Teacher's Pet (paused)

2.

As soon as I hear the bell ring I run out of class and to the cafeteria. I spot Mason sitting at our table and I basically dive at the seat in front of him.

"Woah Jem what's the rush?" Mason giggles seeing me out of breath.

"D-Dominic Menendez," I stutter, still trying to catch my breath. "Who is he?"

"How do you know him?" Mason asks.

"Mason just tell me or I swear to god I'll piss on your pillow!" I yell, getting some weird looks from people around me.

"Okay, Okay jeez. He's a family friend, now how do you know him?" He says in a nervous voice.

I give him a small squint. I don't believe a damn word he's saying.

"Oh okay, he's the new English Literature teacher and he asked about you."

He nods and continues to eat his lunch. I'm going to figure out what he's lying about sooner or later.

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Its been a few months and that Dominic guy is still here. Things have been getting weirder, Masons been acting really weird around me. I try to call him to hang out but he just declines my calls and texts me 'cant hang sorry'. It's been bothering me so much I stopped paying attention in school, I want to know why he's been lying and being so distant. And don't even get me started on Dominic, he's such a creeper. Every fucking day that guy stares at me when I'm trying to do my work. He calls on me during class when I CLEARLY didn't have my hand up, and I sometimes see him and Mason talking in the hallway. One day I tried saying hi to Mason but they just looked at me and walked away. Let's just say I went home and cried that day.

I walk from to my English class and take a seat, the class fills in. "Mr. Menendez" walks in and immediately starts teaching.

An hour later and class is about to end, I start to pack up my things as the bell rings. Everyone leaves and I'm the last one out. But before I can leave Mr. Menendez grabs my arm.

"Can we talk?" he asks in a low voice.

"Sure" I stop and turn around to look at him. Wow, he's tall as fuck up close.

"It seems to me that you've been out of it lately. Jemma, are you okay?"

Am I okay? AM I OKAY? he's practically stealing my best friend from me and he's asking if I'M okay?

"Yeah, I'm fine, just been a little out of it." I lied hoping he'd let me leave the class.

"Hm, well you've failed your last two assignments, you're going to have to reassess with me later today at the library."

You've got to be shitting me.

"Shit, really?" I blurt out forgetting he's a teacher.

"Yes, meet me at 5:30 and we can work on the things you're having trouble with."

"Okay, see you there."

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hiii so this chapter was super short but the next one will be longer. and my writing will get better as the book goes on, so please be patient and let me know of any ideas to make the story better 

                                                                                                                                                     

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