Chapter 5-The store room.
Ashley and Paige both grinned at their timetables.
“Art next, which means I can finish off my canvass, and after I’ve finished, I can help you start yours!” Paige shrieked.
“I’ve already finished it; I’ll help you with yours, yeah?” Ashley smiled kindly and tilted her head waiting for an answer.
“Huh? That’s not possible we only started on them last week and you only got the paints ready, you haven’t even started it!”
“Yeah, I have, I went Art revision yesterday” Ashley replied as they walked down to the art block.
“I thought that was just for the higher 6th formers?” Paige’s gaze turned into a confused frown.
“Yeah, it is, but Jame-... I mean Mr. Dinford thinks I’m at a more advanced level than the rest of the class, don’t take that the wrong way Paige, I don’t mean you’re not good, it’s just I’ve had a lot more practice than you at the more advanced stuff and as I’m not doing higher next year he wants to help me this year before I go to college.” Ashley shrugged hoping Paige understood that she wasn’t trying to show off in anyway.
“Ooo, Check you! Miss Teachers pet!” She teased playfully as they both turned the corner and walked into Jamie’s room and plonked their bags on their usual desks and went over to get the paint they required.
“Ashley!” a familiar voice called.
She turned around to see the empty classroom, she stood still, thinking she was hearing things until she saw his dark blue eyes that made her heart melt in her mouth and his short blonde hair that reflected the light perfectly making it look shiny and soft, Ashley continued to stare as she was in one of her famous ‘Ashley Daydreams’ that’s what Paige called them.
He smiled when he noticed she was in the room. He didn’t even have to say a word, he’d just had to give her that look and she would surrender with no questions asked.
She smiled back, making him feel a warm glow over ride his will power.
He told himself, that he was a professional and he wouldn’t allow a silly little crush on a under aged girl affect his carrier, but he couldn’t help falling for dark brown eyes and overwhelming personality which shone out over all the other immature year12’s, she wasn’t a little girl in his eyes, she was a beautiful young lady with such a mature way of seeing things, she just lacked hugely in self esteem. He didn’t understand why, she was beautiful in every way, she had such a curvy body which made him weak at the knee’s at the thought of it and such powerful eyes that could woo any man she wanted, she just didn’t see what everyone else could see, it was as if she’d been suffocated by her own lies and she’d believed herself when she called herself ugly.
Paige waved her hand in front of Ashley, this snapped her out of it as she shook her head as she woke up from her trance, she dropped her eyes from his and flung her head embarrassment trying to hide her red face from both Paige, and Jamie
He did the same; this left Paige in an awkward position because she wasn’t quite sure what had just happened.
“Are you two okay?”
Both Jamie and Ashley faced her and nodded silently.
“Erm Ashley, Can I see you after school please?” His voice shook with nerves as he thought that Paige might have noticed his behaviour and picked up on the fact that he was attracted to her best friend.
Paige stayed silent in the middle of the both watching what was happening with a curious look plastered across her face.
“Yeah Sure, Mr.Dinford.” Ashley muttered under her breath.
