Billy WESLEY

Chapter 8

I asked Caleb how he met Nina as soon as Mr Frank's period was up. He did that smirk I so wanted to wipe off his face. He was keeping me in suspense. Anxiety was killing me. I was actually hoping Caleb wasn't attracted to Nina like I was. It could ruin our relationship.

Caleb filled me in. He told me he was at the principals office to drop a form he left out the day he transferred when Nina walked in. She introduced herself, submitted her neatly filled transfer forms and was given the schedule by the Principal who then asked him to take her to the class since they had the same schedule.

Obviously, Nina might want to be closer to Caleb considering the fact that he's the one that showed her up to her first class.

I felt a pang of jealousy and hoped Nina won't be attracted to Caleb.

I decided to speak up.
"I think I'm attracted to her", I heard myself say.
"What??!" was Caleb's response.
For a sec there, I felt wow, he likes her too.

This was gonna be like Damon and Stefan loving Elena.

"You like her too?", I couldn't control the words that came out.
"No no, not that. I'm just surprised you're attracted to Nina. I get, she's beautiful and all. Just never thought you'd like a girl. In this school at least."
"Well, I'm attracted to her but I don't know how to approach her. I could use some of those bad boy killer acts you got you know"

He laughed so hard I thought I did or said something amusing.

"If you like a girl, you don't need to put up an act. She could fall for the act and not you. But if you're real when with her, she'd get the chance to fall for you not some act of whom you ain't."

"You know, considering your bad boy looks and attitude, you surprise me."

"I used to live bad boy like in the past. Guess I grew up."

"Grew up or fell in love?", I asked.

Only a few reasons can make a man change. First and foremost is love. I've read it in books, seen it in movies. In The Vampire Diaries(TVD), it was the love bad Vamp Damon had for Elena that kept some of his bad ways at bay.

Caleb was silent. That was it. I'm right, he fell on love.

"You fell in love! Whoa! Tell me about her"
"There's no her", he said dryly.
"I'm not dumb Caleb. I know a girl kept those bad boy life styles at bay"
"Fine, it was a girl. Happy?"
"Not completely." It was my turn to smirk.
"Tell me all about her.", I finished.

The way he clenched his fist while holding his back pack and gritted his teeth told me thinking about her breaks him. He must've been so deep in love.

"We're late for class", he managed to say after a while.
"We'd talk about this later", I whispered as we entered the classroom for yet another episode of poetry.

Poetry, like drama I love so much. I love to write poems. It helps me express myself. In my poems, I'm able to write all that bothers me. If you ask me "how're you?" I'd be sure to tell you fine. Then grab my pen and paper and confess like there's no Father I can confess to.

As much I love poetry, I don't really like the teacher. Mr Hank hates to smile. I think he lost it along the way. He should've practiced the unreal smile more to let people see a smile. At least, they won't tell the difference. Even my mom couldn't tell I was hurting. I had become that good at faking.

Mr Hank had us write an emotional poem as assignment. He said he wanted to see how well we could express ourselves in black and white.
This was my expertise. I wrote out all that hurt in my heart.

The rest of the day went by swiftly. I guess my world was wrapped around Nina so much I was losing focus. I had to get her attention somehow. I just had to.

After detention, I didn't ride with Caleb. I needed to figure out this weird feelings cooking inside me. I told him I wanted to walk home. Thank God he understood.

Walking home, I was wondering why and how she made me feel like she did. When I had a crush on Kate it wasn't like this. Maybe it was because I knew in my heart I could never have her since she was wrapped herself around T3 especially Mike. Oh Mike, that sick bastard.
I still remember the way he hit me when I caught him and Kate making out that morning. I doubt I can ever forgive him. He thinks cause his dad owned a multimillionaire company, he as a son can rule over everyone. Thank God Mr Henry is a fair man. That quality, I like about him.

"Oh Nina, what're you doing with me?!"
I didn't know I said that out till I saw a couple of heads turning in my direction. I felt embarrassed and tried to walk faster.

"Excuse me, you mean my Nina?"
The voice was all too familiar. It had occupied a huge space in my brain.
I froze at the question. I turned slowly to fave the owner of the voice. Ever beautiful, she stood looking at me, expecting a reply.

"Sorry?", I asked.
"I heard you call Nina so I asked if you meant me"
"Oh, I didn't say Nina. I said knee now", I lied and touched my knee like it ached and winced a bit.
"Alright then, sorry about that"
She walked away quietly. The look plastered on her face as she walked off told me she didn't believe a word. I must've lost my convincing skills just now.

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Hello guys, thanks for reading this story. I'm grateful. Really. I'm just getting pieces together to make a good story I hope you enjoy.

Billy is falling hard for Nina. But he's not man enough to face her. He had the chance to continue a conversation with her but he lied and avoided it. You think he'll man up in the next chapter? Keep it together and wait for chapter 9.

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