School Hunk || Felix Lee

II

I step into the school gate and the first thing I hear is the daily gossip from the girls that always hang out in front of the reception.

"Did you hear about it?"
"What?"
"Felix rejected a girl's confession,"
"Doesn't he reject everyone's confessions?"
"But this one is a cold rejection"
"Same as always,"
"No, a really really cold rejection."
"How cold?"
"The fact that he said he didn't know her and the fact that he tore up the note she gave him."
"Is that true?"
"I don't know, it's just a rumour."

I couldn't bear to hear another word from those girls and I walked away before I could punch someone in the face.

I walked past the reception and went straight to the locker area. There was a girl with short brown hair staring at me, but it wasn't like all the other stares that I've received, it pierced through my back like a knife. I ignored her and continued to walk to the locker area.

I reach my locker and unlock it, I try to find my science book which was at the back of my locker buried under a pile of paper.

"How's it going, mate?" a voice said in a not-so-Aussie Aussie accent

I turn around only to find Kerby.

"Seriously Kerby? You'll never get it right, stop over exaggerating your use of the Aussie accent. You're not originally from Australia, therefore you'll never get it."
"Ouch. I was just trying it out, geez."

I ignored his presence and tried to find my probably-fossilised Maths textbook. turns out it was just next to my English book. I lock up my locker and turn around about to walk away when I got startled by the crowd of people that were watching my every move. It's been 3 years and I still haven't gotten used to this.

I walk to the boys' toilets to get rid of the crowd tailing me. I lock myself in one of the cubicles and sat there until the bell went.

~~~~

"Just an apple for lunch?" Chris seeing only an apple in my hand
"Yup."
"That's just sad."
I look around trying to find Kerby, Norton and Howard. But they were nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, Chris."
"What?"
"Where's Kerby? Where's Norton? Where's Howard?"
"Kerby's at iSTEM club whatever that is. Norton went to student services and Howard is...I don't know, dead."

The atmosphere suddenly drops to a dead silent while I space out into the ground thinking about that one stare that pierced through me like a knife.

What the fuck is with her?

"Hello? Earth to Felix."

I shake my head and come back to my senses as Chris waved his hand in front of my face.

"What were you thinking about so deeply?"
"This morning a girl stared at me."
"Doesn't that happen all the time?"
"No, but it wasn't a normal stare it was more of a...scowl or a glare."

Chris chokes on the cupcake he was eating and he tries to cough it out.

"Did I hear that correctly? The most popular boy in school received a scowl?"

As he finished his sentence he starts coughing again, I pat his back gently multiple times until he stops coughing.
"So let me get this straight," Chris said as he leans on to the gum tree, "The school hunk, the most popular boy in school which all the girls like and all the boys admire got a scowl?"
"What the f-" I get cut off
"Felix, language." I just roll my eyes and finish what I was trying to say but rephrasing it.
"What the frick is wrong with her?"

I quickly finish the rest of my apple and throw the core in the bin. I walk away from the bin and towards the music room.

"Oi, Felix! Where are you going?"
"To the music room to practice. Why?"
"Oh, ok...I'll just go find Howard then."

Luckily it's lunchtime and no one will be in the music room. I go to the instrument storeroom and lift my violin off the shelf carefully. I put some rosin on my bow and the shoulder rest on my violin, I set up the stand and put my music on it.

I started with Minuet by Boccherini a piece I'm very familiar with. I played it smoothly, my fingers were agile and my bowing was smooth and soft. I've been playing this piece for years, if I wasn't good at it, I've been wasting my time.

I looked at the corner of my eye and noticed someone at the door who've been watching me play. I looked at her and my eyes bulged, it's the girl who scowled at me.

"Such a show-off." She muttered under her breathe and left.

I place my violin down on the nearby desk and rush out of the door, by the time I ran out she was already gone. I scratch my head in frustration.

Who does she think she is?

~~~~

I take off my shoes and walked into the house, I dump my bag next to the couch. With heavy footsteps I walk to the kitchen to make Ramen, I'm hungry as hell from only eating a single apple for lunch.

My parents are on a long business trip for months, so I can do whatever I want. I flop down on to the sofa with ramen in hand and place my feet on the coffee table, which my parents normally do not allow. I turn on the TV and switch through the channels one by one.

I finish my ramen and turn off the TV, I walk upstairs to my room. I sat down on my desk and decided to do my assignment instead of procrastinating.

I turn on my laptop and opened the doc. It's only been thirty seconds and I'm already distracted by other thoughts.

I leaned back in the chair, thinking about that girl. Her short, light brown hair, chocolate eyes and smooth milky skin. thinking about how short she is, just makes me burst into laughter. And the way she wore those large, round glasses. I shake my head slowly and chuckled.

She's an interesting girl.

A/N

I just posted the last chapter half an hour ago, but I was like, "let's post another." so I did.

It's really fun writing this book.

Lottie