Detained
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Chapter 5
" Do you want anything else ma'am?" Sasha asked Mrs Browns who had been quiet since she got into the car, after she met with the president and a man she hadn't seen or heard of before.
She knew something was wrong, but that wasn't part of her job and she had no right to interfere or dare cross the line.
" Nothing. Just tell the driver to hurry up" Mrs Browns said and Sasha did just that.
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The driver got to Moorim High and pulled over, and fortunately, just in front of Charlie who was already on his way home.
" That's him," Sasha pointed at him and said.
Mrs Browns nodded and told her to go get him.
" Good evening" Sasha greeted Charlie who stared at her looking all confused.
Of course, he could still recognize her and that was what got him more confused because he couldn't remember them having any unfinished business left to do.
Why was she there?? And why was she blocking his path to go home??.
She still had the void look on her face, and he couldn't tell what was running through her mind.
" Mrs Browns would like to see you. She's inside" Sasha said swiftly, pointing to the car.
She shifted to his side after saying that.
Charlie turned to look at her, wondering what was going on.
What was all this about??.
She nudged him on and he slowly walked to the car.
She didn't give him room to ask questions as she was still as cold as the first time he had met her.
He walked to the car and got in finally, sitting at the back with Mrs Browns.
The driver was out of the car too, making just him and Mrs Browns.
He wasn't scared but he still didn't bring his guard down.
" I know you're wondering why you're here, or why I'm here rather, so I would go straight to the point. I hate beating around the bush" Mrs Browns started.
Charlie didn't say a word and just listened.
" You know my daughter, Rosa, and I don't know if you know how stubborn and mischievous she is"
" Is that the reason you're here??" Charlie finally found his voice and asked.
" Why else would I be here if not because of my daughter" Mrs Browns replied with a grin on her face.
" Seeing how you are here after she's gone home and how you didn't show up earlier, despite the severity of her offense, I can tell you're here for something else, right?" Charlie said, turning to look at her.
" Woah!! You're smart" Mrs Browns complimented.
She was taken by surprise by how smart and bold he was. He was surely the right person to talk to about this.
" Now, that brings me to the main reason I am here," she said and paused, allowing a short silence to step in.
" I want you to do something for me" she stated, her smile suddenly vanished and her face cold.
Charlie was on his toes as he awaited what she was going to say.
" I want you to..."
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NEXT MORNING
Rosa got to school earlier than usual.
Everywhere, everything and everyone was boring to her, but she didn't give a damn.
She somehow missed her friends. They would have been teasing and making trouble by now, laughing their ribs out, and that she missed.
But then, she still hasn't been able to get her mind off what Mr Charlie had told her yesterday.
He was the one she had met on the stairs that made her freeze.
The way he stood made her know he was waiting for her, and even more like he had been watching her.
" Aren't you going to class??"
" That I was about to do, but you're on the way," she said, folding her arms across her breasts.
She isn't gonna let him see her nervous.
" Go in now, detention starts tomorrow," he said and made to walk out but she held him and pulled him back.
He turned to look at her with surprise in his eyes.
" I'm...I'm..I'm so sorry about that" she found herself stuttering and that was a first.
She has never for any reason stuttered and this made her confused and somehow embarrassed.
" What do you mean detention?" she finally asked.
" Oh!! I guess she didn't tell you" he said, stared coldly at her, and finally walked out, leaving her in her confused state.
She hadn't heard anything about the detention. Sasha didn't mention it and it got her so work up and worried.
She hated that detention stuff more than she hated going home.
Gosh!! How does she cope??.
That was the thought in Rosa's mind as she walked into class.
It wasn't long before he walked in.
The person she would call the demi-devil.
Mr Charlie.
She felt her blood boil as she stared at him.
" Bring out your books!" he instructed after they had greeted.
They all did immediately and he started teaching.
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" Come with me Rosa," he said before walking out of the class.
A confused Rosa stood up sluggishly and did.
" Your detention starts by 3 pm, and I would be the one in charge," he told her.
" Why??" Rosa snapped in bewilderment.
Why him of all people??.
" Get to class now" he ignored her and said instead.
She scoffed as she watched him walk to his office.
" What guts?!!" she yelled, mad with anger.
She hated the fact that it was her Mom's idea.
Gosh!! She doesn't even have to ask her to know she's the one behind it.
Oh!! She has finally found a way for her to be going home late.
Rosa stormed out of the hall in anger and back into her class.
The look on her face was dreary and it made the other students stay far away from her because unleashing her anger on them won't be so good.
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" Why's this a study detention?" Rosa asked, smiling at Mr Charlie.
" Chapter 4 of your mathematics textbook. You're bad in mathematics, hence we are going to start with that" he ignored her and said.
She was supposed to get angry at him for doing that but she didn't and instead smiled.
" Can I ask you a question?" she asked with a grin.
" Open the textbook. Now!!" Mr Charlie snapped, but she wasn't gonna be scared or intimidated by the look in his eyes.
" Just one," she said pouting
" Okay," he finally gave in, after letting out a breath, unknown to him that it was a very big mistake he was making.
She would sure be a hard nut to crack.
With a huge grin on her face and her palm under her chin, Rosa looked at him with a lovely smile and asked:
" Do you have a crush on me??" she said.
Mr Charlie's eyes widened in shock.
What the!!!!?.
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