Teen Romance Fantasy

Act 38 (Ty)

"Well done mister Wood. Full marks again."

Everything as always. The exam had been fairly easy. Everyone should have been able to pass it. The question was if Siren passed it. No matter how much Louis continued talking to me, I did not actually listen to him because I was waiting for Siren. We agreed on a signal, if she passed her exam. In the end it was not necessary however.

"Sarah you passed!" Luna started shouting all of a sudden. I turned around and saw the disbelief on Siren's face. The exam lay open on her desk and Siren was too stunned to move. Luna kept shaking her like crazy but Siren's soul had already left her body. It was kind of lovely to see her like this. I could not even hide my smile. All the work actually payed of. Perhaps Siren was not going to fail the year after all.

I saw Anthony after class. He walked right past me, wearing the same orange shirt from the day we started fighting. Once our eyes met, he started to bite his lips in embarrassment before eventually he ran after Kadir. The two of them were probably on their way to the classroom where we usually met to talk.

"You guys are still fighting?" Louis asked rather worried.

"I tried talking to him about it but he just won't listen."

"I mean, it was a bitch move to not tell him. Anyways, what's that in your bag?"

"You mean that?" I showed him the  expensive golden necklace I had bought just the other day. He gasped, as he stared at it. Just one look was enough to tell him how expensive that necklace really was.

"Why do you have this on you?!"

"It's for Alexy. She really wanted it, so I got it for her as an apology."

"An apology for what?"

"I don't know. I guess for neglecting her." I answered honestly. Louis still could not follow me. He held the necklace in his dark hands and observed it from every possible angle. He was probably wishing that it was fake but sadly it was not.

Honestly, I had no clue why she even wanted this necklace. It looked quite heavy and uncomfortable. The longer I looked at it, the more bothersome it started to seem. Why in the world did it cost me half a fortune?

I hoped Alexy could forgive me. I did not mean to make her upset. I wanted to tell her the truth about what I was really doing but even if I did not tell her that Sarah was Siren, she probably did not want to hear that I was helping Sarah. Why did Siren have to tell Alexy to go to hell? Could she not have told that to Mishka or Bella? It would have made the situation a whole lot easier for me.

"Anyways, do you know where Alexy could be right now?"

"She's probably in the canteen."

Just as Louis had said, Alexy really was in the canteen. She was waiting in line to get something to drink. As always she got herself juice. It had become her signature drink, just like with Siren. Besides alcohol, Siren only ever drank juice.

I usually would have surprised Alexy by hugging her from behind but this time I waited for her to notice me. Once she did, her expression changed from unbothered to disgusted. Nevertheless, she talked to me. I handed her the necklace and suddenly her dark eyes light up. She had not expected me to get it for her. I knew just how much she wanted it.

"Is this supposed to be an apology?"

"You caught me. I'm sorry that I forgot about you. You see, you're the first person I have ever dated. I'm not really used to these sorts of things and sometimes I just don't know how to act. That's why I beg you to forgive me."

Alexy did not say another word for the next few seconds. Instead she had been in thoughts. My heart started racing because of the silence. It was tearing me apart. I could not look her in the eyes without feeling pressured. She broke me with her lingering feelings.

After a long pause, she finally let out a deep breath. Just like before she put on that innocent smile, which I had started to love more than anything else in this world. I could not keep from staring at those dimples in the corners of that smile that she wore. As always, Alexy was gorgeous. Too gorgeous for me in fact.

"I'll forgive you under two conditions."

"What is it? I'll do anything."

"One. You play the violin for me. Two. You study with me for the next math exam."

To her demise, I was actually hesitant to agree with her suggestion. It was not even the part about studying with her. I did not actually know how to feel about the violin part. I swore to myself that I would never touch the violin again and Alexy was aware of that. Then why did she still want to make me play it?

"Is the violin really necessary?"

"You said you'd do anything."

"I know what I said but I didn't mean it that way. It's as if you'd tell me to kill someone."

"You wouldn't kill for me?"

Now that she mentioned it, it was a good question. If Alexy asked me to kill someone, would I have done it? Was I that easy? I had never really thought about it. When you're in love, you kill. What about me then? Was I blinded by love enough to kill someone?

"So that's the entire story." I explained to Siren, when she came over to study after school. We were not really studying. Instead we both lay on the floor, head to head, staring at the ceiling of my room, as the smell of her perfume should have intoxicated me.

"You didn't agree, right?"

"I agreed to studying with her but I'm really not sure about the violin part just yet."

"If I were you, I wouldn't do it. I guess you have your reasons why you don't play the violin anymore. Nobody should force you to something you don't want."

"I could say the same about you. Never mind. I just hope Alexy passes the exam well and forgets about the violin. If only I were good at math."

"I can teach you if you want."

I thought I could not trust my ears. I had to get up and look at her face because otherwise I would not have believed it. Did Siren really just offer to help me with math? That was impossible. Siren would not have done anything like this for me and yet she had that precious expression on her face. I could not help but trust in her words. It was as if she had been playing with me, just like a puppeteer with their puppets. 

"You would do that?!"

"Obviously. It seems like you'll easily earn enough points to pass the first round of the junior tournament even without me being in your team. I don't mind helping you out with school work for once as well."