Tears and Claws |Wednesday|

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"Jesus Agatha, you can't live your life and stop thinking about others" Xavier's words kept running through my head while I was working on my Chemistry assignment. Despite what he told me I kept wondering what Bianca was thinking, it's been so weird with her since she saw me with Xavier. I didn't see her anymore and wondered if she was coming here just to sleep or if she was sleeping with someone else. Maybe with Xavier? I couldn't even imagine. I couldn't even concentrate on my homework, so I got up from my chair and walked to the window and saw everyone working on their boats for the Poe Cup. Enid was looking forward to it, she kept texting me yesterday to convince me to come see her because "this year she'll win". But I know how it will end, she will cry and I will have to go to her room to comfort her, she knew she had no chance against Bianca.

I snapped out of my thoughts when someone knocked on the door. I opened the door and there in front of me was the blond boy I was trying to get out of my head.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him as I headed out of the room and looked both ways to see if the way was clear. Once confirmed I grabbed Xavier by the arm and pulled him into my room with force. I turned to him and was already annoyed before he even opened his mouth. I looked down and noticed a bouquet of tulips in his hands.

He brought the bouquet towards me "This is for you, I wanted to apologize for what I said yesterday" His hair fell over his face, he looked so hot right now. But I was shocked, how could he know that these were my favorite flowers. But I didn't want to show my soft side.

"I dont want that" I said as I started to pull away but he caught me by the forearm and pulled me back against him.

"What do you want then" he said more seriously, my heart began to race, I froze, my eyes lost in his.

I pulled myself together and got out of his grip, "I want to know why you are really here" I took a step back.

"I wanted to know if you would tutor me for my botany class?"

"And why would I do that?" I scoffed.

"Because I know you like my company and you don't want to become a lone wolf" he followed me as I took the flowers from his hands and put them in a jar on my desk. I admit, I liked having him for company but was it worth sacrificing my friendship with Bianca for him?

"Okay, I'll tutor you but we can't work in my room, if Bianca sees you it's over" I sat down on the desk.

"Don't worry I know a place where we can work" he looked at the wall where I was hanging the pictures of my friends and my family "and you don't ask me anything in return ?" he smiled walking towards it.

"No cause I need nothing from you"

"Wait you really cut me out of that picture" he pointed to a picture with Bianca where he was supposed to be too but since I wasn't talking to him I didn't see the point of letting him on it.

"You were ugly in that picture, and I don't want to have nightmares every time I see you" I was proud of how that sentence came out.

"Don't try to act like a mean girl to protect yourself Agatha, I know you and you're not like that." he walked towards me.

"You don't know me" I said as I watched him move closer to me, my heart started to beat fast again.

He moved between my legs and placed his arms on either side of my body, "I know a lot more about you than you think." His face was very close to mine, we were inches apart, and I think at that moment I forgot how to breathe. How could he make such an effect on me? Knowing that before I hardly noticed him.