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Part 2
The teacher was looking around too, and nodded over to the empty seat beside me. "Go sit over there by Seraphin."
He came and sat down, not even glancing at me. I saw Topaz giving him one of her most alluring smiles, but he wasn't paying attention to her either. Maybe he wasn't so bad then. Something seemed to radiate from him.
I wasn't sure what it was. It was a feeling I couldn't describe. I'd never met anyone who gave off such strong signals before. But it didn't necessarily mean good signals.
Topaz was leaning forward, midnight hair spilling over her shoulders. "So what's your name then?" Her voice was deep for a girl's. And yet it seemed to get everyone's attention. If Topaz had something to say, everyone listened.
He glanced at her once, and his eyebrow raised, as if in something like recognition. She smiled. He didn't. I was trying very hard not to snicker. Topaz gave me a withering glare, but I didn't care. "Zeke Blackthorn," he said finally.
"That's unusual."
He just shrugged. This guy wasn't much on conversation. The bell rang then and everyone stood up. Topaz was taking her time gathering her books, making her movements graceful and deliberate. Zeke was obviously not impressed. He snorted and turned away.
I left the room, wondering about this mystery guy. He hadn't even glanced at me. And yet why did I feel so strange? In English next, he was beside me again. And then again in maths before lunch. This was getting very weird. But this time, he actually spoke to me.
"Is this just a bizarre coincidence or something?"
I turned "I don't know." I was usually shy around people, especially boys, and especially gorgeous ones like him. "Maybe you have the same schedule as me or something." He pulled a folded piece of paper out his pocket. I leaned over his shoulder and studied it. It was uncanny. His classes almost matched mine exactly, there were one or two exceptions.
"Wow, that's so weird. Maybe they decided to pair you up with an existing student or something."
"Maybe." He shrugged. "Why you? Are you a straight A student or something?"
I snorted. "Hardly." I realised he didn't know my name. I managed a shy smile. "Uh, hi, I'm Seraphin."
He smiled then, a real smile, and I tried my hardest not to melt at his feet. "Zeke Blackthorn. Nice to meet someone who isn't trying to be overtly flirty or impressive."
I wasn't sure how I was supposed to take that, but I just let it slide. "I guess Topaz has latched onto you, huh?"
The lunch bell rang then and we left the room. He didn't say goodbye and disappear into the gathering crowd at the door, instead he walked with me as I headed to the cafeteria. I could see Topaz looking daggers at me. Zeke smiled at her and waved, deliberately trying to piss her off. I decided then I really liked him.
How was I supposed to know it might have been the biggest mistake of my life?
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Part 2
The teacher was looking around too, and nodded over to the empty seat beside me. "Go sit over there by Seraphin."
He came and sat down, not even glancing at me. I saw Topaz giving him one of her most alluring smiles, but he wasn't paying attention to her either. Maybe he wasn't so bad then. Something seemed to radiate from him.
I wasn't sure what it was. It was a feeling I couldn't describe. I'd never met anyone who gave off such strong signals before. But it didn't necessarily mean good signals.
Topaz was leaning forward, midnight hair spilling over her shoulders. "So what's your name then?" Her voice was deep for a girl's. And yet it seemed to get everyone's attention. If Topaz had something to say, everyone listened.
He glanced at her once, and his eyebrow raised, as if in something like recognition. She smiled. He didn't. I was trying very hard not to snicker. Topaz gave me a withering glare, but I didn't care. "Zeke Blackthorn," he said finally.
"That's unusual."
He just shrugged. This guy wasn't much on conversation. The bell rang then and everyone stood up. Topaz was taking her time gathering her books, making her movements graceful and deliberate. Zeke was obviously not impressed. He snorted and turned away.
I left the room, wondering about this mystery guy. He hadn't even glanced at me. And yet why did I feel so strange? In English next, he was beside me again. And then again in maths before lunch. This was getting very weird. But this time, he actually spoke to me.
"Is this just a bizarre coincidence or something?"
I turned "I don't know." I was usually shy around people, especially boys, and especially gorgeous ones like him. "Maybe you have the same schedule as me or something." He pulled a folded piece of paper out his pocket. I leaned over his shoulder and studied it. It was uncanny. His classes almost matched mine exactly, there were one or two exceptions.
"Wow, that's so weird. Maybe they decided to pair you up with an existing student or something."
"Maybe." He shrugged. "Why you? Are you a straight A student or something?"
I snorted. "Hardly." I realised he didn't know my name. I managed a shy smile. "Uh, hi, I'm Seraphin."
He smiled then, a real smile, and I tried my hardest not to melt at his feet. "Zeke Blackthorn. Nice to meet someone who isn't trying to be overtly flirty or impressive."
I wasn't sure how I was supposed to take that, but I just let it slide. "I guess Topaz has latched onto you, huh?"
The lunch bell rang then and we left the room. He didn't say goodbye and disappear into the gathering crowd at the door, instead he walked with me as I headed to the cafeteria. I could see Topaz looking daggers at me. Zeke smiled at her and waved, deliberately trying to piss her off. I decided then I really liked him.
How was I supposed to know it might have been the biggest mistake of my life?
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