She turned with tears in her eyes and asked, "who are you really?"
He didn't know what to tell her, he hesitated to answer and she felt he was going to lie to her again, she started walking away feeling bad.
"Dream please hear me out," He pleaded, lowering his head.
"What do I have to hear out when you don't have anything to say?" questioned Dream with a look of displeasure.
"I promise to tell you everything if only you can spare me a little time after school so we can attended classes,"
Dream sighed, contemplating if she should agree or not.
"Fine," She rasped and he gave her a warm smile.
She ignored him and started walking to class, with many thoughts on her mind.
She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice Mrs Meyers coming from the opposite direction with books in her arm and she collided with her sending her books flying in the air.
The sound of the books hitting the floor brought Dream back to reality,
"Oh my God I'm so sorry ma!" She exclaimed and bent down to pick up the books.
She arranged them properly in her arms and curtsied,
"I'm so sorry ma, please don't be mad at me," She apologized, "where are you headed to ma'am?"
Mrs Meyers who had been watching Dream the whole time she was apologising, smiled,
"You don't have to make a big fuss about it," She said, still holding the smile which made her uncomfortable.
"I'm heading to my office by the way," She told her before she started walking in front of her making Dream to hasten her steps to match Mrs Meyer's.
She finally met up with Mrs Meyer's and they started walking towards her office in awkward silence.
"So how has school being? Treating you well?" Mrs Meyers asked, finally breaking the silence.
Dream became a little annoyed and confused, she wondered if Mrs Meyers was pretending or she really didn't know about what's going on in the school.
'Definitely not, she is still the head of the disciplinary actions squad and Romeo's issued must have being brought to her, Infact it's on her desk,' Dream thought, 'but why would she ask how I am feeling if she knows?'
"Fine ma," She smiled at her, finally replying.
"I'm glad to see that you're doing well," Mrs Meyers smiled too, "do not let those little boys distract your school work,"
Dream became even more confused, 'who are the little boys?'
Everyone treated her like an outcast, like someone who had some contactable disease nonetheless the boys who see her like a trash. They've told her several times that she was too ugly, flat and shapeless which drove her into depression, talk more about them running after her and wooing her.
Dummy it's Romeo!
Her subconscious mind yelled and it slowly dawned on her that he was the one she was referring to.
"Be yourself honey, don't listen to rumours and never pretend," advised Mrs Meyers, acting like she didn't see the surprised and confused look on Dream's face, "now hand me back the books and head back to class Brooks,"
"But ma'am—"
"Just do what I say Dream and your Dream must come true," She patted her back and walked away.
Dream sighed and squatted at the middle of the lonely hallway, her life used to be complicated but not as much as it right now and it was killing her. She glanced at the wristwatch on her wrist, it was almost time for the next class.
She sighed again and head to her locker to get her books for the next class which was physics.
Dream sat at the last seat in the physics lab, her eyes glued on the pendulum bob that was swinging.
True, her eyes was watching it but she could not see it. Like her biology teacher would always say, she was there bodily but not soully.
She was thinking, her brain was replaying all that happened that day and she kept pondering on what Romeo had to say.
'Was he a hired assassin? What is his mission in this school?' she thought.
He certainly knows the in and out of the school, even up to places you don't know but that doesn't make him an assassin!
Her subconscious defended and she sighed, her head was making too many theories already.
"And so the window must be shut to order to prevent draught," The physics teacher explained in a loud voice and Dream quickly jolted out of her reverie and started writing.
In English class, Dream's head was also filed with numerous thoughts and silly theories.
'I should stop thinking of him before my GPA drops! I'm in my final year, I need to concentrate!' she yelled at herself internally.
'Or am I in love with him?'
Shut up and listen! It's not love you fool, you just...
She screamed, hitting her head and drawing the attention of students and teacher.
"What's wrong Miss Brooks?" He asked and she smiled saying it was nothing.
"I think she is running mad for Romeo," One of the students commented and everyone laughed.
She could swear that he saw a glimpse of anger in Romeo's eyes before he bowed his head.
He had not attended the first few classes after break, but decided to attend this one because he wanted to see how Dream was fairing. Indeed, she was not doing well, her face looked a little bit puffy like she cried some minutes ago and she hadn't been writing, till she screamed.
Dream mentally slapped herself for a screaming out.
"Miss Brooks you could go to the school clinic if you're not feeling well," The teacher offered and she thanked him before walking out.
She was tired of the thoughts her head was making and was glad the teacher permitted her out.
She strolled to the garden and sat down, trying to calm her nerves and before she knew it she had already slept off.
The sound of the bell interrupted her peaceful sleep, she sighed as she opened her eyes. She was back to this chaotic world.
She walked out of the garden, heading to her locker to get her books, so she could meet up with Romeo.
Dream took out her bag and stuffed her books inside before heading for the elevator.
"My Queen, why do we do her?" She heard Emma asked Elena. That girl is always bent in hurting her, she could not help but wonder why she hated her so much.
Elena chuckled, "we should let her absorb today's drama, you know she is so fragile she might suffer an attack,"
All of them laughed and she shook her head before walking away.
The elevator dinged as it's doors slid open. Dream walked to the almost deserted car park. She stood beside her car, waiting for him.
After few minutes she saw him wave at her from a close distance and she gave him a short warm smile.
"Hey," He greeted, finally reaching were she stood.
"Hi," She replied, fiddling with her fingers. She didn't want to do this, but she had to, so should get answers to the questions in her head.
The both of the stared at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Uh—I already asked my driver to take my car home, give me your keys," Romeo said, breaking the silence.
"Why?"
"Do you want to drive in such state?"
She sighed and handed him the key to her car before walking around the car to get into the passenger seat.
Romeo drove until he stopped the car in front of a five star restaurant.
"I always have dinner here," He explained, smiling.
"Okay," She replied, not knowing what to say.
She got down from the car first and waited for him to lock the car before they walked in together.
They settled to sit close to the transparent glass wall. Dream watched cars drive past the restaurant, couples and friends walked hand-in-hand smiling and laughing.
Dream smiled envying and wishing she had such relationship.
"Your orders are here," The waiter announced dropping the plates of Fried rice in front of them.
"Thank you," She smiled and the waiter nodded before walking away.
They both dug into their food and when they were halfway through, Romeo decided to start a conversation,
"So—"
"Yes please tell me everything about you without lying please,"
He sighed and begun, "I'm your best friend in social media,"
Dream's eyes widened and she choked hearing his confession. He handed her a cup of water and she downed it's content.
"Stop lying, I asked you not to lie to me!" She half yelled, "you're joking right?"
"No, I'm Rommy465," He confessed.
She was still not believing what he was saying, maybe he is an impersonator.
She started chatting with Rommy465 on I*******m few years ago with no intention of them becoming close but soon she became find of him. She would tell him about her day and he would cheer her up whenever she was sad. He was indeed her social media best friend.
"I've been following your posts and I noticed you were either always editing it or using filters," He explained, scooping a little amount of rice into his mouth.
"I did a little research on you and I found out that you attended this school and it surprisingly coincident with my trans—" he noticed she was not listening to him and her eyes were fixed on someone behind him so he turned to know was distracting the beautiful princess in front of him.
Dream has never drooled for anyone before but the mini greek god chatting with girls across the restaurant broke the record.
He had a messy brunette hair that was pushed backward, exposing in forehead and this blue eyes that stood out, complementing his brunette hair. He was lean but well muscled, his well chiseled biceps and chest were visible from the tight shirt he wore.
She became even more uncomfortable as he began to walk towards their table with a smile which displayed his one sided dimple on his face.
"Dream we need to get out of here," Romeo told her, grabbing her hand.
"Why? I'm done with my food!" She replied, almost shouting.
"I know but—"
"Hey Romeo," A bold husky voice interrupted him and Dream looked up, it was him.
"When did he get back?" Romeo muttered in fear
"Hey Romeo," A bold husky voice interrupted him and Dream looked up, it was him. "When did he get back?" Romeo muttered in fear. "Romeo? I'm talking to you!" The guy with husky voice said. "Oh hi!" Romeo greeted with fear visible in his voice, "when did you get back?" "Yesterday I think," The guy replied, grinning. "Oh okay," Romeo gave him a faux smile before turning to Dream, "let's get out of here," Dream smiled, grabbing her bag and jacket before standing up and following Romeo who was already at the door of the restaurant. "Who was that?" Dream asked as she locked the door of the car. "An—an old friend," He muttered, slotting in the key into it's hole. Dream noticed how uneasy he felt, making her to be more curious. He glanced at her and smile at her as he started the car, &
"He is back," She heard a voice mumble behind her, she knew it's owner but she wanted to see the shy boy. "Who?" She questioned. "Ashton, Ashton Baxter," he muttered, his voice quivering as memories of Ashton bullying him played in his head. Dream looked up at him and saw fear visible in his eyes which was covered by his glasses. Was the damage that bad?. "Sean let's go get lemonade from the vending machine, you'll be okay." She smiled at him and he nodded. She led him to where the vending machine was standing just very close to exit door of the hallway. "I have few coins with me," She told him, putting her hands into her huge sweater and bringing out five coins. She made to grab the pad but Sean halted her, "I've really love this game since I was y
"Why is this place boring!?" Someone asked sitting on the last chair on the table and everyone turned to look at him in shock. Oh no!... Dream panicked as she watched him sit down close to her. She was now in between Romeo and Ashton with Sean glaring at her from across the table. Dream sighed and face palmed herself, what the hell is going on in her life?. She sucked in a deep breath and opened another pack of juice, sipping slowly from it. Romeo and Sean's eyes were also glued to their food, as they kept scooping little amounts of their mouth and chewing slowly. "Okay!" Romeo hit his hand on the table, so loud that the aftermath made the students look at their table. "Oops." Dream muttered, feeling eyes boring holes into her skin. "Wow classic." One of the students close to their t
"Here!" Ashton waved at Zeke to pass him the ball. Zeke did and Ashton hit the ball on the ground, bouncing it while running swiftly towards the opponent's basket. "Yes!" Ashton ran to their side of the court and jumped, punching the air. That was his own way jubilating for victory. His team members joined him in jubilating. It was just a friendly match-pratice thing but they took it seriously. They didn't want to loose to grade 11, they will become an object of mockery among younger students. "Good job Baxter." The coach patted his shoulder before handing him a bottle of water. Ashton opened the cap of the bottle and chugged down half of It's content. He raised the bottle to drink from it but a sound which seemed like someone sobbing stopped him. 'Why was that person crying?' he thought, cleaning his body, re
Dream cringed hearing her mother's voice. How the hell was she going to get rid of the both of them? * * * Samantha got to her daughter's bed and reached out to her, inspecting her body and asking her numerous questions. "Why are you at the hospital? What happened to you? Why are you holding your head? Why is there paint on your beautiful hair and sweet body?" She paused, remembering she had seen a guy's figure when she entered. She raised her head and glanced at him before asking a cringey last question. "Who is he?" Dream scoffed, her mother was overreacting but she didn't want to act rude in front of a stranger. Well not necessarily rude but she didn't want to disgra
"Heyyy calm down lover boy, I'll tell you what I know." Ashton replied still smiling. Romeo let go of his collar and sat back impatiently waiting for him to spill whatever he knew. "She is at the hospital." Ashton stated, calmly. "What happened? What did you do to her!?" He yelled grabbing his collars again. Ashton pushed his hands away angrily. "Stop this nonsense bro. If you cared about her why didn't you check on her before you left school yesterday!?" Ashton yelled. At this point, students were already gathered around them. "If it weren't for me she would have almost died yesterday!" Romeo felt a pang of guilt inside of him, he knew Ashton was right and didn't want to argue with him any longer. He glared at him and picked up his bag before stomping out. Ashton sighed and smoothened
"Snap out of it bro." Romeo said, grumpily standing behind him and pointing at Dream who was looking through the glass wall. Ashton swivelled around to look at him, raising his eyebrows. What was he talking about? "She is mine." He seethed and Ashton glared at him. "What do you mean she is yours?" He asked. "You'll find —" he tried to say. "What are y'all doing there!? Let's order something, I'm hungry!" Dream whined, interrupting him. "Oh yeah go ahead we would join you soon," Ashton replied with a faux smile on his face. Dream nodded and skipped away. "Be very careful, don't try to fall for her. Stick to your babes." Romeo smirked, patting Ashton's shoulder. Ashton glared at him as anger surged through him. Why the hell was he trying to provoke him? He would
He patted her hair as he silently made a promise to himself. He was going to protect her from today. * * * Samantha watched Dream and Ashton with a smile on her face and tears stinging her eyes. She had been watching them since Dream started crying. When she saw him hug her when she broke into tears, the way he held her made her feel at peace a little bit. He has finally decided to accept her offer. She wiped her face and made to walk to where they were sitting but she changed her mind. She wanted to leave them to have some time together. She turned to leave but she collided with what seemed like a wall, but it wasn't. It was a a muscled chest covered with a white T shirt. Who was that?
"Dream do you like him?" he resounded, his pitch going higher. Why was he sounding like he was angry? Dream couldn't understand what the problem was. Why was he suddenly getting angry and asking such questions? "I really don't understand what you're talking about!" It was her turn to raise her voice. "What part of "do you like him" do you not understand!? stop acting dumb Dream!" He half yelled, genuflecting with his hands. Dream scoffed and looked away before standing up. "I really didn't expect you'll do something like this Romeo." she muttered and walked away. She walked slowly, expecting Romeo to call her back but he never did, making her anger intensify. "What the hell!" she groaned kicking the trashcan close to her. Everyone was just too annoying. Ashton angrily walked back to
Dream's cheeks burnt red as she glanced at the jacket she was wearing feeling really embarrassed. Why must she always disgrace herself? "I—" he stalked her frame making her to stop talking and take a step backwards. "You should keep it. It suits you well." He smirked, arranging the jacket properly. Dream's hand gripped her books tightly as she stared at him bewildered. Many thoughts were running through her mind. Why the hell was he doing this? What was he trying to do? Did he know that he was causing troubles for her? "Its really Ashton's jacket!" One of the students exclaimed, bringing out her phone. "Are you kidding me!? Do you know if he is just joking around?" Another student countered. "Oh please just shut it! Can't you see he wore it yesterday?" "Jeez! Zara needs to see this!"
He patted her hair as he silently made a promise to himself. He was going to protect her from today. * * * Samantha watched Dream and Ashton with a smile on her face and tears stinging her eyes. She had been watching them since Dream started crying. When she saw him hug her when she broke into tears, the way he held her made her feel at peace a little bit. He has finally decided to accept her offer. She wiped her face and made to walk to where they were sitting but she changed her mind. She wanted to leave them to have some time together. She turned to leave but she collided with what seemed like a wall, but it wasn't. It was a a muscled chest covered with a white T shirt. Who was that?
"Snap out of it bro." Romeo said, grumpily standing behind him and pointing at Dream who was looking through the glass wall. Ashton swivelled around to look at him, raising his eyebrows. What was he talking about? "She is mine." He seethed and Ashton glared at him. "What do you mean she is yours?" He asked. "You'll find —" he tried to say. "What are y'all doing there!? Let's order something, I'm hungry!" Dream whined, interrupting him. "Oh yeah go ahead we would join you soon," Ashton replied with a faux smile on his face. Dream nodded and skipped away. "Be very careful, don't try to fall for her. Stick to your babes." Romeo smirked, patting Ashton's shoulder. Ashton glared at him as anger surged through him. Why the hell was he trying to provoke him? He would
"Heyyy calm down lover boy, I'll tell you what I know." Ashton replied still smiling. Romeo let go of his collar and sat back impatiently waiting for him to spill whatever he knew. "She is at the hospital." Ashton stated, calmly. "What happened? What did you do to her!?" He yelled grabbing his collars again. Ashton pushed his hands away angrily. "Stop this nonsense bro. If you cared about her why didn't you check on her before you left school yesterday!?" Ashton yelled. At this point, students were already gathered around them. "If it weren't for me she would have almost died yesterday!" Romeo felt a pang of guilt inside of him, he knew Ashton was right and didn't want to argue with him any longer. He glared at him and picked up his bag before stomping out. Ashton sighed and smoothened
Dream cringed hearing her mother's voice. How the hell was she going to get rid of the both of them? * * * Samantha got to her daughter's bed and reached out to her, inspecting her body and asking her numerous questions. "Why are you at the hospital? What happened to you? Why are you holding your head? Why is there paint on your beautiful hair and sweet body?" She paused, remembering she had seen a guy's figure when she entered. She raised her head and glanced at him before asking a cringey last question. "Who is he?" Dream scoffed, her mother was overreacting but she didn't want to act rude in front of a stranger. Well not necessarily rude but she didn't want to disgra
"Here!" Ashton waved at Zeke to pass him the ball. Zeke did and Ashton hit the ball on the ground, bouncing it while running swiftly towards the opponent's basket. "Yes!" Ashton ran to their side of the court and jumped, punching the air. That was his own way jubilating for victory. His team members joined him in jubilating. It was just a friendly match-pratice thing but they took it seriously. They didn't want to loose to grade 11, they will become an object of mockery among younger students. "Good job Baxter." The coach patted his shoulder before handing him a bottle of water. Ashton opened the cap of the bottle and chugged down half of It's content. He raised the bottle to drink from it but a sound which seemed like someone sobbing stopped him. 'Why was that person crying?' he thought, cleaning his body, re
"Why is this place boring!?" Someone asked sitting on the last chair on the table and everyone turned to look at him in shock. Oh no!... Dream panicked as she watched him sit down close to her. She was now in between Romeo and Ashton with Sean glaring at her from across the table. Dream sighed and face palmed herself, what the hell is going on in her life?. She sucked in a deep breath and opened another pack of juice, sipping slowly from it. Romeo and Sean's eyes were also glued to their food, as they kept scooping little amounts of their mouth and chewing slowly. "Okay!" Romeo hit his hand on the table, so loud that the aftermath made the students look at their table. "Oops." Dream muttered, feeling eyes boring holes into her skin. "Wow classic." One of the students close to their t
"He is back," She heard a voice mumble behind her, she knew it's owner but she wanted to see the shy boy. "Who?" She questioned. "Ashton, Ashton Baxter," he muttered, his voice quivering as memories of Ashton bullying him played in his head. Dream looked up at him and saw fear visible in his eyes which was covered by his glasses. Was the damage that bad?. "Sean let's go get lemonade from the vending machine, you'll be okay." She smiled at him and he nodded. She led him to where the vending machine was standing just very close to exit door of the hallway. "I have few coins with me," She told him, putting her hands into her huge sweater and bringing out five coins. She made to grab the pad but Sean halted her, "I've really love this game since I was y