Touch Me While I Taste You

Chapter 20

Thaled as all but raced towards the literature class. I was very aware of the ticking clock in my head. I nearly seen i n frustration when Mr. Haydary lace puslies into my mind.

I brought my bag forward, unzipping it quickly to tumnage through my bindert o pull out my written poetry. I needed to make sure cverything was perfect. Mistakes were not an option, not if I want to sit an hour of bantering with mother and father

As my eyes scan over the words, I had not cared to look up at where I was going. I ran smack into a hard muscular back that drew out an oomph out of my lungs. Losing my footing for a quick second, the paper slips through my fingertips.

Igasp, my eyes quickly following the flying paper as it flew over many heads until finally tumbling slowly down to the floor. My heart drops along with it as I push the guy I ran into not so gently

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“Move” rumble, phishing through In de la gestion paper. My eyes scan over the dirty flooring glaring at the feet of sne barys who stepped on the

I will haunt them in their sleep. I promised myself as I bent down to pick u p the discarded paper.

An angry scream nearly tore through my throat as I witness the dirty shoe prints o n the once white perfect paper. As my stiff fingers touched the thin sheet, vexation seemed to cloud my mind.

This isn’t happening to me right now,

I turned the paper around, swallowing all the profanities that wanted to come out a s I spotted dirty patches on the words. By now the alarm in my head was going off, the ringing so unbearable that my head felt weighted on my shoulders.

I wouldn’t have time to write over the words, no matter how few words were jotted down on it. All I could do was swallow down my anger, many times to

When lo there, un lortunately. Mr. Lyd’s presence was already rooted by his desk Armes falded, an unpleasant scawl on his face and his infamous tapping of his feat as he zerod in on everyone who rushed ini.

They handed him their heat uncrumpled paper and hurried away from the always scowling man. When it was my turn, I couldn’t help but let my eyes flicker to the small clock situated on the desk behind him. I chew my lips, seeing that a minute had passed after elght.

Hopefully, the uplight man hadn’t noticed.

I pass the paper to Mr. Boyd, refusing to meet his scowling face and whipped around to walk out of the class. It was very fortunate that I didn’t have literature today. That saved me from having to hear out his critics and disapproval.

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“Meming” grein her lack with a little lamthusiasm than her.

I S vey the classroom, sporting the bliss Eyed blonde in a few batting cons. Her Yes were already on me, glaring in disappravallshifted my weight getting tin comfortable by her sour stare. I found! tridiculous seeing that I was the one who should be mad, not her.

I pressed my lips together, serking another vacant chair and desk other than the one beside hers, but come up shart. I exhalean irked breath and without having much of a chalce, strolled over to GWEIL

As soon as my bum hit the wooden chair, she snaps her head to face me. The blue color of the cheer uniform only magnified the blue of her eyes. But as she continued to glare, the blue turned a darker shade, now contrasting against the uniform uglily.

“I told you to stay away.” She hissed

talkative in class.

As Mix. Lovel tears her eyes away from Gwen ta resume the class, Gwen the her attention back to me. Her expression said it all. She wasn’t happy.

“Dun’i ven try to come up with a lie. Everyone saw you get out of his truck.” Her eyes matowed.

I gritted my teeth, clenching my hands into fists in frustration and anger. Her mentioning the asshole’s name again only triggered the scene of what happened earlier which only added fuel to the already burning fire. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“Wow, that news traveled faster to you than the last one huh?” I mocked.

She was supposed to be my leech, the annoying best friend that would be there for me. Not a scowling bitch that was mad because I didn’t heed her warning

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“Oh hey Arabella, how are you? How did you get to school since I didn’t inform will earlier that I wouldn’t be able to come to pick you up? Or a fuking greeting would be nice. No, instead You’re arguing about my own dann choices.” Ispat

She flinches back, cyes misting over and I Instantly regret my harsh tone. “Arabella

I shook my head. “Haiden only have me a ride bxcause I was stranded. If I didn’t get. to school before eight, Mr. Boyd would Surely deduct more than necessary marks from the assignment. It was, accept his ride or walt hours for a bus.” I explained,

I turn away from her, my voice growing soft as I faced front. “It was just a ride that will never happen again and nothing more. Besides, Haiden and I aren’t friends of ever will be, so no need to