Amara's POV
I walk into school with Selena Gomez's Boyfriend blasting through my AirPods. The school wasn't packed yet, only a few students loitering inside. I walk to my locker and a piece of paper slides out when I open it. I forgot about this again. I pick it up and open it,
I remember watching you play Badminton last year with Hazel, the determination in you when playing was so exciting to watch. You never saw me though, but I have been always watching you -C
This can't be Barbie Clan. They would never come to the sports hall to play or watch any sport of any kind. The fact it's not them scares me a little. Who else could be sending me notes? I look around and see no one. This person has been watching me since last year, Hazel and I have been playing badminton weekly since last year. It could be anyone at this point.
"Boo!" I jump and turn around to see Vincent standing behind me. I roll my eyes at his immature behaviour.
"Real mature Vincent."
"What's that?" He points at the note in my hand.
"Oh, nothing important." I put the note in my pocket. "What do I owe the pleasure of you annoying me in the morning?"
"Well, since we've perfected the scene, minus the last stage direction, I wanted to go get the next scene so we can start it earlier." His aftershave making his way to me nearly made me lose focus on what he was saying.
"Uhh, that's fine. Do you want to go now?" I ask whilst grabbing my textbook.
"Let's go little one." He slings his arm on my shoulder and my eyes narrow at him.
"I'm not little," I humph as we walk to Mr Turner's class.
***
Turns out Mr Turner is going to give us scenes as a class and not before if we have finished. I was a bit annoyed with all this extra exercise I just did by climbing the stairs for no reason.
"All that cardio for no reason." I was panting whilst Vincent was not even slightly out of breath.
"You are so unfit," He laughs and I roll my eyes.
"I rather spend time eating pizza than be running for no reason." I glare at him and he just chuckles even more.
"I'm going to take you to the gym one day."
"Like I would be going anywhere with you." I roll my eyes.
"We will see about that." He winks at me and I just give him a weird look.
We get to the Sixth form area and depart ways and I find Xander and Vanessa talking. They were so cute together and they both liked each other but none of them wanted to make the first move. I didn't want to disturb them talking but they saw me and waved for me to come over. I smile and sit down on the sofas take out the note.
"Another one?" Vanessa asks as she opens to read it.
"Yeah, it fell out of my locker this morning." I lean back and close my eyes for a second.
"This person has been watching you since last year," Xander adds and I see he has read the note too. Hazel comes and sits next to me and grabs the note from Xander's hand.
"What the fuck? This person has been watching you since last year?" I nod in response.
"Which means that the Barbie Clan isn't behind this. They would never step into the sports hall." Everyone nods in response and fear start creeping in. The bell rings, cutting my train of thought and we grab our things to go to our lesson. "I have Sociology, I'll see you guys later."
***
I love Sociology but I could barely focus today. I was trying to figure out who was sending me these notes and why now? If they had been watching me since last year, then why not send them then? Who had the time to be sending me creepy notes and not get-
WHACK
I bump into someone hard and stumble back. My bag falls off my shoulder and some of my stuff falls out. I groan and see it was Vincent I bumped into. Not again.
"You keep bumping into me, if I didn't know better I would say you're trying to find excuses to get close to me." He smirks and I roll my eyes.
"Keep dreaming lover boy." I crouch to pick up my stuff and see Vincent picking up some of the pens near him. He hands them to me and I notice how close we were. My breath hitches and he picks up on how nervous I am. I get up, trying to make a distance between us.
"You should apologise you know. You're so tall you should be able to see if someone 'little' is going to bump into you." Even though it was my fault, I wasn't going to let him know that.
But Vincent has other plans because he steps closer to me, all the distance I had created was now out the window. I could smell his aftershave again and this time I did lose focus. Whilst I'm discretely sniffing him, he grabs my bag, which was on the ground, and holds it above his head. "If you can get this, I'll say sorry."
I gape at him, he was taller than Xander and I was only 5ft 5.
"How tall are you?" I eye his height up and down.
"I'm 6ft 3." He shrugs like it's no big deal. I would never be able to get my back my bag.
I sigh but try jumping. I couldn't even reach the top of his head, how am I meant to reach my bag which is above his head? I was about to give up and ask for it nicely but then remembered how annoying Vincent can be.
"Two can play a game," I say and before he had time to think about what I am about to do, I knee him where the sun doesn't shine. He bends over in pain and I grab my bag out his hand. I feel guilty as he grunts but remember that he started this.
"That was not needed." He finally says.
"Nor was you holding my bag in the air but here we are." I give him the most innocent smile I can muster.
"You could have just asked me to put it down." He winces as he stands straight.
"And would you have listened to me?" He rolls his eyes and I smile innocently. "I think you own me an apology now." I cross my arms and his eyes fall down for one second and then back to my eyes.
"Sorry." He grunts out.
"I didn't hear you." I hold my ear out.
"Sorry." He says a little louder and I smile. "Can you kiss it better now?" He points at his crotch and I look at him in disgust.
"Pig. I'm pretty sure any other girl would be happy to kiss that. So go ask them." I start walking to the library when he catches up to me.
"Logan's having a party at his house this Saturday and I want you to come." Vincent was inviting me? After I just kicked his dick?
"I'll see," I answer and he smiles at me. Not his usual smirk but an actual smile. It made him look so much more attractive.
"I'll see you in Drama." He says as we get near the library. He walks off the other way and I walk into the library.
***
Today was dragging itself out. It wasn't even lunchtime yet and I felt like I have been in school for 10 hours. I only had Period 1 and Period 5, at the end of the day. Between that, I had nothing other than frees.
I open my locker and a note falls out.
Not again.
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Mystery / Thriller"Guys, I got another note," I say as I sit down at lunch. Vanessa and Xander were here but Hazel was missing. "Where's Hazel?" I question, eyeing her empty seat. "Out with Adam today, it's Friday," Xander says whilst I munch on my sandwich. "Did yo...
