We head back and it is still awkward. Neil hands the paint cans to Ms. Claudia and we murmur an apology.
Needless to say, she's still upset.
I try to ignore all the staring Neil is getting right now. He's wet so his shirt is clinging to him and showing his abs. All the girls are gaping at him and like always he doesn't notice.
Ever since I got back girls have been swarming around me asking me if I knew Neil and how I knew Neil and if he was a movie star cuz a girl swore she saw him in a movie while another claimed he was a model.
No one questioned these statements, which are all absurd, but if you look at him you would believe these claims because this guy was fricking gorgeous.
They all asked me why he was so cold to everyone which surprised me because Neil was anything but cold. I guess he changed.
They asked me his likes, dislikes and whether or not I could set them up with him.
I just lied and said that they had mistaken me for someone else and that I didn't even know who Neil was.
"Both of you go take these star printouts and cut them all out since we can't use the ones you fell on." She narrows her eyes at me.
"But I'm not the only one who fell." I protest and Mrs. Claudia looks like she will eat me up.
"Ms. Everly, do you wish to be in detention again." I blush and keep quite.
Even Ms. Claudia is not immune to Neil's good looks?! I can feel Neil smirk. Seriously Neil?
He's so annoying.
"Go cut out all of them, and go to that room so you don't disturb or destroy anything else." She points at the small room in the corner.
"I'll do it alone Ms. Claudia, you can let Neil do something else." I say quickly since I'll be stuck with Neil for the entire day. Believe me, I've seen the printouts, it will take us an entire day to cut them out. And I don't think I'll be able to spend a minute let alone an entire day with him.
Ms. Claudia looks annoyed, "Have you seen how many there are? You can't possibly finish those yourself."
"But-"
"Scarlett you'll do as I say or so help me I'll go to Principal Jones right now." I quickly nod.
"Good." She says. "Here now take these and get on with it." She hands us a stack of paper and two pairs of scissors and we shuffle out. I hear a lot of murmurs and I'm sure half the population hate me right now.
I groan inwardly. I should've just stayed at home. I shouldn't have come here, now I'm stuck with stupid jerkface for the entire day.
The universe just loves me doesn't it?
We sit down on the desk and begin to start cutting. Man why was he back?
I decide to just ignore him and cut the cutouts as soon as I can and away from him. I do not want to be near him and that to for an entire day? Nope.
I murmur curses at Ms. Claudia and Neil in my head and quicken my pace at cutting until I feel a hot thick liquid trickle down my hands and I see I've cut myself.
And it would be fine if I had cut myself a little but I nearly cut my finger off, that's how deep I cut it.
"Shit."
Neil looks up and his eyes slightly widens when he sees my forefinger bleeding.
"Scar!" he quickly took my finger and covered it in his two palms. "Oh my god scar how can you be so stupid?!" he scolds me. "It's bleeding so fucking much, I swear a third grader is more careful than you." His expression is a cross between annoyance and worry.
