Chapter 7

ZARA POV

Jenny has been babbling about her date last night all the way to school. I have brief her about mine but leaving out the kissing part of course. When we get out of the car and enter the school, I can feel all the eyes were on me. Some of them were whispering, giggling and most girls are glaring.

 “Is it me or everyone is staring at me?” I whisper to Jenny.

 Nodding her head, Jenny whispered back “Everyone is staring at you”.

 “But why?” I asked.

 “Maybe they know you’ve gone out with Zack,” explained Jenny.

“Oh god,” I said in horror holding Jenny’s arm and walked straight in. Inside we saw students gathered in front of the press board reading something. We make our way there to see what’s up. Oh my god! There’s a photo of me and Zack walking together hand in hand. It was the scene from yesterday when Zack walk me to classes. The headline read “Zack new interest” and underneath is the full story about it. They even put up a bet on how long it will last.

“Wow! You’re in the headlines,” said Lisa who was suddenly standing behind me with Amy.

 I turned around to look at them, “Yeah. Isn’t it amazing? My second day in school I have become the headlines,” I said near to tears.

“Aww, Zara, I didn’t mean make fun of you,” said Lisa apologizing. “It not that bad, things will get better along the way. Don’t worry. They just excited cause its involved Zack.” Amy and Jenny put the arms around me comforting me.

I just nod my head at them, when I look up I saw Zack and his friends making their way to school. I quickly excuse myself, “Excuse me girls, I got to go. I see you guys later.”

I actually run to my locker, hoping to avoid bumping into Zack. When you in your panic state, you always scramble with you keys and combination numbers, well, that’s what happened to me, I can’t seem to open my locker. All the sudden the devil (I mean Zack) was standing besides me with his signature smiles (his evil smiles – but he still look yummy).

“What’s the rush babe?” he asked putting one hand on the locker next to mine.

“I don’t want to be late for class,” I told him, still trying to get my locker open. I give it a bang and its open “And please don’t call me babe.”

“Why are you so pissed off? I thought everything went well after last night”, he asked again.

“You want to know why? Let me tell you.” I said poking my fingers as hard as possible to his chest. “Half of my day spent with you, I’ve already made the headlines. People are already gossiping and glaring at me. I don’t want this, Zack. I want a happy quiet live.” I’m close to tears telling him that. I turn back to my locker didn’t want him to see my sad face.

“Zara…” he said with a regret tone. “I didn’t mean for this to happen. I’m sorry. Things will get better, I promised,” he rubbed my back softly and it send fires all over my body.

I moved my body away from his touch. Not looking at him as I said “I think I have enough, so I think it best that we stay away from each other. I’m going to make sure you stay far, far away from me.” I took out my books and schedule from the backpack. Putting my books inside and holding the schedule on the other hand.

He snatched the schedule from me and said “I can’t let you do that.”

 I turned to look at him with boring eyes “ Zack.., give it back.”

 “No, I want to spend the whole day with you. I promise I make it better this time. I’ll behave and treat you really well. I want to get to know you better. I don’t want us to remain strangers. I want us to be friends, good friends.”

“Well, I don’t want to be your friend,” I hissed turning away from him.

“Even after we kissed, twice,” he whispered.

“You the one who kiss me, without my permission”, I whispered softly still not looking at him more like telling my locker instead of him.

“You kissed me back, twice.” God, I could hear him smiling saying this.

“No, I did not!” I said looking at him angrily. It must be loud because people around us stopped what they doing and staring at us. I quickly turned my face back to my locker feeling embarrassed.

 “You definitely did and I can prove it,” he chuckled and whispered closely to my ears.

 I looked at him in horror. “You can’t do that. We in school,” I said to him with low voice so that nobody will hear it. We are so closed with each other.

 “Well, I can, if you still want me to proved it and I would be more than willing to do so,” he said smiling naughtily and leaning towards me.

 “You’ve just promise to behave and treat me well, but look what you’re doing now,” I angrily turning back to my locker.

 “Well, you wouldn’t let me just now,” he said. “So, are we friends?”

 “No!” I said sternly.

 “Fine, then. Don't blame me if I don't behave,” he said leaning closely towards me again.

 “Zack…, please...” I pleaded, looking at him sadly and put my hand on his chest stopping him from getting closer. 

“Zara…, please...” he said the same tone and giving me the same sad look. Then he pouted his lips and made a cute puppy eyes at me.

I nearly smile but instead I glared at him. “Ok fine, I will be your friend but you must promise to behave. If not, I’ll never talk to you again”. I warned him.

 “Promise,” he said smiling putting his right hand up and left hand on his chest.

ZACK POV

We walked together to our classes and after sending her to her first class, I intended to get even with the person who’s behind the articles about me and her.

“Hey, Cornwell,” I called, when I reached his desk. Rick Cornwell our school Chief Editor. Arrogant, ignorant, egoist and always think that he’s good in everything. I hate him. I never hate anyone but him and his bitch girlfriend Cynthia. Rick always thought that I’m trying to steal his girlfriend from him. Huh, he think I’m that low. I would never want Cynthia even if he’s willing to give her freely or worst if she’s the only female alive. She’s a bitch and everyone knows that. She’s been trying to get me to sleep with her so many times but I managed to tell her off. She and Rick are meant to be with each other. Yeah, bitch and a jerk.

Rick gave me a boring look, “Stop writing anything about Zara and me,” I warned him. “Leave us alone, especially Zara. If I ever found out you said something about her, I’m going to kill you.”

“You mean the new girl?” he smirked. “Why? Don’t you want her to know that she’s your next prey?”

I pulled his shirt ready to smack his face, but Brad managed to calm me down, “Don’t Zack, he’s not worth it,” said Brad pulling me away.

“She’s not my prey or victim or whatever you said! She’s special. She’s totally and 100 percent much better that your bitch girlfriend!!” I scoffed at him.

This time he’s the one trying to punch me, but my class mates managed to stop him. “You leave my girlfriend alone,” he yelled.

“Hey, I always leave her alone!! You should ask her to leave me alone. Maybe she couldn’t get enough from you that’s why she kept coming to me!” I fumed.

He tried to come nearer to me but was pulled back by my classmates. I was also ready to kick his ass but Brad, Ryan and Danny holds me back. “I warn you Cornwell, if you didn’t leave us alone, I really going to smack you to pieces!!” I warned him.

“Harrison, Cornwell!” yelled Mr. Edmund my History teacher. None of us realized the he had entered the classroom. “I will not have you two fights in my class.”

My classmates released both Rick and me when Mr. Edmund stood in front of us. “What wrong with both of you?” he asked. “Especially you Harrison?” looking at me. “You never fight with anyone before. You have a good reputation in this school, don’t spoil it.” He then turned to Rick, “And you Cornwell, don’t you have anything better to do than to provoke Harrison?”

I smiled knowing Mr. Edmund was on my side. “I’m not going to give both of you a detention or whatever. You both are old enough the solved your differences the adults way.  Now back to your seats.” Both Rick and I glared at each other before returning to our seats.

 “Just let him be Zack,” whispers Brad who was sitting besides me. “You know it’s not worth it. Everyone knows what a jerk Cornwell is.” I nodded my head cooling down myself.

After my History class, I went straight to Zara’s class which was on the same floor.  The girls from her class were whispering and I saw Zara walking slowing towards me with a sad face. I smiled at her and surprisingly she smiled back but with a sad smile.

 “Everything ok?” I asked her.

 “Yeah, fine,” she replied and then sighed, “They just couldn’t stop glaring at me,”

 “Just ignore them.  They will stop glaring at you soon,” I assured her and we walked to our next class.

We sat together during break, joining her friends and mine. I sat next to her and I could feel Zara feeling uncomfortable with all the eyes on us.  “Just ignore them,” I said to her again. “Don’t give a damn at what their think. They are just jealous you’re with me.”

 “Yeah, Zara,” agreed Amy. “The girls are jealous because you managed to get Zack to walk you to your class and sit with you during break.”

 “Yeah,” injected Danny, “You should be proud you managed to tame him,” he teased and they all laughed at us while Zara was blushing away.

“Are you going to be ok?” I asked when we finally reach her last class for today.

She sighed. “Well, I got through the whole day right? This will be the last. I’ll survive.”

 “Just ignore them. Thing will go off soon. Anyway they can’t harm you,” I assured her.

“Easy for you to say! You're not the one they glared.” She snorted and glared at me.

 “Maybe you should glare back at them. Do you know that you have a deathly glare? It can kill people.” I teased.

 “Ha, ha, very funny,” she said making faces at me. “I better go in now.”

I laughed, “Bye. I see you after class,” and she nodded.