Waterloo Road~ Gabriella & Hector Love Story (Fan-Fiction)

Chapter Four- Getting Closer

Another day of school. To be honest, the only thing that is keeping me excited for school is Hector Reid. I find this hard to even admit to myself but it's not like I haven't had an incident like this before. In my old school, from where I got expelled, I had a crush on a teacher. His name was Mr. Bate. Everyone (including the teachers) claimed I was stalking him but I was not! I was just a silly school girl with a crush. But this time it is different. It is like me and Hector were made for each other. I have never felt this way about someone and so quickly. And sometimes I think that he feels the same way about me. Maybe...

I didn't feel like going in the car today. Once again, I didn't want my parents meeting Mr. Reid. So, I walked to school on my own. I only have PE four times a fortnight so there was no PE today. Today I had English, History and French.

As I was already late for school, I quickly ran to English. I had Mrs. Mulgrew.

"Gabriella Walk", she sighed as I entered, "Why are you late?"

I've always had this temper for no reason at random times. It is not because I want to upset anyone, it is just because I am angry for no particular reason.

"It is none of your business", I snapped.

"I will have you know that I don't allow students to talk to me like that, Gabriella!" She shouted.

"Then why should I allow teachers to speak to me like that?" I shouted back.

"COOLER! NOW!" She yelled.

"Whatever", I muttered.

I miserably walked to the cooler. But on my way, I saw Mr. Reid talking to Mr. Lowsley. I watched them both laugh then Mr. Reid walked out of school. A thought entered my mind. Why should I go to the cooler when I haven't done anything wrong? I just wanted to see what Mr. Reid was doing. No one would know. I have to keep reminding myself that this is not stalking. It is just...being with someone when they don't know I'm there.

I followed him out of school. I already knew that he had a motorbike because I have seen him go home on it. He seemed to be going somewhere so I established that he had a free period. He got on his motorbike and put his helmet on. Then he drove away...

I sighed heavily to myself. But then I noticed something on the road where he had drove off. Tyre tracks...

I smiled satisfactorily to myself and began to follow the tyre tracks. It took about five or ten minutes before I saw his motorbike siting in the car park of a pub. He must be in there. Before I walked into the pub, I stroked the seat of his motorbike. Then, I walked into the pub with confidence. And there he was... Sitting by himself, having a drink. He immediately spotted me.

"Gabriella?" He called out, "Gabriella Wark!"

I turned around, pretending I didn't know he was there. I wanted to watch him. He would probably tell me off for being out of school. But it was no use. He kept calling my name so I had to turn around. I walked over to his table.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, concerned.

I did not want to lie to him so I told him the truth. But not about me following him...

"Mrs. Mulgrew sent me to the cooler and I got angry", I said, "So, I just came here".

"You can't just walk out of school", he said sternly but he had a smirk on his face, "What did you do that got you sent to the cooler?"

"Well, she asked me why I was late so I told her it was none of her business", I simply replied, sitting down opposite him.

"Is that it?" He asked.

"Not exactly", I said, "She told me she didn't want students talking to her like that. Then, I said why should I let teachers talk to me like that?"

He looked at me disappointedly for a moment then he burst out with laughter.

"You have no fear, do you, Miss. Wark?" He laughed.

I remembered the time I joked about him addressing me as Miss. Wark and smiled to myself.

"You should be getting back", he said, dialling down the laughter.

"Oh, no", I said, "Just five more minutes".

"Alright", he said.

For what had to be more than five minutes, we talked about school.

"Okay", he eventually said, "You really need to get back to school now. Want a lift?"

A lift on a motorbike with Mr. Reid. How could I possibly say no?

"Sure", I smiled.

We walked out of the pub and he got out his helmet. He only had one. Oh no, my hair was going to get messed up. But he then put the helmet on my head. It's nice to think he puts me before himself on this one.

He jumped on the motorbike and I sat behind him. It's good he couldn't see how much I was smiling behind the helmet.

"Cling on to me otherwise you're going to fall off", he laughed.

I held the sides of his stomach, happily. I don't even think I was allowed to be on the back of a motorbike but I didn't care. The only thing I cared about right now was being with Mr. Reid.

He started the vehicle and we drove off. I watched as his gorgeous hair blew in the wind. Sadly, we were there in three minutes.

I got off and so did he. I took off the helmet and handed it to him.

"Well, you better head to your next lesson", he said.

It was after that sentence when he said something very unexpected. Something that made my day, my week, my life.

"Wouldn't want my favourite student being late, would I?"