The Nerdy Twin ✔️

Chapter Fourteen

WILLOW'S POV

I had just dropped Charlie off at school Monday morning when I decided to pass by the arcade. I wanted to pick up the posters Jack had printed so I could distribute a few around the school and the rest after school. The arcade was out of my way but I would still be on time for my first class as long as I didn't dilly dally.

When I arrived I used the key Jack had given me to let myself in. The arcade smelled fresh with a hint of lavender in the air. We had spent two whole days working on the it and I was proud to say that we had done a superb job. It looked better than it had the first time I saw it and I was proud of the effort we had put in.

We had rearranged the whole place to make more free room for people to move around as they played games. The comic book section had a table, some chairs and two bean bags. The popcorn machine was next to the counter for easier access and Jack was not allowed near it. The slushie machine had arrived late Sunday evening and was placed into the hangout room as I called it for lack of creativity so as to keep it away from all the games. The vending machine was still empty but Jack was supposed to be working on stacking it before the end of the day.

I found the stack of posters on top of the counter and was about to grab it and leave when the door opened. Jack walked in humming a tune to himself but stopped when he noticed me.

"Willow what are you doing here?"Jack asked.

"Good morning to you too Jack and I'm here to pick this up."I answered pointing at the posters.

"Sorry, morning but I thought you were supposed to pick those up later."He inquired.

"Yeah but I wanted to put a few up at school and then get started immediately after so I had to pass by before class."I explained picking them up.

"Well I won't keep you any longer. Have a good day at school."

"Thanks. Don't forget to fill the vending machine. Plus one of the games is being collected today. All the papers required are in the drawer. No negotiations, the deal is already done."I instructed backing away.

"Yes ma'am."Jack answered giving me a mock salute.

I didn't say anything back, just turned on my heel before walking out into the crisp morning air. Due to my conversation with Jack, I was five minutes behind schedule so I quickly got into my truck , placed the posters in the passengers seat and drove to school.

I arrived just in time for my first class of the week, Spanish which I was relieved for as I needed something light to ease me into the new school week. My first week hadn't been so bad, it had a lot more drama than I had hoped for but it wasn't all terrible. All I hoped for was to get by, day by day until finally I could get to the end of the school year so I could finally win my freedom.

My second class of the day was Maths, which I unfortunately shared with Matthew. We had successfully avoided each other all weekend and I was hoping to keep up the winning streak but that was all up to Matthew. Speaking of the devil, he walked into class looking all high and mighty with his posse right behind him. His gaze immediately landed on me a smirk etching it's way onto his face making all thought of avoiding him leave my mind.

He strolled towards me like a predator towards it's prey. He didn't intimidate me but I wondered why he was suddenly interested in talking after I'd told him off. One look at my the poor boy seated next to me and he was running out of his seat like it was on fire. Matthew propped himself on the seat his gaze boring holes at the side of my head as I refused to look at him.

"You know I've had all weekend to think things through and do my own digging and I've come to an astounding conclusion."Matthew started but I still refused to acknowledge him.