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School sucks... Life sucks!

Everything sucks!

      Norbert grumbled in his mind as he drove to school that Friday morning.

      His lousy friends were being all noisy, and he couldn't hide his anger.

        "Y'all just shut up.. I'm having a hangover, so just save your shit."

         The guys remained silent until he pulled up at the college gates.

          Winchester college was a college of everyone's dream... well, not everyone. Definitely not Norbert, who just wanted to spend the rest of his life on a ship with a ton of hot girls on a trip to Mexico.

           Students flocked in and out. The gang made their way inside the school, attracting everyone as they stepped in to the hallway.

            They gradually splitted until Norbert was left with his best friend, Zach. "I'm pretty sure Stella is about to stalk you soon... thank me later!!"

            Norbert raised his brows at his friend's remark. 

            "Who's Stella?"

       Zach didn't look too surprised.

  "The girl from last night. Pretty sure she didn't mention her name when you were screwing her brains out." He said.

          They both bursted into loud laughter. He could remember her now, the extremely loud one.

          "Idiot.. This is L.A..."

His voice trailed off as soon as he laid his eyes on her. It was like the whole world stopped, then continued in a different way... a different time zone.

           She walked in to the hallway, all eyes on her. She hadn't changed a lot, but her hips were wider, and she looked more beautiful than ever.

           Rachel Adams... she was like his nemesis. His ex had tortured her in her freshman year just because of him and she had fled from school, but he never in the least expected to see her this semester.

            God!! she was hot.

     "You can stop eye fucking her now." Zach's dry voice travelled through his thoughts.

        She walked past him, her full glare on him till she disappeared into a class.

                           ~

          He wasn't thinking... Not when she was a few seats away from him. Zach nudged him, just before passing him a note, and smiling mischievously.

          "Hey Norbert... I just thought we could hang out tonight. I really had fun last night.

                     Stella 💕 💘"

            The note read.

      "Seriously?! A heart with an arrow slicing through?! Who does that anymore? Stupid damn bitches." He cussed underneath his breath.

       

        Soon, the class was over and students exited the hall after Professor Anderson. Norbert jumped to his feets, his eyes searching for Rachel, like a mama cub.

         

        He found her... she was packing up her books from her table, while some guy was beside her with wet hair.

        

         Norbert didn't hesitate.

    

      He rushed up to catch up with her. Wet hair slid away as soon as he saw Norbert approaching.

          

     Sweet niggalations! The girl was hot.. like smoking hot. 

         

    "If it isn't Rachel... my long lost..." He teased, grinning wildly from ear to ear. 

        

     The girl smiled up at him.. A soft smile that spoke many messages.

         

      "Hi Norbert!! Nice to see you too!!" She walked away without waiting for a reply. He raced after her, catching up in time.

        

        "Didn't expect to see you this year." Why the hell was he stuttering?

          

     She clutched her textbooks tighter, "Me neither!" 

        

       "Guess I'll see you around then?!"

        

       All she replied was a soft giggle that he never forgot, even back at the dorm..

         

                                           ~

        "Why are you so disturbed about the girl?? It's obvious you're so anxious to meet her." Zach kept pressing on, despite Norbert's denial.

         "I'm just surprised to see her, that's all. It's not that I'm head over heels in love with her or something."

       Zach didn't say anything else, but he knew that wasn't the end of that conversation..

         

         Bryan, a member of the gang, walked into their room. "Wait!! Y'all not dressed yet?! Party's by 7 suckers, Gird up thy loins!"

            

         Norbert buried his head into the pillow. He wasn't ready for any party, and certainly not flirting.

         "Get dressed son!" Zach bellowed, exiting the room. 

           His thoughts drifted off to Rachel... would she be there?..

                           ~

        Rachel's mind was completely clouded, even as her friend, Zoey pulled her into the hall. The party was in it's extra booming state. Loud, deafening, 'will-make-your-brain-leak-through- your-ears' kinda music flooded the room.

      

           Rachel had strongly disagreed with Zoey when the party talk came up, but here she was- dressed in a very short, black leather skirt... a purple crop drawstring top, clearly exposing cleavages and ankle heels.

            All she wanted to do was bury her head in bed, and think of Norbert Williams Karter. Since the first day she'd set her eyes on him, he'd never left her thoughts a single day.

             He'd asked her why she returned.. she didn't know herself. She had faced the ultimate 'freshman year torture', and not from anyone else but him.

           She'd been traumatized by the bullying, and mockery and pain she had faced, just because of him. And he'd done nothing to stop his girlfriend from bullying her, always caring about his reputation only. Then, did she make her vow never to return back to Winchester college.

           But here she was... back in the pages of her past. She didn't want to flip through the pages, they were ugly.

          Rachel had made up her mind to continue her education. Her parents were not financially stable enough, and she knew she had to continue through the scholarship. 

         It was the best option for everyone... especially if she put her past behind, and burned her ugly pages

           

          "Drinks for two!!" Zoey yelled, forcing her back to reality. 

           Rachel rolled her bulgy green eyes,"Zoey!! I'm not drinking. This was.. is a bad idea, I shouldn't have come. I should really get going.."

         "Shit! They're here.. I'm about to shit in my pants." Zoey mumbled.

        Rachel giggled,"Man crush 'What's the day'?" Zach was Zoey's crush since freshman year. 

         Suddenly, she tensed. If Zach was here, then... he was here too...

       "Don't laugh at me or else I'll tell the whole world you still fantasize about Norbert Williams." 

         She hit her friend with her purse, begging her to shut up.

          "I gotta use the bathroom. I'll catch up with you later." Before Rachel could blink, Zoey was already wading past the clubbers. 

        She sighed to herself, turning back to the bartender. "Can I have a drink please?? A Martini could go perfectly." She smiled at the flirtatious blonde boy, whose abs, other girls admired. 

          "Here you go cupcake!" He winked flirtatiously at her, and she took the drink, muttering a thank you.

          "Rachel Adams?! Fancy meeting you here!" She knew the voice.. it couldn't belong to anyone else.

          She spun around quickly, trying to hide her reaction to his voice. 

          "Norbert Williams Karter!" Not fancy meeting you here." She brushed her hair lightly away from her face. His eyes had followed every movement. 

         

        "You look... whoa! Sassy!" His eyes trailed all over her figure. She liked what she saw there.. in his eyes.

         

          Rachel raised her brows.

      

       "Says the guy who contributed to making my freshman year Hades on earth. You really don't have to play the good, 'gorgeously evil-but-doesn't-know-it' guy." She sipped from her bottle, awaiting his response.

         

         His laughter was deep and rich, and his thick dimples complimented it. 

         

      Zach approached them from behind with a brunette by his side. He hugged Rachel, surprising her a great deal. "Good to see you beautiful!! I'll see you around."

         

         "Thank you.. I will definitely see you around!" 

           

        Norbert rolled his eyes and sat on the bar next to her. After he'd ordered a drink, he went in for a serious conversation she wasn't ready for. She didn't even want to sit or stay anywhere next to him.

         

         But meanwhile, while he ordered a drink- Rachel took all her time devouring him with her green eyes.

         He was alpha male perfection!

    The bad boy always wore a leather jacket on all black, and the clothes suited him, holding on to his every muscle and showing it off to the world.

          "I never knew you to be the party one. I think you've changed.. and I like change."

           Rachel dropped her drink on the bar,"What the hell do you want from me Karter?? Why are you being this nice?"

          He opened his mouth to speak but shut it up again. 

         "Look.. I..." A hand snaked around his neck, cutting him in mid sentence. 

         "Hey Norbert!" A blonde girl with boobs pouring out of her dress purred. Rachel picked up her drink in amusement, forcing it down her throat. 

   This was going to be a whole lot fun!

           "Rachel!! Come on, let's dance." She spun around to find Zoey.

           Turning back to him, she exhaled and spoke. "I shall see you around!" She didn't wait for his reply, she just joined Zoey on the dance floor, where a guy was hovering around for a dance..

             Fighting her worries about the demigod, she sashayed to the music, swaying her thick red hair all around.