Jaden gave me his hoodie since we were freezing walking back to our rooms. It is 11:00 and the curfew was at 10:30.
Jaden wanted to walk me to my cabin door, but there is a border that limits the boys to enter the girl's side. I give him a tight hug and he kisses me goodnight.
I try to be silent walking up to my room. Walking up the stairs, it's so dark that I miss a step and slide abruptly down. I curse under my breath because I know that it made a huge sound. I start to see everyone's lights turn on. Oh no. Someone grabs my arm and yanks me up. It's Miss Loran and she does not seem happy.
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We are back at school and the principal wants to meet me in his office. When I sit down in front of him, he gives me a mad look, my palms are staring to become sweaty and my heart starts racing. Good job Charlotte, you just started at a new school and you are already in trouble.
"I heard that you were out of your room past the curfew, Miss Jennings."
" Yes sir, I was." , I look down.
" Who was with you, Charlotte?", he says.
" I was alone, I was feeling overwhelmed with all these new people and I needed to take some air."
" Alright, I am very disappointed in you, you need to respect the rules that are given, understood?", asks.
" Yes, sir.", I look up, and get ready to leave.
" I am afraid that I will have to give you detention twice a week, you signed a paper before the trip promising that you will not break the rules, detention starts tomorrow and I will meet you at the library."
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I get out of his office and see Jaden coming towards me. He looks at me with worried eyes.
" I'm so sorry Charlotte, I shouldn't have brought you back that late. I am going to the dean's office right now to get detention with you.", he says.
"It's alright, Jay, don't worry about it, it was my fault too. I told the principal that I was alone, so you won't get detention." , I smile.
"I shouldn't have let you deal with all this, I am really sorry Char.", he looks so sad that he let me down.
"I'm not mad Jaden.", I close the gap between us and I hug him tightly.
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The next day, after school, I head to the library to meet the principal. He presents me his niece that is going to supervise me, her name is Lily, she chews her gum really loud, she has purple hair and looks like a high school dropout, but she looks chill. He brings me to the back room and as soon as he opens the door I shake my head. There are documents everywhere, files hiding under the shelves, books piled up all over the room, plenty of random objects on the desks, it's a disaster. The principal asks me for my phone and puts it in my pocket.
" You can start by the books, good luck!", he says as he leaves.
I stand there examining the room in order to choose where I want to start, I was interrupted by a familiar voice.
" We are not going to stand there all night, are we, love?, I turn around to match the voice with Warner.
What he doing here!! He is looking down at me very annoyed. He walks past me, sits down on a chair and plays with a pen that he picked up from the desk. I roll my eyes and start organizing the book shelf.
While I'm cleaning, I notice that he is not doing anything.
" What are you doing here?" , I finally break the silence.
" Detention .", He doesn't even look up.
" Are you going to help me?", I ask.
" No."
Lily walks in, just as he answered.
" Hey baby.", she says looking straight at Warner.
She slowly walks towards him and when she reaches his chair, she hooks her arms around his neck and sits on him. I know what is coming, so I continue to clean while they make out.
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I'm back home. I prepare a warm bath, I light a warm vanilla scented candle and relax.
After my bath, I get ready for bed .
I fall asleep very fast. A light knock on my door wakes me up and I lazily walk to the door and open it.
It's Jaden. He's suddenly very close.
"Hey", He whispers in my ear.
Shivers go down my spine and I am wide awake.
"Hey", I answer with a shaking voice. My legs are weak.
Despite the dark lighting, the moon's light makes me see the outline of his face. He puts his hands on my waist and brings me closer to him. I can smell his mint breath.
"I'm sorry again for not getting detention with you.", he says slowly under his breath.
His eyes keep flickering down to my lips and back up to my eyes. He slides his finger tips down my arm and makes me shiver once again.
"No, worries", I answer.
Jaden gently grabs my chin and leans his head towards me. He is very close.
"Can I... ?Is it ok if I...?", he stutters. I chuckle and close the gap between our faces.
Our kiss is slow, comfortable. One of his hands cups my face and the other one is running up and down my back. The kiss breaks appart. I look up.
"Goodnight Jaden." I say.
