Love at first slap?

Chapter 8

So we pass our phones to the teacher. And it is the first day of school so I have no school work to do. Hayes seems pretty peaceful but you can tell there are dark thoughts creeping in his mind. I would ask but we are stuck with this old witchy lady. When she says she needs to go to the bathroom is when I asked. And I really didn't get the response that I was looking for. I looked at his puzzled for a few minutes when the word, "no" mumbled from his lips. I shyly reply, "well what's that supposed to mean?" The next thing he says makes me want to run and punch a wall or run and break down crying..