Boarding Mistery

Chapter Six

- This Mr. Hansen dude likes to give you guys homework or something? - I asked the girls as I stared at my Physics notebook, which I had brought to my room after school literally everyday. This guy was obsessed with giving some extra practices! It was filled with numbers and equations I hardly understood. Mina laughed and Ali looked up.

- Yeah. He seems to like torturing teenagers. But his assignments are not that hard - I eyed her.

- Maybe for you. But for me it is like Im writing in Chinese! - Ali laughed and came to sit next to me. She grabbed my notebook and began explaining the problem, but my mind was somewhere else entirely. It had been two weeks since detention. Two weeks since my honesty exchange with Johnson. After talking he had stayed with the girls and left with the rest of us after detention finished.

- See you tomorrow Williams! - he had told me before leaving. We had just arrived to the High School Dormitories. He winked and ran to his room, not without waving before disappearing. I stood for a moment staring at the space where he had recently stood before turning around and walking back to my own room.

- You're back already? - Ali had asked as I closed the door. I nodded. - Well that was fast - she shrugged and went inside the bathroom. Mina came back a bit later and had asked me how detention had been. I had told her, and Ali when she came out of the bathroom, everything. About the little freaky blond group & about Brent, but keeping the fact about his mom and Dad a secret. I thought that was personal.

- He's playing you, Carter. Don't get inside his game! A lot of girls hate him because of it. He's a real heartbreaker.

- With that charm and those eyes? I'm not surprised Mina. - I had replied and reassured my friends, for the fourth time, that I wasn't interested and would take care of myself. As I did for the entire week. We did ran into each other in the hallways & I had gotten a few winks and grins from him, but still I ignored any signs of flirting from him, especially during Business Class where, thanks to Allen's persuasive charm, I had gotten him as a new partner, which was really cool. Allen was a really sweet guy who had helped me with everything, especially not getting myself lost in the school.

- Carter? Are you listening? - Ali's voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

- Mhmm. You were talking about adding some stuff and then replacing some other stuff in an equation - she rolled her eyes and I sighed - Im sorry! I was...Thinking and got carried away - she put my notebook down and sat beside me. Mina put hers down as well and sat on the floor near my bed.

- About Allen? Friday's getting close - she said as she sat. I looked at her and nodded. One day during lunch Allen and I had been talking about my love for this city when he had invited me to go into town with him.

- You could see the city for real. Not in the internet or magazines or pictures. You can be able to see it in all its glory. Come on - he had insisted when I didnt say anything - It'll be fun. I'll be your tourguide.

- Hmm. You are a great tourguide -he smiled. I sighed. - Okay. Sounds fun. But, can we leave the school like that? Is it allowed? - he chuckled and leaned closer across the table.

- My dad's the headmaster. Sometimes that has its advantages - he replied and winked before leaning back. After that he started telling me where he would take me and the beautiful places London had.

- What are you gonna wear? - Ali asked.

- It's gotta be nice - Mina added.

- It's just a day in town. Nothing serious - they both looked at each other and shook their heads - What?

- It's a date - they said in unison. It was creepy - He clearly used that excuse to take you out -Ali added.

- Come on! Let's check your closet - I rolled my eyes and followed them.