Define Me

Chapter 8

Sirena's POV

Damn, I'm so tired. Cleaning up the mess that Stellar had 'gifted' to me, drain every energy in my muscles. The smell was a big problem though but thank god it was wooden floor and waterproof yet the smell stayed. I have to open my windows as wide as it could and open my outer door for an hour so the air from outside could push the stinky smell out. Then I have to change my bedsheets in the middle of the night before I did my homework which was pretty hard since I kept dozing off a few times due to sleepiness. I don't remember how long I hold on but when my alarm woke me up, I found my books on the floor.

Stellar had gone to school with her friends and uncle Ralph had gone to work at the same time. Aunt Julia would never sent me off to school so it was a clear message for me to walk to school from now on. Due to my lack of sleep, I'm grateful that I didn't get hit by a bus.

I went to my locker as I heard Stellar's little group 'whisper' about me being a druggie due to my tired face, black long sleeve shirt with a dark blue jacket and jean. After leaving the window open, I think I kind of caught a little asthma in the morning so my own way to prevent my asthma for the rest of the day is to make myself warm, even if it's mean that I have to sweat due to the warm weather, not through activities.

I grabbed my books quickly and walk away from the busy corridor to get to my first class so I could settle down and took a quick nap. There were just 8 students when I stepped in so I went to my spot, sit and just literally throw my bag on the table and laid my head there.

It's funny though when you are sleepy and tired as fuck but can't fall asleep when you close your eyes. I let my eyes shut, listening as the students start filling the room. Whispers and gossips are flying everywhere and I just hear them like a flowing water through my ears. Right then the stool beside me screech and a scent of male cologne and cigarette hit my nose.

"You look tired." Damien said and I open my eyes. Instead of seeing a tease, I'm looking at a frowning Damien. I sit up straight and rub my eye to ease my eye bag, but that sound impossible. "What keep you up last night?"

I shrug. "I had to clean up my room, too dusty."

Damien raises an eyebrow. "You guys are rich as fuck, go get a maid."

They are rich and I'm just catching a ride.

I shrug. "It was night. I don't want to disturb her." I lied. He doesn't need to know the truth.

Mr Herald stepped into the class, making the students quickly taking their seats and quiet down. He took out some papers and distribute to the first student he can reach. "Okay, people. You got a little project to do and here are the list of topics that you can choose. Partner up with anyone, I don't care but you must send this on its due date. If you are late, if you didn't do it properly, you'll get a D. So man up, people. I'll give you 10 minute to let you guys find your partner and then open your textbook, page 25."

I look at the paper he gave and read the few list and topic that we can choose and damn all of it are the hottest and hardest topics in our syllabus. I had to do a lot of research and understanding because I found out I barely have a chemistry with chemistry. Plus, I have to pair up with someone. I wonder...

I look to my right and like always, Damien was already looking at me. He raises an eyebrow. "Partner?"

"Don't you get bored partner up with the same person? And I suck with chemistry."

He didn't shrug or shook his head. He keeps his eyes on me. "With you? Never." I blinked at his confession. Like he wants to cover it up, he clears his throat and asked. "I can teach you if you want."

My eyes instantly look around in alert. The person sitting in front of us might hear our conversation and then the news spread like a plague and those girls might start attacking me and then Stellar-