After Dark || D.T.

EIGHT.

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I was quite taken back from what he had just said. Wait. Is he actually talking to me? I just need to act normal. I honestly wasn't expecting this. Not to mention- His voice is so deep.

I turned my head to see a guy who was quite pale. He had dark brown wavy, fluffy hair with a faded purple streak in the front. He had a little bit of stubble and a freckle on his cheek. He had pink plump lips and hazel eyes that were beautiful to look at.

"Oh, uh, its fine." I said and shook my head. "I'm Valerie."

He nodded looking away from me with a slight smile.

"So I guess we're partners right?" He said. When he talked his voice was so soft and sweet, yet so deep at the same time.

"I guess so." I said looking away.

He reached for one of the chemicals and started reading them. I started writing on my paper.

"So you're new?" He said still looking at the chemicals.

"Uhm, yeah." I nodded putting a stand of hair behind my ear.

"How are you liking it?"

"Well i mean, its not that bad so far.Its only my second day." I shrugged.

"I understand." He said looking at his paper. He had black studs in his ears and his jawline looked like the sharpest thing to man-kind.

It was silent as we wrote on our papers.

"So what made you transfer to Eastwood High School?"

"Well, uh, I'm originally from Texas and my father wanted me to move up here with him." I shrugged trying not to be awkward. What really bothered me was what people said about him. How he doesn't talk to anyone. Meanwhile i'm sitting here with him and he genuinely seems like he cares and he wants to talk.

"Why's that?" He said and looked at me once again. I was taken back. Usually people just say the usual 'oh' or 'wow.' I wasn't expecting this at all.

"Uhm, well its a lot." I said and chuckled slightly.

"I'm sure I can keep up." He said with a slight smile. Wow. All i could think is Wow.

"Well uh, my parents divorced when I was little and I haven't seen my father and he really wanted to see me and my mother thought it would be best for me to come visit for a school year or two." I said and nodded.

"Did your father or mother find someone else?"

"Uhm, no my mom just has my little sister still." I said with a slight chuckle before continuing, "My dad still can't move on I guess." I said and shrugged.

He was silent for a second. "Perhaps one day he will." He said looking at me. Again.
I turned and looked at him.

"Yeah, maybe." He stared into my eyes. It felt like he was burning holes in me. I didn't really know what to say. I turned away and shifted in my seat.

"I think these three would make a good formula." He said, gently, grabbing three chemicals. I looked at my paper and nodded.

"I agree." I looked at the other chemicals left. I grabbed two of them.

"These ones would to maybe?" I said unsure. He looked at them.

"I think they would." He said and chuckled slightly, looking down. I looked at him. He seemed so different from how everyone described him. So different from yesterday. I smiled a little.

We did everything we were supposed to do, he finished before me, quite quick. I didn't question it.

Before i knew it the bell rang. And unlike yesterday, Ethan actually didn't run out the class before anyone else. We walked out together.

"So are you happy here?" He said looking at me. I looked up at him. He was extremely tall as he stood next to me. I pulled my books close to my chest. Why does he care so much?

"Well I mean yeah- uh, why do you care so much.?" I said stopping and looked at him.

"Is it bad for me to care?" He said with a slight smile.

"I mean no- its just that, no one really ever asks me stuff like this." I said and shrugged, stuttering a little.

"Well then I guess I'm the first." He said smiling before continuing. "I guess Im just trying to get to know you better, figure you out." I nodded looking down.

"I get what you mean." I said before looking back up at him. His once dark brown hazel eyes were now a bright hazel, golden color. I looked at him weirdly.

"What is it?"

"Uh, you're eyes. Did you put contacts in or something?" I said joking. He then looked down not catching on with my joke and blinked before rubbing his eyes.

"Uhm. No. It might just be the, uh- lighting. Or something." He said before turning round and walking away, leaving me confused and not able to comprehend what just happened.

He seemed so different. everyone said he was weird. A freak. Unnerving. What just happened in chemistry seemed like the exact opposite. People really shouldn't judge him like I said. You don't know his story. You don't know him. But then again, I don't either.

I then felt my phone buzz. I put my books in one arm and pulled out my phone checking it.

I had gotten a text from an unknown number. This made me even more confused but I decided to check it.

Unknown Number;

hi, its Grayson. You're dad gave me your phone number and i just wanted to apologize for missing you this morning. But stop by my house when you get home, I wanna talk.

I didn't bother to reply after reading it, I guess i was just going to go over his house after school, which is what I planned to do.

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