It started with a stare

Intrigued

Asher
September went by so fast like those lights on the trains that came and quickly went by with 10 minutes. My attention was divided mainly against soccer and not failing history. There were still a few months to go but I was determined on making a good grade mostly because I suck at it.
I had already made up my mind and I met Mrs. Helen about getting a tutor, but she just had to say she would make up her mind in the next class based on the performance of the students. Yay, let's see how that freaking goes.

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"I'm not giving you Briella's number, Asher" Roseline said as she closed her locker and headed down the hallway with me following behind. We had soccer practice now and I was trying to convince her to at least give me the new girl's number. I don't know exactly why I was drawn to her, but I knew I wanted to know more about her. She was intriguing . I love intriguing.
"Come one Rose" I pressured still not giving up .
She stopped in her tracks and huffed a tired sigh. My mind immediately went to the little outing we had planned for Grey's birthday the next day which was the weekend.
"Okay, tell you what. I and olly are planning a little something for Grey's birthday tommorow. How about you and Briella tag along for a change" I could see she was skeptical about it but then she responded.
"Okayyy, I'll bring her. That's if she doesn't detach my head from my neck. She's been a bit cranky these last few days. I'll text you this night".
I had a wide grin on my face as I walked to the field, well not before ruffling roseline's hair. The new season started next week and coach was drilling us freaking hard. We lost the state championships last year and everyone was super bummed but we were coming back stronger this year. Soccer had all my attention at this point. It is what I always use to get over my tyrannical deranged dad. I didn't think it was this possible to seeth someone this much.

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" 2 more laps boys , keep it moving or you'll make it 3 " I heard coach Hartley's voice bellow from the sidelines.
Olly was beside me and I decided this was the best time to tell him about the plan change.
" I'm good with anything bruh and besides we both know Grey has a thing for Roseline " he replied with a slight shrug. Grey has always liked roseline since the 8th grade and he did absolutely nothing about it and we were in the final year. I knew if it was meant to be it will. I was definitely looking forward to tommorow night. I had a reason briella would refuse but I also knew she wouldn't. She wasnt one to back down from anything and I figured that out just by this week's classes she never let anyone shut her down just because she is quiet and call me crazy but I found that very hot. I heaved a sigh of relief and frustration knowing fully well that even if practice ended I had history next and this was the last class of the day praise God.

I headed to the locker room to freshen up and drop my gear. The shower was very refreshing until my hands wandered to the wounds on my back and all the memories came flooding back. I gasped as I came back to reality.
When did this start? I was snapped out of My reverie when I realized I still had history class to attend. Fuck!
I quickly came out of the shower and dried my body. I checked the time and found our I was 15 minutes late for the history class. Shit! I quickly put on my clothes and hurried towards the class funny how I didn't even dry my hair properly.
I entered the class and became the cynosure.
"Late again Mr Davis. How about you just do us all a favour and stand at the door please. Mrs Helen said not even sparing me a glance and she continued with the class. I felt her gaze as I locked eyes with her. She did it again stare with zero fucking emotions and she continued scribbling down on what looked like a sketch pad. I made a mental note to ask whether she could draw.
" so back to the class, we were about to talk about the myth of the staff of the God's. Can anyone volunteer to explain" Mrs Helen asked and was about to start when she noticed Briella's attention wasn't with her and then she did exactly what i expected.
"Miss Jefferson can u please explain the myth of the staff of the Gods?"
Briella looked up unfazed as ever. It still baffled me how she managed to keep her cool even in the toughest of situations. She stood up and spoke
" The staff of the gods, this artifact is said to harness all the powers of the Greek God's. Carved from hart wood, this staff belonged to Atlas the most powerful in all the land of Gyrithin and father of the 3 daughters named Herspera, Kalypso and Anthea.
Anthea fell in love with a mortal and _
Briella was still speaking when Mrs Helen interjected saying " wow, you can have your seat miss Jefferson and I would like to make you the official history tutor of Asher here who still has much to learn" I could see the shock in her face and she was about to protest when Mrs Helen said" it's part of your extra credit " and with that she just gave a nod. I on the other hand gave a weird laugh. I mean did she hate me that much? But still I was unfazed I was still going through with my plan.

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I was beyond happy to get back to my dorm and throw myself on my bed. I had entered when Greyson was meditating and olly was playing a video game with the x box.
I opened my phone and saw a message from max

Max
Hey, little one, I have some news.
You know how I said I was planning
To get my own apartment?
I finally did it's a very cozy place in
A town called Cyprus fall.
You can always come and stay with me for the holidays 😀😀😀😀😀
                        

I was beyond bewildered. Max had been
Planning this for years because anytime dad throws his tantrums he keeps insisting that as long as we are under his roof we had to abide by his rules.
It always pissed Max off but he had a plan and I was so happy it had materialized now. I quickly responded to him before I hit the hay

                                                 Me
                                  I'm super psyched.
                                  I'll be crazy not to
                                  Come. You truly are         
                                  The best. 🙃🙃
It's like the world was against me getting some rest because roseline sent me a message. I just hoped it was good news though.

    Roseline 💖
Hey dimwit, she agreed.
You owe me one.
Pick us up at 9
Good nighttttttttt😌😌
                                                  Me
                                            Yeah yeah I owe
                                            You.Love you😁

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Storm🖤✨️
Sorry for the short chapter guys. But I promise the next chapter will make up for it. How are u liking the story let me know in the comment section.
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