The boy in the hallway

Chapter 4

Mondays suck. The weekend went by super fast, and I still feel like I did nothing.
Here I am by my locker wondering what I'm doing by eating a packet of Oreos while staring at a poster on the wall saying "Use protection everyone!"
I wish I could just go home, I'm already so done with this day even though nothing has happened yet.

I suddenly hear shouts from down the hall. I see a big crowd forming near the lockers so I head over curiously. I see Aiden in the middle beating up another guy, I edge nearer and see Aiden's current fling standing nearby yelling. Then one of Aiden's friends got involved and tried to break apart the two boys. They break apart away from each other, both seething.

"Dickead" Aiden mouths at him.

"It's not my fault she put it on me!' the other boy yelled back. 

Aiden takes one final punch at him before walking off, fists clenched.

I briefly consider chasing after him to ask if he's ok but then I realise I don't even know the guy. I look over to see his current fling, Chiara crying her eyes out and hugging her best friend Lily. 

I wonder what happened 

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Our next lesson was Biology and I was dreading it for many reasons. One reason being that it's Biology and because I bloody hate Bio. the second reason being that Aiden is in my class and I forever feel awkward around him now since the hallway incident.

 I make my way towards my seat and nervously sit down, questioning why I'm even in this class. The bell goes and more students start filing in, taking up seats. Then Aiden comes in looking angry. He has a bruise on his upper eye and his lip is bleeding. Somehow he still looks good.

I look away and try to not make eye contact with him. Then I feel a presence by me and soon realise Aiden has taken a seat NEXT to me. My eyes widen out their sockets and my social anxiety skyrockets. 

breathe. 

The lesson goes on and still Aiden hasn't said a word to me. Miss Green drones on about reproduction, using protection and something about eggs?

I raise my hand in confusion, "sorry miss green, what were you saying about eggs?"

"Isabel you must listen more anyway yes, I was saying that for those of you who have repeated unprotected sex, there can be major consequences. So to teach a lesson we are pairing you up with someone in the class of the opposite gender, and giving you an egg. The egg will represent a baby, you and your partner have to look after the egg together and whoever breaks the egg is then the most irresponsible."

what the fuck  

'So here are the partners, Maya and George, Lisa and Andrew, Riley and Arthur, Alissa and Jake, and finally Aiden and Isabel."

no no no no no nononono

Me and Aiden make eye contact and both widen our eyes. Aiden stares at the floor and says nothing. I sigh and head towards the front of the class to collect 'our egg'. 

This CANNOT be happening 

I get back to our desk and place the egg on the table in front of us waiting for him to say something. He doesn't. 

"So what are we gonna name it?" 

Aiden looks at me and shrugs "I don't care. whatever you want"

"Ok let's name it candyfloss?" 

Aiden raises his eyebrows in question and frowns at me. 

I'm such a dumbass

I was waiting for him to make fun of me, or dismiss the entire idea of naming our egg child candyfloss, but he instead laughs loudly and beams at me. 

"Sure, sound good. I'll see you around Candy girl."

I blush and look away from him. The bell rings saving me from more embarrassment. Aiden gets up and leaves, leaving me with our egg baby. I laugh at myself and leave class too, holding our egg candyfloss in my hands. 

End of chapter 4

will update soon <3