrow at her.

"i-i'm not." she lies quietly and looks down.

he sits down next to her, "this question just needs you to explain why glass can be liquid."

"yes i can read that." she murmurs as he chuckles.

"you just need to further explain it, mr clarke talked about it." he smiles.

"thanks." she whispers, writing some things down, "why are you here?"

"helping a friend." he smiles at her.

she sighs, "science partner." she corrects.

he nods, "still better than nothing." he moves his stuff to the table besides her.

"what are you doing?" she asks.

"sitting next to you." he says in a 'duh' tone with a chuckle.

"why?" she asks him.

"stop asking questions, yeah? now next question." he points to the paper.

//

"hey el, wanna join me and my friends for lunch?" mike asks, following her to her locker as she shakes her head.

"i'm fine, thank you." she gives him a sad smile and focused her attention on the metal locker.

"el, i'm not trying to benefit anything off of you and i'm not going to leave you in the end like you say. i genuinely want to be your friend because you seem really cool!" he exclaims with a wide smile.

she holds back a smile and shuts her locker, "i-i don't know what to say, really." she whispers.

"well you can start by saying, 'yes mike, i'll join you for lunch because you're just so cool.'" he mimicked her voice as she giggles quietly.

he smiles at her laugh and raises his eyebrows.

"i-ill join you." she finally agrees as he smiles from ear to ear.

"alright, come on then." he starts walking as she follows him.

"cool bracelets by the way." he smiles, pointing to her wrist.

"y-yeah, thanks." she whispers, pulling her sleeves down to now cover her hands as well.

"we sit at the back." he tells her as they walk into the cafeteria where it was filled with people already.

she nods, following wherever he was walking to.

"hey guys, this is el. she'll be eating lunch with us today." mike explains.