When I Hacked the Snow Prince

3. Is he the one?

I met Ty at the canteen. He was sitting at a big table along with six other people. The guy, Brent I met in the morning was also there. I also noticed Aaron sitting at another big table at the back of the canteen with the girl from last hour and a lot of other people, all of them talking and laughing.

I sat down beside Ty and everyone at the table flashed smiles at me. I smiled back in response.

"Guys, this is the person you have been waiting for, my sister Caroline. She will be having lunch with us from today," Ty introduced me to them and all of them nodded with welcoming smiles.

He then introduced me all his friends. Two guys other than Brent- Ben and Rhett and three girls Mia, Olivia, and Isabella. All the boys are on the basketball team and Olivia is on the cheerleading team. She is also Ben's girlfriend. The other two girls are her best friends.

All of them were really friendly. We all chatted a lot while having lunch. I was happy that Ty's friends welcomed me warmly into their gang. After lunch, I and Rhett had English together. There was still twenty minutes for the bell and Rhett offered to show me around the school. I agreed and he took me to the volleyball court, basketball court, and the school library. The library was really big with a lot of books. After that, we roamed about through the corridors and finally reached the English class.

Although I like to sit in the back of the class near the windows, I now followed Rhett as he walked to a desk in the middle row, almost in the center of the class. Soon the bell rang and students strolled in like colonies of ants. I was surprised to see Aaron walking in along with the Gianna girl who was fighting for the chair near him earlier. She was talking and smiling to him but he looked kinda annoyed. Anyway, so this is the third hour I'm sharing with Aaron today.

There was an empty desk beside me. So, I thought he might come and sit near us. But he just walked to the last row along with the girl, totally ignoring me. I see, so he decided it's best to avoid me. Anyway, that's good.

Soon the English teacher Mr. Davis walked in. At first, I thought he was one of the students. Seriousluy, he was looking just like a teenager. But then Rhett told me, he is our current English teacher, a temporary replacement for our previous teacher who took maternity leave.

Mr. Davis quickly started the class. He was really interactive and interesting to listen to. Moreover he had a handsome face. I soon decided he is my favorite teacher in this school. But then the girl who was on the desk behind me had to tap on my shoulder and ask me with a smirk, ‘You are the new girl who got detention, right?’ It destroyed my whole mood. How did the news spread so fast?

The next hour, I and Mia had Physics together. Aaron didn't show up in this class. Finally, after one hour, the bell rang indicating the classes ended. I huffed a sigh remembering I needed to meet the principal and then spend one more hour in the school, writing essays on random topics. Ty had told me that he would wait for me at the parking after his basketball practice so that we can go home together.

I headed to the principal's office and saw Aaron already standing in front of the doors. "Hey!", he waved at me smiling, showing his bunny teeth. I frowned at him. I thought he decided to ignore me. Why is he now smiling at me?

"Here, your topics for detention. Mr. Morris asked me to give this to you," he said stretching a piece of paper to me. I sighed and took it, reading through it.

The first essay was to write about 'the importance of honesty. Then was a totally different topic- French Revolution. Anyway, there were a total of 10 essays for me to complete in a week. And I had to write three pages about each.

"Let's head to the library then?" Aaron asked.

"There isn't a detention classroom here?" I inquired.

"No. Here, the librarian keeps a record of detention," he said and started to walk.

Damnit, now I've to walk with him to the library.

"So...er...why you suddenly transferred to here in the middle of the year?" He asked me whilst walking side by side with me.

I sighed. "I got into some trouble in my previous school."

"Oh.." he uttered, tilting his face to look at me. "What trouble?"

"I told you I don't like to chit chat with you. I cut you out from my friend list the very moment I learned what you did to Ty."

"He liked me, right?" He asked.

"You knew it, hmm?" I asked

"Yeah. And that's why I didn't know what to do. I was afraid he would eventually confess to me. And then I wouldn't be able to give him a reply. I can't make myself to reject him and I can't also love him. So, the only way I found was to distance myself from him. But I didn't think people would start bullying him."

"Why didn't you do anything when your friends started bullying him?" I asked.

"My friends were already suspicious he was gay. And I couldn't let them know. If they knew it, they would start bullying him more. And if I try to help him, they would say I like him and I am gay. I couldn't afford that to happen. I was afraid of being thrown out of the soccer team and all my friends abandoning me."

"So you let Ty be alone and bullied?" I asked. He just looked down and bit down on his lip. "He thought you were his best friend and you'd always stay with him! Have you ever not considered him like that?"

"I've always," he mumbled.

"Liar!" I hissed. "You are a liar, Aaron. If you ever considered him your best friend, you wouldn't have done this."

"I was scared I won't be able to control myself once he confess to me. I was afraid of being called gay. I loved him just like he loved me!"

"What?" I uttered in surprise. I wasn't expecting that.

"Yeah, I like him. It was painful to watch him get bullied everyday. That's why I at last told him to get away from my sight and I hate him. He believed it and now he really hates me."

"You aren't kidding, right?"

"No." he shook his head, sternly.

"Are you gay?"

"No. But I like him."

"Have you had girlfriends?"

He hesitated for a moment to reply. "Yeah."

"How many?"

"I lost count. 8 or 9."

"What the f**k!"

"Not a single one lasted more than a month."

I couldn't help but leave a heavy sigh. "So, you are saying you still like him, hmm? Are you still afraid to come out?"

"No. He wouldn't let me talk to him let alone confess to him."

"I see," I hummed. "I too wouldn't let you talk to me again if I was in his shoes."

"I know," he nodded. "I know it's all my fault. I was foolish, selfish and I was a coward. He has all the right to hate me. I don't deserve him."

I didn't know what to say now. I just kept silent.

"Oh, you didn't tell me what trouble you got into at your school," he said after a moment. "Or you still don't want to talk to me?"

"I punched and broke a jerk's nose," I replied.

"Wow!" He chuckled. "That's so you. I remember, you almost broke my neck once while we were play fighting."

I couldn't help but smile remembering about the old times when the three of us used to play together. I wish that time would come back.

"You got on top of me and wouldn't get off. I had to cry out to help. You were so heavy back then."

I couldn't help but let out an embarassed chuckle causing him also to laugh. Soon we were both laughing like idiots. "You were also chubby, Aaron."

"Not as much as you. And now look at you. Not even half as big as me. What happened? Your parents didn't feed you well?"

"I'm not that small, okay? It's just you are big." I scowled at him.

"Hmm..anyway you got pretty. I didn't expect you to turn into anything like this. Oh, you didn't say why you broke the guy's nose."

"What all you need to know?" I shook my head whilst laughing inwardly at his former sentence.

“Seems like you enter into trouble often,” he chuckled.

“What to say? Problems hire a taxi to me without me doing anything," I sighed.

“Same with my case nowadays.”, he laughed. “And I transferred to here last year after getting dismissed from my previous school."

“Ty said you got into some fight and got dismissed.”

“I actually purposefully entered into the fight to get dismissed. I wanted to join here."

I was again surprised. "And you still haven't managed to talk to Ty?"

"No.." he shook his head.

"How pathetic. By the way, why you ignored me in English class? I know you saw me."

"Cause that Rhett was sitting with you. Ty's friends don't talk to me. And generally Soccer team and basketball team are rivals."

"I see. I thought you decided to ignore me."

"I wouldn't," he shook his head.

"How long is your detention?"

"It would end day after tomorrow. It was actually two weeks long."

"Wow! What did you do?"

"Kissed a girl."

"Wait what?" I scrunched my eyebrows.

"I mean a girl kissed me and made it like I kissed her."

"Wait...er...here you get detention for kissing?" I asked.

"Not if you kiss secretly with each other's concern."

"So what was wrong in your case? You guys kissed in front of the principal?"

"No, it's a long story. First you tell me how you got detention on your first day? Then I'll tell you mine."

"Okay," I sighed and started telling him the whole story from the beginning.

"Wait! How does this Carter guy look? Maybe he is Asher Carter, Ty's best friend. You mentioned he is the top student. Asher is the top senior student and he was the one who won first prize in last day's Maths riddle competition."

"Oh!" I looked at him in bewilderment. "You mean the basketball captain Asher? Don't tell me Ty's bestfriend have extremely pale skin, blonde hair and small grey eyes." I said anxiously.

"Yes! It's Asher itself!" Aaron said clenching his fist.

"s**t!" I groaned looking at him, my mouth dropped open. I couldn't believe it. There's no way that guy is Ty's best friend. How can Ty be friends with such an arrogant jerk? And best friends?? Absolutely impossible!

"Aaron, are you sure there isn't any other Carter who.."

"I'm 100% sure it's him," Aaron suddenly grabbed my hands and started dragging me down the corridor.

"Hey! Where are you taking me?" I yelped.

"To confirm," he said and started running, holding my hands. I ran along with him not knowing where he was taking me. Finally he stopped and I saw we were in front a notice board. Then he left my hand free and pointed at the board.

"Is he the one?" he asked, pressing his finger at the blonde guy who was standing in the middle of a group of basketball players with a trophy in his hands.

" Yes..he is," I panted out, vigorously nodding my head.

Aaron nodded briefly. "Hmm..let's go to the library," he started walking and I followed him behind after taking one more look at the Carter guy.

"You know, he is the one who got me this detention too." Aaron then said.

"What! Really?" I asked in surprise.

"Yup, wanna know how?"

"Yeah..." I said eagerly. If we both have a common enemy then I really want to hear the story.

"Two weeks ago, I was walking through the hallway after soccer practice. Then when I reached the Janitor's closet, someone caught my hand and pulled me inside.”

“It was him?” I asked.

“No. It was a girl and then she started kissing me.”

“Then?”

He looked away, scratching the back of his neck. “I don't know what caught my head at that moment. I kissed her back. But it didn't even last 5 seconds, cause then the door opened and now it was him. And then that bastard really shut us inside and let the janitor discover us. Then we were taken to Mr Morris' office and there she told him, it was me who dragged her to the closet. He of course believed her."

"Wow! Who is she? They planned it together to trap you?" I asked.

"I don't know. Anyway, I can't reveal her identity. There's strict order from Mr Morris. I shouldn't have actually told you about this."

"Oh.." I muttered feeling deeply disappointed. Not because he didn't trust me enough to reveal to me the girl's identity but because I couldn't believe such girls exist. It's a shame he got trapped by some b***h who made him the victim and then played herself the victim in front of everyone.

"By the way, why does this Asher hate you? Is it again the Soccer- basketball rivalry?" I asked.

"I think he is taking revenge for Ty. He is kind of crazy, doesn't really need any special reason to hate people. And once you happen to get into his bad books, it's difficult to get out. He'll keep on troubling you. And that's what happened to me. Now you too."

"Oh..so he is gonna continue troubling me?" I couldn't help but think about what else he can possibly do to me. He got me one-week detention with what I thought is a love letter. So, he sure can do a lot more.

"Don't worry. He isn't gonna trouble you since you are Ty's sister. You know Ty is his one and only friend."

"I thought so. Who would anyone wanna be friends with such a jerk? I wonder Why is Ty friends with him?"

"The same reason. Asher has only one friend, that's him. And if Asher truly likes somebody, it's Ty. They both are best friends since middle school. And it's not like nobody wants to be his friend. He just won't let anyone."

"Wow! Seriously? There are people who are desperate to become his friends?"

"Yeah, why would anyone not want to be friends with the guy who is the Principal's right hand?"

"Why does Mr Morris like him so much?" I frowned.

"Not only Mr Morris but every teacher in this school loves him. He is a teacher's pet. You know, he brings a lot of trophies to school every now and then, going to various quiz competitions, basketball matches and music competitions. So, he is like a precious gem to our principal. Mr Morris believe everything he says. He doesn't know how much of a bastard he is."

"He is into music too??" I asked.

"He is a good piano player," Aaron left a frustrated sigh.

"Ahh..why do jerks like him get so many talents? I suppose he is rich too?"

"Probably. Nobody here knows much about him. Come on now, we are getting late for detention."

By then we had arrived at the library and we both quickly walked in. We wrote our names and put our signatures on the detention record book the librarian handed us before going to a corner and occupying two chairs. There were a few other students having detention along with us.

"You know, this isn't the first time he got me into detention. He troubles me ever so often. Honestly I don't know what to do with him anymore," Aaron huffed whilst opening his notebook.

"What else did he do?" I asked.

"He went and told my girlfriend, I mean ex-girlfriend how I got this detention and she broke up with me."

"What! You had a girlfriend two weeks ago?" I asked in surprise.

"Yeah.." he nodded.

"No wonder Ty doesn't let you talk to him."

"No, she is the only girl I dated after I joined this school. And I dated her to see if Ty would get jealous. But then that Asher ruined it on the first week itself."

"You are still a jerk! How dare you date a girl just to make Ty jealous?" I scoffed.

"It was an adjustment. She was the one who begged me to date her. And I already told her I would only date her for two weeks."

"Then did Ty get jealous?"

"No," he shook his head. "He didn't care. I think he really hates me. He.."

Aaron paused and I heard footsteps approaching us. I turned to see none else than the librarian standing behind me with a horrible glare on her face.

"You guys are not supposed to sit and talk during detention. If so detention is very entertaining, right?" She snarled looking at us.

"We were actually discussing our topics and thinking what to write," I said.

"That's not allowed. You need to work alone. C'mon, you get up," She said to me.

"Sorry. We promise we'll sit quietly and work," Aaron then said.

"Yeah, so, why do you guys need to sit together?" She asked him and turned to me. "C'mon you get up or I'm reporting to the principal that you were talking instead of doing the detention work."

I cursed her in my mind as I stood up. She made me walk to a far away desk and sit down. I took my notebook and started scribbling down distractedly about 'the importance of honesty.'

The whole time I was thinking about what to do about Ty and Aaron. I need to help Aaron. I need to somehow persuade Ty to forgive Aaron and let him talk to him. They need to be friends again, if not lovers. Also, I need to take revenge on that blondie.