Just Ella

Unwell?

Ella's POV

My eyes couldnt go wider as I saw his smiling face in the seat next to mine - how convinient. Looking to the ground I tried to keep the blush off my cheeks and probably failing misrebly, I finally made it to my seat where I tried to not cry out in pain as I sat down. I pulled out my science book before I lost feeling in my hands and faced my head down again while mumbling a hello.

"Hey, you okay?" Nate asked hesitantly, almost like he didnt want to know the answer. I sighed at the thought of lying to him and I felt the guilt pour in more then ever. "Yeah, just really tired and my body aches" I kept my voice as steady as possible as I lied the little amount that I had to but it was true anyway.

He gave a nervous laugh which made me turn my head to him in confusion. "Yeah, I get those a lot" He exclaimed the last part making me laugh humorlessly. He had no idea what it felt like to be in this amount of pain and still have to be a servent and act like nothing in wrong. 

He looked at he quesionly but I turned my head to the front where our teacher had just walked in. Like yestoday, my eyes were fixed to the teacher as I wrote down every word he spoke. I had already studied the periodic table and learnt it of by heart along with their atomic numbers and the amount of elements and nuerons it had. But I still barely put my hand up in fear of getting it wrong and getting a beating. I hadnt seen it happen here but maybe I just hadnt witnessed it.

However after a hour my hand kept twitching to answer as the whole class kept going silent and it was clear that no one understood it. Finally I caved and after giving the answer in full which took a minute or two, the whole class was even more silent. It was only then that I realised what I had really done. My heart sped up in fear as the teacher took of his glasses. 

"How.....what....how.....like....but...." He stummered for a few seconds and I leaned back and tried to not let the tears of fear fall and succed till I caved. "Im sorry sir, I promise I wont happen aga.." I almost begged him leaning back some more waiting for the punch till he interrupted. "Sorry! What on earth would you be sorry for! My A - level students still cant explain or understand this and you made it sound so simple in less then a minutes" He said in a happy voice with a wide smile and I have to say, it suited him. 

He was a older man and wasnt very happy usually but never mean, just bored and tired. But right now he looked like a proud happy man that made me causious of him. I bowed my head in respect and spoke softly. "Thank you, sir" I was hesitant on the words as I never had to say them much.  No one had appreciated me or complimented me so I was freaked out. He shook his head in amazement and then turned back to the class starting the lesson once again. I kept my head down for a few moments to get my heart in check before I heard a growl from beside me.

Hesitently I raised my head and saw his black eyes that made me cower back. In that moment I saw Thomas and his anger in front of me making me want to wimper. It took me a second to realise he was staring at my neck where a piece of hair had fallen and left my arrow hole on display. His eyes hadnt moved from that spot and I saw his hands clenched into fists. I took a deep breath and almost cried at the pain of hiding the hole with my power. He blinked a few times and his eyes faded back to their normal color.

I raied my hand to his cheek where I held it for a moment making his eyes look into mine but still confused. "Are you okay?" Acting confused I felt my heart melting a bit at the lie. His eyes softened at my gaze but he still looked distracted but like he was searching my eyes. For that reason I felt my guard go up and my wolf howl when I moved my hand back to the table making him frown more. His eyes drifted to my neck and back to my eyes a few times and I tried to keep the pain out of my eyes.