When We Collide √

chapter 12

I slowly walked to Mr Hensworth's office trying to anticipate what was awaiting me ......how did I even get myself into such a situation

I found his office locked ....so I patiently stood outside .....attempting to scroll through funny memes to keep myself busy and then I felt as though someone had invaded my personal space

I looked up only to find the one and only.......

Amell Gabriels

Aghr..... Behind him was Mr Hensworth

We might as well get on with it

"You are going to sit in one of the classes ...your choice.....as long as it's within the senior block perimeter...... and you are going to be detained until 6 pm ...."

Somebody pinch me

"And that's not all....."

What!!!!

"You are going to work together to come up with ten reasons as to why you were late ......I expect maximum cooperation between the two of you and I also expect ten good and crystal clear reasons .....if I'm satisfied I'll let you go if I'm not you get detention again ......"

And with that he left

What the hell .......I can't stand the guy now I gotta cooperate with him .......go to hell Hensworth ....good for nothing ass

Without further ado I made my way to the nearest class and took a seat at the back

I could feel Amell's gaze on me as he followed me and took a seat beside me

The vicinity was tranquil for the first twenty minutes ......with him staring at something on his phone while I pretended to be reading notes when in real sense I was monitoring Amell's every move

And then I decided to break the sudden silence

"......the longer we take ....the longer we have to stand one another ...so let's just get this over with "

He didn't turn

"Write down your five reasons .....I write mine and we merge them together ....we have at least an hour and a half left ....."

"I don't have any appropriate reason as to why I was late ...."

I heard his baritone voice say

What...

So what asshole for starters you can write .....'making out with a fucking asshole in the hallway'

I almost said that to his face but I thought better

I began writing my reasons

1. I woke up late today

2.The hot water wasn't working

3.My hair was tangled after a cold shower

When I was almost half way through I felt Amell scoot over towards my side

I felt my pulse quicken when his arms briefly brushed mine as he lift his arms up in order to lean his elbow on my desk

He was so fucking close ....I could smell the vanilla and blueberry scent once again.....and it was fucking clouding my thoughts

And then he began laughing when he saw my reasons

I couldn't help myself I started giggling too

"You mean you guys don't have access to hot water "

He said in between laughs

"Not every day's Christmas you know "

I replied laughing even more

"So what reasons should I give......my hair gel got finished while showering ?"

He said

"You couldn't get the correct underwear"

I replied

We both broke into a fit

And then there was sudden silence

"What's your name ?"

He asked .....he doesn't even know my name......

Not that I expected him to

"Tracy"

"Your real name ..."

He said and gave me a small smile

"Tracy Naye Anderson "

He stared at me as if trying to figure me out

"You have a pretty name "

I think I'm going to explode

Keep it cool Tracy

"Thank .....you"

"What's the origin of your second name ?"

" You mean Naye ?"

"Yeah....never heard of it"

"Oh....it's not common "

"Swedish"

"No"

I smiled briefly and saw him smile too

"I'm black doesn't that tell you anything concerning my origin "

"Your from Africa "

I rolled my eyes

"My mum was pure South African "

"Oh"

"Her middle name was Naye ...that's where I got it from "

"Did she have long hair ?"

What.....I almost choked on my own saliva

"Yeah she never cut it before if I can remember it was past her shoulders"

"What do you mean by ' if you can remember' "

He said while doing air quotes on the if you can remember part

I was left dumb.....no one knew my mom was dead except Kait and more so how she died .....I'd never tell anyone about that

Amell saw my confused face and I was glad he didn't persist

I saw a lock of hair fall on his face and I felt the urge to push it back to it rightful place

His hair was so thick and so brown....and so amazing

And then he found me staring at him

Do something dumb ass

"She died "

I said in a low fragile tone

"I'm so sorry I asked...."

"It's quite okay .....you just asked"

I could feel the tears hot in my eyes ...threatening to pour anytime from now

And then I felt Amell move closer to me

I felt his hot breath fan my ear

I held my breath

Oh God why does he smell so fucking good

"We still have ten reasons to go "

He whispered in my ear and I felt a sudden chill and butterflies in my stomach

I think he noticed my reaction

So he moved away

Then he chuckled