✨Jeremy sumpter & y/n✨

Chapter 16 - it was an accident.

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the rest of my teachers were okay and virtually all of my lessons were with Pete. Olivia was in a lot of them too. I could tell that Pete just seemed uncomfortable around her, i didn't want to question him but my curiosity persisted.
"Mike?" i said and he turned his head to me as we walked from the lunch line, balancing our trays carefully in our hands.
"What do you know about Olivia?" i whispered as Pete was walking not far in front. his smile faded.
"Olivia" he said slowly, before checking in front of him to make sure Pete couldn't hear.

"We used to all be really close. You know how people are at the start of school, everyone's friends" i nodded
"Well that was us. It was me Pete and Olivia. it's not that deep really. She just started to drift and hang out with people she shouldn't and do things she... shouldn't."
i listened intently to mike's story. i was so distracted i walked into a table and felt the sharp corner dig into my leg.
"ow!" i said going to clutch my leg but forgetting i was carrying a tray causing the contents to come crashing to the ground.

for some reason i had chosen the spaghetti that day and as it hit the floor, tomato sauce splattered all over the girl sitting at the table. i slowly lifted my head to see who it was and my eyes locked with the sparkling ones that belonged to Olivia. Her mouth was hanging open and her hands were frozen by her lap, fingers splayed. for a moment i stood silently shocked, not knowing what to do or what to say. i could feel all eyes on me, staring at my dramatic fail.

"i am so sorry." i said reaching down to try and salvage the slimy and now probably dusty spaghetti.
"um.." she said looking down at her now red uniform a hint of stress in her voice. By this time Pete and mike had seen and were walking over.
"what did you do olivia." Pete said harshly to her walking over to my side.
"no no Pete, it was my fault she didn't do anything." i said still frozen in place. he looked at her, still suspicious.
"wow Pete, why am i not surprised. i'm always in the wrong right?" Olivia said passive aggressively
"no, it was actually your girlfriend who spilt it on me." this wasn't the olivia who i had met earlier. I felt a teacher walk up behind me as we all stood crowded round the incident.
"oh my what has happened here?" she said tutting at us.
"sorry it was my fault i wasn't looking where I was going." I said smiling at Olivia. She didn't smile back.

We were all put in detention.

"i don't understand why i'm here." olivia said and turned round to face me. "I didn't drop my food." she said through gritted teeth. i smiled awkwardly and turned to face Pete and Mike.
"I'm sorry you guys got roped in" i said.
"no no. It's fine y/n" Pete said smiling, Mike was distracted talking to another girl.
"It's better your not left alone with Olivia."

what did he mean by that? She had started to show a meaner side of her but i had to find out what had happened between them.

"If you want to get some homework done, now would be a good time." Sister Mary said as she walked into the class room smiling. Mike put up his hand.
"Sister Mary," she nodded.
"it's the first day of school, we have no homework." laughs could be heard from behind me and tried to stifle my own. She smiled awkwardly,
"yes Mike... very true." she looked around while tapping her fingers on the desk.
"well i have some work to do in my office, you just all.. sit quietly." she walked out the room and there was an eruption of conversation

As i looked round the class i saw a range of people. A girl was sitting at the front, head in her hands as she wept into her desk. Next to her a boy sat chewing gum and drawing on the desk. I laughed as i noticed what he was drawing. Next to him was Olivia, she was reading a magazine but flipping the pages rather aggressively. Pete sat on my left and a boy with brown hair covering his eyes sat on my right. Pete was scribbling in a book that didn't look like one for school and when i tried to see what he was writing he covered it up grinning at me cheekily. So i turned to the boy on my right to see what he was doing.

He was leaned over his desk with his arms crossed over and his chin resting on them. He was staring at the board like he was deep in thought. I realised I was staring when he moved his head so his brown eyes met mine.

"is everything okay?" he asked calmly. An expression of curiosity on his face. i stuttered and struggled to speak,
"i- uh i- no- i was just- well." i tried to explain. He laughed and turned back to staring at the wall. I sighed realised how stupid I had probably sounded.

Some boys in the corner were chatting loudly and crowded round each other. They had something in their hand and as I heard the door open I turned to see Sister Mary opening it before a paper plane sped into her face. Everyone gasped as it happened and she clutched her cheek.
"she rarely gets angry." i heard Pete whisper in my ear. I gulped as i watched her eyes scan the room for the culprit.

"Get out." Sister Mary said calmly looking round the room. But everyone stayed silent "Whoever threw the paper plane... get. out." no expression was on her face. All heads turned to look at the boys in the corner and two of them turned their heads to look at the stocky boy that stood in between them. His big blue eyes widened and he scratched his freckled cheek.
"Max?"
"Yes Sister Mary."
"did you throw the paper plane?" she said still maintaining the calm persona.
he licked his lips nervously and looked down.

"Go stand in the hall max." Sister Mary said moving to the side to make space for him to walk through. All eyes followed him as he walked slowly out the room. Sister Mary followed him and once the door had closed the silence was broken and the sound of chatting filled the room again.

"Well that was eventful." I turned to see Mike looking at me and Pete smiling.
"why are you always so happy when things like this happen Mike?" Pete asked subtly closing his book without revealing the contents.

"Because it's exciting." Mike said still grinning.

thanks for reading sorry i haven't updated recently i want to decide a day that i update on, what day would everyone prefer?

also would you guys like a christmas chapter so we would have to make time go a bit faster if that makes sense or just carry on the normal timeline.

i would very much like to do a christmas chapter.

anyways have a great day or night :)
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-gabby