Sorry about the delay but here you are :D I've been distracted lately so apologies that this is a short chapter but I promise the next one will be longer and have more exciting content.

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I returned to class when lunch ended. Although I tried to concentrate on the lessons, I was having difficulty, my mind was distracted with my boiling anger towards Flash but also with worry- I hadn't seen Pete since the end of lunch time and he had been absent from history class, which I was sure we both took.

I frowned.

''Miss Forrest,'' my head snapped up when I heard my name being called, ''could you answer my question?''

Question? I froze, I hadn't been listening. ''Uh, sorry could you repeat it?''

The professor sighed, ''It would be in your best interest to listen in class Miss Forrest, unless you want to fail this course.''

I felt my cheeks blushing as other students turned to look at me, ''No, um I was distracted it wont happen again.''

The professor raised a brow at my reply but cleared his throat and continued with the lesson. I tried my best to listen and push the worrying thoughts to the back of my mind, failing the course was the last thing I needed.

When school ended, I grabbed my coat from my locker and secretly kept an eye out for Peter but there was still no sign of him. The vision of Flash watching him like a predator as he walked away flashed into my mind and I gritted my teeth.

Shrugging it off and checking my watch I calculated that I had 15 minutes to get to work before my shift started, so I left the building quickly almost before anyone else.

I walked along the busy street in a bit of a rush, dodging people and nearly tripping over my own feet now and again. I was relieved to see the large building of the library, I had been working there for a year now as the librarian's assistant and I guess that's where the nickname 'the bookworm' came from.

I went inside and took my place behind the desk, removing my coat, I pinned on my badge and got to work with some filing.

An hour later I had organised the files in alphabetical order and sorted out who was overdue on returning books, I was surprised to look up and find Pete walking in through the glass doors. He came over to the desk, fumbling for his library card in the pocket of his jacket and then he looked up and his expression turned from shock into a surprised smile.

''Eve!'' he said, ''I didn't know you worked here,''

I chuckled, ''Well...I do, it's nice to see you,''

''You too,'' he smiled,

''You were absent from class earlier,''

''Oh, um yeah...Flash,'' he shrugged, pointing to the bruise that was forming around his eye.

My grip on the book in my hands tightened until my knuckles turned white, of course of it was Flash.

'Oh,'' I said, biting back curses, ''anyway do you need anything? Any particular book?''

''Yeah actually,'' he smiled, ''I'm looking for research books on genetics, do you have any?''

I nodded, ''Yeah, we have a whole section on science...I'll show you,'' I walked out from behind the desk and navigated my way through the giant shelves, with Peter following close behind. I stopped at the section dedicated to science, ''Here you go,'' I smiled.

''Thanks,'' he said running a hand through his tousled brown hair and scanning the rows of books.

'I'll leave you to it then, um if you need anything i'll be at the desk.''

He smiled and I left him, making my way back to continue on with work. I thought of the blue bruise forming around his eye and gritted my teeth, words couldn't describe how much I hated Flash.

Ten minutes before my shift was over, Pete approached slowly with six books piled in his hands. ''Get what you need?'' I laughed.

''Yeah,'' he grinned, peering around the books before dumping them on the desk, ''I think that's everything.'' I laughed and he handed me his library card. I scanned the books for him and raised a brow as he began to pile them up again nearly dropping them- there was no way he could manage to carry them home. ''My shift is basically finished, I can help you carry them,'' I offered.

''Um yeah...I mean are you sure it isn't too much bother?'' he said before two books slid off the top and fell on the floor with a thud.

I chuckled and walked over, picking them off the ground, ''It's no bother, and besides I've nothing else to do.''

He smiled, ''Alright, thanks.''

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