The Black Soul Boy

Chapter 6 : Fumbling over secrets

Zayna's POV

" So what'd your mother say "

" Mostly screamed at me and oh yeah , I'm grounded "

" Sucks to be you "

Geez thanks for sprinkling salt on my wounds traitor. Could this day get any worse ? I'm grounded and I can't go to the trip with my friends this week . Why couldn't that jerk keep his stupid shirt on ? Even though I must admit , the view wasn't complain worthy

Too early in the morning to be having perverted thoughts . "Get a grip on yourself !" I scold myself mentally . I bid farewell to my best friend and head for my morning class . In my opinion 8am is waaaay to early for our first lecture . Can't do anything about it now can I ?

Today I noticed that today Mina sounds pretty hyper. Maybe I'm over thinking the whole situation but there's definitely something fishy going on . My mind wonders back to the morning incident .

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Morning scene

The loud sounds of a live engine reduce to a soft hum as it comes to a stop in our school parking lot . Who is this guy ? He looks so much older than a highschool student . Is there a chick behind him ? I squint my eyes to look closely at the duo .

The girl unhooks her hands from his waste and slightly wobbles as she tries to get off the motorbike . Even from the distance you can see the effect she has on him . His breath hitches and she fumbles around trying to get off the bike .

I get closer to have a better look at who they are . A little gossip from time to time is healthy okay ? Don't judge me on this . Everyone gossips once in a while .

The guy takes the hands of the girl and tries to lift her off the bike . With one easy sweep , he has her on the ground , safe and sound . I might have spoken too soon because the girl trips and falls towards the ground .

I close my eyes waiting for the noise of the impact but it never came . When I open my eyes I see the boy holding the girl by her waist . Due to fright she has her arms wrapped rightly around is neck .

He steadies her and they both stand apart , clearly embarrassed from the previous position they were in . The guy scaratches his neck and his head hangs low. He toothily smiles at the girl but doesn't have the courage to look straight in here eyes .The whole scene looks so cute , I resist the urge to say " awww" out loud .

Since when do dudes with bikes act so gooey , doe eyed infront of girls ? I wonder. My wondering is cut short when the guy finally decides to speak . His voice is so deep and the thick accent lacing every word her speaks . I still have no idea about his or the girl's identity .

"Thanks zayn" , the girl says in a familiar tone . Where have I heard that voice before ?

"Anytime love ", he says in a deep voice , every word laced with his thick British accent .

Okay I so have to tell Mina about this news . She's a sucker for British accents . I should probably tell her about the hot college boy in the parking lot . She'll flip , even though we might not see him again , fangirling over random boys is something we've always done .

I hide behind a tree and wait for the girl to turn her head around so I can catch a glimpse of her face . Before she proceeds any further into the school , he grabs her by the hand and spins her around . His bends his head down and kisses her cheek tenderly .

She seems flustered and stands there frozen in her place . I feel like I'm intruding on a private moment so I hurry back inside the school building . Too bad the British guy has dibs on a girl . I probably shouldn't mention this to Mina . Just before I leave, I see a bracelet dangling off the girl's writs . It has the letter " M" ingraved on it .

The bell rings and I hear for the home room . I sit down in my usual spot and withing 10 minutes Mina joins me . She looks so...weird . I mean I've never seen her so happy in mornings . She usually like grumpy shrek . I ask her but she just dismisses my question with a wave .

"Hey Mina what's that ?" , I ask pointing to her hoodie's sleeve.

" Oh this ?" , she says fiddling with her sparkly white bracelet . At that moment I see the "M" on the bracelet and my mouth hangs open . A slow gasp escapes my lips but I quickly shut mu mouth before I say too much .

" You okay zay zay ?", she asked with genuine concern in her tone .

" I'm Great , why wouldn't I be great ? I mean it's a perfect morning and good people are here and I didn't see any bracelet I !", I ramble on because I can't come up with a lie .

She doesn't question me further and decides to ask about my encounter with mom past Saturday .

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Present

I'm walking down the empty hallway to my gym class . It's pretty for it to be quiet around this period because majority of the students have classes at this time . I have thsi weird feeling that somebody is watching ne but I shrugg it off .

Usually when you're alone , your mind starts playinh tricks on you and I guess the same must be happening to me . Before I could advance any further to my gym class room someone grabs me from behind . My body goes frigid and I start to scream . A hand covers my mouth and pulls me into the nearby closet .

The door gets shut close and my heart starts beating frantically in my chest . I try to kick and scream but it's of no use . The person is too strong for me to get out of his grip. I bite his hand away and he yelps away

"Ouch Goddamn it! "

I make a run for the door and try to open it . He puts his arms on either side of my head and traps me against the door . Due to the faint light flickering in the closet the features of the guy become prominent and that when I start my onslaught of slaps .

" You" slap " jerk face" slap " friggin scared me" slap " what the hell" slap .

Apparently the slaps don't effect his pm and wind up hurting my poor hand . What the frick is he made of ? Stone?

" Chill our princess , I don't bite ...well not unless you want me to" , he winks .

" Are you crazy ? What normal person pulls girls into closets ? YOU GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK "

" My apologies but there's something we need to discuss "

I let out a "hmph" sound and raise my chin in the air . I'm still a bit mad about the whole "pulling me into a dark closet " thing

" It's about time I told you , meet me in the football field tomorrow night at 9 , am I clear zayna ?"

"Yes but wha -" my sentence is cut short when he open the Door and leaves . From the distance I hear him mutter

" She'll never speak to me again "

What's the worst that he could've done that he wants to tell me ? He's never called me zayna before . This must be serious .

- Den Den
( he'll tell the secret in next chapter )