What do we do about Noah

As soon as I opened the back door, I am greeted with the fresh air blowing on my whole body. maya closes the door. it was easy to find Gen because she was sitting on the floor, a frown evident on her face.

" Hey " I say and touch her shoulder as I take my seat right beside her. maya sits in front of us, still wearing a grin

" I'm sorry " she says and looks at me. I smile at her and hold her hand.

" I'm sorry too okay. " I said squeezing the hand I was holding.

" I shouldn't have yelled at you or spoken to you in that way it's just I don't like that you take it all in " she says softly

" I understand it's okay. I should learn how to stand up for myself I know but everything actually doesn't have to be violence " I say even finding it hard to believe.

" I just hope you know what you are doing " she says.

" To tell the truth, I don't know what I'm doing " I say and she and Maya both laugh, I hold Maya's hand too as I stare at the both of them.

" But that's why I have the both of you by my side " I say and smile and they both give me smiles. their smile is what actually keeps me going. as long as I have them with me, I don't care about what I have to face because they are both my right and left ribs. without them I'd be crumbling down in seconds.

" Now let's hurry before lunch is over " Maya says getting up from the floor. I and Gen got up too as we all dust the back of our clothes.

" Yeah " I mutter and we enter the school together.

" So what are you going to do about Noah ? " maya asks

" We will figure it out don't worry " I say

" I hope " Gen finishes and we enter the lunch room back to eat before the bell rings.

The school passes fastly than I thought it would and before I know it, the bell for the last lesson rings. pacing through the school alone, I head to the languages department. upon opening the door to Mr Edwards English room, I am greeted with Noah's sight again. I groan and look down.

Is he also in this class too ?

He is the first person I spot at the far left corner at the back of the room with two guys, one brown haired beside him and one red head in front of him, they were talking about something and laughing.

Noah's arms are folded and rested on his desk as he looks out the window to his left, ignoring the two guys that were talking, he was staring at the football field in the distance where the lower grade were currently practicing.

I look down to the ground, trying to avoid eye contact with everyone, as I do normally. walking around a few desks, I finally reach my allocated seat, which is right in the middle of the room, and I drop my bag near the leg of the table. sitting on the seat, I immediately sense a pair of eyes on the back of my head. So in a sneaky attempt to see whose eyes they were , I lean down towards my bag to unzip it, only to quickly glance backwards, Noah is staring right at me with a smirk on his face.

Why was he always looking at me, why was he always smirking at me. immediately I look back to my bag, grabbing a few things while trying to ignore the sudden increase in my pulse rate. Taking a blue pen out of my pencil case and I opened my notebook to the first clean sheet of lined paper, I start scribbling random words and drawings to pass the time until Mr Edwards finally arrives.

Mr Edwards pushes the classroom door open with difficulty, he enters holding a dozen or more than a dozen folders in one hand and clutching his brief case in the other hand. He places the folders and his black brief case on the table before turning to us. He claps his hands together to silence the murmurs sounding from the different angles in the class. people are still talking, ignoring him

" Silence everyone !!! " he thunders and a hush settles in the classroom.

Among all the subjects that I like, english is still the one I love most, but it's a shame that my mind is more occupied on the guy sitting behind me than my favourite subject I have to admit it.

" Please everyone turn your pages to where we left off in Romeo and Juliet last week " he instructs us and he begins to wipe the board. everywhere is awfully silent now.

I open my bag and hurriedly bring my book out, I place the Romeo and Juliet novel on my desk, turning it to the page where I had folded last week. I close my bag before resting my chin in my palm. I have this weird urge to glance back at Noah again but I don't.

Mr Edwards turns back to us and clears his throat. I see that he has written something up on the white board with the marker in his hands.

" Now Joe you start then " Mr Edwards orders the girl right in front of me to start reading and so she stands up and then reads the book.

I still cannot understand shakespeare's english yet even if I love the book. and still I don't get why he let them die in the end. it's depressing how the story has a tragic end. it makes me wonder if I will find my own Romeo too, and I wonder if we will die too.

Haha just joking, am I ?

" Thank you Joe " Mr Edwards says stopping her from reading further and that's when I realized that I had zoned out and missed two pages of the book while in my trance.he searches the class for another reader before his eyes lands on me, my heart starts beating at an alarming rate as I think that I might read a book aloud to the class to listen.

I suddenly want to be beaten to death now. but he doesn't call me which is weird and nice.

" Noah can you please continue " he asks and I breathe a sigh of relief before turning back to look at him, every head in class also turns to stare at him. I watch him as he stands up from his chair and then raise his book. he clears his throat. just for a second, our eyes meet and he looks away and then turns his head to the book in his hands.