It All Started With A Dare

Chapter two

Huston, I have So Many Problems

"So, if you multiply the reciprocal of the number by..." My math teacher droned on.

Vikki leaned over to whisper to me. "Ugh, sometimes I think he's trying to put people to sleep."

I laughed quietly, trying to go unnoticed by the teacher. He was practically deaf and never noticed when people talked. I still wouldn't take any chances.

The teacher went on and on about how to evaluate some fancy equation that just looked like a bunch of random letters. I mean come on, why is the alphabet in math.

He pointed to a picture on the screen but our attention immediately drew to the door, which swung open, stopping with a hard crash against the pale blue, brick wall. The door squeaked as it rocked back and forth, quieting down, which allowed us to redirect our gazes to the broad figure standing in the doorframe.

"Hey, isn't that the guy from this morning? What's his name?" Vikki questioned.

"I don't know, I don't think he told us," I replied, my eyes never leaving him.

"Ah, you must be our new kid. Why don't you introduce yourself to the class," Mr. Jenkins, our math teacher, instructed him.

"Caleb Hunter—" he smirked, looking one of the girls up and down—"and yes I'm available."

You have got to be kidding me. I mentally facepalmed. The whole class burst out into a round of laughter and the girls swooned, as in physically swooned, for him. I swear, if it was humanly possible, their eyes would have turned into hearts.

Sure, you couldn't hide the fact that he was handsome, if you're into that kind of thing, but aside from that, he had nothing going for him. Just from meeting him once, it was clear to see he thought he was better than everyone else. I was sure his personality was far from stellar. Sadly, knowing my school, all he needed was exceptional looks and everyone would love him.

"Settle down class." Mr. Jenkins's face flamed bright red and his eyes were the size of the moon. "You can take a seat next to Ms. Valentine," he mumbled.

My head snapped up at the mention of my last name. Please tell me I heard him wrong! Caleb and I locked eyes, my stomach repeating the same process as last time, each step he took increasing the nerve bubbling inside me. I quickly broke eye contact and stared down at the floor, feeling my cheeks heat up. "Are you blushing?" Victoria teased me.

I slapped her on the arm and tried to hide my face. I pulled my sleeves over my hands and squished my cheeks so they were no longer visible. "No," I lied.

Nobody is staring at you. Nobody is staring at you. Nobody is staring at you.

I repeated it over and over again.

Victoria burst out into a fit of laughter, causing her to fall off her chair. "You totally were!" She wheezed.

I peered down at her before glancing up around the room, only to see Caleb staring down at us with an amused smile on his face. He couldn't possibly know what we were talking about... right?

"Ms. Rose and Ms. Valentine settle down!" Mr. Jenkins scolded.

I looked sheepishly at the teacher, despising the added attention, before carefully helping Vikki back on her chair while Caleb took his seat on the other side of me.

Our desks were arranged into long rows of tables, each table seating two people. Caleb was my tablemate, meaning the gap between me and Caleb was non-existent. You have got to be kidding me. "Hey, Scarlett," Caleb greeted, staring directly at me.