As I wandered around, I found myself sitting in the office of my new school. The office was small; a little waiting area with padded folding chairs, orange-flecked commercial carpet, notices and awards cluttering the walls, a big clock ticking loudly.
Suddenly the door opened and a tall, skinny, black haired woman with glasses on her head came in. She greeted me with a polite smile as she sat to the chair in front.
"So, I have your schedule right here and according to it your next class starts in exactly.." she paused for a second to look at a silver watch placed on her left hand "15 minutes..Great! You have time to look around our school."
She continued as she handed me the schedule. With one hand on my shoulder she wished me luck and escorted me out to the long school hall filled with lockers and students rushing to their classes. I definitely had no intention of exploring the school alone so I just headed towards my English cabinet.
Once I finally entered that big room covered in cheesy motivational posters, I gazed over searching for an empty seat. Luckily the last row was almost empty so I chose to sit there. A few people that came in were surprised to see me but the others didn't even notice, which made me feel slightly better.
The class started, but I had my mind somewhere else. I was looking around at the people near me, wondering what they were like. Who were their friends, their enemies and what do they even think about this school. Then, I felt someones eyes staring at me. I turned to my left and that's when I noticed him.
Two chairs away from me, sat a boy with a smile across his ruggedly handsome face, his short brown hair slightly tousled. Even though the blazer and the blue pants, or his uniform, were a bit baggy, they somehow managed to show off his almost perfect physique.
Once his chocolate puppy eyes met mine, I immediately felt my cheeks burning so I lowered my head pretending to write notes. A few moments later and I couldn't help myself so I looked again. His body was leaned on one side, legs extending all the way, head placed on left arm while tapping the table with the right one.
Boy, was he pretty. He looked like one of those boys from the movies, with his tie falling over the table and his blazer unbuttoned. Interrupting my thoughts, the school bell rang and the boy stood up, giving me one last look before leaving the room. Soon I followed, not knowing what to do next.
Considering the fact I still haven't met anyone to spend my breaks with, I made my way to the corner of the hall near the opened window and took out a box of cigarettes placed at the bottom of my bag. I started smoking not a while ago. It first started as an act in front of my friends so I'm not left out but eventually turned into an addiction.
I tear opened one end of the exposed silver foil of Lucky Strike and just when I was about to light up an older man appeared in front of me. Seeing his old fashioned outfit, I supposed he was a teacher. Shit, I hope I'm not in trouble already.
"You do know the rules against smoking in school area, now do you?" the short, chubby man said, lifting his eyebrow while grabbing the pack from my hand.
Oh come on, I just bought that pack.
"Yeah, no, I do, but I.." I tried making an apology but barely managed to mutter a few words when I got interrupted by someone.
"Oh I'm sorry sir, those are mine." I raised my head to see the boy I earlier saw in class. He was really tall, about 5"13 and had the most incredible smile I ever saw.
I could see a frown quickly form on the teachers face once he saw the boy.
"Yeah, I gave them to.." He paused, not knowing my name.
"Hannah." I quickly added, trying to stop the awkwardness in the conversation.
"Right, I gave them to Hannah here to keep them for me." He said, nodding his head making it seem more convincible.
"Ah, as usual mr. Tanner. Why am I not surprised to see you near a girl and pack of cigarettes while in the school area?" the teacher added sarcastically.
"Well, you know me. I just love being the rebellious teen that keeps making your job harder." The boy pulled a cheeky smile and it seemed as if he was really good at it.
"You sure are not making it any easier, Tanner. I will take these for now, and if you can please remind your friend not to take care of your cigarettes any more. At least not in the.." once again he was interrupted by the boy who continued "At least not in the school area. Yes sir, we know."
With that the teacher headed towards another classroom leaving me with the boy who I knew as Mr. Tanner.
"Smoking in the hall, really? In here, they don't really tolerate that stuff." He lowered his head, scanning my body from the toes up and I could see a smirk forming on his face.
My long black wavy hair was tied on one side, covering my green eyes that perfectly matched my olive skin. I wasn't flat chested, which I was proud of and I had a tiny waist but none of that was visible under the uniform I was forced to wear.
"Yeah, I know, I don't usually do that." I blushed as I lowered my head.
"You should have went behind the school. They never check there. Trust me, I know." He winked as he turned away preparing to leave.
"Well, thank you for helping me!" I raised my voice, since he already was walking away.
"Yeah, don't get too used to it love." he added, showing off his cockiness a bit too much.
Once he left, I let out a deep sigh finally feeling more relaxed. I don't really know why, maybe it was the cocky attitude or the fact that for a second he was nice to me but I wanted to see him again.
"A week. I give her a week and she's mine." thought the boy as he was leaving.
That is it, tell me your opinion people so I know whether I should change something or just go on!
