The Tutor

Chapter 5 - Routine

Maddison

Since my first day at Wilmslow on Wednesday, I have really fallen into a nice routine. Lily has inserted me into her group of friends, and we are inseparable, as they are all super friendly and love my 'Canadian accent'. I am into several different music classes, and my favorite class is advanced Chem. I meet plenty of new people who accept my love of academics and who also love music like I do. People are nothing but friendly to me. Even the jocks like me, complimenting me goaling in football and my tennis skills when I play after school. I have no more problems with that Harry kid. I'm starting to fall in love with my new life.

Harry

Although I want to start converting Maddison right away, I have to put all of my attention into band practice until our next gig. This is White Eskimo's first big performance, and everyone from school will be there. I almost forget about her as the date comes closer and closer, but I see her in the hallways, talking with the nerds and band geeks. After this gig, I'm going to have to start in on her. Hard.

Maddison

 After tennis on Friday, Lily and a couple of our friends meet me by the fence. "Okay newbie," Lily says all official sounding, "Since you are new to Chesire, the guys and I simply must show you our favorite hangout." I smile at her and nod. I am very excited to see where everyone hangs out when I go home to help my mum unpack. "Sure thing, just let me shower quick and text my parents and I'll be right out" I say as I run to the gym. I quickly scrub off the sweat and brush my hair as I dress. I  run back out to my waiting group of friends. "Okay where is this mystery hang out?" I ask jokingly as we leave the school grounds. "Just follow us, you'll love it" my friend Natalie says as we walk towards towards the shops part of town.

Harry

"Hurry up dumbass!" I shout to Niall as we finish our sound check. He shoves a few more chips in his mouth, takes a large swig of his pop and runs to his guitar. I roll my eyes; Niall is always eating something. The place is packed with jocks and my other friends. I love the turn out, and I smile devilishly at a group of girls near the front, making them giggle in that irritating way that I have learned to get used to. I look over to my band mates for the okay, then saunter up to the mic. "Hey guys, we are White Eskimo and we are here to blow your damn minds" I say in a low voice. The crowd claps and my friends let out whoops of encouragement. "This one is called Rock Me" I say before leaning back to listen to Josh's count in on the drums. We are about half way through the song when the door opens. A group of random losers walk in, much to my distaste. My mood changes, however, when the last person walks in and stands awkwardly by the group. Maddison.

Maddison

"This, Maddie Bay, is The Mark" my friend Phil says dramatically as we reach a stylish black building with large antique wooden doors. I take the place in as we walk towards it. "This is too cool," I mutter to myself as Lily opens the door and we file in. I am the last one in, and I enter the dimly lit lounge to hear a catchy rock beat. The lyrics are a little innappropriate but all in all I like the sound. I look up to the front stage and gasp when I see him. Harry is the lead singer of the band, and he is currently looking right at me. His expression doesn't change, but his eyes seem to darken, making me shudder. The past couple of days I have learned a few things about him through conversations with Lily and my new group of friends. Harry is the ultimate badboy around school. He is a womanizer, sasses the teachers, and likes to party in the worse kind of way. His best mates are Niall; a blue eyed prankster with brown hair and blond tips, Josh; who is very rarely in school and has a thing for older women, and Ed; a fiery haired guy who apparently drinks more than the teachers. They are all on stage now, but only Harry stares at me, and it makes me very nervous. "Do they play here often?" I whisper to Lily as she orders a pop. "This is the first time I have ever seen White eskimo perform here" she say uninterestedly. I nod and go back to listening.

They do three songs, all of them about sex, but also very catchy. Harry's voice smooth and confident, like mine when I'm in the shower. He works the crowd, winking at the girls and working people up. When they finish, the crowd cheers loudly, I also clap. "Once more we are White Eskimo" Harry says cooly into the mic, "See you on the flipside." He puts the microphone back on it's stand and struts off the stage. "They are pretty good" I say to my friend Simon after the clapping ends. He looks at me little bit funny, "They would be if they sang about something other than getting it on" he says condescendingly and goes back to talking with Lily. I have not really been talking to anyone, so I decide to go get an iced tea from the bar. I reach the counter, and am about to order when someone interrupts me. "Four Pepsis" says a deep raspy voice. I stand there irritatedly for a second before tapping the person on their shoulder. "Yeah, hello there" I say angrily, "I was kind of here first." The person, dressed in black skinny jeans and a red button-down turns slowly, and I immediately regret my tone. Harry.

Harry

After our set the guys and I go back to our usual spot on the couch on the side of the lounge. "Good job dudes" I say slapping them high-fives "Drinks are on me." I walk slowly towards the bar to order our usual. I feel impatient today, so I interrupt the person who was going to order. Suddenly, someone lightly taps my shoulder. "Yeah, hello there" a somewhat familiar accented voice says angrily, "I was kind of here first." She's got some fire to her after all. I smirk as I slowly turn to face her. To my great pleasure, Maddison Bay's eyes widen a bit when she recognizes me. She immediately reverts to the shy girl from Wednesday morning. I say nothing, so she turns to avoid my gaze and orders her drink softly. Both of our orders come at the same time, and she quickly grabs her glass and hurries away. I watch her bum as she goes back to the group on nerds. Now that the gig is over, I can focus on getting her. By the looks of it, this should be fun.