hope | e.d

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The 'journey' to school is boring and empty just like before. Just when I arrived, the hallway started to flooded with students so I quickly run to my locker before it's get worse. 

I put my binder fill with last homework in my bag and wait at my locker for Ethan and Grayson. A few minutes pass by and their figure finally show up. "Sorry for late Beverly. Ethan was struggling to choose what outfit he want to wear"

He wear a black button up shirt and black jean perfectly hugging his leg pair with white and black converse. Can't lie, he have a really good taste in fashion. "You look good Ethan" His cheek turn red from my compliment before he say thank you. 

The bell ringing interrupt our conversation, gushing us to go to our class. "Better get going now. Ethan, behave yourself and I'll see you at lunch" Grayson pull him into a hug and walk away just like every other day. 

"Ethan, you ready?" He close his locker and nodded. We intertwined our finger and make our way to our first class. The awkward feelings is still visible but I have to ignore it for Ethan.

As soon as we reach our class, we sit down at the front seat and pull out our book.

Since Mr. Holland didn't turn up yet, I took this chance to take a peek on the chapter we're gonna learn today.

As usual, not a minute later I close my book and turn my attention to Ethan. He's so into his book that he didn't realize that I'm staring at him.

"Do you like it?" I said out of nowhere.

Ethan snap his gaze at me, making me swallow down the lump in my throat when his beautiful hazel eyes meet mine.

"I mean history. You like it?"

He shake his head as he close his book and frown. "It's hard. I don't understand it at all".

My palm pat his shoulder before forming a smile as I mumble I understand you bud

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Schools ended a few minutes ago and now me and Ethan are waiting for Grayson at our locker while chatting.

"We'll do the assignment at my house okay?" Ethan's face change when he talk to me. It turn into a concern expression.

"Of course Ethan"

"Alright class, today I'll assign you an assignment. Each one of you will have a partner to work with. Fail to due it on time, two weeks of detention waiting for you" -Mr Holland announcement is still wandering around my mind-

He's been talking about our history assignment that Mr Holland assigned to us for hours for no reason that it's started to worried me. Maybe he's scared of getting detention?

"He-hey Beverly. I think you're the one that should do the assignment since you're smarter than me. If I did it, we both will fail" His head hanging low and he keep his eyes on the floor while fidgeting with his finger.

My mouth gap apart when he spills his words. Not because he want me to do the assignment alone, it's because he think I'm smarter than him and he's scared that he gonna fail both of us.

Without hesitating, I grab his palm into mine before locking my eyes on him.

"Listen Ethan, we're gonna do this assignment together and please don't think that you're stupid or something because you're not. Your opinion matters to me and if you have anything in your mind just tell me"

His glassy eyes slowly meet back and his smile slowly growing bigger than ever.

"Thank you Beverly" he stutter as if he's holding his words back.