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Chapter 3

We walked to class side-by-side. When we got to the class there were only students in the classroom. I smile up at Seth.

"Did I tell you we had nothing to worry about?" He asked me.

"You told me. Sorry," I said.

He laughed with a smile of satisfaction. He grabbed my arm and pulled me gently to a group of girls.

"Rachael, are you in there?" He called out into the bunch.

"Yup!" She called out.

"Well I have someone I want you to meet," he said.

The girl emerged out of the bunch of girls and smiled. "Are you Alexis?" She asked me.

"Yeah, and I'm guessing you're Rachael?" I ask.

She nods her brunette head at me and smiles. Her eyes are big and green. "You are going to love it here, I'll show you around, and I'll introduce you to all my friends…" She kept talking and didn't really notice it when I zoned off. I was thinking about how…Seth still had his hand on my shoulder. But, it wasn't that he was touching me, it was his touch. His temperature was amazingly high. Out of habit I immediately put my hand on his forehead.

"Seth!" I yell. "You need to go to the nurse! Your temperature is like 110 degrees!" I grab his hand and start hauling him towards the door.

"Alexis," he chuckles, "I'm okay, don't worry. I'm usually this temperature and anyways, do I look like I'm sick?" I stop and take a second glance at him.

"No," I admitted. "But, listen nobody has a body temperature that high without being sick," I explain weakly.

"No, I'm okay come on," he says pulling me in the other direction.

I try to pull the other way to act like there is no way in hell he will make me budge…But aside from his amazing height, he was also amazingly strong too. I give into his pull and meet back up with Rachael.

"Sorry," I say. "I didn't mean to interrupt you but…Yeah," I say a little bit embarrassed.

"It's okay, I did that too when I first met Seth," she told me.

I nodded. I didn't realize I was blushing until Seth boomed with laughter.

"Its fine Alexis get over it!" He pushed my chin up with his finger. "Do I look mad?" I didn't answer. "Do I look embarrassed?" Again I didn't answer.

"Alexis," Rachael interrupts. "I would like you to meet Zoey!"

"Hey Zoey," I say with a smile. "I'm glad to know some more people. I thought this would be a bad day…Well, other that Mike it was a really good day!" I start to laugh along with Seth.

"I'm sorry...Who is Mike?" Rachael interrupts loudly.

"One of my brothers," I say. "He's a brat and I totally burned him today."

"How many brothers do you have?" Zoey asked.

"I have 2 brothers and 3 sisters," I say still laughing remembering what I did to Mike this morning with the milk.

When I looked up I saw Rachael and Zoey looking at me with wide eyes. When I stopped to think about how many siblings I had I didn't really see the big deal. But, I know that it isn't normal to have that many around here. I guess I don't think it is that big of a deal because I lived with it all my life.

"Wow that is one hell of a family!" Rachael laughs out loud.

"I guess," I say.

When the teacher walked in we did normal school activities. I was a little behind on the notes, but I still knew the concepts. As the day went on I had 7 periods with Seth out of 9. I didn't know that we would be together in school. Sadly I did see Mike and Julia. Julia gave me a loving smile, but mike gave me a nice view of his tong in the hallway. Seth laughed but I didn't. I know that he is only 7 but I think that child has problems and needs some serious help.

After school I walk home with Seth.

"Would you mind coming over to my house so I can copy your notes?" I ask.

"Sure thing," he says, "but first can we stop at my house I forgot my cell phone and if my mom calls me and I don't answer it will worry her sick," he explains.

"I don't mind," I say with a smile. "Should I come or do you just want to meet me at my house?" I ask.

"You can come," he says.

We walk down his street and up is driveway. When we reach the top of his steps I am hesitant to go inside. My mom always said that I should get to know a person before I go into their house alone with them. I didn't think Seth was a bad guy or anything, I was just a little confused with what I was told and what I thought.

"Are you coming?" He asked holding the door open for me.

"Um…Yeah, I guess," I say as I slowly walk in.

"Hold on while I go and get my phone in my room," he says racing up the stairs. "Just take a seat!" He calls over his shoulder.

I sit down and look around. It is a beautiful house. At the entrance on the right are the stairs that lead upstairs and on the left is the living room. Then there is an opening to the kitchen. In the back of the kitchen there is another room and there is a sliding glass door leading into the backyard.

Seth comes downstairs with his cell phone and opens the door for me. "Are you okay?" He asks me. I feel horrible. How could I think that he is a bad guy when he was the one who helped me at school? When he was so nice to me?

"I'm okay," I say smiling up at him. "I just had a controversy with myself that's all."

"Oh really, what was it about?" He asks while locking the door.

"Nothing really," I shrug.

"Oh come on! Tell me!" He whines.

"I just was thinking how my mom used to tell me not to go into other peoples houses unless I know they are safe." I put my head down and laughed at myself. "I'm so stupid; I shouldn't have told you that."

"It's fine," Seth says. "I'm happy you told me that so I can prove to you I'm really not a bad person."

"No Seth," I say shaking my head. "I know you are a good guy you have nothing to prove."

"I really want to tell you something," he urged me.

"If it makes you feel better…Shoot," I say walking beside him about a block away from my house.

"Okay," he starts, "If I were a bad guy wouldn't I have done -whatever you are thinking- that day in the woods when we were completely alone?" He asked.

"Yes Seth, you would've. But, I told you I already know you are a good guy, I don't need you to prove it."

I hear him mutter something under his breath. We reach my house and everyone is already there.

"Hey mom," I call, "I have someone I want you to meet."

We walk into the kitchen after taking off our coats and see my mom carrying George around with an apron on and she is helping Mike with his homework while food is cooking on the stove.

"Who is it?" She asks smiling.

"Mom, this is Seth, Seth, my mom." I smile and sit down at the table.

"Pleasure to meat you Mrs. Zinzopoulos," he says shaking her hand.

"Sit down, I'll make you guys a snack," my mom smiles as she hands George down to me.

"Mom," Mike asks, "can I have a snack too?"

"Sure honey," she says.

I play with George as he babbles away saying random things in his own little language. When my mom sets down the snack it doesn't look like a snack…More like a buffet.

"Mom, what are you doing? This is not dinner…Its snack time!" I laughed.

George laughed as he stuck his hand in the dip. Seth laughed along with him. When we were done Seth grabbed his back pack, thanked my mom, and we headed to go upstairs.

"Hey," he said, "do you think we could go outside instead? ' He asked. "It is the nicest it will be in a long time and I want to enjoy it while I can."

I nod and head outside behind Seth. We sit in the backyard and get our stuff out to start studying.