Aziel

Adrienne

My next two classes were pretty peaceful as neither Selena nor the new guy were in any of it. The bell rang for lunch and I was grateful as it meant I could escape to the library where I could immerse myself in a good book. The library was always a good hiding place as no one really bothered going there aside from some occasional bookworms. 

The library actually had stunning architecture and it also was filled with loads and loads of books on every possible subject and I found it delightful as I could read whatever I wanted in peace. I didn’t really bother eating lunch so I could spend my lunch period reading whatever I wanted. 

I usually did most of my assignments at school in the library as it would be easier to research particular topics. The teacher had given us lots of assignments today so I immediately started doing them. 

I was so immersed in my homework that I didn’t even hear someone sitting next to me. It was only when they shoved a sandwich in front of me that I noticed them and who could it be if not the hot new guy who seemed intent on distracting me. 

“Like peanut butter and jelly?” he asked while I just sat there gaping at him. He seemed to have materialised out of nowhere. He simply shut my mouth with his finger. “How did you find me?” I finally asked him as I was curious. 

“Who said that I was looking for you?” he answered back playfully. I just said “Oh! I see, then what are you doing here in the library almost no one ever comes here” “Why? Can’t I come here to do what you are doing?” He said teasingly. “Umm, I guess,” I said, turning red.

 Why did I interrogate him as if he was a stalker? Gosh I wish there was a hole on the floor that could swallow me up, now he probably thinks that I am a weirdo. I was ranting to myself when I noticed that he was still holding the sandwich and watching me with an amused expression. 

“So you want the sandwich or not?” he asked again. “No thank you” I replied and he just frowned for a moment then went back to his normal expression. I found it slightly weird but went back to my work hoping that he would ignore me as I didn’t want any further trouble with Selena but of course when has my wish ever come true.

 “Hey I was wondering if you could give me the tour of the school” he said looking intensely at me, making me sweat. “ I actually can't,” I replied back. “Why? '' he asked me. “  I just can’t”.

 He gave me a knowing look and sighed . “Then at least give me your name and we can introduce each other alright” “Ok my name is Aziel , what's yours?”. “I am Adrienne” I said to him. “Adrienne, that’s a beautiful name,” said Aziel. 

I blushed furiously and smiled at the compliment. I realised that now that I had his name I could stop calling him the new guy or the guy who gave me butterflies in my head. 

I looked up and saw that Aziel was looking at me. He opened his mouth to say something but the bell rang abruptly and I jumped up in my seat , gathered my things and ran away. I heard him telling me to wait but I didn’t care. 

The bell had shocked me and made me realise that I couldn’t be talking to him as not only would I get into trouble with Selena, I also couldn’t afford to be attracted to anyone and he already gave me butterflies when I just met him today. I just couldn’t get myself to be hopeful that there would be anything between us so I ran away because who said that I could not run away from my problems. 

Hopefully Aziel also got the message too and would stop doing whatever it was that he was doing. The rest of my classes went peacefully and the last class was art which I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved releasing all of my pent up emotions through art so it was my favourite class and the plus was that the teacher was not a wimp and would give out solid advice. 

I usually got compliments for my art from the teacher so I guess I was alright at it. I was in a particularly pleasant mood after the art class as all my pent up emotions were released and I felt refreshed. Though my body was still achy and sore, my spirit was refreshed. 

I also didn’t encounter anyone on my way to the car so it was a plus. I spent some good time speeding on the roads and just enjoying the thrill. I even treated myself to some snacks because I felt like it. 

I started dreading the time when I got home because today was turning out to be such a nice day and I hoped nothing ruined the moment. When I got home I was surprised that no one was there was no one home since my mother would usually stay home while father worked. 

When I went to the kitchen, I saw a note saying that they were going to attend dinner elsewhere and I felt like lady luck was shining on me. I took a long refreshing bath and changed to some comfy clothes with fuzzy socks. 

I put some ointment on the bruises and sat down on my bed to watch some movies. I fell asleep and didn’t even dream that night.