When He Saw Her

Chapter 4

Amelia-

Lise left me to go to her class, my legs started shaking and I held tightly to my backpack. I didn't plan for the day to go like this.

Eventually, I turned up late to my first class in this school, English, it was really embarrassing.

'Have a seat, Ms Darling, next to Mr Royce in the back' said Mrs Beckett. I looked down and walked towards the back, I glanced to the side and looked at him. He had honey blonde hair and the bluest eyes I had ever seen. I looked away quickly and took a seat next to him.

'Hey I saw you in the hallway a while ago, I was running late today too. You looked lost.' He whispered, looking directly at the teacher so she wouldn't notice us talking.

'Yeah it's it's my first day here and I didn't know where I was supposed to be.' I whispered back.

'Follow me after this class, I'll show you around' he grinned. I nodded agreeing; others in the class started to stare at me. I wonder why this was the only empty seat in the classroom, this guy is really nice. He's cute too, I took a quick glance at him. My heart started beating a little faster by the second.

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After class we walked out together, he looked at me and said 'My name is Peter by the way, nice to meet you Ms Darling'.

I giggled- then replied 'It's Amelia, nice to meet you Peter.'

We paced around the school, Peter showed me the garden, the different classrooms and where the soccer field was, next to the bleachers. It was so much fun, the only thing bothering me was that others were staring at us. It was starting to annoy me, I glared at them, I think Peter noticed, but he just looked away. Why is he ignoring this??

Just then I saw Carter in the hallway, with a blonde girl, she was stunning. I didn't know he had a girlfriend, she was wearing a cheerleading outfit with the school's logo on it. Hey grey eyes shifted towards me, I could feel her stare. I quickly looked away- feeling self conscious.

I tapped Peter's shoulder and asked him 'hey who're they,' as I hinted to where they were standing with my eyes.

'It's Carter Bradley, stay away from him at all costs. That girl next to him isn't even his girlfriend, it's Aurora Miller, the head cheerleader. Last I heard, his girlfriend was Madison Walker. He changes his girlfriend like he changes his clothes, I'm betting that Aurora is going to be his 25th girlfriend.' I lifted my brows up slightly, that many how is that even possible? Peter looked serious, I think he's telling the truth.

I looked down and bit my lip; well this is embarrassing. I pulled Peter by his arm and fast walked before Carter could see us.

Carter-

Aurora didn't fucking leave me alone this entire day. I feel exhausted and I have a headache, I rubbed my eyes with my hand. Then, I started walking faster so she would eventually not be able to catch up.

She kept following me, how shameless was she? I sighed, abruptly, I saw Amelia walking in front of me, the hallway was a bit crowded so I couldn't see where she was going clearly. It was better to look at her than Aurora to be honest, she wasn't as desperate.

Aurora grabbed my hand and stood really close to me. Almost like she was trying to prove a point. I ignored her and just kept walking forwards, I looked around for Amelia again, I just want to see her one more time; she was gone at this point, I couldn't find her.

Amelia-

After the tour around school Peter left to hangout with his friends and I was alone again. It was lunch time by now, so I looked around the cafeteria to see if I could find Tom or Lise.

Suddenly, I felt someone hold my shoulder from the back, I turned around and I saw a girl with blue-gray eyes and light brown hair. 'Hello, I'm Victoria but everyone calls me Tori. You're in my English class, I saw you this morning, someone told me your name was Amelia. Is that true?' I nodded.

'Can you help me out with my club activity upstairs? I need someone to help me color the sign for the Christmas play happening soon. Everyone I know is busy at the moment,' she continued. This girl is an angel I swear, I smiled so much my cheeks started to hurt. I was so happy this situation would help me make friends and not be alone at lunch. This is great! I nodded agreeing to her offer.

We grabbed food from the cafeteria and then headed upstairs to work on Tori's project. I didn't know there was a Christmas play happening until now, that sounds really fun.

Carter-

I was leaving school, when I noticed it was raining really bad outside. Thank god I brought an umbrella with me- holy shit! I forgot to close the roof of my car.

Opening my umbrella, I ran outside quickly to see the damage.

My car was drenched, I looked up at the sky, hopeless and lost in thought. I wonder if Amelia brought an umbrella today, I didn't see her carry one this morning. Maybe she's still at school, I should go back and check just in case.

Amelia-

I looked outside the window in the art room- the sky was dim and gloomy, it was raining heavily. I forgot to bring an umbrella; I didn't know it was going to rain today. Tori was still with me and we were working on the sign, it was almost finished.

I looked at my phone, Tom texted me that aunt Eleanor's husband Andrew was going to pick us up from school. That means I have to walk to the parking lot, I'm going to get wet. I placed my face onto the palm of my hand- thinking.

I decided to run, that way I'd avoid getting really wet, I thought. I picked my stuff up and waved goodbye to Tori. She smiled and waved back.

I walked to the front entrance of the school and looked outside, I could make out a figure. It looked like he was wearing a hoodie that says 'WISH YOU WERE HERE'. Was that Carter's hoodie? The one that he was wearing this morning, I think it's him.

I squinted my eyes so that I could see the figure better, when someone walked next to me. I looked to the side- It was Peter. 'You don't have an umbrella, right' he asked.

'Yeah' I replied looking at his umbrella.

'It's alright, I can take you home. Or just walk you to the parking lot if someone's here to pick you up.' He offered.

'My aunts husband is here to pick me up, can you walk with me to the parking lot?' I asked.

'Sure' he nodded. The umbrella wasn't the biggest, he hugged me with one arm tight- so that we both fit under it. My shirt got a little wet, he starred at me. It was then that I had realized, my shirt became see through! My face became beet red and so did his. He quickly opened his bag taking out a navy Balman hoodie and then he handed it to me.

He looked really flustered, I couldn't help but to giggle to lighten the mood. I quickly wore the hoodie, my day couldn't get anymore embarrassing than this.

He walked with me all the way to the parking lot, I couldn't thank him enough. We waved at each other goodbye and I went to Andrew's car.

I looked around, I wonder how the school looks when it's wet, I saw Carter. He was looking my way, but when I saw him, he looked away. What was he doing standing in the rain like that? He might catch a cold.

Carter-

I couldn't believe my fucking eyes. That guy got to her before me, I knew her outfit was going to get her bad attention.

Especially, if the guy after her is that piece of shit, Peter Royce.