Alex and Britt are from two different worlds and never really noticed each other in school when a project they were working on brought them closer than they ever taught they would become and introducing each other to their opposite worlds .
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I knew I was very late for class today so I rushed through the hallways heading to my class trying not to wince at the immense pain that shot through my shoulder at the moment. Yesterday I got into a fight with another gang when trying to defend my best friend who is like a brother to me , Julio(hulio). He got into a bet and lot and couldn't pay his dept and in the end got beaten. I got so angry when he came home with a black eye. I headed to a spot I knew would find Dom's men and immediately punched the guy who gave Julio the black eye... in turn he quickly pulled out a pocketknife and cut my shoulder. We fought and I won in the end leaving the guy with a black eye and more injuries on his body.
II snapped out of the flashback as I got to the entrance of my classroom. I was in a black hoodie and had the hood on to cover the slight bruises on my face.I signalled Zack telling him to create a distraction so I could slip into class unnoticed. He did but just when I took my seat I heard my teacher speak" I may be old and have poor eyesight but I know when a student enters my class late. Alexandro(pronounced Alehandro) how are you doing today?" "I'm good , sir" I responded. " I assume you cannot find a reasonable explanation for your lateness today?" He asked. " well, I... "I was rudely interrupted" You know what... I don't want to here your excuse ...."Mr Adams said and continued his lesson...
" okay class, based on what we've learnt today... tomorrow I will group you in twos for a two week project and your group partners will also be your lab partners till the end of the semester and the project will be 40% of your grades for this semester." The bell rings and the next period was English and it was the day we had our lesson in the library so we all headed to the library...when we got there I sat behind the class. " class as you know the next two weeks are project work week so you'll be grouped in twos in all your classes and to make your work easier all the teachers have decided that whatever partner you get here today will cut across all the other subjects. " Ms. Carter said. " but miss Carter our maths teacher said tomorrow he'll be putting us in groups" a girl I've come to know as Amber said." Well Amber not all teachers don't know yet. After this class there's going to be a meeting and all will be informed.... so now there're two glass bowls filed with the exact same numbers on papers ... since we have the exact same number of boys and girls in this class the boys will pick fom one glass bowl and the girls will pick from the other .... now I want you to get up in an orderly fashion and pick your numbers and pair with your new partners" she said.
I watched as everyone got up to pick their numbers and I was one of the last people to get up to get a number ... I got number 6... I wonder who my..." Umm... who is number 6 please?" I heard a cute voice asking... Oh no, God! I got paired with that snobbish cheerleader?? Ugh!! I rolled my eyes, the next two weeks is going to be fun" I am" I responded sounding like there was a lump in my throat. I took of the hood of my hoodie.
Britt's POV WHAAAAATTT!!!! I screamed in my head... I got paired with someone from the south side and worse, a gangster. God!!! What did I do to deserve this. I can't be seen hanging out with him, for God's sake I'm the most popular girl in school. This is bad , reaaally bad, like..." Earth to Britt" Skyla snapped in my face .... " Huh??" I snapped out of my thoughts a little startled. " Sky , this can't be possible... I can't be paired with him, or any of them " I whispered to sky. " calm down britt.. he doesn't seem that bad... just go talk to him.. you don't even know him... forget about what people what people will say" It's like she could read my thoughts sometimes. She always knows what to say to me.
I walked over to the back part of the library to where my supposed new partner was seated."Ummm... hey there I'm..." he cut me off" Brittany Andrews... I know who you are . Listen, I don't want this as much as you do so let's get this over with quick and go our separate ways" he shot back. I was quite surprised with what he said but he was right... I didn't want this . " oh ok, I didn't know that was how you felt but you're right... okay let's set a schedule before we get our projects... I have cheerleader practice on Tuesday and Thursday... the other days I'm free" I said drafting a schedule on my phone" Do you engage in any after school activities?" I asked and he shook his head. "Okay so how about we meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at my place at 6pm to work on whatever projects we have... does that sound good for you?" I asked him, finally raising my head from staring at my phone only to realise he had earphones in his ears.
I removed them and looked at him with my arms folded across my chest. " What?!" He asked with an obnoxious look on his face. Ughh!! He was enjoying frustrating me . Well two can play that game. " Would you please pay attention. You know what when I'm done with the schedule on my phone I'll just foward it to you. And don't text me unless it's related to the assignment" I told him. " Whateves" he said and put his earphones back but I quickly noticed the bruises on his face. " Oh My God are you okay? What happened to you? " I asked with slight concern. " Nothing, let get this over with and get out.." he immediately stopped talking and I realised he was in pain ... he put his hand in his hoodie and when he pulled in out he had blood on his hand. " You need to gosee the school nurse for God's sake . Lemme take you." I said to him .. " No I'm good... I don't need your help.." he shot back at me in a harsh tone. " It wasn't a request" ...I rose my hand signalling for the teacher to come over." Everything okay here?" She asked. " No ..he's bleeding... Could I get a hall pass to take him to the school nurse please?" I asked politely . " Yeah, sure...
We left and headed to the nurses office. I could see him get weaker with every step he took so I got closer to him so he could lean on me but he declined. Until he got too weak to move on his own. We finally got to the nurses office.. I told her the problem and she quickly started to address it by letting him take his shirt off. He had a nice tan and rock hard abs that made him look absolutely hot. I noticed the deep cut on his shoulder and gasped a little... the nurse disinfected it and stitched it up. Soon she was done and gave him some painkillers to help with the pain.
In no time, he was done and we were out of there. Just then did i realise that we spent the rest of our day in there and that school was over " Thank you" I heard him say in a low voice" You're welcome" i replied and smile a bit. Just then we ran into Austin" sweet cheeks where have you been? I've been worried sick about you." He said as he pulled me in for a soft kiss." Who's he?" He asked with a straight face. " Umm... Austin this is my partner for a project..." I said just realising I didnt even know his name" Alex" he said, " Nice to meet you Alex " Austin said ." Babe let's go I miss you like crazy" Austin said sounding a little childish which made me laugh a little . " Alright , let's go babe. Bye Alex." I said waving as Austin pulled me away and i saw him wave back with a slight smile on his face. Alex.... Alex... his name kept repeating in my head.
