temptation

'✭.<Lenora Salvatore>.*•
Are you being nice or are you playing with my feelings?

All throughout class, I was thinking about what Rigel did, either I was being way too delusional but he was always there, like he appeared from the shadows. He was pushed Fernando while we were talking and then started a fight with him? Why would he do that? It just didn't make sense to me. The bell had rung and i collected all my stuff, which when I left the classroom I made sure to be aware of my surroundings in case of if I run into Fernando which i totally am trying to avoid because if he wants to inform me something his parents said I already know it's going to be bad news So I ran as fast I could to my next class which was science..lovely.

Luckily, my seat is in the way back of the classroom. So sometimes I don't need to fully pay attention and it's not like I was failing so I dont see the point. I slide my phone out of my pocket and plug my headphones in, I was doodling all over the table before one of my earbuds was pulled out of my ear. I looked over and saw Rigel holding in between his fingers. "He was calling your name." I looked at him blankly while he stared at me, I had snapped out of it before looking at everyone watching over at me waiting for me to respond. "Sorry, what did you need." I could feel a rush of embarrassment on my face. "Headphones and your phone on my desk, then come get your papers." He ordered as he pointed to the stack of papers.

Rigel let go of my earbud and placed it on my hand. That was so embarrassing, that was his first impression of me, someone who is completely oblivious to the world, I had dragged my feet to the teacher desk where I placed my phone along my earbuds and grabbed the sheets of paper before returning back to my seat. Where we had to work on a project with our partner about botany, something that we do every single year. D'Angelo begin assigning everyone to their flowers before he landed on my table, "Rigel and Lenora, you two will take the lily of the valley on your left." and of course it's the same flower every year and wait. Me and him are partners you got to be kidding me, "now that you all got your flowers, I want you all to answer the questions on your paper then turn it in before class is over."

It wasn't like I was annoyed that we were partners but like I had embarrassed myself in front of him and he just literally fought my ex boyfriend not that long ago. Rigel and I got up from our seats and walked over to the flower, this was just a example flower and our expectation of what our project should be like, Rigel looked at it up and down before touching the stem of the flower, "Pretty aren't they?" I asked, he looked over to me with a slight nod. "They are meant to symbolize humility, and the return of happiness."

"It's an odd shape for a flower." He said, I feel myself smiling while I watch his hand glide down the lily's stem. "I think they are very unique, especially when they come in pink." A small chuckle came out from him before he let go, he leaned on the counter looking at me. It made me nervous so I turned away while trying to write in my paper before I saw him stand up straight reaching towards me. I squeezed my eyes shut before I reopened them to see him holding a leaf in hand while raising his eyebrows confused. "This was in your hair." He said holding up the leaf, the world just hates me or sees enjoyment in embarrassing me in front of a boy. "Oh. Grazie."

"Remember students, you will have to take this plant for the rest of the year, you will be taking turns with your partner in taking care of it, just think of it as your adoptive child." You bastard D'Angelo. Now I got pretended that this plant is Rigel and mines 'adopted child' you know I shouldn't even see it as that this is just a simple friendly partner project nothing more. "How are we supposed to take care of it when it's fully grown already...?" Rigel asked whispering over to me. "He gives us the equipment and the seed to grow. This is what our flower should look like if we actually succeed in growing it, believe me it's one of the hardest project, half of the kids fail." I groaned.

"It can't seem that hard. All you have to do is grow a plant" He said, I shook my head and he tilted his head in confusion. "It's because he gives this strict demands with these plants, we have to record and snap pictures every day till the end of the year basically and make a presentation all about including the photo album we made." This project sucks because it's one of the biggest part of our grade and I need to make sure I pass this project this year or my parents will probably kill me. Rigel nodded before putting his attention out of the window where I saw him looking at the new girl who was running around the track with of course Billie and Miki I didn't even know Miki would allow anyone be around Billie. Shocker  "I'll take it first, I know someone who could help us."He knows someone could help, meaning as the new girl that he was staring at? Oh my, are they dating?

The bell had rung and I had walked over to D'Angelos desk to collected my stuff he rudely confiscated, and there I saw Rigel waiting outside the door leaning on the door frame watching me. He put out his phone towards me and so i quickly grabbed typing out my number in, I could feel his intense stare at me which was make me feel nervous, just when i was about to give Rigel his phone back I see a tall figure behind him, it was Fernando. Of course. I should have know I could not avoid him, he gave me this look meaning that he was pissed, I rather get this over with now then later. I gave Rigel back his phone giving him a goodbye before grabbing Fernando blazer and going to the corner of the hall.

"Look Fernando, I don't want to talk. I thought you would've got the hint when I ran away from you." I explained, he was leaned in the wall with his arms crossed and rolled his eyes, "i think you rather you hear this from me then your parents but Our parents are insisting that we talk things out." Talk things out?! Oh hell no there is absolutely no way we are talking things out, it's not like everything will go back to sunshine and rainbows literally everyone knows how tense it is with us already. And ding. A text from Rigel.