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Arabella Rivera

A surprising heat slid up my neck. “Okay Mr. certified genius who wants to stay mysterious, enough of the wooing.” I cleared my throat while fixing a book in m y locker.

Christian’s bushy brow quirk up. “You call that wooing? Darling, you’ve heard nothing yet.” He joked.

I laughed. Christian was very different from Haiden. Whilst he was light and flirty, Haiden was dark and gloomy. They weren’t counterparts of each other, so different, yet somehow the universe jammed them together for the sake of its amusement.

“So what class do we have first? You’ve been hogging my schedule, so I didn’t get to have a peek.” Christian chuckle with amusement drowning in the depths of his eyes.

I scowled playfully. “I’m your tour guides o I have to have your schedule.” I drop m y eyes to the said paper and grin. “Oh you

ves to the said paper and grin. “Oh you are going to love this class. We have Literature.”

He narrows his eyes. “Why do I have a feeling that those words are colored?”

I crinkled my brows. “Colored?” I asked. Was this a slang word from whatever part of the world he came from? From what he has told me, he had been to many, so he must’ve picked up a few slangs here and there.

He grins. “Yeah, like you’ve colored them to sound truthful but you’re lying.”

Christian then snorts. “And here Mr. Gibbern’s been boasting you.”

“Hey that’s unfair! We don’t say that around here.” I protested and slammed m y locker shut.

Christian does too but chooses to close his softer than I did.

“Don’t get mad Ella, it’s just a joke.” He winked and turned to me.

start of first period. “Shall we?” Christian

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made our way to the Literature class. We were supposedly early, being welcomed by only a few students. Mr. Boyd’s face was tight as usual,

he moves off the desk he’d been leaning on. He scanned his eyes over the

a seat……..?” He gestures to the class and looks at Christian with

fixing the strap of the bag

get transfers at the beginning of senior year but we’re happy t o have you,

scrutimize Christian intently

a beaming grin stretching on his face brightly. “I’m

and crosses his arms across his chest as he waited for the rest

me as I maneuver around the desks and chairs. Finally plopping down on a vacant chair, Christian follows

lowly.

days but that was rare as rain in a drought. On his bad days, which was mostly every day, the man spotted a

One wasn’t surprising the other had me confused. I took my phone out

Where are you?

showed delivered but there

was no reply

today. Stand up Christian.” Mr. Boyd spoke

uncomfortable by the many eyes ogling a thim. “Tell us some few

over the class. I wasn’t surprised that he had gained the attention of many girls. The way their eyes fogged up, I knew he

looks fool you, I surprisingly have some

in so well and he hadn’t even spent an entire

down, sighing

a breath of relief when Mr. Boyd starts the class.” That was weird and

goo-goo eyes or the fact that you’re now a comedian?” I turn to him and narrowed my eyes playfully.”Because if I had some rotten tomatoes,

when he hadn’t been here for

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