Mr. Mendes

We Meet Again.

Lexi.

Yay. Monday mornings, or you know, the literal definition of hell!

I had just pulled up to school still thinking about what happened on Saturday. This was definitely going to be awkward.

"Hey Lex!" I turned to my left to see Amanda and Liam pull up next to me.

I just waved with a smile and turned off the car. I got out and grabbed my bag while waiting for them to get their stuff as well.

"So how was your weekend? You never called," Amanda pouted and I nodded.

"Yeah I know. I was...um...busy," I said and she just nodded.

The three of us started walking to class since the bell had just rung. I started walking a little bit faster than them, and I could tell Liam noticed since he started walking faster.

"Hey Lexi, can I talk to you?" He said while pulling me aside once we walked into the building.

"Um sure," I said shyly while tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.

"Hey babe just go to class," he told Amanda and she just nodded.

He looked back at me with a concerned look on his face, and I began to feel very uneasy.

"What's wrong?" He said while checking my face.

"Nothing why?" I questioned and he shook his head with a smile.

"Lex, don't pull that crap on me. I can tell when you're lying," he said and I nodded.

"Okay fine, but you have to promise me you won't tell anyone," I said firmly and he nodded.

"You have my word," he said while crossing his heart.

I told him everything that happened, and to my surprise, he took it well. I mean, if I told him something that was bothering me, he would automatically get in protective brother mode.

"He saw you naked!" He yelled but only so we were able to hear.

"No it wasn't like that, I was wearing undergarments," I said embarrassingly and I could feel my cheeks burn red.

"Wow, well now I understand why you're so uncomfortable," he said while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yeah," I said quietly and rubbed my arm.

"Well do you want to ditch?" He said and I just shook my head.

"No, I have to face this at some point, and I mean, what could happen?" I said and he just nodded.

"Okay well then we should get going. We're already ten minutes late," he said and I nodded.

Luckily for us, Mr. Mendes' classroom was just across from where we were, so we didn't have to lose more minutes. As we walked in I felt Mr. Mendes' eyes meet mine, and immediately my stomach start turning.

"Ah Ms. Rivera and Mr. Hemings, nice for you to join us. Take a seat," he said while a smile and we just nodded and headed to our seats.

Please don't let this be a long lecture, let alone a long day.

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"Okay mom so what do you need from the grocery store? You never sent me your list," I said while pulling out a cart at the store.

"Oh right I'll send it to you right now," she said and hung up the phone.

A few moments later, I got the list.

Damn how much food do we need?

I made my way to the fruits and vegetable section to grab all the things I basically needed.

"Crap! Where are the bags?" I mumbled to myself while searching for the vegetable bags like an idiot.

"Oh they're right there," I heard a familiar voice say.

I looked up to see Justine, Shawn's girlfriend. Of course.

"Oh hello Justine," I said with a smile while grabbing the small bag she had handed to me.

"Hi Alexis," she said with a kind smile.

Something in my gut was telling me that something was off.

"Look I just wanted to apologize for what happened on Saturday," she said and I tilted my head.

"I'm sorry I don't quite get what you mean," I lied because I wanted to somehow get the truth out of her.

"About where I met you. You see, my boyfriend, Shawn, he wouldn't really like hearing what I bought from you, let alone does he know about it," she said and then I realized it.

This fucking liar!

"But I thought you said your boyfriend liked it, and I mean Shawn is your boyfriend," I said and she nodded.

"While he is, but I have another man," she said and walked closer to me.

"This is just a secret between you and I. Okay sweetie?" She said with a wide grin.

"So you're cheating," I said pushing the conversation further.

"Precisely, but you understand. You're a teenager who I'm sure has many guys at hand," she said with a smirk and I nodded.

"Of course," I lied and she just nodded.

"Okay, well again, just our little secret," she said and all I was thinking about were ways to tell Mr. Mendes.

That cheating bitch! How could she do that to such a nice guy like Mr. Mendes!

My palms started sweating and I couldn't focus straight. I put what I needed into the bag and when I turned back to Justine, all that was running through my head was 'speak of the fucking devil.'

"Why hello there Ms. Rivera," he said with a kind smile.

"Mr. Mendes," I said with a nod and walked passed the two of them.

As if anything else could get worse.

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