Love uncalled for

Chapter 2- Unlucky

I tossed and turned in bed.

It's been a few hours since I dumped him in the walkway. I didn't want to think about him, but I couldn't control my mind nor my racing heart.

I don't even know how long it took, before I finally switched myself off.

Rainbow of roses stretched across the vast grassland and the alluring scent of the flora perfumeated the air.

I stretched my arms and took in a deep breath to inhale the goodness.

"Sheara my dear," a gentle voice called from ahead.

I looked to see who it was but the figure was back-facing me.

It was a man, and that must be the usual prince charming from my dreamland!

I scurried over ecstatically and gave him a big bear hug from the back. He placed his hands on mine and slowly turned to face me.

I froze and felt life evaporated from me almost immediately.

It was Daniel.

"No!!!"

I released my arms and began fleeing.

"Bam!"

I jumped awake, finding myself on the cold hard floor.

The pain began to creep in and my head and limbs hurt.

I couldn't believe it.

He was haunting me not just in the day but even at night!

My life was over...

I wept as I went back to sleep.

I woke up to Sunday and it past quickly as all I did was to rot in my own room and engulfed myself in sorrow.

Soon came Monday morning, the start to a another week of school.

I settled down behind my desk which was right at the back of the classroom and at the innermost corner on the right, next to the wall.

The class sat in pairs and unfortunately, I was the only one without a partner in this couple seat arrangement.

Four years of the same situation.

Guess this could only mean I was destined to be alone...

"Hey Shea!" Ariel called from the seat right infront of me.

"Are you alright? You're in a daze." she stared at me with much concern.

"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking about some stuff..." I replied with a slight smile.

Before I could continue, our form teacher entered the class.

She blabbered about stuffs I didn't pay attention to, until she mentioned something which aroused my curiosity.

"We have a new classmate that has just transferred over, let's welcome him!" the teacher rattled on.

Yay, I finally have a new partner, and its going to be a guy! I squealed in my head. Just when I was lamenting about my poor lonely fate... Lady luck decides to shine on me!

My eyes gawked at the door, patiently waiting for his arrival. My men-crazy heart pumped wildly as I thought my insatiable hunger could finally be satisfied.

He stepped in.

Fortune's fool indeed, I am.

I shut my eyes and slapped my face, hoping I would wake up on the floor again.

But no such luck, since my cheek stung from the pain I had just self-inflicted.

It's you-know-who.

The teacher began introducing more about him and then she pointed at me.

He then began taking big strides to approach my direction.

Everyone's eyes stalked him as he moved without blinking.

I refused to look at who was coming.

"Hi again, Shea," He spoke, and I had no choice but to look up.

He had a wide grin flashed across his face and it revealed his perfectly straight and gleaming white teeth, but I honestly had no idea why he was even happy to see me again when I am obviously not.

Yuck, who gave him the rights to address me by my nickname?

Contempt filled me, almost bursting at the seams of my heart.

I pulled a long face and held my hand up to his face, partly to say hi and mostly to make him stop talking.

I didn't bother to check if he realised what I meant and I kept silent.

He proceeded to pull the chair to the seat beside me and plopped himself down. I shuddered a little as we were now only centimetres apart.

"Sheara, please show him around the school and help him if he has any difficulties, thank you." The teacher announced.

I stared hard at her and couldn't believe what she just told me to do.

I turned to face him only to find his cheeks slightly reddened as he smiled again. Even his eyes curved to form an inverted smile, how cute...

No, no, no...

This can't be happening!

I don't want to be stuck with a man who probably now affirms his thought of me as some teenage mom! I must not be seduced by his looks and trickery!

I slapped my palm on my forehead as I let out a stifled groan.

This must be the beginning.

To the greatest tragedy of my life.