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
Turning to her side, Nora opened her eyes groggily when Jessica’s face enlarged in her vision. She sat up with a start and placed her hand on her chest. “What are you doing? Trying to kill me?” Jessica sat up lazily beside her and replied, “That’s what I want to ask you. What exactly have you been up to?” “Hold on a sec, what am I doing at your place?” The last thing she remembered, she was trapped inside the elevator with Liam. “You don’t remember anything?” Jessica asked in disbelief. Nora shook her head. “My memories stop when I was stuck in the elevator and I feel too lazy to use my brain.” Jessica’s mouth twitched. She inhaled sharply and started explaining. “You passed out outside the elevator and some students passing by informed Jackson about it, and he further informed me.” Nora nodded and asked hesitatingly. “What about Liam?” “Liam? I didn’t see him.” “Oh!” Nora’s eyes dimmed in disappointment, but she quickly brushed it away and plastered a smile on he
God knew how much he had to restrain himself from pulling her into his arms. Were the heavens finally noticing his efforts? Liam was, in fact, aware of everything. The way she was striking a conversation with him and doing errors to make him talk to her. Actually, he didn’t mean to ignore her, but now that he thought about it, it was absolutely worth it. And the girl was so fucking adorably cute. Although she was trying her best to hide the obviousness, her eyes terribly gave her away. She didn’t know, but his attention was always on her. And when Nancy arrived, he wasn’t oblivious to the hostility she showed towards her. It was the same he had whenever she was with her boy toy. That only made him further happy, and his eye crinkled into a smile that even he wasn’t aware of. He never had the intention to leave her alone or push the workload on her. Therefore, when Nancy proposed for lunch, he stalled her. It was a rare opportunity for them to be together, and he wasn’t stupid t
Nora’s POV I withdrew my books from the locker and searched for my AirPods. I had this weird habit of losing them every time. As I rummaged through my stuff, I heard someone call out my name. “Nora?” I turned around to find a guy I wasn’t familiar with standing behind me. He was tall, incredibly pale, and had a pair of enchanting blue eyes that I had never seen before. “That’s me.” I nodded. “I finally met you. I’m Alex. I’ve heard about you a lot and you can consider me as your biggest fan.It would be great if we could get to know each other. Mind if you have some free time?” he said, all in a breath. Here goes another one! As a person always in the front line who bullied the bullies, it was normal for me to receive all kinds of treatment. That said, I had many admirers too. Therefore, when he popped out of nowhere, I wasn’t the least bit surprised.&nb
Nora’s POV My words caught up in my throat as I did not expect to come across him. As I stared at him blankly, he cleared his throat, snapping me back to reality. I nodded at him. “It is.” This was not good. I couldn’t be seen with him. I really have to give it to him, though. Ever since I met him near the locker room, he was resolute on going out with me. His repeated attempts annoyed me thoroughly. Although I ignored him on the campus in every way, he was like a disaster that couldn’t be avoided. I started thinking of a way to get rid of him. But he didn’t look like he had any intention to leave soon. Picking a random book from the shelf, he asked, flipping through the pages. “You love to read novels?” “I do,” I mum
Nora’s POV I arrived at Jessica’s house and layon her bed, staring at the ceiling. Both her parents workedand hence Jessica and her younger sister would have the house to themselves. “What? Miss me already?” Jessica teased while coming out of the bathroom. “I met him,” I confessed. “Who?” “Alex Rivera.” “What?” she asked, stunned. “I said I met Alex Rivera,” I repeated. She threw her towel on a nearby chairand snapped. “Are you crazy, Nora? Didn’t I-“ “Dude, relax,” I cut her off. “He came to me while I was in the library, not the other way round okay.” She took a deep breath. “What did you guys talk about?” I recalledthe entire thing that happened. “He seems persistent. Still, are you sure you didn’t give him any hints because he’s handsome?” she asked suspiciously. I rolled my eyesat her. Well,