Tessa was unpacking her suitcase when a girl entered the room , "Would you like a helping hand ?" she asked
Tessa turned around to look at the girl standing at the doorway, she had long brown hair and dark hazel eyes. She was beautiful but Tessa noticed the big scar a cross her cheek , and she immediately felt sympathy for her . "That would be nice, thank you" Tessa answered
" I'm Sophie by the way , and you must be Theresa " the girl said and she smiled, a beautiful smile that made you forget about her scar.
"Yes , but you may call me Tessa , everyone does " Tessa replied , and she thought of Nate who always called her Tessie. She started to feel homesick, Tessa had just arrived at London and she already missed her apartment back in New York.
When she had arrived at the airport, there were two people waving at her .
They introduced their selves as Henry and Charlotte Branwell, a young couple who occasionally offered a home to exchange students like Tessa.
And even though they just met ,she felt comfortable around them.
"How was your flight ? Charlotte told me you're from New York so that must have been a long trip" Sophie tried to break the silence
"It was alright, I've been reading the whole time so it was over before I even knew it." Tessa said and she was fighting the urge to talk about the book she read. She couldn't help it, but she always got so excited about books!
"You like reading ? Well I guess you're taking the English literature classes then ?" Sophie asked , she was a bit curious , not many people were smart enough to take those lessons.
"I am actually , you to ?" Tessa hoped she did, it would be so nice to finally have someone who she could share her thoughts with .
"No sorry, but except for that we do have the same classes!" Sophie responded and she sounded enthusiastic
Tessa was happy to , she liked Sophie and she hoped that they would turn out to be good friends.
"What do you think of London so far?"
"To be honest, I haven't seen anything so…" Tessa said , but before she could finish her sentence Sophie was already taking her downstairs .
"Let's go then! We don't have all day! No need to put on a jacket, you're lucky it's warm today " Sophie said while they were hurrying outside
"Charlotte, I'm taking Tessa into the city"
"Dinner is served at six!" they heard Charlotte say before they shut the door.
Tessa looked at the sky, it was gray and cloudy . She shivered, it wasn't that warm at all and she wished she had grabbed her jacket before they left .
"Where are we going ? " Tessa asked , she hoped it was some place warm.
All day long they had been sightseeing a long with groups of tourists, and she had enjoyed it .
London really was a beautiful city , there was something old and mystical about it
She tried to remember as much as possible because she wanted to tell Nate all about it!
Tessa and Sophie were waiting at the Starbucks coffee shop, they had to interrupt their trip because of the rain… and Tessa had a feeling that this was the usual weather in London .
It was almost their turn to order when a boy stepped up in front of them , "You girls won't mind letting me go first right?" he said and hey gave them a charming smile.
He couldn't be much older than she was –seventeen or possibly eighteen
He had the most beautiful face she had ever seen, tangled black hair and eyes like blue glass.
Elegant cheekbones, a full mouth and long ,thick lashes . Even the curve of his throat was perfect
He looked like how she would imagine a fictional hero of one of her books .
Although she never thought a hero would try to pass the cue .
"Yes ,we do " Tessa said and she heard her voice rising , it always did that when she got angry .
The boy turned around to face her , "what?" he asked but he didn't sound interested.
"I said that we do mind, so can you please go back to the end of the row and wait your turn " Tessa said and she saw the shocked expression on Sophie's face .
Who is this guy?
"How do you dare talking to me like that! Who do you think you are ?" He said in an arrogant tone
Tessa was getting really angry now : " Who do I think I am ?! Who do YOU think YOU are !"
" Are we repeating each other now? Really? If you don't know what to say than I suggest that you just shut your mouth " And with that he turned around as if they hadn't even talked at all .
"Unbelievable" Tessa muttered , she wanted to tap the guy's shoulder when someone took her arm . She was surprised to see it was Sophie , "Don't " Sophie said
"Why not ?" Tessa asked, why was she protecting this guy ? He seemed to be an arrogant jerk and she didn't even know him .
Tessa continued before Sophie could answer : " He comes here trying to seduce us so he could go first , and when he sees that he can't fool us , he starts acting like he is some kind of prince! "
She saw the boy's chest rising and she realized he was laughing with her. Really! How arrogant can a person be !
When the women behind the counter asked for the next customer to step forward, Tessa pushed the boy in front of her aside .
And what happened next , she didn't expect ..
He fell against someone who had just got his order , and when the blue-eyed boy turned around she saw that his shirt was covered in Ice Coffee.
The look he gave her made her shiver, what had she done!
But Tessa didn't have much time to think about her stupidity because Sophie was already dragging her outside. The moment Tessa turned around to look one last time , the boy yelled at her : " You will regret this ! "
The next moment they hurried down the street.
After a while , when they were sure he didn't follow them, Sophie decided to slow down.
"Why were you so scared of him, he's just an arrogant boy" Tessa asked and Sophie turned to look at her " He isn't just a boy, that was Will Herondale " .
" And I am Tessa Gray, what does it matter ?" Tessa said , she really didn't understand Sophie … that guy was a jerk !
"He is a student at my school, our school Tessa… And not an ordinary one
He is the most popular guy at school , and you just insulted him in front of a bunch of people
He does not take this lightly
Sophie continued walking and started to gossip about high school , but Tessa didn't listen .
Al she could think of was: what have I done..
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