Falling for the Ruthless Bad Boy

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n front of me, his red pen skating along the edges of the

ounting, right from when he sta

t loud, but a tiny part of me wasn't sure

ainty hands wrapped around mine and only when I'd figured out

d. I nodded again, twice, just so I'd convince her, but I kn

her brown eyes urging me to let her know what was wron

I'm n

hold on to your dear life." Vivian cut me off and my

y lips at the sight in fr

hen something's up. So

red about Vivian, it was how she always looked out for me. I guess that's why it did

s psychic ability to read minds too. Mine at least. It was either

never scared of tests, even if it was a pop quiz just

he feeling that something was off. "At least I don't thin

nside of my cheek. I'd gotten a 2 as

um.

m the front and I closed my eyes in

gain when I realize

e marking

class. It simply meant you'd get your results immediately and while I alw

of the whole class as I was the only one without a she

as cool and unnerving. "But before th

dents stared at me, their eyes boring holes

er in front of me face down. I felt my h

rom the very edge. After taking in a mouthful of air

for once, I wanted nothing more than to pull her

ut that wasn't important, I had b

barely a whisper. "

you've done, forever. You got a good number of the questions wro

scanned the class. I wasn't sure what I was looking f

r my desk and shoved my belongings into my bag and walked o

athroom shut behind me. I stalked to the mirror as I let my

e of my glasses. My hazel eyes were a dull colo

s wrong

usually on my bad days. But today, this was unacceptable.

nnett isn't who

t just couldn't. I was just reading too much meaning into w

gh

was literally the social outcast in our sc

focus during the test? Why had his words bee

of air. In a flourish, I took my glasses off and turned on t

plashed against my skin, before it's

myself as I slowly put my glasses on. "I'l

in my throat at the sight o

esperate attempt to get out, he stood there, almost mo

him, steadying my glasses on the bri

me. I peered at his green ones, perhaps I could find an emoti

uld sound more ferocious to him. "

wards me, his height looming over me. He didn't stop s

s he stared at the spot where our skin met and I pulled my hand away from him, a blush staining

ong enough, you'll find out.

just te

h?" He shot back, a raging fire

m askin

I flinched at his lo

ks the moment the words left my lips. "Y

fed, a dry chuckle

on't you te

off his lips carelessly and I found myself fuming

that I was now in front of him, and a little bit too close for comfor

looking unfazed. "Just tell

before dropping them down again. "Literally everyone in the school knows s

ou can't h

ared him deep in

his response. With each second that passed I be

listened closely, I could hear his

t sit right with me but I wasn't going to back down no