I nervously opened the door. I really hope she wasn't gonna bring up the homework because I was really not in the mood to be yelled at.

Mrs Lopez greeted me with a smile. "Good morning Rachel how are you today?"

I sat down next to David. "I'm fine, how are you?" She looked at me and tilted her head a little. "I'm fine myself too, thank you for asking." She turned her gaze back to the door and welcomed the other students that walked in.

I let my head fall back. "I'm so tired David, how am I gonna survive 6 more hours of school?"

He chuckled and sofly pinched my leg. "You're so dramatic, didn't you sleep for literally 12 hours?"

I sat back up, laying my head down on the table facing David. "I know but all the serotonin has left my body, it's exhausting." He let out a loud laugh.

His laugh was silenced when Ms Lopez ordered everyone to be quiet so she could start her lesson.

"Good morning everyone, I hope everyone has slept well because we have a lot to discuss today and I can't have people falling asleep in my class." She said, turning her gaze to me. "So first things first, we're going over the homework together so please make sure you have everything on the table. After that we're gonna start on the material for the test that's coming up next week. Any questions?"

No one said anything, so she continued. "Starting on the homework, what did you put as your answer for question one... let me see, Rachel?"

Fuck. Not this. I knew she was gonna do this. I looked up to two green eyes patiently waiting for me to answer. "I-I'm sorry miss, I forgot to do my homework." I heard two girls behind me giggle. I rolled my eyes. This was already embarrassing enough without having these two children make it worse.

Ms Lopez didn't look as pleased anymore. "And what did you have to do that was more important than your Spanish homework?" I could say that I was on a drug comedown and was basically reliving my trauma in my head but I figured that would be inappropriate.

"I was tired and fell asleep". David couldn't help but let out a giggle. The bastard. Ms Lopez on the other hand wasn't having it.

"You can stay after class, Rachel. We're not done her yet." I knew it was coming but I was still annoyed. Ms Lopez gave me one more look before continuing with the rest of the homework.

As she was asking everyone to read their answers out loud I zoned out, again. Maybe staying after class wasn't that bad. The teacher seemed nice and she sure wasn't bad to look at. At all. I turned my gaze to her. She was wearing black jeans, a white shirt that really did her boobs justice, and a black blazer. As she was talking I noticed her dimples. You couldn't really see them when she was talking but every now and then you could see one appear. It looked cute on her and made her even more attractive. I noticed she had a nose ring on her left side. Hot, I thought to myself.

At this point i wasn't paying attention at all anymore. I watched the clouds slowly drift by as I got lost in my thoughts, wondering what was happening behind those clouds.

I suddenly hear a whisper in my ear, bringing me back to reality. "The least you can do is pay attention. Or do you want me to give you detention?" The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. That scared the living shit out of me.

"I'm sorry." Ms Lopez walked around the table until she was standing in front of me. She kneeled down. We were now facing eachother, and for a minute I forgot how to breathe.

As I was taking in every inch of her beauty she just stared back at me for a few seconds.

"What's going on with you Rachel? Should i be worried?" I gulped. I wasn't sure what to say. "No need miss, just tired." I said with a smile.

She looked me straight in the eyes for a little longer. I could feel my face get hot. Why did she make me so nervous. "I'm having a hard time believing that. We'll talk after class". She stood back up and walked back to her desk.

The bell rang. Class is finally over. I walked past Ms Lopez hoping i she forgot about what she said to me. "Rachel, please come see me for a minute." Shit, she obviously hadn't forgot about me. I turned back around and walked up to her desk.

"Yes miss?" I asked quietly. "I really want to talk to you. Do you have class right now?"

I did have english right now so I was hoping she would just drop it. "I do, i have english."

"Right" she said "Can you come see me during lunch break?" I let out a quiet sigh. "Sure".

She noticed that I was getting annoyed. "Don't give me an attitude now Rachel, you did this yourself." I felt my face turn red. "I'm sorry i'll see you during lunch". I walked out without looking at her. What is it about her that suddenly makes me so shy?

English class went by slowly. I spent the most time messing around with David and Sam. Mr Jones went on and on about adjectives and I honestly couldn't care less. I couldn't stop thinking about Ms. Lopez. I had never seen someone as beautiful as her. She made me nervous and that gave me a weird feeling. No one made me nervous. I was known to not care and have somewhat of an attitude, but with her I just turned into a softie. I hated it. I wanted to know what Sam thought of our new teacher.

"Sammie?" I asked "What do you think of Ms. Lopez?" Sam turned to me with a grin on our face. "She's rather sexy if i say so myself, why do you ask? Is someone having a little crush?" She teasingly asked me.

I blushed. "She intimidates me, that's all." David laughed. "No one intimidates you Rach, you're definitely crushing." I rolled my eyes at him, knowing he was right. I zoned out a little, thinking about no one else but the beautiful spanish teacher.

"Earth to Rachel." Sam said to me. I jumped a little by the sudden sound of her voice. "Don't dream about Ms. Lopez too much, James would feel left out." I laughed. Right, James.

I needed to break up with him. Not because of my teacher but because the abuse was getting too much for me to deal with. I knew I deserved better but he had such a hold on me, I didn't know how to handle him. I had to choose for myself but I wasn't sure how to.

The bell rang again. I checked my phone. 11:30. Lunch break. I knew I had to go see Ms. Lopez. I waved Sam and David goodbye and made my way to her classroom. I was nervous. Way too nervous for someone who only forgot to do her homework.

I walked in greeting her with a smile. I noticed her eyes go slowly up and down. "Good to see you Rachel, please sit down." I walked to the back of the classroom and took a seat. I wanted to be as far away from her as possible. She made me feel things that scared me.

"I don't bite miss Young." She pointed at the table right in front of her desk. "Come sit here, it would be nice to be able to look you in the eyes while having a conversation." I froze a little but got up and sat down right in front of her desk.

She sat down on her desk in front of me and crossed her legs. I could feel my whole body heat up. I looked up at her. Our eyes met and i couldn't help myself but stare at her beautiful green eyes. They had a soft sparkle in them.

"So what's going on with you Rachel. I know I haven't been your teacher for too long but you've already been late to my class and now you showed up with no homework. You don't pay attention in class. You look rather distracted and I can't help but think there's more going on than you tell me."

I didn't know how to react. What was she trying to say? I sure as hell wasn't going to tell her about all the shit that was going on. She showed concern and that made me emotional. I felt my eyes fill with tears. I quickly pushed it away.

"I'm fine, I am sorry I'm just exhausted. I'll do better." I think she noticed I was getting emotional because she kindly touched my hand, probably her way of showing sympathy. I flinched. Still not used to being touched out of a sudden. It didn't feel wrong though it just took me by surprise.

She lifted her face a little, noticing I flinched by her touch. "I'm sorry." She said, sounding hesitant. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." God I felt so bad. She took it the wrong way. "No no, no worries miss. It wasn't uncomfortable. I just have a little trouble with physical touch sometimes."

"Why is that, if I may ask?" I hesitated but decided not to open up. I don't want her to think i'm a freak. "Nothing to worry about." I said with a smile. I could tell she didn't buy it.

"Look, I know something is up with you and I'm worried. It's important to talk about your problems. You might not trust me yet but I want to offer you help. Maybe you'll gain some trust in me. Let me be there for you. What if we get together once a week and figure out what's going on in that mind of yours?"

I was taken back by her offer. A million thoughts ran through my head. "Alright, i'll try that." She was just as surprised by my reaction as I was. I didn't really know why I agreed to meet with her but it probably had everything to do with my small crush i had developed on her.

She gave me a big smile. "I'm glad you're willing to try Rachel. I'll let you off the hook for now but make sure to finish your homework next time and don't be late miss!"

I grabbed my stuff and made my way to the door. "Bye Ms. Lopez. Thank you for this." She winked at me. "See you tomorrow Rachel."

I can't believe she winked at me.