Chapter 1
Okay, school is not so bad and stressful. This is what I try to tell myself everyday_but, what’s behind these gates always manage to prove me wrong about it.
Now,I think I should do a brief introduction if you guys are going to stay with me for a while.
My name’s CJ_or Cara Jane_whatever you might want to call me. But I’d prefer CJ, it makes me sound kinda cool and besides, my Dad likes to call me CJ. I’m seventeen and in my last year in high school. Real work, right? But that’s by the way,you’ll get to know more about me as we move on.
I took a deep breath while staring at the tall school gates that was open in front of me. Students were storming in and I probably look weird by just standing still__I was nervous for some reason.
I actually know the reason.
Zach Thomson. You guys don’t know him,right? Well he’s kind of a big deal around here. Tall, freakishly handsome,so hot, his presence among people is so rare that him just walking by attracts a lot attention, girls go crazy about him, and not to mention that he’s surprisingly great at Math_I can personally testify to that. Also,a lot of students are scared of him_including myself. Don’t blame us,he really has a scary demeanour sometimes. Maybe it’s his charisma.
Now, the problem here is that, I might have gotten into an encounter with him yesterday_for the first time. And it’s not a good one.
So here’s what happened;
I was rushing to the Supermarket to get some groceries which my Mom already told me to buy before she comes back. And me being myself,I forgot. If not for my little brother,Jayden, who started making a fuss about being hungry.
My Mom’s gonna kill me if she finds out that I’m just going to the Supermarket and maybe starving her big baby. So I was practically running when I turned down the street and came in contact with something or someone really hard. Turns out I had bumped into someone riding a bike as I found myself on the ground too. I groaned quietly at the pain of crashing and falling so hard.
“Shit!” The frustrated groan I heard made me look at the rider who was also sitting on the ground,griping his right wrist_and I let out a small gasp when I saw who it was. I had to adjust my glasses on the bridge of my nose_this can’t be.
“Z_Zach?” I muttered out of panic and shock and that’s when his eyes met mine. He frowned at me through his brown hair that almost covered his eyes, but I was quick to get up and started to back away,“I’m_I’m so sorry. I’m really, really sorry”,I turned and began to run away, faster than I did before.
“Hey!” I heard his deep voice growl from behind me but I didn’t slow down or stopped.
I know_what I did was bad. But you shouldn’t blame me, who knows what he’d do to me if I stuck around.
By the way,I think I hurt my knee...
I sighed and slowly began to walk into the school premises. I escaped once but I kinda missed the most important part_Zach goes to my school and the chances of running into him again is really high. But he wouldn’t recognize me,right? I mean,I was wearing my glasses yesterday but I don’t wear it in school,I use contacts. I was probably looking nerdy but I try to look cool and unnoticeable in school. What else?_I wasn’t on uniform too. So, I’m good. Let’s not worry about Zach. Okay?
Oh, but I’m still so nervous...
It was lunch time and I haven’t seen Zach__lucky that we’re not in the same class. I took that as a good sign_plus, my day had been going pretty well.
I sat alone at my usual table in the cafeteria and began to eat my Sandwich. Hmm, tastes so good.
You might be wondering why I eat alone. Yeah,I don’t have any friends_I do have some people that I talk to here and there but I’m usually on my own. I’m just an introverted scholar who worries too much about her studies, so not much people would want to hang out with someone like me. I sometimes manage to get perfect scores on my tests and exams_people probably think I’m a freak. I’ve heard someone say that before. So, eating alone in this big cafeteria with plenty of students in their own groups and with their own friends, I’ve come to enjoy it.
I heard a voice clearly behind me amidst the noises in the cafeteria as I took a sip from my drink,“Dude, where are you going?” And the next thing I knew, Zach was sitting in front of me with a frown deeper than the one he usually carry around.
Oh_my_God.
I was freaking out but still tried to conceal it with a neutral look as I set down my drink.
Come on,CJ_let’s be cool.
“Do you remember me?” He asked brusquely and I was a little fascinated by his deep and yet cool voice. Maybe it’s because I’ve never had any kind of interaction with him before.
Some students in the cafeteria were already looking our way and I was starting to feel uncomfortable. My brain was unsettled at the moment but I knew I was going to protect myself from this guy at all cost. “Um yeah, you’re Zach and pretty much everyone knows who you are”.
He then raised his right hand to his face and that’s when I saw the bandage around his hand and wrist. Oh jeez. Don’t tell me he got that from what happened yesterday. I’m screwed. “Still don’t remember what happened yesterday?” He asked again with an annoyed tone.
I swallowed gently, his hard stare holding mine. “I_I don’t know what you’re talking about”. I replied simply, holding my ground.
Zach scoffed and by now, everyone was murmuring in their own confusion as their attention was now on us. “You’re going to deny it till the end, right? But,you can have my word when I say_You’re going to pay for this”. He showed me his bandaged hand again and rose up at that. I watched him storm off to join his friends at their table.
Everyone was still staring at me and I bit my lower lip slightly, nervous about his last statement. And it was at that moment that I knew the low profile that I’d kept for years in this school had been terminated.
I’m ruined.
