The Mermaid Mate

Chapter 4: Lunch

I congratulated myself as I found my way to my second class, calculus. I dreaded this class. It was all repetitive. I entered class and as usual, I had to introduce myself.

Aphrodite Brook. 17 years old.

What else is there to know. My mother named me Aphrodite as she believed that I was special. She could feel it. She always told me that I was similar to Aphrodite the Greek goddess, although being born through the ocean that I was destined for other things.
Brook was our family surname. It means a small stream but it represented an area my family originated from. They said it started as a brook but it soon became part of the sea as global warming caught on. But of course I didn't share all this information with the class.

I took my seat at the back of the class as I tried to listen but my thoughts kept wandering back to that mysterious guy that caught me and dropped me. What a fool and creep.
A pretty hot one though. At lunch, I sat alone since I didn't know anyone.

I took a seat at a random empty table and ate my sandwich which my brother prepared for me. He was so sweet. He always made time to prepare me food although he has to rush for work. My heart ached for him. I decided that I should do something for him today when I get home. My thoughts were interrupted when suddenly someone came to sit across me.

It was him.

That creepy guy.

He just sat there, oblivious to the fact that he is unwelcome. I didn't want to interact with him more than necessary. He was weird. I stood up and walked away. I could hear what everyone in the lunch hall was thinking. "Is she crazy? Why is she walking away from him?" 'Why is he sitting with her? He doesn't normally approach people" "that bitch. That should be me".
What was the big deal with this guy anyways? He's only getting creepier and creepier. Clearly there's so many other girls that want to be hanging out with him. Why me?

Crap. I walked out of the lunch hall hoping to find some cozy corner only to realise, it was my first day at school. I didn't know where anything was. Great. Now I'm just going to stand here and try to look normal.
I sat on the floor and finished my sandwich when suddenly I see, Mr. Mysterious making his way towards me. "Can we talk?" he asked politely.

I wanted to outright say no but I had a nagging feeling that I should talk to him. He gestured me into an empty classroom and locked the door. He took a few steps towards me. "Why did you walk away from me? Did I do something wrong?" He looked hurt. I tried to read his mind but I couldn't. What is happening? Why can't I read his mind? Something is not right. I wasn't going to beat around the bush and answer his question.

"You're creepy" I admitted. He looked hurt and then offended.
"You don't even know me." He argued. I didn't argue back, it would risk me being found out.

"There's some things I need to tell you and I need you to trust me. Do you think you can do that?" he asked in all seriousness. I nodded. It seems like he also doesn't like to beat around the bush. 

"I'm a werewolf."