teacher's pet ~ h.s.

ch. 1

cora

i look at myself in the mirror and tilt my head. a frustrated sigh escapes my lips. i'm not a fan of this school uniform. it consists of a white button up, a tie, and a plaid skirt.

my mother took a job offer in a new city so i had to transfer to a new school. a private school. "cora! it's time to go!" i roll my eyes as i hear her shout from downstairs. "coming!" i shout back.

i take one last glance in the mirror before rushing downstairs. i groan as i get to the bottom of the stairs. "i can't believe i have to wear this uniform."

"come on cora it's not that bad." my mother says as she twirls her car keys around her finger. "now let's go so you're not late on your first day."

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as we pull up to the school i can feel my stomach turn. i really donot want to be the "new girl". i hate having attention on me. i take a deep breath and open the car door.

"have a good day sweetheart. make some friends." my mom says with a reassuring smile. "i'll try." i say before shutting the door.

i walk through the front gates make my way to the office. i approach a woman sitting at the front desk. her hair is up in a neat bun and a pair of small glasses sit on her nose. she's jotting something down on a notepad and doesn't notice me at first.

"um excuse me?" i say softly. her eyes dart up to look at me. "hi i'm new. i was wondering if i could get my schedule? my names cora."

"oh yes! i have that right here for you." she shuffles through a blue folder before handing me a piece of paper. i give her a simple thank you and walk away. i turn the paper over in my hand and notice a map of the school on the back.

suddenly i feel myself smack into something. i look up and see a tall, blonde boy with a black lip ring. i have to tilt my head back to even look at him. he has to be around 6'0 while i stand at a whopping 5'4.

i can feel my cheeks heat up almost immediately. i've been here for not even 10 minutes and i'm already embarrassing myself. "i'm so sorry. i wasn't paying attention to where i was going." i say quickly.

"don't worry about it." he sends me a toothy grin. he gestures to the schedule in my hand. "ah you must be new huh? no wonder i didn't recognize you."

"yeah i just moved here." i tell him. "nice. do you mind if i take a look at your schedule?" he asks. "go ahead!" i hand him the paper and he looks it over with his brows furrowed.

"hey we have the same first period! wanna walk with me?" he asks excitedly. i giggle at his enthusiasm. he's reminds me of puppy. "sure why not." i smile. "i'm cora by the way." i say as i realize that we haven't introduced ourselves yet.

"pretty name. i'm luke." he sticks his hand out for me to shake. it takes me by surprise a bit. i didn't think people really shook hands anymore. "nice to meet you luke."

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i'm practically dragging my feet to my last class. this day has been going by so slow. i was actually able to make some friends so that's good. luke introduced me to his friend group and they let me sit with them at lunch.

thank god because i really was not in the mood to eat alone in a bathroom stall. i arrive at my last class. english with mr. styles. i push open the door and take a seat.

a man, who i can only assume is mr. styles, stands at the front of the room scribbling things down on the whiteboard. he turns around and my jaw practically drops.

he's so... attractive. his focus adverts to me. i notice how green his eyes are. it's like they're piercing through me. after what feels like forever he finally takes his gaze off of me and addresses the rest of the class.

"class we have a new student. this is cora." he gestures over to me. the whole class turns and stares. i nervously fiddle with my fingers and keep my gaze down.

luckily he doesn't make me introduce myself to the class and tell them some fun fact about myself. he goes on teaching his lecture and i can't help but notice how soothing his voice is.

it actually makes it easier to pay attention to what's going on unlike other teachers who sound like complete robots.

i'm surprised by how quickly the class goes by. the bell rings and everyone rushes to put their things away and leave. i do the same but before i can walk out the door i'm called by mr. styles.

"cora, please come here." he beckons me over to his desk. i walk over and stand in front of him. "yes, sir?" i notice him smirk as i say this. "i just wanted to let you know that if you have any questions you can come to me. i know being a new student can be difficult."

i nod my head and try my best to avoid eye contact. "thank you, sir." he chuckles softly. "hey, look at me cora." i obey and i lift my gaze to look at him. "good girl." he says softly.

i can feel my face heating up. god this is embarrassing. "there's no need to be nervous around me. got it?" i nod my head and hum mhm. "please use your words sweetheart." he chuckles again.

"y-yes sir." i stutter. he gives me a wide smile. "great. see you tomorrow cora." i nod my head. "see you tomorrow mr. styles." i say before rushing out of the classroom.

i shouldn't be getting this flustered over my teacher. it's not like anything can happen between us. right?

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hi!! hopefully this chapter doesn't suck but let me know ig?? byeee xxx