Teacher's Star Pupil (Completed)

Chapter 3:

I had gotten up later than I had thought.My mom asked why it took me so long to get back home yesterday,"Because,"I told her,yawning,"I was being tutored."Yeah,tutored is one way to put it.When I got in the shower,I found bite marks and purple tinted bruises on my thighs and neck."Great,"I muttered,"Way to be careful."

I had to wear a long-sleeve white shirt even though it was seventy degrees outside and sneak some of my sister's foundation to hide the marks on my neck."She'll never know,"I pulled a tube of ivory colored cream out,"She has over a dozen bottles of the same color."

At school wasn't any better.People,everywhere,seemed to find me interesting that day."Yo Alex,"one of the jock's said,"How's it going?"I gave a feeble "not much" and brushed past him to find myself face to face with the school popular girl:Jesse.

"Hey Alex,"she said,"I heard you stayed after school with the mr.Hottie."Her group of friends laughed even though there was no joke."Y-yeah?,"I felt my heart speed up,"What about it?"In my mind in that moment,I figure the janitor wasn't as deaf as he had thought.That he had told his buddies what he had hear or even worse..seen.Then they told their friends,family,and eventually everyone in the whole school had found out about his fling with the teacher.

"What was he like?,"Jesse asked,eyes seductive.

"What was he like?!,"I nearly shouted,"He wasn't like anything.Just a little teacher helping a student pass his class,nothing else!"Jesse gave me a weird look,"Okay?,"she said,"I mean,was he difficult to work with or did he try to honestly help you?"

Oh.Waves of relief spread down my back,"Oh,"I said,"He was helpful-"Jessed cut me off,"Good,"she said,"Cause,between you and me,I heard he had to transfer schools because he had relations with a student."Her friends all nodded in agreement,a few looked confused and nodded anyways.

"Jenni?"

"Here."

"Mark James?"

"Here."

"Alex Darwins?"

"H-here,"I jumped a little from him saying my name.Not because I was staring intenstly at his lips and eyes as the scrolled down the page.He didn't look up but,sadly,continued on takign roll.I sat back in my chair,what was I expecting?Romance?

"What happened yesterday,"I told myself,"It was all to pass this class."Yeah,some part of me said,keep telling yourself that.

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There was only five minutes left in class before he actually did talk to me."Mr Darwins,"he said plainly,"Did yesterday give you a fully understanding of the work?"His face was really casual as if he hadn't had made me swallow anything at all yesterday.

"Yes,"I played the game,"In fact,I think I'm mastering it."Mr.Hudson smirked,his lightening to the challenge,"Then you won't mind staying behind today to show off your new skill."

We stared at each other what felt like forever.Too dramatic?Well it sure as hell felt that way,his eyes burned my retinas,god they were gorgeous."O-okay,"I finally spoke,looking down at my paper.Mr.Hudson laughed quietly then walked back to the front of room.

The bell rang a few minutes later,everyone elses conversation drowned out my banging heart.Is he looking at me?I looked over to him,yep,he was.

A small grin played on his lips,and he winked.