My Teacher

Let's hang out

The next day wasn't a blast. It wasn't even okay.

I barely got out of the bed, when I remembered, that today I'll see him. I scolded myself more times than I can count for crushing on a teacher. And worse - one, who rejected me after our date. Why did he even take me out then?

Alexis saw I was in a bad mood, so she tried all of her methods to cheer me up - jokes, hugs, hot cocoa... Nothing helped. I didn't want to talk about it either, so she let it go, knowing I would open up when I was ready to share.

Marzia, on the other hand, was ignorant, as always. In some ways, she reminded me Emma Roberts and her role in Scream Queens. Right now, Marzia was acting like she was the queen bee and we were just her 'Chantels'.

"Can you drop this, Alexis? Can't you see she isn't spilling the beans today?" She asked in annoyed voice, as Alexis had me in a bear hug to cheer me up.

"Fuck off, can you? At least I'm trying. You've just been complaining about Justin the whole time, as I am trying to cheer up OUR best friend." Alexis was pissed at Marzia for being so ignorant and selfish, but I didn't really care. I just wanted them to stop arguing and forget I need cheering up. I hate being the center of their arguments.

Marzia was about to reply with some witty-ass reply, but I chimed in. "Guys. Stop. I hate being the one you're arguing over."

Marzia was obviously disappointed, that I didn't take her side, but why would I? She really was acting pretty bitchy lately.

Eyes shining with fury, she takes her designer bag from the stool we were sitting on, she walks away with grace, even though we could almost feel the fury radiating off of her. She really was a hot-head.

"I'm sorry about that." I said to Alexis, thankful for her. Not many would try to cheer up an unhappy person so much.

In response, Alexis offered me chocolate chip cookies and it made me smile. They tasted heavenly and also were my favourites.

***

As English Lit approached, I started to feel nervous. Would he make me answer all the time, in spite? Would he ignore me completely and wouldn't even look me in the eyes? There were endless possibilities that could happen, but each and every one was terrifying to me.

When the bell rang, we entered the classroom. Our eyes met instantly, but I was the first one to look away. There was no way I could bear looking into his eyes too long, remembering yesterday and how nice he had been before he rejected me.

"Morning, class." He greeted us, looking a bit gloomy. Clearly, he wasn't also in the best mood, because he usually looked dangerously sexy, but now he just looked sexy and sad. Maybe this rejection also made him sad.

No. It probably didn't.

Throughout the lesson, he barely looked at me, staring only at Alexis, if he was looking my way. Other than that, it felt like he was just ignoring me. Or maybe he wasn't, but it just felt like to me, because I was so hurt about this whole situation.

Suddenly, the boy sitting in front of me - Jesse - turned to me and grinned. "Hey, Adèle, can I see your notes, please?"

I had nothing better to do than write everything down throughout the lesson, so my notes were perfect. I handed him the small green notebook and looked at Alexis. She was secretly playing Candy Crush, as usual. It was a wonder how she managed to get good grades, if she wasn't even listening in the lessons.