I was exhausted after studying. I stood up after arranging my book and yawned when my phone rung. I grinned when I saw Rochelle's name pop up.

I took the call and picked up as I plopped into my bed.

"You know what to do." She sighed as I heard some glass clinking on the other end.

"Are you drinking wine?" I asked.

"None of your business." She said and I laughed.

"Today was great. I just had a small glitch and-"

"I wanna know about the glitches." She said.

"Hm, they were shocked about my age and there was this guy.. but all the same-"

"What about this guy?" She asked.

"He was rude just because I bumped into him and didn't apologise but Roch, I did. I just wasn't loud about it. And besides it was just a bump its not like I did something really serious. And as for my class, there's this Nino guy who thinks I'm there to challenge him. Heck I just came there for myself." I rambled.

"Woah easy there." She giggled. "Just stay away from that guy, if he keeps bothering you, then something is up." Shs said and I ran my fingers through my hair.

"I just hope I never come across him ever again." I sighed. "Your end?" I asked.

"Everything is okay, just missing ya." She sighed. "I just hope we both end up in the same college." She said.

"Yeah me too." I replied.

"But till then, I remain your number one bestie okay?" Shs said.

"Sure." I chuckled and we chatted a little more before I hung up. I got up from bed and went downstairs to get some milk. I found mum in the kitchen eating ice cream and some chips.

"Don't worry, there's more in the fridge." She said. But I didn't come for that. I opened the fridge to get some milk instead.

***

I woke up to the sound of the alarm as I crawled out of my bed. The weather was cold and I shivered at it. I brushed my teeth after I turned on the shower and when I finished brushing, the water's temperature rose.

After a nice warm bath, I dried myself up and opened my wardrobe. For today I pulled out a pair of black denim jeans and a white tee. I barely wore this tee but it fitted well. Not too tight and not too loose.

I picked up my back pack and took the sticky note from my desk and went downstairs. I spotted my mum and dad at the dining hall and I went towards them and sat waiting for dad to bring up about my new car.

He didn't. Not until breakfast was over that he did. He handed me the shiny jingly metal.

"Thank you daddy." I squealed hugging him. He chuckled and patted my back before we pulled apart. I went outside and my heart skipped beat on seeing a brand new Porsche.

'Drive safe, don't forget your seatbelt-"

"Dad I got it." I muttered opening the door to slide in. I inhaled the scent of the new car and grinned.

"When did it arrive?" I asked him.

"Aroud midnight." He sighed.

"You went to the harbour at midnight?" I asked.

"Any thing for my little daughter who won't disappoint me." He grinned and I smiled.

"Sure dad, I will never disappoint you." I promised.

"I know." He sighed. I got out of the car and went back into the house to get my backpack only to find my mom eating avocados.

"Don't worry there's more in the kitchen." She said and I shook my head grabbing my bag.

"When will Eugene arrive?" I asked opening the door.

"Today." He said and excitement bubbled up in me.

"Bye daddy." I sighed closing the door. He waved back at me and went inside.

I sat in my car comfortably, relishing the comfort of my seat to relax my mind. The car drove smooth and this exhilarated me the more. I pulled up at the school's parking lot and got down with sigh, my second time here.

I picked up my backpack and walked into the building. This morning was quite not as noisy as it was yesterday.

"Pamela!" A familiar voice called. I looked over my shoulder and saw Angela.

"Hey."I grinned walking towards her. She embraced me in a short hug before we pulled apart.

"How was the show around that jerk gave you?" She asked and I felt the slight sadness coming up again.

"He didn't show me around properly. Such a jerk." I admited.

"Don't worry, just stay away from him like I told you. Trust me, his temperament is bad as hell." She advised.

"Do we have the same class together?" I asked hoping for it.

"Lemme check." She said scrolling through her tablet. "I have Biology." She said.

"Me too."I grinned.

"What the heck? Did you memorize entire time table?" She asked, shocked.

"Um..yeah." I chuckled and she shook her head.

"Okay so we have ten minutes before it Imma go grab something for my locker okay? Where's yours so that we meet up?" She asked and I gave her the direction.

We went our separate ways with us going to our lockers.

I wanted to put a few things into mine and confusion filled me when I came across it.

There was a problem.

It's wasn't tiny, it was huge!

Leaning on my locker was Nathaniel and some three boys I saw yesterday and I wondered how he even found my locker. I felt reluctant but I really needed to use it.

I gulped and moved my feet towards my locker and stood there, stuttering.

Maybe he'll forget how I look like and treat me good?

Definitely.

Or maybe he'll realise he has made a mistake of identifying his locker?

"Um..Na..Nathaniel p-please..I need t...to use my. .my locker." I said weakly stretching my hand to my locker he was leaning on.

Wrong move

He was holding a bottle of sprite and a blank look on his face.

Had he bought the Sprite he as an apology thing for how he treated me yesterday?

Yes! Exactly.

But something just didn't seem right.

He turned and looked blankly at me and grabbed my hand and shoved me towards him. I gasped at his spontaneous action and my breath hitched when his muscular arm quickly firmed around my waist.

My arm he initially held moved up to to rest on his broad shoulder and he bent his head to look at me.

"Um..Nathaniel.." I stuttered unconsciously removing my arm and both of my hands came onto his chest as I absentmindedly tried to push myself off him. The way he was even looking at me made me lose concentration.

"Shhh." He shushed and tightened his hold on my waist making me gasp and my fingers moved up on his hard chest. My face was so flushed because a few other students were staring us. But it seemed Nathaniel didn't care.

"You know what happens when you mess with the bad boy on your first day?" He asked me but I just bit my lip.

"Hm?" He growled tightening his grip on my waist when I squirmed for a release.

He let go of me and pinned me to my locker by my back and made sure his face was near mine.

I looked at him, blinking profusely due to the way we were too close we were and how those dark eyes were enslaving me. He then held the bottle over my neatly tied bun.

Maybe he was just going to baptise me.

But...With sprite?!

"This is what happens nerdy bitch." He sneered.

And the next thing I knew, He poured all the contents of it over my head and I snapped out of my trance and shivered. The drink was very cold and now, it was all over me. My teeth clattered due to its coldness and that of the weather.

I opened my eyes to look at the boy who was caging me and others who were laughing. My new, white tee was...ruined!

Nathaniel! I'll kill you!

By insulting you in my mind of course.

I saw a few taints of red on Nathaniel's cheek and wondered why he would blush. I nearly rose a brow when his Adam's apple moving up and down as well.

I felt he felt guilty but I quickly changed my feelings when I saw how uncomfortable he looked. I caught him staring at my chest area and I felt the blood rush.

So I bowed my head slightly and found out my red bra was pecking out of my white shirt (embarrassing, I know). My face turned crimson due to extreme embarrassment. I felt tinglish when his eyes flickered back and forth from my chest. This was not a sight!

At that moment, I wanted the ground to open and swallow me. I wanted to jump into my locker and die! I really needed to disappear.

He groaned and cleared his throat before he removed the hoodie he was wearing and threw it onto me. My brows rose at his action. He moved backwards and without a glance he walked out of my sight. I stood there unsure of what to do unil Angela came to my rescue.

"What happened to you?" She asked opening her bag.

"Nathaniel spilled sprite on me." I gritted with my teeth chattering.

"What are you perverts looking at?" She snapped at the guys.

"Easy." One said and they walked away.

"Ugh boys." She muttered.

"Don't worry,...I got you covered." She offered and I sighed in relief. She brought out a red gingham crop top and blue jeans. My eyes widened at the attire. I could never..

"No, I can't wear that." I shook my head.

"So what are you gonna do? You gonna go to class and explain what happened?" She reasoned looking at the hoodie in my hands.

"So, it's your only option." She said and I sighed again. She escorted me to the washroom. I entered the first loo and changed into her clothes. I was so glad I had a hold of Nathaniel's hoodie. I wore the warm jacket and zipped it a little.

"Who gave you that hoodie?" She asked when I came out.

"Nathaniel." I mumbled wrapping my clothes into an empty space in my bag.

"I don't get him. He spilled Sprite on you and now he gave you is hoodie?" She asked.

"Yeah.." I said not wanting to tell hee the main details.

"I swear I think he's bipolar." She said.

"Shit I forgot to tell you. The receptionist reshuffled my times table." She said and my mood dimmed because I wouldn't be in the same class as hers.

"But I hope somewhere we'll end up in the same class." Shs assured.

"Like I said, ignore all jerks." She advised as we walked out of the washroom and went to our respective class. My heart was thumping the more because I was going to a class where I didn't know anyone.

When I opened the door, cold sweat broke on my forehead and to my horror, the entire class was settled and the teacher was in.

"You're late." The teacher hissed and I bit my lower lip.

"Any reason why you're late? Miss...?" She asked.

"Lucas." I whispered.

"Miss Lucas?" She asked. I bit harder on my bottom lip and tried to speak but I sighed relieved when she didn't bother me more.

"Sit down then." She ordered and I nodded looking for an empty seat. I looked over the class ans I felt my blood rushed all over.

Unfortunately, Nathaniel was in the same class and there were two empty seats, the one beside Nathaniel and the other one far behind, next to Nino.

Of course I decided to sit at the one far behind and next to Nino but when I was moving towards it, a voice stoped me.

"You're wasting time Miss Lucas, sit beside Nathaniel." The teacher snapped annoyed and I sucked my breath. Oh no. I turned my heel and went towards him and with my legs shaking I sat down next to him.

"Give me back my hoodie." He whispered harshly after a minute.

Angela was right.

I pretended not to have heard him as I opened my bag to remove my notes.

"Bitch!" He growled undertone and I quickly took off his hoodie and gave it back to him fully aware of his darkened gaze on me.

I pulled the hem of the crop top down in order for it to cover my hollow belly button and prayed endlessly that he would stop staring at me..like that.

My breath hitch when he touched my leg with his. I tried to calm my breathing and I shifted my leg again but after a second or two, he touched his leg with mine again and I squealed undertone. I was glad when he stopped it.

Meanwhile as the lesson went on, I took down my notes and made highlights of the keywords to enhance my memory.

Thirty minutes into the lesson, Nathaniel grazed his fingers my bare waist and I gasped. I turned my head to look up at him only to find his gaze on my stomach. I pulled the top down and turned my attention to the teacher. He did that again and I squealed slightly.

"What's wrong Miss Lucas? " The teacher asked.

"Na..Nathaniel.." I stuttered unsure of what I actually needed to say. What he was doing was wrong...

I could see his jaw ticking and I hoped the teacher wouldn't say the worst.

"Nathaniel, for disturbing her and my class, I'm giving you a detention after school, do you understand?" The teacher ordered and he balled his fists.

This is bad...really bad!

"You're dead nerdy bitch." He threatened whispering and I knew for sure I should have jumped into my locker. But he brought this upon himself!

I was just minding my own business and he decided to disturb me. After a while, the lesson was over, the moment I was dreading.

"Class dismiss. And don't forget the assignment." The teacher sighed. I packed my stuff back into my bag and got up to leave for the next class.

Luckily, he didn't come after me as I went to my next periods and luckily he wasn't in any of the rest of my next periods.

I mean, why would he touch me? I also didn't understand why he would pour the sprite on me then later give me his hoodie...What if he's bipolar?

***

Classes were finally over. I took all the stuff ans left the building towards my car when I opened the car door and someone slammed it shut.

Why?! Ugh.

"Think you can ran away?" He asked. He took one step towards and I took a step back until I reached the door of the car. Due to fear and nervousness, goose bumps spread over my skin.

He leaned down towards me until our faces were inches apart. I couldn't breathe, even though I wanted to, so bad.

"You bitch." He sneered.

"I'm..I'm sorry." I muttered.

I raised my head to stare into his eyes."I think you never knew who you were messing with." He countered in a deep low voice.

"I...I'm so. ...sorry." I said breathlessly. He didn't back away right away, he continued to stare at me.

"Na..Nathaniel?"I called but he was still staring at me. He held my neck gently and joined his forehead with mine.

"Fuck." He cursed under his breath and walked away, leaving me speechless. I sat into my car, shaking as I drove home.

When I reached home, I was still a trembling mess. I got now from the car and even dropped my car keys. I picked it up and entered the house.

"Hi dad." I greeted on seeing him on his laptop. He nodded at me and I went to the kitchen to get some water.

"Mom!" I exclaimed. She was pouring too much honey over the pancakes I reckon she just fried.

"There's more in the fridge." She said and I shook my head grabbing a cup to fetch water from the dispenser. I allowed the cool liquid to calm me down.

I sighed and placed the cup in the sink before I decided to climb upstairs into my room. I frowned when I saw my room door open. I heard an all too familiar deep voice singing terribly.

"Eugene!" I squealed rushing towards him. He chuckled and embraced me in a hug and rubbed the back of my head.

"How's my little sister?" He asked breaking away from me.

"I'm fine. So are you gonna stay for good?" I asked.

"Yup." He sighed.

"So what did you buy for me?" I asked folding my arms.

"Check your desk." He said and I moved towards it to check. It was a pair of ear piece and my favourite snack, yonkers and snickers.

I squealed and uttered my gratitude to him before we heard mom calling us for dinner.

"Mom you didn't tell me Eugene had come back." I accused pulling out a chair to sit.

"It was a surprise." She pointed out. We had a a great time, sharing memories and discussing what was ahead. After a while, I zoned out into my thoughts back at school.

"Everything okay, Honey?" My dad asked.

"Yes dad." I replied.

"Why aren't you eating?" My mum asked looking worried. I took a bite and gave her a reassuring smile. When we finished Eugene and I cleared the table and washed the dishes as we continued to chat away deep into the night.

When we finished, I went to my room and despite my tiredness, I managed to read over my notes and do my assignments.

I lied on my bed and thought over Nathaniel again. Was he hell bent on making me miserable?

I need to stay away from him as much as I can.

***

Easier said than done was what I said two weeks ago. Nathaniel wouldn't hesitate to make my school life miserable.

"Nathaniel and his parents are coming over for dinner since your mum insisted." Dad said and I could feel myself shrinking.

"Mom how do you know him?" I asked almost whining.

"I just found out his mom was my friend when I was in high school." Shs shrugged.

My mom is too friendly. I was even sure, that by the time I completed school, she would have befriended every single parent.

"He's the guy who showed you around..right?" My dad reminded me.

Showed me around? When?

"Oh, and you can't ditch." My mum warned.

Mind reader.

This was terrible...