Fading Away ✅

Chapter Twenty

Blaze and I get ready to leave when three girls walk over to us

"Blaze", one of them speaks. Her auburn hair is tied in a ponytail and her green eyes are framed behind glasses. A blond and brunette stand beside her

" Hey, I'm Athena, this is Jaynelle and Kayla, she points to the brunette and blond. We came over to congratulate you"

"Thanks, ladies but I didn't do that good. Mr. Holland is exaggerating"

"Good looking and modest", the blonde whispers casting Blaze a flirty look

I snort. Blaze and modest do not belong in the same sentence
He turns to me and smirks

" And we were wondering if it isn't much trouble. We will like it if you can help us with AP Calculus"

For some strange reason, that idea bothered me. I didn't want Blaze to tutor them

"Sorry ladies, I wish I could but I have a lot on my plate right now. Good luck on the upcoming test though"

"Oh...okay, we get it, Athena says with a pout. See you around then"

Was it bad that I felt happy when Blaze refused to tutor them, I felt some kind of jeal-

No, why will I be jealous
That idea is ridiculous

I spin out of my thought to see Blaze in front of me snapping his fingers in front of my face, a smirk on his face
"Earth to Belle"

"What do you want?"

"That expression on your face screams jealousy, you should at least try to be subtle about it", he says as we walk out of the classroom

" I am not jealous"

"You are, jealous that I did better than you"

"No, I'm not"

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Blaze and I walk into the cafeteria during lunch period, the whole cafeteria quietens down and the whispers and stares begin. I quickly double my steps to our table
Anytime the trio or one of them walks into the cafeteria
The trio as in (Blaze, Lucas, and Addison), the noise stops and they start whispering and staring like the trio are celebrities, it doesn't help that I walk into the cafeteria with them. The whispers and stares are so irritating

"Why do you always do that anytime we step into the cafeteria?"

"Do what"

"Quicken your pace"

"Don't you notice the amount of attention you get whenever you enter the cafeteria", I say taking out my lunch

" I do but it's better to ignore than to respond to the attention they want"

"Well, that is easier said than done", I say and take a bite out of my ham

I look up to see Blaze watching me with a weird look

" What, why are you staring at me with that look"

"You have a weird eating habit"

"Your point?", I ask with a raised brow

" Who takes the ham out of the bun and eats it before eating the bun, it's called a hamburger for a reason. You eat it together"

"That is why the burger is mine and not yours. I can eat it anyhow I please"

He sighs and picks up my apple. Before I can stop him, he takes a bite out of it

"Blaze", I groan

" What, it's just an apple"