Time's Up
'You may now begin writing.' The loud voice of the invigilator boomed from the megaphone she was holding and I glanced down at my paper. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see my fellow classmates scribbling away. I let out a sigh of frustration and braced myself for the ache in my arm I knew I would have after this exam.
One hour later, I had almost finished my paper. With a quick glance round my shoulder, I could see people panicking as they realised the time. I put down my pen and gazed at the digital clock on the wall. In the reflection of it, I noticed one other person had finished their paper abnormally early too. I snuck a quick glance at him and almost smiled when I saw who it was.
Edward Cullen. The Edward Cullen. He was only in a few of my lessons, but from what I saw he was a nice guy. Everybody seemed to like him. And that includes the ladies too. Not that he let that affect him. He was intelligent from what I saw, but he didn't speak much in class, except to his friends. I turned myself to the side and smiled tentatively at him. He responded with his own dazzling smile. Jeez...how had I not paid him any attention before?
I quickly turned around, embarrassed at my forwardness and counted down the minutes till the exam ended. The sharp bell symbolising the end of the exam rang out and all the people in the exam room placed their pens on their desks simultaneously. The examiners quickly came and lifted the papers from our desks.
As I glanced at Edward again, I saw an examiner come towards him. She was an old woman with wispy white hair and she was wearing a lime green fanny pack. I had to stifle my laughter as we were still in exam conditions! She passed by me and headed straight for Edward.
Suddenly, she tripped over her own feet and landed in Edward's lap! By now, I was silently snickering to myself. As she attempted to untangle her necklace from Edward's beige sweater, I was in silent hysterics. However, my laughter stopped as Edward shot me a look that screamed 'Oh you think this is funny?' I wordlessly shrugged and watched out of the corner of my eye as she walked away. The rows of pupils were dismissed separately, and Edward's row got out before mine did. As I waited to be dismissed, my thoughts were on the green-eyed boy who made this exam more enjoyable.
As my row was finally allowed to leave, I wondered if I would actually get to speak to Edward again. He was hard to track down, and I hardly saw him around town. As I pondered to myself, I failed to notice that I was outside of the exam area. I glanced around and sighed to myself as I realised he had already left. Just my luck.
I ran to catch up with some friends when a hand grabbed me from behind. I turned, expecting to see Emmett, my scary yet teddy-bear friend holding me. But I was wrong. Holding my hand was none other than Edward.
'Hi.' He spoke, serenely.
'Hi back.' I replied.
'How did you find the exam?'
'Good, I suppose.'
'Really? There were a few points I was unsure of. Do you mind explaining some of them to me?' His voice grew teasing and his eyes were alight with only humour.
'Sure. What got you confused?' I played along.
'Not here. Let's go for a walk around town.' He asked.
'Sure. Let me just tell my friends that I'm tutoring.' I said, putting the emphasis on tutoring. I had no idea where all of this confidence was coming from. Edward just made me melt in the non-cheesiest way possible.
I grabbed my phone and texted my friends 'Not walking. Sorry' and switched it off. Alice was known for being far too nosy for her own good.
Edward and I strolled up the school path and into the grassy fields near the town centre. We were talking non-stop about anything and everything. He was extremely easy to talk to, I felt like we had been friends for years.
As the sky darkened, my hopes of Edward and I becoming more than just friends did too. Sure, we were flirting but that didn't mean anything. We walked along my road and I signalled that we had approached my house.
'Thanks. This was nice, Edward.' I replied casually.
'Yeah, it was fun. Will I see you again Bella? He asked, all signs of playfulness gone.
'Yeah, we go to the same school.' I replied, unsure of his question.
'Not like that Bella. I like you Bella, seriously. You're so easy to talk to and I feel like we've been friends for years.'
'OK. Me too. Talk to you tomorrow Edward.' I replied, happy with his response.
As I turned to go, his hand grabbed onto mine and he quickly stepped forward and pressed his lips to mine. After what seemed a lifetime, he began to walk away, and as he left, I swear I heard him say 'Well that was the best exam I've ever had!'
A/N: What do you think? One-shot or continuation? I thought of this when I finished my exam early. I'm so strange! Anyways, tell me what you thought –good or bad. Reviews would be much appreciated. I will update my other stories soon so chill your beans. Ooh and in case anyone cares, my story Rockstar has been nominated for an award. I'll keep you posted about voting, but votes for me, Hayley-Cullen93 and oneofthemfans would be appreciated! xoxo