I'm at the class, without my cousins because we are not classmates in this subject I currently having. We are at the same courses but this school won't let you have the same classmates every subject. It's hard for me to make a new friends because I am not talkative as Sadie and Celestine, my cousins.
"Claudine, are you done with your assignment?" My classmate asked.
I nodded, "Yes."
This classmate of mine always talk to me. I sometimes think that he just pity me because I have no friends here. Some girls are always throwing a glares at me. Ofcourse they will. Andre Soledad was just having a conversation with me. This man were friends with my cousins and brother. But I don't talk to him too much. I find him irritating.
He bursted a laugh that resulted of my creasing forehead. See? He is crazy as Malcolm. I just shook my head.
He stopped annoying me when our professor came, "Class, we have a transferee." After saying those words, a man came into our room. My classmates stared at him in awe. Their mouths parted as if this is the first time they saw a man.
"Someone will stole my thunder!" Andre murmured.
I don't know why I suddenly had a goosebumps when the transferee and I eyes met. His aura were dangerous. He is mysterious with his black eyes. The way he stared at me was like throwing me a bullets. I felt my hands and forehead's sweating. I don't know why I suddenly feel nervous.
I cleared my throat when I realized he is staring me too much. Why is he making me uncomfortable with his stares? I shouldn't feel like this. I am sometimes an introvert but I am always confident with myself. But right now, I just feel I am ugly the reason I got anxious and turned my eyes off him.
Our professor cleared his throat, "Can you please introduce yourself in front of your new classmates?"
But the man didn't bother to look at our professor. He just took his eyes off me and looked around. Like he's finding someone. When he didn't find what he's finding, he obeyed our prof, "The name’s Claeg." His voice were pernicious. I am having a bad feelings towards him but I shouldn't judge the person just because of its appearance.
"Wuss!" Andre said in a small voice. Andre is now getting irritated because the girls are having a crush with this transferee. They are now calling his name and asking if he's free after the class but he ignored them. They are acting like a high school students.
I huffed, "Can you please shut your mouth?"
Andre glanced at me, "Don't tell me you are now having a crush with that scumbag?"
I looked at him, "You are being immature."
He gasped, "I will tell this whole conversation with Caleb! You are not allowed to have a crush, remember that!"
I rolled my eyes by that. When I was grade 7, me and my brother made a promise. He said I am not allowed to have a boyfriend or crush, I am only allowed to have and feel that when I turned 26. That time, I agreed since I do think about having a boyfriend at the young age was a waste of time. But as i'm getting older, I got curious and welcomed a suitor until I decided to make him my boyfriend. I was grade 11. My cousins and brother didn't know that. Until now. My ex broke up with me because he thinks I am not serious with him because I do want him as my secret lover. Ridiculous.
"Sure," I answered without a care.
My eyes widened when the transferee sat beside me. I am in the middle of Claege and Andrei. The girls are glaring at me. I didn't mind them and just continued writing some things. This is my weird hobby. When I am bored, especially at the class, I am writing a lyrics from my favorite singer's song. She is Taylor Swift. I always love her and her creativity when it comes to writing. She is a genius.
I always do this at accounting time.
"Dude!" My eyes widened when Andre greeted the non-bothered Claege! He even brushed me away using his arms! This asshole.
I gritted my teeth. Stopping myself from hitting him.
Claege just glanced at him before looking away. I bit my lips to stop myself from chuckling. Andre frowned because he was ignored.
"Babe, you are craving for an ice cream, right?" Andre put his arms around me.
I immediately took it away, "Shut up."
"You two were together?"
My lips parted when Claege asked me. His voice was deep and baritone. I don’t know why my heart started beating abnormally. I am sure Andre didn't heard him because he is now having a conversation with our other classmate.
"N-No." I stuttered. I almost covered my face because of shame. Why did I stuttered? What a shame!
But his face remained serious, "Are you pregnant?"
My eyes widened, "No!" I answered abruptly. Why would he think that way?
He shake his head and didn’t talk to me again.
I blew out my cheeks. He has an attitude! My hands gripped in my pen and just continued writing.
*Untouchable, burning brighter than the sun, and when you're close I feel like coming undone...*
My forehead's knotted. Why that lyrics was the one I wrote? I just shook my head and about to erase them when I heard a baritone voice beside me.
"Untouchable like a darkness," he suddenly said.
"Huh?"
He just shook his head while his eyes were on our professor who's lecturing. Who the hell is him? Who would say that words out of the blue? Why I really feel so weird about him? Why it seems like all the questions I buried inside my head was he's the only answer?
"Darkness was a hoax. Don't let it deceive you," he says.
