Desires

•CHAPTER IX•

After the teacher had finished lecturing and handed out sheets and papers, I was stuck staring at the non sensical list of numbers and angles. I rested my hand on the side of my arm as I looked at the sheet closer as if it was going to give me the answers every time I blinked. I sighed, tapping my desk with my pen in impatience. It's the first lesson and I'm already struggling. Perhaps this was foreshadowing the rest of the term.

"Need help?" A soft girlish voice said and I sat up. Charlotte had already finished the first sheet and was already on the back. "Ugh please" I replied. She chuckled and shifted her desk closer to mine. "Okay so, there are 180 degrees in a triangle right? So if angle X is 50, and angle Y is 100, they both add to 150 degrees. So angle Z must be 30 degrees!" She said as she wrote and it hit me: I am the dumbest human alive. "Thank you, I promise you I knew that, I just needed reminding." I said. "Yeah sure" she replied sarcastically. We laughed and I playfully hit her arm. We were definitely going to get along.

So I did the first three questions, easy breezy. "This is easy now." I said and Charlie nodded agreeing. But then I got too cocky as when I got to question four I had no idea how to figure out what angle Y was. It wasn't even a shape, they were just lines. My eyes widened as I looked at the price of paper dazed. "What the hell." I mumbled. "How am I supposed to know that?" I said and before Charlie could answer I heard a low chuckle to my right. It was Romeo, he looked down at his sheet and then back up at me. He was mocking my torture. "Something funny?" I pushed out between my teeth in irritancy. He chuckled more and shook his head. "Nothing, nothing at all." He said in a smooth but raspy voice that clicked in my head like it was the most beautiful sound. But I as fighting myself, one side letting him slide away, and the other wanting to get him back.
"Fine then. Have you done question 4?" I asked in a mocking town and raised a brow.

He gave me that look again. That look. That look that sent me chills along my body and made me feel like I had a hundred butterflies in my chest. He walked over slowly to my desk, bending over me so that my head was against his chest. I tried to keep my heart still but it valiantly refused. He placed one hand on the side of my desk over my shoulder, and the other brush my fingertips taking my pen. His fingers were like ice and they sent tingles all over my hand. "Angle X is 150 degrees. Angle Y is also 150 degrees because they are alternate angles." He said almost in a whisper against my ear that made my breathing feel heavy. He smelt like a mountain mist of pine cones that was heavenly. "Understand?" He said and I realised then that I must have just dazed out completely. Now I'm embarrassed but can only nod, my bright eyes meeting his deep greens. I swallow as he removes himself and sits back at his own desk like nothing happened. I turn to my left and hunch over my sheet like I'm not blushing. But Charlie understands and looks at me with a smile and a wink. I can't deny her curiosity so I shake my head in hopes to clear whatever thoughts she had in her mind. But she sarcastically winks at me again as if to say "your secret's safe with me".

I started to get flustered every time I though of Romeo and with every breath I took I wondered if he could hear me. I started to get paranoid and wondered what I looked like from his point of view. Is my hair messy? Does he care? Why do I even care? I sighed with relief when class was over, I quickly packed my bag and stalked out the class. I walked down the hall hoping he didn't notice my rushed exit until someone tapped on my shoulder. I gasped  but it was just Charlie. "Are you okay?" She laughed. "I know, Romeo Montgomery. Total hottie and makes your heart race faster than you can run." She teased and I shook my head in denial. Then I decided that I had to be more convincing. "Absolutely not. No way. Not a chance. He's very nice though." I said trying to convince her. And myself.
"Sure sure. Whatever you say. He doesn't date any of the girls here anyways. He'll have them for a night and that's it with him. Sorry to break it to you." She said as we walked slowly down the hall hoping she was heading to the next class. "What do you mean?" I asked curiously as I didn't know much about Romeo. Just that he wanders in the woods and makes me feel odd. "I mean he's...how do I put it...ah! A fuckboy. No girl has ever had him for more than a night. Though I know plenty would still throw themselves at him for an hour." She sarcastically added. Somehow something dropped inside me and I sighed. Of course he is. What was I expecting? Why do I feel so disappointed? I mentally laugh at myself, what an idiot am I.

"Wow" I replied. "What a shame. He seems so nice." I added and she nodded agreeing.

Levi and Cole greeted me in History and ushered for me to sit near them. Me and Charlie took the empty seas in front. For the next period, Romeo wasn't in class. There was an empty seat at the back of the class. The teacher sighed and asked "Had anyone seen Mr Montgomery?" The class shakes their head. "Probably taking a cigarette break." Said Levi and I look back. "A what?" I ask in a whisper, disbelief all over my face and Levi nodded. "He smokes in his car or down at the forest. All the time." Cole said. "Ugh. Ew." I replied "Don't you guys try anything like that okay?" I said and they both chuckled. "Yes ma'am!" They both said in unison and saluted. Me and Charlie laughed as they cursed each other for saying the same thing. "We gotta stop doing that!" Levi said and Cole replied with "Its not my problem!" To which the teacher told them to hush or else they will get an 'order mark'. If you get three of those, you get a detention which also means a phone call home too. The twins shut up then with big smirks on their faces.

During class I couldn't help but look back at the empty seat next to Cole and behind Charlie.  It was like every time I turned back he was magically going to reappear and I would feel settled. I was half hoping the twins were joking about his smoking habits. It would be a real downer along with the fact that he has a heartbreaker reputation. But in a sort of way; he was perfect

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authors note:
i had the best time writing this chapter. such a cute Romazra moment !!!!
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updated: 8th/feb/2018

-kiim