My Teacher

Smoking

"Do you think they're dating?" Alexis giggled, clearly oblivious to my sympathies towards Alexey. That didn't anger me, though, because it seemed better, that nobody really knew who I liked, so they didn't know my weak spots. 

I shrugged, too sad to even talk, but then Alexis took me by surprise and stopped suddenly.

"Do you want to see if they're dating?" She smirked, reminding me of Marzia a bit. She used to be the one, who wanted to know and see everything herself. 

Since I knew the topic we were learning about in Biology perfectly, I agreed. I knew Alexis wouldn't have problems, too, because she was a bright girl and did everything with perfection.

We tiptoed back to the locker room, where the emergency door was located. The door was open, so we froze, thinking that they would be standing right by the door. But, when we heard no voices and no sounds of smoking, we decided to move outside. It was Alexis, who peeked outside to see, where they were standing. 

It wasn't hard to locate them, since they were standing by the big oaks, looking at each other with beaming smiles. 

Maybe he liked her all along and that's why he rejected me...

When quickly sneaked towards a different oak, standing right next to them, but, thankfully, they didn't notice us. They were embracing and kissing, so they had no time to look around. Of course, seeing Alexey kiss someone broke my heart even further, but I tried to not let my sadness be visible. After all, it wasn't Alexis, who needed to see my vulnerability and emotionality, when I was always the strong one and iron-lady type.

I placed my arm on the damp peel of the oak, wet from the snow melting a bit, and peeked around. 

"I have to go now. If you want to ask me out to the Sushi Restaurant at 8 PM today, you know my number." Miss Blackbird said in a flirty voice and planted a kiss on Alexey's cheek. How dare he take her to my favourite sushi restaurant!

Miss Blackbird walked away in a moderately fast pace, looking back at Alexey at least three times, blowing a kiss each time. It made me sick to my stomach, but I had to make myself invisible to Miss Blackbird, so I had no time to worry about the sickness growing in my stomach stronger and stronger every second.

When Miss Blackbird was out of sight, we were waiting for Alexey to leave, so we could sneak back in, too, but he just lit another cigarette and said out loud: "You know, it's not very polite to listen to other's private conversations." He didn't seem angry, but there was strictness in his voice. Maybe he felt uncomfortable about the fact, that he's already kissing another woman. 

My eyes met Alexis and she just shrugged. She was the first one to walk around the oak, since I was a little hesitant to see him now. But still, I didn't want to leave Alexis in this alone, so I walked around the oak, too.

Alexis stared at me with a broody look, taking a deep breath of nicotine-filled air. Without looking away, he blew it all out through his mouth AND nose, somehow managing to look sexy even with this annoying habit of smoking.

Show off.

"Alexis, could you please leave me and Miss Adèle alone for a second? I promise, I will give her back to you soon enough." He winked, his blue eyes drilling in Alexis's. Maybe he had a superpower to hypnotise or influence? It certainly seemed like everyone loved him and he got everything he wanted.

Alexis nodded and quietly retreated back to the locker room, mouthing the words 'I'll wait for you there' as she was leaving. 

When we were alone, Alexey inhaled another deep breath from the cigarette and blew it out again.

"So, Adèle..." He said, but didn't continue, making me think he didn't really know what to say. Was he embarrassed, that I had seen him kissing that old hag, Miss Blackbird? She wasn't even beautiful.

Oh my God. What had I turned into... I had never been so mean in my life... This whole thing was changing me to the worse side.

"Look, I'm sorry we stalked you here. I realise it was inappropriate and I'm sorry." I spilled it quickly, desperately wishing to go back to the classroom. I didn't want to be left alone with him again. Why had I agreed to come and spy on them?

Alexey looked like he was trying to read my mind by staring into my eyes so intensively. Heck, maybe he could read my mind and finally realise how hopelessly in love I was with him and how much I hated myself for that.

When he didn't respond for a while, I tried to leave, saying: "Hey, look, I gotta go now. I can actually still make it to the lesson." It didn't look like he could hear me, though. All he could do was stare into my eyes and quietly observe me.

When I shrugged and turned to leave, his fingers wrapped around my wrist, stopping me from leaving and also sending an electric pulse through my body, making me realise I missed his touch. Sadly, I also remembered how gently he kissed my knuckles and how much I loved it.

"Adèle, I don't know what to do." He whispered.

I was confused. What did he mean with that? Did he have problems?

When I was unable to answer or even to understand what he meant with that, he just shaked his head and released my wrist, making me feel cold and forcing shivers to run down my back. Please, touch me again. I need your warmth and affection. 

"I can't... forget you, Adèle. No matter how I try to forget our date, I can't. I want you. I want to hug you and kiss you. I want to be able to take you out whenever we feel like it." He looked pained, but I barely noticed it, since I was trying to cope with the news. How could he even say so, when he was the one, who rejected me harshly and then hooked up with my other teacher right in front of me?

"I, um..." I was at loss of words, not sure how to respond to this. Of course, I wanted him more than I have ever wanted anything, but... He had said the truth, when he rejected me. We couldn't be together under the given circumstances. Or could we?

"Please, Adèle. Please. Don't reject me right now. I promise you, we will figure out how to be together. I can leave my job, if that's what it takes to be together with you." He was almost on her knees, begging, but I remembered, that we were still on a school ground and tried to pull him up by his elbows. 

"Not here, Alexey. Do you want to make them think you're harassing me?" I snapped, getting angry at how in danger we were. I didn't want him or me to have problems, so I made him get up and whispered in his ear: "Meet me this evening, around 6 PM, at the parking lot of my house. Then we will talk about this more, okay?"

He looked relieved and ecstatic, but then quickly recomposed himself. He was the cold, tattooed teacher, looking like a total badass, but not in a 'fuckboy' type of way. He really looked dangerously sexy, when he remembered who he really was. It almost made me drool, but I swallowed the excess saliva quickly, so it wouldn't actually happen.

With a quick pat on my behind, he retreated back inside, finishing his cigarette. The small pat made me smile and even laugh out loud, but then I quickly rushed inside, too, wondering if Alexis had gone to the lesson.

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