Beyond the Lights

Focus.02

My wondering eyes was a call out for help. Clearly I've completely lost it. A classroom full of these clowns and I expect someone to move for me?

yeah right.

I just have to tough this one out.

Its worse cause once everyone chooses their seats - I don't know why but they never change this will literally be the seating until the end of the year.

I took a deep breath , it's been long enough I had to get to it. I walked so lightly you probably wouldn't hear my footsteps even if it was quiet and took  my seat

A few minutes into the lesson went buy and just as my heart rate finally began to slow down. I feel a light tug from my hair. I wasn't a short tempered person but it infuriates me when anyone would touch my hair.

I turned to the left of me glaring at James one of the football players.

"How do you get your hair... so curly?" he asked.

"Touch me again, I dare you."

Alex another player on the right of me snickered.

I just rolled my eyes.

This was defiantly not how the year is going to begin.

all three of them laughed causing Chresanto to turn around and look at me. Butterflies meant nothing, instead the whole zoo kicked in. God, why does he do that?

And that's when words finally left his mouth. "Why do you keep doing that?" He asked.

Ohmygod, he's not talking to me. say something Alana don't just stare.

"Um, what'd I do?" I choked up.

"Every time I look at you, you look every where except at me."

holy, I had no response I couldn't even deny it cause I was doing it right now, he probably thinks I'm so weird or something. I only could sink back into my seat. "It's alright, I was just wondering."

He could tell, that's even worse he knew I was embarrassed.

"Is your friend alright?" He seemed to be changing the subject the tone in his voice told me he didn't really care.

"Yeah, she's fine." I said picking at my nails, it gave me a reason not to look back at him. It took him a moment to turn back around I didn't know if he was staring at me or looking at  his boy behind me.

"August." Ms.McKinley dropped a paper on his desk,  looked at me then back at him. "Since you're so engaged in this conversation and not paying attention, you two will work together."

My eyes shot up at her and my heart dropped. I couldn't respond and he sat there smirking amusingly, I know he didn't just do that on purpose.

"Bro." the boys called him out and mumbled a few things but he brushed it off.

I rolled my eyes and looked down at the paper. It was that stupid ice breaker routine she would do every year the first day. Usually I'd get someone I already knew so it'd be a easy A,  except this time it's me and Chresanto. I'm waiting for somebody to say sike any second.

"Alright, well you're answering the questions." He said.

I sighed I thought too long. "Fine."

"Full name?" he started. I was hoping he knew already.

"Alana Belle." I answered, he wrote.

"No middle?"

"Of course, I'm just not saying it."

it freaked me out how quickly I got so comfortable talking to him. His tone of voice was comforting he made it seem like meeting someone like me was a piece of cake, but meeting someone like him I'd say otherwise.

I looked at the paper waiting for him to ask me the first question but he seemed lost in his own thoughts. I didn't want to say anything, but then he finally looked up at me catching me gazing and I looked away. "What are you gonna do after you graduate?" I looked down at the paper the question really was what's my favorite subject but his was obviously better.

"I'm going to go to college for creative art at West Virginia university." I just brushed it off, even though it means so much more to me than it sounds.

"Good school but... West Virginia?"

I nodded waiting for his criticism.

"15 hours from home?"

"Sounds like heaven to me." I shrugged and he laughed but I was serious. Well for at a least five seconds, he laughed and I did it? It felt good and the next five minutes was even better. Even though I was exploding on the inside I eventually calmed down faster than I though I would. It was smooth and easy explaining to him what college I was gonna go to and take up I didn't talk about it much and telling him everything first I wouldn't change. I've been thinking about Media & design maybe even producing music since I could walk. Him listening so intently made it feel like more than what it really was - he was interested - it just makes me wonder why Lilly hates him so much.

"Okay, now you gotta answer at least one question." I told him.

he hesitated but went with it.

"Where'd you grow up?"

he sighed. "I wasn't planing on actually doing these questions."

I knew it was one from the paper but out of all of them it was the only one I actually wanted to know.

before I could reply the bell rang and everybody was up and leaving I didn't have his attention anymore he was focused on the guys and he was out with them and nothing else was said. It happened so fast but I made it out with the rest of the class and he was no where to be seen.

"Whatcha looking for?"

I turned around to see Liliana with a confused look on her face. "Nothing. Where we going?" I said changing the subject.

"Health.."

the first day always goes by the fastest and before I knew it I was already on my way home a little more aggravated than I should have been. All day I might've seen Chresanto three times since English and I was non existent to him. I didn't expect that to happen considering how nice and focused he was. I walked home with Lilly and she did all the talking I tried to engage in the conversation but I just couldn't stop thinking about it.

"So what happened after English."

I heard that.

I stopped for a second then continued walking.

"Chresanto?"

It was a blessing and a curse that she knew everything about me.

I nodded.

"I'll explain when we get home."