9 Minutes

Ellis' POV

Zach and I were schoolmates before. I always saw him staring at me, smiling as I walked by. Every morning, he would say, "Hi!"

"Hi! Are you a new student here at Maryland Academy?" he asked.

"Yes, I just got enrolled here. What's your name?" I asked him.

"I can't say my name without something in return," Zach said, looking serious.

"That guy looks like something else. I just want to know his name. Anyway, he's cool in that attire."

"I'm just kidding; it's Zach Krucik, your new friend of mine!" he said, smiling and extending his hand.

I held his hand. It felt cold. "Do you feel nervous?" I asked him.

"Not really, just happy to know you!" As he said that, he suddenly grabbed my butt, and I didn't know what was happening.

The bell rings...

It's the first day of class.

Our teacher, Scott, is a professional science teacher. He knows everything about any object, including human beings and the universe.

"Science is life, but sometimes I can't believe that the earth was created billions of years ago. How can they know that!? Right? Anyway, it's already proven by other scientists."

After some time, I saw Zach outside with his friends. As I walked by, he suddenly grabbed my hand, and this happened.

"Hi, guys! This is my new friend. What's your name again?" Zach asked.

"You still don't know it, right? I'm Ellis Wilson, the one whose butt you grabbed recently!"

His friends laughed about what he did.

"You're a master of butt, huh?" His friend joked. "Master of butt? What the heck is that?"

Anyway, he smiled again. I didn't want to blush so he couldn't even feel that I have an interest on him.

Zach is so tall, look at those kissable lips, and his hairstyle fits him so well.

I'm eating alone here at the cafeteria.

He suddenly approached me with his lunch box filled with meat, fried rice, veggies, a sunny-side-up egg, and his big water bottle.

"Hi, I noticed that you're alone here, so I'm eating with you!" Zach just smiled again.

"Yeah, but I just want to eat alone here!" I jokingly said.

"Okay! I'll just leave my lunch box here. You can get some. So even if I'm not here, you'll feel that I'm eating with you!" Zach was serious.

"No, I'm just kidding!" I stated.

"No, I want to respect your side. So I'm gonna do that!" Zach was really serious.

As Zach walked by, he suddenly smiled at me again. I also got some of his veggies.

The bell rang, and I couldn't see Zach; his lunch box was still here. I guess he didn't eat lunch.

I'm just going to our classroom with it.

Our last subject is about Philosophy. It's an easy subject for me. I love philosophers like Aristotle. Anyway, our philosophy teacher, Doris, just discussed different philosophers in the world.

After an hour, the bell rang...

I'm about to walk when suddenly Zach appears, like he's waiting for me or something!

"Hey, Ellis! Are you about to leave?" he asked.

"Yes! Here's your lunch box, but I just want to ask if you eat lunch. I'm worried about you."