The Guy Next Door

Chapter 17

         "I want you guys to feel comfortable around your partner. I mean after all you will be with your partner till the end of the year and we will be doing some big projects that will greatly impact your grades." She said. Oh shit.

     What is she gonna make us do? I felt really nervous. I felt a pit in my stomach.

      "I'm going to give you guys some papers and we will see if you know each other and if you don't this way you will know each other if that makes sense." She raised the paper up so everyone could see which was really dumb because it's too far for anyone to see. "There is 10 questions, you're basically gonna guess your partners interests or hobbies-"

         "Why does that even matter honestly, who cares." I look next to me at Demilio knowing why he said that.

          "I don't think Miss Violet would appreciate that very much. I bet she wants to know more about you."

      "Haha I don't think so. I'm pretty sure she has someone else to answer these questions for." He said laughing and looking down. I felt my cheeks turn red. At least no one suspected anything... I think.

     "And why would you say that?" I quickly looked up to see Demilio's response.

     "Oh nothing." He said looking up at me with no expression. I looked away.

   "As I was saying, the first question you will guess your partners favorite color then the next question you'll guess there favorite hobby and so on. You'll guess the same questions as your partners." Everyone looked at each other happily, like it was no big deal. Except of course for me and Demilio.

    I had a paper right in front of me. It said "Your name is blank and these are some of your favorite things." I'm pretty sure I had to guess them. First one was his favorite color. That's easy it's blue, he told me one time. Next question was his favorite hobby. I'm pretty sure it was football, football is his life. Third question was his favorite food which I guessed pizza. The 4th was his fave dessert. I put ice cream. The fifth was his favorite person. I wrote his mom. The sixth one was his favorite animal and I put dog. The 7th was his fave band. I didn't put one. The eighth was one thing he hates and I put...when people aren't truthful. The ninth was one thing he loved and I put animals and the tenth was one thing I thought he likes about me......I put nothing litterly.

      He was done before me. He was on his phone. He didn't really care. It made me feel like shit. I didn't say anything though.

"Ok now that everyone is done you can read them to your partner." I turned toward him slowly. Maybe he doesn't want to do this.

"I'll start." He said. Never mind.

"Ok."

"Your favorite color is Violet."

      I smiled at his response.

"Your favorite hobby is.. cheating on people."

My smile disappeared.

"Your favorite food is Chinese food." He was right.

"Your favorite dessert is cheesecake." Right again.

"Your favorite person is yourself. I mean that's the only person you care about. You never regard other people's feelings." He said looking up at me. I didn't say anything. I didn't want to cry but it was getting harder.