It’s been a week since I stepped out of my house. I’ve missed college for so many days. I don’t want to see people, moreover I don’t want to see Zane. I don’t feel like going anywhere but I have to attend classes from today. Exams are near and I’ve already skipped too many lectures, can’t afford to miss anymore.
All the memories of me and Zane rushed through my mind when I entered the college campus. I too was a happy person once upon a time but that was a fairytale and fairytales aren’t real. The reality is that I’m still the same doleful girl that I previously was. I hate Zane. I wasn’t so sad before he entered my life. He made me smile just to make me cry again. Being sad and then being happy only for a short time makes one even sadder than they previously were. It’s like finding a beam of light in a dark room and then realizing that it was only an illusion. I wish Zane hadn’t entered my life, I wish I wasn’t happy just to be sad again. I hate you Zane, I hate you!
“Miss Blaire, where were you for so many days?” our Economics professor, Mr Compton asked.
“Sir, I was not well” I answered.
“Every student’s usual excuse however you won’t be excused” he said.
“No sir. Blaire isn’t lying. Her health was really not so good” Zane chimed in. His voice and words only roiled me.
“Am I talking to you Mr Giezmann?”
“Sorry sir but I had phoned her mother and that’s how I came to know” he replied. You’ll always be a liar Zane. I don’t need your help, I said in my mind, knowing that he’ll read my mind and he did and nodded looking at me.
“Alright” said Mr Compton.
I sat alone in the canteen with sandwich on my plate, during the lunch time. I don’t know why I had ordered them when I didn’t feel like eating at all.
“Can I sit here?… If anyone’s not coming?”
“Marcus!?” I’m not in a state to take any crap from him.
“Stop bothering me Marcus”
“No.. No… I don’t mean to bother you” he said.
“Really? Then why are you here?” I asked rolling my eyes, not really interested in his answer.
“Actually” he started, pulling out the chair and taking a sit. “I wanted to apologize” I raised an eyebrow, shocked by what my ears have just heard.
“For all the things that I’ve done to you. I’m sorry” he continued “I know I’ve been a bully all these time but I want to be a good person now” What has changed him so much in this one week? Principal’s scoldings or Zane’s beating?
“It’s okay” I said.
“So friends now?” he asked extending his hand but before I could even open my mouth to speak there was a huge bang on the table that gathered everyone’s attention.
“I warned you to stay away from her!” growled Zane.
“Relax man, I’m not here to bother her” said Marcus, trying to appease Zane. He looked as calm as Zane looked angry. Looking at Zane makes me shiver out of fear after knowing what he is.
“Leave” Zane warned again.
“Why are you having problem? If she’s not okay with me being here, she’d say it…”
“I said LEAVE” Zane said cutting Marcus off mid sentence. He looked so livid. Anger made him turn red and looking at him like this only scared me even more. Could he harm Marcus? Or even worse can he kill him? He’s a vampire, a dangerous thing, who’s capable of doing anything.
NO! NO! NO! I need to stop this before Zane hurting him. If Marcus doesn’t leave then Zane might hurt him or kill him and the reason for his death would be me! I can’t let this happen.
“Marcus leave. For now…please?” I requested. He had a question mark on his face but he did leave.
“Blaire”
I walked past Zane before he could say any other word.
The bell rang and it was time for the Research and Management class to begin.
I sat on my usual place but I couldn’t focus on what Miss McGrath was teaching, my brain recalled the event of our date, the cemetery and Zane confessing that he’s a vampire. I shook my head vigorously to push away all the thoughts.
“Are you alright Miss Blaire?” asked Miss McGrath. I was so into the thoughts that I forgot that I’m in class and surrounded by many people.
“Yes” I answered, nodding my head.
“Good” she said and continued speaking on the topic that she was speaking before. “So as I was saying, you’ll be doing this assignment in a pair of two”
“And making it clear right from the beginning, I won’t be accepting any individual assignment.” she continued and the entire class echoed in a yes.
“I will a lot you the topics also I will be the one to chose your partner” she added and started calling out names.
“Betty, you will be doing this assignment with Jessica”
“Ian with Robert”
“Tara with Abraham”
“Mollie with Isobel”
“Blaire with Zane”
Blaire with Zane. My eyes went wide open hearing that. I can’t do any assignment with Zane. I want to keep myself far away from him.
“Excuse me Miss McGrath”
“Yes. Any queries?” she asked.
“Not really a query but could you please change my partner?” I requested politely.
“No! No one should have any problem with the topic that I assign or the partner I ask you to work with. Have I made myself very clear?” and the class said yes in unison.
She won’t change my partner means I have no option other than to do this assignment with Zane. The more I want to go far away from him, the more he’s coming closer. I hate him.