Nora's POV
Days trickled by in a blink of an eye. Throughout the classes, I tried my best to make my presence non-existent around Liam. He rarely showed up in the school unless it was something important. And when he did, he would just attend the class and take a nap on the desk. This went on for a month and I slowly started getting used to having him around. Despite that, I didn’t fully let my guard down.
Today everyone was asked to assemble in the class. Our Physics teacher was going to announce the result of the mock test that was held last week. I dragged my feet reluctantly towards the desk. I had no interest in learning about it as I perfectly knew how ‘Brilliantly’ I had done in the exams. I was planning on staying back at home, but the teacher had to personally ask me to be present. Had I not attended the class, she would’ve definitely called my parents.
Like me, everyone in the class were fretting over the result.
Liam was already seated and was leaning back on the chair with his hands folded. Looking at how calm he was, I felt envious. He was probably the only person in the class who was completely chilled out about the results. And it was no one wonder he’d top again.
Sure enough, as the teacher entered the class, she looked at him with a proud look on her face. However, her countenance immediately changed when she spotted me beside him.
I scratched my head embarrassingly and avoided eye contact with her.
Ms Marie Jones was a middle-aged woman in her forties. She stood on the podium and began a long serious speech, reprimanding us about our horrendous result.
I held back a yawn and tried hard to keep my eyes open. I could almost mimic her words as nothing ever changed in her speech except for the classes.
“Now I believe everyone would pay focus in their studies and not slack off in my class.” the teacher concluded.
“Yes, M’am” the class replied in unison.
“And now it’s time for the student with the highest marks. Give a round of applause to Mr. Liam Keaton for once again securing full marks in the test.”
The entire class applauded cheerfully. Though it was no surprise, I’ve got to hand it to them for their enthusiasm.
Ms. Jones then landed her glare at me.
Sigh! It was my turn now.
“Lets now congratulate another deserving student of our class, Ms. Nora Shahan, for securing yet another D.” she continued sarcastically.
The class once again burst into applause, along with the crazy pounding of desks and snickers.
I stood up reluctantly from the seat and raised my head to look at Ms. Jones, who stared back at me with disgust.
“All thanks to you, the reputation of the class has been destroyed.” came her raging voice.
I lowered my head, my shoulder slumping as I pulled on tightly on my shirt and stood expressionlessly.
I was not the only student with a D. However, she only targeted me every single time. I count myself lucky for bumping into Ms. Jones making out with a student in the lab previously. Since then, I’ve become the target of her criticism. Not that I never fought back. One word from me and she would’ve been expelled right in that instance. When I couldn’t take it anymore, I was almost at the Principal’s office to lodge a complaint but was stopped midway by her daughter.
Ms. Jones was a divorced woman with a daughter who studied in middle school at Bradford. Somehow she had learnt about the whole scenario and begged me not to expose her mother, saying how she was the only breadwinner of her family and that she would be deprived of her studies and future if her mother got expelled.
I was no Saint Teresa, but I also couldn’t watch the young girl do part-time jobs while her mother kept spreading her legs everywhere. And hence I let the matter rest.
But I guess they took my kindness for my cowardice. Nonetheless, I only had to tolerate her for a year.
After having told her full, Ms Jones finally let me off the hook and continued with her teaching.
“I say Nora, why don’t you just leave the school.”
“That’s right, I’ve heard a dumb person can pass their IQ on others. Don’t infect our school hunk.”
The students who sat near me gloated and gave sarcastic remarks. From my peripheral vision, I could see Liam furrowing his brow in annoyance.
He must be despising me too, isn’t it?
“Just get out of the school already, your family can save a fortune from squandering it on a wastrel like you..” a high-pitched voice rang from the front.
I raised my head and looked at Reyna, who had a smug smile on her face. “Are you my sponsor? Where my family squanders money has got nothing to do with you.”
After a pause, I added. “And at least I’m not wasting it on having multiple surgeries. There, there. Your chin looks lopsided.” and pointed at her chin.
The group snickered, which was now directed at Reyna.
The latter's face changed drastically as she hurriedly removed her pocket mirror and checked her face. Noticing that there was nothing wrong with her chin, she gritted her teeth as she realised I had tricked her.
I smirked at her and gave her a ‘Come bite me’ look.
Ms. Jones had asked us to solve a practise set on Quantum Physics.
At that moment, I almost had a nervous break.
There were 10 questions, and I was still stuck on the first one even after 40 minutes. After attempting nth time, I was still nowhere near the answer. Grunting softly, I crossed out the answer one more time and collapsed on the desk with a bang.
Physics was really not meant for me.
Leaning back in the chair, I twirled the pen in my hand, thinking about my miserable life.
As I was lost in my thoughts, a hand drew closer to me before resting on my book.
Startled, I almost jolted out of my seat in fright.
Is he going to beat me?
Will this be my last day on earth?
All sorts of ridiculous thoughts flashed in my mind.
Hesitating, I turned to a poker-faced Liam who was pointing at the words he had written on the book. “Use this equation.” Hearing his deep and seductive voice, I felt like my ears were having an eargasm.
Inspecting the book, I found the equation written.
I gave out an awkward laugh. “Oh, Okay!”
Ah! So he was just helping me out. And here I was, letting my imagination run wild for nothing.
With the help of the equation, I could meticulously solve the problems. It took overall 20 minutes for me to answer the questions.
“Thank you!” I smiled at him cheerfully. For a minute I almost forgot of my fear towards him.
His hand that was holding the pen paused for a second before he continued with his work as if he heard nothing.
After getting no response, I didn’t press further and jumped to next exercise.
Nora's POVI strolled down the hallway towards my locker.Bradford would a
Nora's POV I stepped out of the library gloomily. The incident earlier really gave me a fright. While walking down the stairs, I came across a few boys huddled on the staircase. Initially, I was going to ignore them and make my way out, but as soon as the word ‘racing’ left their mouths, I stopped in my tracks and listened to them intently. A car racing event was going to be held tonight at Mt. Akimbo, the tallest mountain in Kingstown. The boys were basically lamenting over how they couldn’t join the event, even if they wanted to because of their terrible driving skills. After I took in the information, I half jogged down the stairs and rushed home. I was 16 when I was introduced to the racing world by my cousin when we were vacationing in Tokyo. I remember us creating fake ids and sneaking inside the event as it was illegal for underage people to driv
Nora's POVAs I drove towards the top, I could see many cars parked at the side. All of which were expensive high-performance sports cars.Getting off the car, I scrutinised the crowd.The crowd was rather wild today.There were 25-30 people, including girls, who were dressed in a sexy outfit that revealed their figures. They were present here to cheer on the racers.As I passed by them, the girls did not even take a second glance at me. In their eyes, I was just a pretty looking teenager.Most of them were only here to take a glimpse at ‘Cheetah’. The latter only ever took part in international events. However, as this time it was held in Kingstown, he made an exception.Rumours had it that ‘Cheetah’ was also a resident of Kingstown. Walking towards the crowd, I also noticed a few familiar faces. They were all famous racers from different cities.One of the guys in blue hair, had a walkie talkie and a list in his hand as he gave instructions to the boy next to him. I walked up to hi
On the starting line, a fiery red Bugatti and a silver Mercedes Benz lined up simultaneously. The crowd surrounded behind them and shrieked with excitement. However, the cheers were only directed towards Liam. A strikingly hot girl in a deep A-line dress stood between the cars. Raising a flag, she waved it twice before announcing loudly, “Start!” A shot rang out from the flare gun. The two cars shot out like arrows, leaving the bowstrings. Nora stepped on the accelerator below her foot, and the car picked up speed. Currently, she was leading the race. Her pouty lips curled up in confidence as the car drifted around the corner and then on the straight road. Just then the red Buggati picked up speed and overtook her. Gritting her teeth, Nora escalated the pressure on the accelerator below her foot and caught up to him. In no time, she took the lead once more.As she relaxed her
The car drove down the mountain to the nearest hospital. Throughout the ride, Liam kept glancing at Nora. She sat there in a daze yet to recover from the shock. Her head was lowered, and her eyebrows tightly knitted. Her complexion turning paler with every second and she kept bitting her lower lips to hide her discomfort. Just with a glance, one could tell how much she was suffering. But even then, she did not cry or let out a whimper. Seeing her suffering, Liam felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart, making it difficult to breathe. It was as though he was the one who was injured. His behavior also surprised him. Why was he feeling so concerned about her? Why did it matter if she was fine or not? Why was he acting so strange? There were so many whys popping up in his mind, but right now his only priority was to make sure she was okay. Stepping on the accelerator, he sped towards the hospital. - - - At the hospital. Liam parked the car and walked to the o
Bradford High Rowan Reyes, the homeroom teacher, took out his handkerchief and wiped off the sweat from his forehead for umpteen times. The pressure in the room was chilling, making him suffocated and sweat profusely. At last, he couldn’t take anymore and stood up, slamming the table. “Miss Nora Shahan, why are you staring at me as if I’ve asked for your share of inheritance? It's just a project.” She was just a petite high school girl, but if looks could kill, he could have been long dead from the glare she threw at him. And the ancestor beside her was even more terrifying than her. God! What crime did he commit in his last life to have these two troublemakers as his students? In the last row, Nora, who was shooting daggers at the teacher, scoffed at his nonsense. Just a project? He called it just a project? Apparently, the students were grouped for a project for their upcoming summit. And blame it on her unfortunate luck, she was paired with Liam. No, she wasn’t actually pa
The next day, as agreed, Liam and Nora met in the library of the regular building.They sat opposite each other on the table, doing their respective works.Nora immersed herself completely in the project.
Two hours later, Nora was finally done with the reports. As it was late, they had moved to the special building. Stretching out her hands, she packed her stuff and placed the reports on the table. Meanwhile, Liam was also done playing on his phone. He did not look at the file and placed it inside the drawer. “I’ll check it out tomorrow.” “Suit yourself” she grabbed her bag and walked out of the office. Liam followed behind in unhurried steps. As they neared the elevator, Nora halted in her tracks and asked over her shoulders. “Why are you following me?” Liam felt the urge to roll his eyes at her. Stretching out his legs, he bumped into her shoulders. “Please.” He entered the elevator. Nora stood on her spot, her eyes moving to the man inside the elevator. “In or not?”Liam asked when he saw her standing still in her place. Nora snorted and s