WHEN WAR BEGINS!√

Chapter 17

*You saw what you wanted to see

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"This assignment is due in 3 weeks!," My new Chemistry teacher shouts. He really had grey hair, I wonder how he copes with kids that groan out whenever they are given homework. Well I would complain sometimes back in South Africa whenever I was given homework, but that was because it was too much. They are grumbling yet its only their second day?, your minds are supposed to fresh for crying out loud!
It was interval, great!, now I have to face the people, I have to face everyone that I have seen ever since I came here. I take down the notes on the board as the teens around me make a noise boasting about the woods party. I didn't want to wake Trina up so I left earlier without any notice. I had no other choice, I didn't want to see what was happening in her room with her one night stand. I'm sure she had a bad hangover because looking around me everyone seems cranky. Well even though I dont drink but I might as well have a hangover, because I didn't get much sleep last night so I'm as moody as them, well I think
"Hey, uhm, you have a partner for the assignment?," A guy slides in at the desk in front of me and turns his whole body towards me.
"Oh, isn't it individual work?," I ask him, I have seen this guy in the class, he sits at the back with a large group of boys who always blow whistle's at hot girls passing by, including nerdy me. Wait a minute, maybe he made a bet on me, first one in the class to hit on me. He had curly brown hair, honestly he was handsome and a prince charming but not really my type, do I even have a type?,
Without counting Bukhosi, I have practically been single my whole life, my life isn't fun at all. First thing I look at in a person is their eye's, it just describes them. The guy in front of me had light brown eyes, long lashes, why do most boys have long lashes?, I dont understand, I mean we are supposed to be the ones with long eyelashes, girls even put on fake lashes. I'm not judgemental or anything, there is nothing wrong with beautification, just because I have a miserable life doesn't mean I have to put all girls to the shame.
"Well, not much detail was said but its usually like a two, two thingy in this school, get what I'm saying?," He winks at me and smiles, cute, his got dimples. Actually I dont get what he is saying, what did he say again?,
"Uh not really," I say shaking my head and twisting my eyebrows. He rubs the back of his neck hair and looks arkwardly embarrassed, he looked really cute, I'm sure he also got the girls he wanted but he had nothing compared to Stranger, well he did but like...oh gosh get over yourself.....right now a cute boy is asking you to work with him on a project and now you thinking of a Leo?,...
"Well  I thought we could work together, I mean I see a lot of great potential in you," He says smiling at me, his dimples pop in again, sorry but honestly what is the potential that people see in me?, well when I mean people I mean Leo and this boy. Well I think the term people would be much more suitable since I'm having an internal collision with my brain and heart. I can't work with this boy, his nice and all but....
"You are still here?," The doll pack leader comes my way, she just had to attack me with her plastic boot covered skinny legs. She winks at the guy in front of me and he gives her an irritated look. I thought I was the only one irritated by Janet Jackson but guess I'm not the only one.
"Oh and by the way, sorry about what you saw with me and Leo, although Leo didn't want to be disturbed, and so didn't I , you ruined it but whatever, you are a nothing," She says leaning in between me and Mr Prince Charming. So it was her, better off Britney, why does it have to be Janet?, Leo is really dumber than I thought, today I'm just taking my phone and not saying anything to him at all.
"Great then I'll be your partner,"I say to him smiling. He gives me a relieved smile but I could see that he was irritated by the Doll pack leader. I smile at him pretending as if this Janet girl isn't in front of me.
"Partner to what again?,"
"Uhm, that doesn't concern you, could you please leave, you are kind of disturbing me," I demand giving her a cold look, oh it was cold, she even saw herself checking out. She leaves mumbling curse's, the guy in front of me smirks at me attractively, honestly he was getting hotter every time I look at him, but maybe I'm just kidding myself. What Janet has said really makes me want to throw up, looking at her, I thought Leo would do better...prince charming stands up distracting me from my thoughts
"Wait I didn't catch your name,"
"Blake, just Blake no nickname please, girls have weird nicknames, one called me Blah",
" desperate girl!",
I laugh at him, I think I might have over thought. Maybe Blake was just being nice and normal, I might have thought his just impressing his friends but he seemed normal. The bell rings and everyone grabs their bags including the ones that were sleeping the whole period. I thought I would be the last one to leave the class back in South Africa but I guess its the same thing even here.
" Lizzy, you disappeared the whole day yesterday, and even this morning when I came by to give you your backpack you didn't say much, I mean Leo can.."Melissa was still available in the class but if she will remind me of yesterday then I'm sorry I have to cut her off before she goes on
"Wait, uh what's our next period again?",
"I'm not sure, I remember you telling me it was, oh wait a minute you are changing the subject", She says crossing her arms, today her lashes were thicker than usual or maybe its her red lipstick she has, it suits her though I won't lie.
"Your lipstick, it really suits you, I mean red is like my...",
" You know, you really are bad at lieing or even changing subjects, I want answers now, where did you and Leo go the whole day of yesterday?",She demands, I knew someone would ask for an explanation, I would explain its just things ended a bit rough, from him to Justin Dumbo then back to him again then to Trina.
"Ohk before I explain, do you like know Justin?",
"If you talking about Justin the Junior then of course, his Leo's best friend, those two have been like close ever since, both highschool jocks and all. Sometimes I feel like they could be better off as enemies than friends, Justin always pulls off a competition with Leo but Leo always wins. Leo doesn't even notice sometimes that his competing with his best friend",Melissa goes on, I wonder where her switch off button is. Enough of Leo for once please, I feel like this world revolves around him, or is it me only?
Although what she is saying to me explains it all now, Justin is competing with Leo using me. His using me because he knew all the girls in this school literally throw themselves on Leo or any of the football player's in this school. He saw that I wasn't the type to fall easily, his spying on Leo, he knew that I have met Leo before. Oh, since I didn't practically get hypnotized by Leo's good looks he wanted to use me into making Leo loose his girl populated profile. Now I get it, I'm being used and I'm not any type of utensil so guess Justin's plan might as well fail.
"Why you asking though?, did he like talk to you?, oh wait a minute you are already falling for a boy?, I thought you were hardcore."
"Hay no!, the guy just creeps me out a bit you know." I say grabbing my backpack, we both leave the class, thankfully it was break and unfortunately I had to go to the Cafeteria.
"Why?, did he like freak you out a bit, wait let's start from over tell me how the touring went then the rest may follow, how did Leo go?, I mean you are really lucky...", She mumbles, seriously she needs a switch off button. When I first met Melissa she seemed like the quiet type but I guess books make her silent but she is wild. We walk out the class as she mumbles about the so called phenomenal trip I had with Leo.