secret love

Hatred

Back at the locker in silence as the girl next to me didn't talk to me. I walk away and feel her behind me, I reach the toilet door and she drags me in with her, checking no one was around she pushed me up against the wall. The coldness making me wince a bit. "What are you playing at" she said to me angrily. "Absolutely nothing honey" I flirted jokingly which made her even more mad. I saw her eyes flicker down to my lips and back up to my eyes. What was that. Her grip loosened on me and now she was just holding my shoulders. I saw her lick her lips a little "Why are you always staring at me Sinclair" she questioned, still holding on to me. "I don't know, it's weird how I like staring at a material, aka plastic right?" I said and laughed. She huffed and dropped her arms to her side.

"I hope you know I hate you and I wish you never came to this school" she said getting closer to my face, which I didn't think could happen since we were almost touching already. She pulled away abruptly and walked off as if nothing happened.

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I started to make my way to science where I'd sit next to the plastic girl. Why am I calling her that she can't hear me in my thoughts. Or can she? Just kidding, imagine though. She sat next to me, not late this time, and still the same clean hair. No making out with her boyfriend today then I guess. That explains why she was in the bathroom with me. She just wanted attention,of course.

At first there was a weird silence. I don't really get her though, most of the time she was nice around me when it was just us, but with her friends she was a whole new person. I like her best with me. She's sweet (sometimes) and caring.

"These answers are wrong by the way" she said pointing at the wrong ones. I look up at her and she moves her paper a little to show me the right answers. "Thanks" I say and copy them.

As I'm writing I feel someone looking at me so I look up to be met by her beautiful brown eyes. I see her eyes shine when I looked at her and her face flush a hint of red and pink. A piece of her hair falls in front of her face, she follows my eyes as I watch it fall, her eyes still trying to get attention from mine. She looks down at my hand, to the piece of hair and back at me. I slowly raise my arm and reach to her hair. My hands slightly shaking, she bites her lip a little at me and watches my every move. I finally reach her hair and pin it behind her ear. She smiles at me, I feel my heart rate Increase and my breathing becoming heavy. Did Wednesday just let me do that? And smiled afterwards?

I looked back at the answers on the whiteboard and tick all of my answers on my sheet and mentally celebrate that Wednesday let me get them right.

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Class had ended and I got out of there as fast as I could. No way was I going to spend another moment with that boring teacher, and of course the awkward silence with my partner, Wednesday.

I waited outside my friend's classroom. I felt a vibration in my pocket so of course I looked down and turned over my phone.

Yoko: Hey Nid! Meet us at the soccer field. It's so hot outside😭🫠

I roll my eyes to myself and put my phone back into my pockets. Holding onto the straps of my backpack as if it was going to fall off. I lock eyes with the dark haired girl, whose hand is intertwined with her disgusting boyfriend. Tyler.

Wait, he could be the nicest human being alive. I can't call him that.. I don't know him. But what if he is disgusting.

I see her turn to the boy and nod her head as she lets go of his hand and starts walking towards me. I look down at my phone, pretending to be distracted by something that is NOT there. I text Yoko telling her that i'll be there in a bit and she replies almost straight away.

"Hey Sinclair, where are you off to" she said as she reached me, with a smirk. I roll my eyes and go to barge past her until she pushed my arm stopping me from passing her. "I would really appreciate it if you'd answer me and stop being rude"

I scoff. "Me? Rude? Never" I joked, acting offended. "Excuse you, I helped you in class today. Now help me" I arch my eyebrow. What could she possibly need me to do.

"What may I help thy with" I ask her putting out my hand. She grabs it and drags me into a random classroom.

She pushes me onto a desk and stands in front of me, "my parents aren't home all week, and I need someone to water my plants"

I scoff, again. "And Why can't you?"

She looks at me as if I was the dumbest person alive. "Because I'll be at Tyler's" "Then no."

I go to walk past her until she grabs my wrist, pulling me closer to her. She looks at me a certain way, and for a moment, I swear I could see a shimmer in her eyes. "Please".

"Fine. Message me over the address"