Derek's POVI walked into the classroom and every head in the class turned, following me till I get to the pulpit. I didn't even glance up from the stack of papers on my desk, already annoyed. The afternoon sun found its way through the window, mild, and illuminating the room just enough.A girl came in. Black hair, piercing eyes, and smirk plastered wide across her mouth.“Mr. Hales?” she said, her voice confident, almost cocky. “I’m Jess. Transfer kid. The rincipal said to sit in today.”Her bag hit the floor with a heavy thud, and she walked slowly towards me and leaned onto my pulpit, a very nice scent of vanilla perfume clinging to her. She didn’t look like she's up to anything, just grinned, eyes flicking over me like she was sizing me up.“Heard you’re kinda tough” she added, tilting her head slightly. “Hope that’s gonna be true.”A few students snickered. My jaw tightened, heat traveling up my chest. I hated disruptions."Sit" I commanded, my voice low, already done with her a
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