Pearl Haven Academy

Chapter 5- Nemesis in Physics Class

THALIA

Nika eyes me while she gapes as I finish all the puddings I bought. But I gave her one to be fair.

She looks into my eyes as I smash the puddings with a spoon, and I shove it into my mouth while glaring daggers at Chester sitting at the table in front of us.

"Who are you even staring at?" She turns her head to where I was staring. "You don't want to deal with him or those other two."

"Why not? Who are they?" I ask her.

"That guy with the dark raven hair and black eyes is Chester Martin. He is the son of the principal. And if it wasn't for his dad, he would have been expelled now. Something about him toying with girls hearts for fun. Just because he is the principal's son, he keeps doing what he does."

"No wonder. And what about the other two with him?" I say as I finish my pudding.

"The second one with the gray hair and blue eyes is Wade Richter. He is the kind of guy who loves to go to parties and flirt with girls but then dump them the next day."

I nod. "And the third?"

"The third one with the brown hair and grayish white eyes is Zachary Winters. Nickname Zach. He is also the same type of guy as Wade. They're all scumbags the three of them. The type of guys you should stay away from and don't wanna get involved with."

She says as she takes our trays, then the bell rings.

"Let's go," I say.

She nods. "We shouldn't be late for Physics."

As we make our way to our class, I freeze at the entrance because at the very back by the window is none other than Chester Martin himself. He stares me up and down as he leans back on his chair. There he goes again with that stare. Making me feel vulnerable and naked at the same time.

CHESTER

There she is. I knew we would attend the same class together at this time. I glance beside me. The only seats available are next to me or the one behind me. Now, I wonder which seat my little mouse will choose.

Her friend sighs. "We have no choice but to take the chair at the back or beside him. I don't want to sit next to him." Nika says.

"Me neither. But we have no choice now. I'll sit next to him," she says.

Nika sits behind me while she sits next to me; her arms are folded all over her chest like she's guarding something. But it just makes her chest visible to me, so I eye her down again. Then she turns her head toward me and glares. "Can you not stare? You're distracting me."

"Then how about you keep your arms away from your chest? I can practically see that you seem to want to show them off."

"I do not." She finally removes her arm and shoves her bag close to her chest to block my view. I grin. Well, I'll get to see more of that sooner or later.

Then the professor enters, and I keep my gaze at her as she writes down stuff. "How about you write some stuff too? He said we'll have a test."

"Why should I write when I can just ask you to copy it for me? Or you can just personally tell me what the lecture is about after school," I say.

"I don't want to." She hisses as she eyes me. "Do it yourself." She pulls out her middle finger at me. Ha. The f***ing audacity of my little mouse. No matter. I'll punish her for that later. I fish out a sticky note from my bag and pass it to her.

"What do you want now?" she asks.

"Your number."

She hands back the sticky notes to me, barely writing anything. "Sorry, I don't give my phone number to just anyone. Better luck next time."

She waves a hand off,shooing me, making me feel like I'm just a mosquito daring to bite her. I scoff. I'll get her number one way or another.