6

"He said what?" Avery asked with wide eyes.

"I was about to fall, he grabbed my arm to save me and said, '' Careful!" Catherine said the last words in the same manner as he said them.

"Wow, he ain't mute," Quinn said as Catherine nodded feeling stupid for all the things she has said to him. Gosh, he wasn't even mute which meant he's not deaf also. Why does she always embarrass herself? 

"You won't believe half of the things I said to him in my blabbering," Catherine muttered as she took out the books for her next class from the locker.

"Awesome. Then what happened after that?" Avery muttered as she checked her nails.

"He steadied me, stepped away from me as if I'm a cactus, and then strolled away," Catherine said with a sigh.

"I don't know how to approach him. He's just too weird." Catherine mumbled.

"Leave it, Catherine. Admit your defeat." Joseph mused with the waggle of his brows, causing her to scoff at him.

"In your dreams." She muttered.

"It's getting boring," Avery muttered.

All of a sudden they were approached by a group of jocks. "What's up Joseph?" Ezekiel said he was the captain of their team. And unfortunately, he was interested in Catherine. 

No doubt he was handsome, with looks and physique. Tall and charming. Many girls were already after him as he was their senior and very well known around the university. 

"Hey, Catherine." Ezekiel greeted her with his charming smile as she smiled back at him and waved her hand slightly. "Hi." She said in her happy tone.

"How have you been?" He asked with a raised brow. He had asked her this same question a day before yesterday.

"I'm good. What about you?" She, being polite, asked him the same question. 

"I'm good. Are you free tonight?" He asked out of the blue as Avery nudged her elbow making her nervous. 

"I and Adriel have to attend a party of dad's close friend tonight." She blurted out the first thing that came to her mind.

"Oh." He said while nervously rubbing the nape of his neck. He's cute.

"Maybe some other time," Ezekiel said as Catherine gave him her pearly white smile. 

"Yeah for sure." She said with a slight blush on her cheeks as Ezekiel with his gang left and now her friends were gaping at her as if she had committed a crime.

"Don't tell me you're into him?" Joseph asked with a yucky face.

"Shut up, Joseph." She said with an eye roll.

"You're single. Why don't you date the poor guy? He's so into you and I don't see any problem babe." Avery said with a raised brow.

"Yeah says who, the one who is single herself," Catherine muttered.

"Shut up. If a handsome guy like Ezekiel would be head over heels for me then babe, I would date him." Avery said as Samuel came and joined them.

"So what's the status?" Samuel asked while looking at Catherine. 

"Seriously guys, y'all have nothing to do other than that bet?" Catherine asked, annoyed.

"It's getting boring. Where's the fun-loving Catherine? Do something babe. Pull a stunt on him. Make him react. Make him talk." Avery mused with a mischievous face as an idea popped into Catherine's head and she smirked evilly. 

"Of Course, honey, wait and watch." Catherine grinned.

She sat on her usual seat. A moment later Mr. Mute walked in and sat on the seat beside hers while ignoring her smoothly.

'What are you? A God or something? So much attitude, jeez.' She thought with an eye roll.

The professor came after a minute as everyone took their seats.

It was during the lecture when Catherine stood up from her seat. "Stop or I'm telling Professor," Catherine said while glaring at Rasmus.

Professor paused as he turned to face her and every student turned back to look at the scene. Enough audience for the show.

Mr. Mute still didn't look at her.

'This is a crazy level of ignorance, man.' She muttered in her head. 

"What happened, Miss. Catherine?" Professor asked calmly.

"Sir, Mr. Rasmus has been continuously bothering me to give him my marketing assignment. How can I do that? I've worked so hard on it." Catherine said in a sad broken voice looking like a victim.

Joseph's jaw dropped as he tried to hold in his laughter and Quinn slapped her forehead and then shook her head at her stunt.

"What is this behavior, Mr. Colt?" The professor asked while putting his sole attention on Rasmus as he crossed his arms on his chest in a strict stance.

Rasmus finally looked up from the book and his olive eyes met straight with her hazel-brown ones making her breath hitch.

He shoveled through his bag and then put a file on his desk rather disrespectfully. "My assignment." His voice was deep and cold as he glared at the professor who looked taken aback by his fierceness.

Catherine was stunned, to say the least.

"Where is your assignment which he wanted to copy? Can you show me?" Professor asked and she bit her lower lip. She hadn't even made her assignment. 

Superb.

She stayed quiet. 

"Miss. Catherine. Detention for you now!" Professor growled at her.

'Oh crap!' 

She glared at him who was already looking at her with a slightly raised brow as she strode out.

Bloody hell!

She sat in the empty classroom. Whereas her friends must be laughing at her situation and would be having lunch in the cafeteria. 

She felt angry and stupid at the same time.

She was about to make him speak. Though he spoke which ended her in detention. It was far better when he kept his mouth shut.

Mr. Mute one and Catherine zero. No worries. She knows how to level the score. He thinks he could mess with her. Well, he didn't know what Catherine was. Now she would show him what she could do to him.

Heck, she felt angry.

"Who will save you from my pranks? Mr. Mute." She smirked.