The Devil I Swore to Hate

Chapter 2

Mira's Pov

It was Friday already, I was feeling excited because it was weekend and that means no school, sleeping in and hanging out with my friends. I didn't fall off my bed this morning, got my bed changed yesterday to a wider and softer one. I could lie on that bed all day without getting up. Never loved a bed this much.

Weirdly I've not bumped into Jim today.

"Urghh"...spoke too soon, there he was sitting with Steph and Kat, my friend in the cafeteria. Why can't I just go a day without encountering his shitty face?

Mira over here, Steph called me to come sit with them.

"Hiii girl", I greeted them as I sat down.

Jim looked up frowning, I really don't want to deal with him today and have him ruining my entire day.

"I don't remember being girl or am I invisible", Jim said."I think something just talked but I can't find what spoke', I said looking all serious. My friends laughed but Jim kept a straight face. I still did not acknowledge his presence.

"Jim drop that back, what's wrong with you?" I yelled when he used his fork to pick up a meatball from my food tray.

"Finally I got you to say my name", Jim rejoiced. His friends from basketball team joined our table.

"What's up bro?" Jeremy, his closest friend said to Jim.

"Good man", he replied.

They all sat down and we all ate our food while chatting away. Thankfully Jim didn't dig his fork into my food to steal meatballs.

Break was over and we all went to our next class which is maths, we all took maths so we walked together. On reaching to the class, Matilda was walked up to him and snaked her arms around his waist and gave him a peck while smiling sheepishly. Jim doesn't look glad to see her judging how disgruntled his face looks.

Matilda Taylor is the most popular and the head of the cheerleaders. She also one of the girls that throws themselves at Jim. To put it inshort, she's a b***h. She glares at me anytime I pass by her or tries to talk down on me whenever she gets the opportunity, her and her slutty makeup obsessed minions.

Finally I found you Jim, I've been looking all over the school for you maths class and I wanted us to sit together.

"I'll be sitting with Jeremy and Mira", Jim replied her. She turned and looked at me, "hey Mirabel, didn't see you there".

Bloody liar, she just pushed pass me, turned and glared at me before going up to Jim. I was in no mood to deal with her, I left almost immediately and went into the class. They all walked in and took their seats around me. I had to see Matilda flirting all through the class with an annoyed Jim. I might not like Matilda but Jim finally gets the taste of his own medicine. I enjoyed that annoyed look on his face. Jim with his team went for basketball practice.

" I've to bear with not seeing his handsome face for two days", Kat said.

"You really to get over your obsession with Jim, he's not worthy". I replied. "He's hell hot and handsome, and I could get lost in his green almond eyes. He's so worth my obsession." She defended.

"If you say so Kat, Bye my babes see you on Monday." I bide them farewell.

"Byeee," they both said in union. l entered my car and drove away.

When I got home, Annie was done for the day and was about to leave. Mom came out of the room while holding what looked like a file.

"Sweetheart, you are home,". Someone was in our sitting room, he looked like he was my age.

"Come here sweetheart", I came closer to her, "he will be your tutor. He goes to your school, you might know him."

" Hello, I'm James Torres". He introduced himself.

I have seen him in school a few times but we have never talked. Yea, nice to meet you, I hope we get along quiet well. He looks good but not as good as Jim I hate to admit, Jim is on another level when it comes to looks, I get why girls flock around him but he is way too annoying for me. James was tall. He smiled at me, his smile was cute. I smiled back.

He would be tutoring you on Tuesdays and Fridays starting next week, mom interrupted our little taking glances at each other moment.James left and about to retire to my room when mom reminded me of our gathering with the Whites family. My family and his are family friends. His mom and mine are like besties so they have this little gathering with all the family members which they think helps spend quality time with themselves and family but I wished they had just spend time themselves and not involve the rest. This means I have to see Jim tomorrow damn me. I retired to my room feeling irritated, only if Jim wasn't so annoying and a jerk.

Next day in the afternoon around 4, it was time for the Whites to come over. Mom had joined Annie to prepare different dishes before relieving her of her duties for the day.

Ding dong the door bell rang. "Mira go check who's at the door?", mom yelled from the dinning room.

I walked sluggishly to the door wishing to get this gathering over and done with.

"Hi Grace and Jude", I greeted Jim's parents.

"Hello dear", they said.

I waved my hand slowly to Anita, Jim's fifteen year old sis and she waved back. I'm cool with his family member but not just him. Why is he the odd one out? Don't get me wrong, the hate wasn't what came about in a day, it was due to his continuous pranks and mischievous acts that brought about this feeling of disdain for him.

"What's up Mira?" Jim asked.

Was good till you showed up in front of me.

Everyone laughed, "you two still get each other's neck?" Grace asked.

"I only one see one person at my neck and I'm showing off my defense mechanism', I said.

I've not even done anything wrong yet so how the f**k am I at your neck. "Your guard is always up whenever I'm around you", Jim said looking obviously pissed.

I ignored him because replying would lead to us quarrelling. I walked over to the dining room and took a seat then he followed me and sat next to me.

What is he up to now? I thought to myself. "There are other empty seats to sit on", I said looking at him.

He did not reply. He just sat there and said not through out diner, he looked down. That's so unlike him. After diner, dad suggested we play a game to liven up the mood, we all agreed. He got a board and pen. We were going to play a guessing game where we pair into two, one person draws and the other guess what it is.

I got paired with Jim, then mom with dad, Grace with James. Anita was made the host.

'The winners get their wished granted", Anita announced.

Sounds great to me. Turns out Grace and James were bad at the game, mom and dad did well. It was Jim and my turn.

We were a bad pair, Jim drew while I guessed, Jim was bad at drawing that I learned today and I was not a good guesser myself. They all laughed at how terrible we were at the game.

'You two did poorly too", Jim yelled out to his parents which made them laugh louder.

Mom and dad were the winner of the game, and their wish was for us to have another game night next time. Who are they kidding? They just want to have a good laugh at how terrible the rest of us are at games.

Mom brought out a wine for the adults to have a drink, I went to the balcony to get some air. I was sitting on the chair there when Jim came over.

"Hey can I sit?"; He said.

Since when was he polite, I wondered." You can sit", I said.

"Thanks", Jim mumbled.

We just sat there in silence while the night breeze blew against our faces. I expected Jim to do something annoying but he didn't make any move. Weird, I thought.