In a Downward Spiral (Book One)

Chapter Twenty One

Natalia's POV

After school, I sat in the hallway, working on the anatomy project. I most definitely did not want to get on Julie's bad side again.

I opened the tab and looked at the project. It was almost finished. I guess she left the rest for me.

I heard footsteps coming down the hallway and my head snapped up, spotting Julie.

I smiled when I saw her. "Hey," I said. "What're you doing here?"

She returned the smile. "Helping Mr. Fletcher with errands."

Mr. Fletcher? Lucky son of a bitc- No, Natalia, you have Parker.

I slapped on a smirk. "Ooh," I cooed. "He's a hunk."

She chuckled. "Boyfriend, missy."

I rolled my eyes. It wasn't like I didn't know that already. Besides, I had the person I loved, I didn't need the anatomy teacher, no matter how hot he is.

Still didn't mean I couldn't be attracted to him.

"But it's Mr. Fletcher we're talking about," I whispered. "He's fucking hot!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Julie laughed. "I have to get back."

"Fill me in on the details later!" I whisper-yelled.

I really wanted to know what would happen.

I watched as she walked back into his room, closing the door behind her.

I pulled out my phone and called Parker. The phone rang four times before he picked it up.

"Hey, beautiful," I heard him say.

I smiled. "Hello, handsome."

"What're you up to?"

I sighed and pulled up a new tab on my laptop, typing in the diagram of a human heart.

"Anatomy."

"When did you want me to pick you up? I made dinner."

I smiled. "Dinner sounds nice. Pick me up whenever."

I heard him chuckle. "Okay. I'll be there soon."

"I love you," I told him.

"I love you too, gorgeous."

The call ended and I set my phone back down.

The door to Mr. Fletcher's room opened and the two of them stepped out, boxes in their hands.

I looked between the two of them; Julie had wide eyes and Mr. Fletcher looked as calm as ever. His eyes flickered to me and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

That smile was breathtaking. I'm being serious. He was like a beautiful weapon of massive destruction.

They turned a corner and I heard the E-wing doors close as they went up the stairs.

I wondered what was going to happen. He couldn't possibly like her, he had a girlfriend.

I shrugged it off and started working on the project again.

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It had been half an hour since Julie and Mr. Fletcher went into the D-wing. I was kind of suspicious until I saw him walking back down the hall, in my direction.

He looked kind of down, like something went wrong with a relationship.

Did he and his girlfriend break up?