I Think I Love You

2.

~~Jenny

So I'm sitting in homeroom right and Mrs. Joseph walks up and puts a pink slip of paper on my desk. I looked around to see if anybody else had one. Nope. Just me. What'd I do? I wanted to flip it over and read it but what if they finally found out it was me who set the locker room on fire? Total accident by the way. I was trying to light a.... never mind. That's unimportant . Here goes.

I fliiped the paper over and there was a scribbled note on it. Boy do I hate cursive, the note read "Report to the principal's office before period 1"   

The hell did I do?

I start impatiently tapping my foot, the last 5 minutes of homeroom are always the most agonizing. I look back and there was Layla smiling from ear to ear. Does she know what I did? I don't even know what I did. This blows! 

As soon as the bell rung I got up all slow like they do in movies before executions and stuff. I look back at Mrs. Joseph and sh'e just there smiling the sweetest smile. What the hell? 

I made my way to the office door and just as I reached to turn the knob the principal himself opens the door and says "It's so nice of you to follow directions for once Ms. Carol, I admit, that made me laught. He motioned for me to have a seat at one of the chairs I always find myself in. 

"There will be someone joining us in a few moments Ms. Carol" he said while fixing a few things on his desk.

"I'm not in trouble am I?" I asked genuinely curious.

"Not at all Jennifer. I'd just like your help with something. Besides this task could help you graduate." he's actually trying to help me graduate? wow!

Just as I was about to ask what it was I was helping with the door opened slowly. Kind of hesitant if I must say so myself. 

"Knock Knock." the person from the other side of the door said.

"Ah yes Mitchel. Come on in." The principal gestured to the chair right next to me.

Holy fuck. Please don't be hot. Please don't be hot. As Mitchel, I'm assuming that's his name, slid into the chair I got this godly whiff of whatever he was wearing and almost died. He smelled like perfection. Not too much not too little. Just right.  I was way too afraid to look at his face so i kept my eyes beside Mr. Klein's head.

"Ms. Carol, meet Mitchel Thomas." he gestered toward my right.

"Please. Call me Mitch." I looked up and he held out his hand for me to shake. I shook his hand and as I pulled my hand away his grip on it tightened and he smiled and said. "What's your first name?"

"Jennifer...."

"Nice to meet you Jenn." he said just as he let my hand slip from his.

"Ok, Ms. Carol you'll be Mr. Thomas' guide, tutor, and go to from now until graduation 2 months from now. You're success is dependant upon his own. You are dismissed." I stood up to leave and my phone somehow fell.

"I'll get it. Don'y worry." Mitchel told me as he bent down to pick it up.

"Uhh thank you..."

"No problem."

Just as he handed it to me I got a text.

"Thanks again." I told him.

"You're welcome" he said as he held the door opened for me. 

We walked in silence through the halls, well at least I did. Once in while he'd make a joke. I admit, he's funny but I didn't wanna laugh today. I showed him all 6 floors, He said he wanted to see the whole school so that's what I showed him. I'm so nice. Not!

"Jennybean! Where've you been I missed you 2nd period?" Jake said before noticing the sexy creature beside me.

"I"ve been with this guy right here" I say pointing to Mitch with my thumb. Mitch put up his hand and waved.

"Sup?" Jake said. I think he just sized him up.

"This gorgeous woman was just showing me around." Mitch said with a smug look on his face, like he knew he was making Jake uncomfortable. Odd. Then they had some weird stare down.

"Well Jake, see ya around ok?" I interrupted their little shown down and started walk away.

"Yeah. ok.  I'm still taking you home right?" He yelled. That's a dumb question. He always takes me home.

"Duuuuuuh!" I say just as I turn the corner to take Mitch to his class.

"Cya after school Jenn" Mitch says to me. I give him a puzzled look. he winks and says "I'm taking you for ice cream, you deserve it. You put up with me for 2 whole hours."

"Oh haha yeah. I'll just let Jake know that I'm hanging with you later." I tell him as I turn to got to my own class.

"Don't worry I'll tell him" he says, I turn back around just in time to see Jake walk past Mitch into the class.... They're in the same class? What're the odds? Mitch must be smart if he's in AP classes.