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The next monday started with a very dreary morning. Tristan woke me up by licking my cheek, which I admit was kinda hot and disgusting at the same time. For a minute there, I didn't realize it was him. I thought I got a surprise dog.
"Disgusting prick!" I yelled at him. We got dressed and off to school. Tristan is still crashing at my place because he's my bestie and claims that he missed me just cause of one cancelled movie night. He's just acting like a clingy girlfriend, now I know how playboys feel when they have a chick who refuses to quit. But I love him and he kept me company all weekend being an only child is hard.
"I like it when u let your hair down, you look hotter," he says as he winks and smirks at me, while getting into his Ford explorer and off to school we go. Caroline's secret bugged me all weekend. That girl really got herself in some deep Shit. I pray God helps her and takes the wheel in her life. She really needs Him right now.
"My lady," he says while opening the door for me. I got so lost in thoughts I didn't realize when we got to school.
"You okay? You were quiet all through the ride here." he says entwining our hands as we walk out of the parking lot.
"No, I was just thinking about Caro and all."
"Don't think about it, don't stress yourself. We wouldn't want you getting a heart attack would we?" he asks. I just shake my head at him and smile. Gosh, I love this boy.
"Hey Aria, the chemistry teacher wants to see you," Alison said to me. Alison is a girl in my Chem class. She's super nice and friends with Caroline too. She's very pretty, brunette, green eyes. Adorbs! I should set her and Tristy up, they'd be extremely cute together. Whoa! Wait back up. Did she just say chemistry teacher is looking for me?! Shit! What trouble am I in now? I didn't do anything, right?
"Okay, thanks Ally," I say to her.
"Don't worry. It'll all be fine. Be calm it's not like you did anything wrong again. Right?"
Triste says reading my mind and slowly panicking, what is up with this boy, he's normally so cool but when it comes to me in a pickly situation he freaks. Besties... Am I right?
"I'll walk you there. It'll all be fine don't be scared," he tells me. Obviously trying to calm himself down.
"Hey mushroom, chill. I'm a good girl, it'll all be good," I say ruffling his hair while he swats my hands off. Then I turn to Alison and say, "Ally would you mind keeping an eye on my buttercup here?"
She laughs and shakes her head. "It's no problem, go on." She replies I then turn to the panicking and walking off to the chemistry lab when he gives me the 'you did not just do that and girl did you just wink at me?' look.
I'm actually a little nervous going to the chemistry lab to meet. Mr. Chace Cooper is known to be a notorious teacher.
There have been lots of rumours of him dating most of the population of the single female teachers in school and also even being caught in a few affairs with both married and unmarried parents and teachers. He's in his mid twenties, with dark hair and those very brown eyes he must have been a big charmer and heart breaker back in his days. Tall, muscular and very strict with his students. There are no talking in his classes, no gum chewing, eating or drinking anything is prohibited couples should show no P.D.A, even holding hands is not allowed. He prefers silence, discipline. All his students must always strive to get a B- in his class and you can only pass with at least a C+ or a narrow escape C if you're one of his 'special students'.
Although I've never understood the concept of being a 'special student's and I've never needed to I usually get an A in his classes. I'm a good student and I follow his rules. Heck, even the dumb jocks know not to cross him.
I open the door and slowly enter the classroom only to see Mr. Cooper sitting on his desk looking more intimidating than ever. When I walked in he first glanced me over before his lips broke into A SMIRK?! Oh hell no! I'm dead. He then motions for me to sit on a chair near his table. I slowly sit down, still trying to calm down my wild nerves and the crazy pounding of my heartbeat.
"Miss. Morningstar," he says acknowledging me.
"Mr. Cooper," I reply copying the head nod he did moments ago, trying as though to acknowledge him too.
He then smiles, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Good morning," he greets.
"uh, morning," I reply looking past his eyes.
"You must be wondering why I asked you here today." he says crossing his arms. "Well I called you here to inform you; every term I give a reward to my best student star student to be precise. The student who has pleased me most, and this year my star student is... Would you like to guess?" he asks me and I shake my head profusely.
"Okay. You're no fun," he says and pouts little.
Swoon. You know I can actually see why women are interested in him, I mean if he weren't a teacher and I was older and very desperate I'd actually go for him.
"What?" he asks.
Shit! He heard me. Was I talking out loud? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
"Why were you staring at me like that?" he asks.
Oh thank God he didn't hear me.
"Okay... Now Miss. Morningstar, as my star student for the term, you'll have to prove yourself worthy of this title." He continues when I don't reply. "Your Saturday mornings for this month would be devoted to helping me around the classroom. Cleaning, organizing and other things under the title of class teaching assistant."
Wow. That's really cool actually but did he just say Saturdays. Oh no! Tristan is going to bite my head off. What is it with adults today, stealing my nights and mornings.
"Is there anything wrong?" he asks.
"No, sir," I reply. "But couldn't it be any other day apart from Saturdays... Please?
"Well... No," Everything's A-okay," I say. "Well thank you sir" I add.
• • • • • • •
"And that's all he said?" Triste asks and I nod, "well, I don't trust him, especially with my girl. He even took Saturday mornings away from us. Be careful, okay?" He adds.
"Yeah, Bubba. It's fine."
I smile and shake my head. Tristy can be such a baby at times.
"I will."
I hear a familiar soundtrack playing then Tristan gets on one knee. Everyone stops and stares, oh I'm so going to murder this boy. What is he doing? We're in the school parking lot. He knows this will attract attention. He begins to sing a song I love so much "Helplessly"
"it's not that easy with you here,
But I know I want you to stay
Say, this could be us in a few Years...
I try stop him by asking "what are you doing?" but he seemed really unfazed by my question and continues. He stretches his hands outwards when he gets to the chorus. Oh. God. No!
"Say u distract me,but I'm distracted without you. I don't know how to focus baby teach me how to...
I lovingly mouth the words "I'll kill you" to him as a crowd of people gather us. Oh cratz!
" you're not helping me
But I fall helplessly for u...
When he finishes the song. I thought this nightmare is finally over, but I thought wrong because he proceeded to say a heartwarming speech.
"We've been friends for basically forever and this is something I've felt for a very long time. Been giving you signs but you're very oblivious to it. You mistake my gestures of love for jokes, but I know you feel the same. Aria, I love you with every being in me. I wake up every morning thinking about you. My love for you is like the sky, it'll go on forever. It's like gravity, because it lifts me up and makes me feel like I'm soaring and the feeling of knowing I have you is like a solid ground I fall back to. I might crash and fall but you're always here to lift me up. Only you make me feel this way. You've seen me at my best you've been with me through my worst, and j just need assurance that I'll wake up to you each day. Make me the happiest guy on earth. Will you marry me?!"
He asks as he reaches his back pocket and removes a black case. For a second I was lost in his words and didn't notice him doing this.
"A hundred and five is the number that comes to my head when I think of all the years I wanna be with you.
Wake up every morning with you in my bed that's precisely what I plan to do.
And you know one of these days when I get my money right buy you
everything and show you all the finer things in life.
We'll forever be in love there ain't be no need to rush and one day I would be able to ask you loud enough."
What is this idiot doing? He's making a scene, people are staring. Oh God please kill me now. I close my eyes and pray; In the name of Jesus ground I command you to open up and swallow me... Pretty please? I peek from one eye to check if I've magically teleported... Nope! Still in this nightmare.
"Will... You... Marry... Me?"
he stops singing and looks at me hopefully. Tristan why?! Why you gotta be so weird all the time? I look around to see the crowd watching wide eyed. Some look at me expectantly while the others look like they're about to cry due to this sham of affectionate 'love'. Oh what do I do now?
"Tristan... We're in high school"
He then gets up on his feet clearly ignoring my words, pulls me in for a bear hug and yells to the crowd.
"She said yes!" they all applaud ecstatically. 'I hate people.'
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