Branded to be Loved

A Glance Through The Glass

"Good morning class. I have an announcement to make." Mr. Woods entered with couple of files and register.

"Good morning Mr. Woods." Prim trailed sweetly.

Sahara tapped lightly in front of me and looked at me questionably.

Ah! Yeah, she is going to be extra sweet for couples of days, of course.

'I will tell you later.' I mouthed Sahara.

"Yeah." Even Mr. Woods was surprised.

Racheal wasn’t able to hold and started giggling burying her head between her hand. Well, that's wasn't enough everyone started laughing too.

Ah! We must have sat beside her to look at her face right now. Must have been fuming with anger but she can handle her anger. I have complete faith in her. That's humorous, I couldn't be able to control that and joined the herd too.

"Ok, ha ha. Very funny. Well I don't know what's the joke for, that's why shut up." He shouted. Whoa someone's really distressed here.

"I want you all to prepare a project by this weekend." Mr. Woods announced.

And bang everyone sighed annoyingly.

"It's yesterday." Someone complaint from behind, everyone turned to see that knight in shining armor.

"I'm not finished yet," Mr. Woods glared at him, "if you are reading recent newspaper, then you are aware of flood and landslides, a natural disaster which had occurred in hilly areas last week or more, due to heavy rain.

The project is simple, it carries one third of total marks this year. And this is one of our topic, that's why I want this to be perfect. And about your weekend problem, prepare the rough work first and show it to me next week." He finished and flipped through his file.

"How should we do this? Meaning what's the requirements for this project, any specific one?" Someone asked again.

"About that," he took his file and showed it to us, "file, papers, articles, newspaper cutting, handwritten or typing, your creativity and ideas."

Well this sounds easy and cool.

"You can form groups if you want. And yeah I'm inviting some disaster management team for this occasion and also our respected principal. So better think about the representative." He put his one hand in desk and other in his waist.

Racheal poked me and mouthed, "is he gay."

I could only glare at her, again I couldn't able to hold myself together but I'm glad that I can laugh silently.

This project is not cool at all, this is one heck of professionally f**ing cool, yeah.

Okay. So I know who is going to be in my team, Sahara, Racheal, me..

Prim turned and looked at me, both Racheal and Sahara eyed her. Why is she looking at me? No, no she isn't planning to join my group, did she. What would I say? Oh! no I suck in denying people, she is gonna use it.

When I checked the time, I slowly get all my things inside the bag.

Sahara pulled my shorts and leaned closer to me, "are you planning to run?"

"Yeah, definitely." I answered back.

And then bell rang, both Racheal and Sahara blocked Prim's way pretending they didn't do that on purpose. And here I grabbed my things running for the door. I was just going to exit the class when I clashed with someone's chest.

"Look where you going pal." I shouted and left before he said anything to embarrass me. Cause I'm the one running here.

I didn't took much time when I reached the safest distance from Prim's hand.

"Ah, that's a relief." I sighed with satisfaction.

I saw so many girls entering the class and my girls are getting squeezed in between to break through of that crowd.

'What's this rush for hun?' I read Sahara lips before she turned to spat at the poor girl.

I was catching my breath when someone came besides me and put their hand around my waist. I gathered myself to offer a strong slap whomever that person is.

"What is this?" I stopped after I realized who that was.

"What? Hoping some dashing guys to put their hands like this." Thea smirked and softly squeezed my waist.

"Stop it." I started laughing. "You are tickling me."

She started laughing too and increased her pace.

"Hun, who are you hiding from?" She questioned, "is that the guy from last night? Or the other guy?"

My laugh died. "What guy?" I asked hesitantly, "I'm not dating anyone, fyi."

She started laughing again. And stared at me until I asked her to stop.

"I didn't say you're dating one, did I?" She questioned devilishly.

She looked past me and said, "don't forget the dare, baby." She winked behind me giving me a quick kiss in my lips.

"Get away from her." Sahara shouted from behind.

Thea walk around her and smacked Sahara arse lightly leaving her dumb.

"Thea." Sahara hissed angrily.

"Chill Sahara, you aren't child anymore." Thea answered without turning.

"And you aren’t either." Sahara shouted again. Causing Thea to show her mid**e finger.

"She has completely changed dude." Racheal was shocked with Thea's changing behavior.

"Yeah, why not? That Roman is the cause." Sahara spat, "and you." She pointed her finger at me, "don't you dare change like her." She warned.

Racheal started laughing, "like really, tell me if you had seen any changes besides her sexy figure. If she had to change, she would have been already. She is been with Roman so long even before we had met her. And yet she is Haydon." Rachelle was comforting Sahara so sweetly that I really don't want to say anything now.

"Yeah?" Sahara asked sweetly.

"Yeah." I replied.

"I'm hungry." Racheal's stomach sang a song.

"Ok. Let's go." I started walking toward the destination and they ran to catch up with me.

"What will we eat?" Sahara questioned.

"Anything but sweet." Racheal stated.

"Why is that?" Sahara questioned.

"Why can't I eat the things I like?" Racheal answered.

"But why specifically sweet?" Sahara started pestering Racheal with questions.

I was listening but I had totally zoomed them out and focused onwards the food and where to eat.

We were standing outside the glass-walled café and I was looking at snacks inside hoping for them to stop.

My eyes were wandering around when I found someone glancing through the glass. I stood there too, looking at him. Time passes, our eyes are still looking at each other and no one wanted to back off. At last he blinked and broke the fight we were fighting with our eyes. And he smiled.

'Oh! No.'

He's, he's that guy from the last night Thea showed me. Oh, heck no. He is amazing, damn me. Why am I breathing fast, damn me. I clutched both my friends hand and turned to left.

"Hey, Hay..." Sahara shouted.

"Don't." I said stopping her, "don't say my name."

"What? Why?" Racheal questioned.

"Just don't." I closed my eyes rushing away from that handsome god before he knows my name or, or maybe nothing at all. I just don't know, I was stuck between everything.

How could I lost in his eyes? Those heavenly eyes. How could I? How? And those killer smile are, ah.

My heartbeat started beating so fast that I just declared I lost to his charm or, argh. I ran. What is in your mind Haydon? Pull yourself together.

"Where are you running?" Sahara stopped all of us.

"Hun?" Was all I could say.

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