Please Don't Let Me Go

Chapter 9 | Why can't lunch be normal?

Chase's P.O.V.

This is soooo boring. Who cares about the history of human anatomy and physiology summarized or the meanings on the words.

Not me.

How Annalise can stand this I don't know.

She has her slide pack with note lines on the side taking notes of Majerus' lecture. Everyone had them but if all we had to do was study the slides and that's what he was saying why pay attention?

She has her paper on her binder at the angle so I can't see what she's writing. That means she's hiding something right?

I put my elbow on the desk my hand propping up my head. This is BORING. I feel like falling asleep this guy talks constantly about who knows what and doesn't drink the whole ENTIRE 1hr and 45 minutes. This is insanity.

Tap-tappity tap tap, tap tappity tap top tap ,tappity tap tap, tap tappity tap top tappity tap tap...

I unconsciously tapped my pencil and didn't notice till Annalise put her hand on mine to stop my fingers from moving the pencil tip on the table surface. I had been staring out to space but boy her touch definitely got my attention, fast.

I don't know what it is about her, I have this weird fascination with everything she does or doesn't do, every word she says and doesn't say, what's the creepiest thing is that I feel like I know more about her than both of us know and I don't even know what I think I know I know.

It's decided. I'm an insane, creepy, perv player who's mind is melting away. How's that anatomy for you? That'd be an interesting study.

I can see it now. "And this cadaver here, was once a young bright man, but for some unknown reason to all medical knowledge, his brain rapidly deteriorated and lost all sense of anything and everything, with no disease or tumor to account for this unusual occurrence."

"Helloooo." Annalise whispered, her hand waving in front of my face.

"Hmm. What?"

"You completely zoned out. Pay attention."

I stifle a yawn. "But how am I supposed to pay attention to everything he's saying?"

She shook her head.

"Black, would you stop showing any and all PDA, we all know how humans interact without you demonstrating it."

I turn to see Mason the one who had addressed us. It didn't take long before all eyes were on us and I saw that he was referring to Annalise's hand on my which has now retrieved itself to its owner in a flash as if she was burned. Which I wasn't sure since her cheeks were flushed.

Mr. Majerus stood there with a crooked smile on his face amused. This isn't amusing. Mason always gets so under my skin, plus he's embarrassing Annalise in front of the whole class. I would've given it to him if we had not been in class.

"Well as much as I hate to admit that it's fascinating, Mason is right, school's policy not that I care. Just stop it for now and do as much as you like after." And he went back to teaching. Mr. Majerus is not a normal teacher.

I look to my left to see Annalise writing notes down furiously with her pen.

I had a feeling that this was not going to blow over so easy.