D3ADLY S!N

BLUSH/JEALOUSY

I blushed so much that I thought my face would catch on fire. Mr.Hall called me beautiful and my reaction was to get away immediately. But that was justified. I almost had half a mind to get him fired because he was a grown man.

I stopped mentally ranting and sighed. Mr.Hall was young actually. A mathematical genius, fresh out of college. But still....he was a teacher and teachers aren't suppose to flirt with students.

Leaving the school, I tugged my bag over my shoulder and passed a tree that a group of girls were standing near. They were giggling and I noticed the girl that was just in the classroom with Mr.Hall.

"He read the letter?" a girl squealed.

"Of course he did!" the girl answered

"And what did he say?"

"He said it was lovely" she huffed, smugly smiling.

I clenched my hands and before I could stop myself, I spoke.....more like growled at her.

"Whoever wrote that must be pretty infatuated with me."

She looked over incredulously while her friends began to whisper.

"Uhh what?" she said

"That's what he actually said, you know, about the hypothetical letter you supposedly wrote." I arched an eyebrow, smiling at her upset face when she realized I put her on the spot.

Grumbling, she turned and stomped away. The other girls whispered as they left but one stayed behind, leaning against the tree.

She wore the same uniform as me but she made adjustments to hers with buttons that had quirky letters on them. Her red hair was in two pigtails but her piercing green eyes stood out against them. She also had a light natural tan.

"Huh. Nobody's stood up to leah like that before." She smirked.

"Well...it had to be said, I guess..."

Did it really need to be said? I could have gone on my merry way, but instead I inserted myself into Leah's conversation, and embarrass her. What made me do that? I wasn't jealous, was I?

"My name's Jade" she said, offering her hand "Yours?"

"Persephone..." I said, shaking her hand. She smiled, nodding in appreciation. "Like in the Greek myth? that's cool"

"Oh uh thanks" I muttered, sheepishly smiling. I was so used to people being taken aback by my name but jade was different. She treated me normal.

"So, see you tomorrow?" she said while taking her iPod out. I nodded and waved. She waved back, more so a salute than a wave before putting in her ear buds and walking off down the street.