Chapter 6

Sounds of chirping birds and sun rays creeping their way through the window wake Irye up.She stretches those tensed muscles and walks to the bathroom. From the happiness of her Grandma coming,she hums grins all the while she baths.Something she's never done for the past eleven years. She is surprised to see this side of her and returns to having her usual expression. She is now drying her hair after bathing and is preparing for school. She runs down the stairs not bothering to greet her stepmom who's in the kitchen out door and sits in her car.

She parks at the parking lot and rushs to class. Teachers come in and go as she feels time is at a stop. Meanwhile,Blake keeps shooting holes into her head. She feels the burden of those eyes and turns to look at him.She smirks at him and returns to paying attention. Confused Blake,lost in his thoughts does not realize the teacher waving to catch his attention. Amber who is sitting in front of Blake nudges him and his eyes trail off Irye to Amber.

"What"he almost shouts before realizing what is happening.

"You can be a lover dog after I leave this class"the teacher unsmilingly jokes and gets back to teaching.Blake notices his colleagues giggling and laughing inaudibly. Irye now has a smug on his face and that confused him the more.

It's break and Blake hears everything from Amber. Why Irye had that smug on and why the teacher said those words to him. Realization striked him hard after he heard he was almost drooling while looking at Irye. He sends evil glares to those still in the moment to warn them to stop sneering.

Blake's eyes fall on a particular boy who is staring at Irye with lustful eyes. Derrick stops him soon enough before he could stop withholding himself to beat the hell out of that guy. Irye goes out still happy about her Grandma coming. Blake who is falling for Irye bit by bit walks over to the boy from before and slaps his hand on the desk,making the rest in the class make a quick turn towards him.

"Don't you dare"Blake warns menacingly. The boy with fright in his eyes gulps.

"She's mine"he whispers warningly before walking out the class.

Irye enters the cafeteria and looks around. Sighing,she goes to buy a snack but realizes she has nothing on her to pay.

"Ah!"she mutters bows in embarrassment. She would do anything to avoid this awkward moment. She hears something that makes her freeze after some time of scratching her head and face palming internally.

"Bill it here"Blake hands his card to the vendor.Irye turns around with a surprised look.

"Well what's with that look?"he pretends not to know why. Irye shakes her head and rub her eyes to make sure she isn't dreaming.

"Here you are"she hears the vendor say faintly.After blinking for the hundredth time, she collects the snack. "Thanks"she says stuttering to Blake and rushs out of the cafeteria as fast as her long legs can go. Amber taps Blake on the back and smiles teasingly.

The day goes by fast as lessons are over for day.Irye on the hand doesn't seem to agree.To her, the day is going by very slow. It is mentally consuming her energy since she keeps on jumping from thought of Blake to her Grandma. She packs her things and is ready to leave when a mascular arm blocks her.She scrunches her nose from mistakingly hitting it on Blake's arm.

"Are you...."she gets interrupted.

"Outta your mind?"a brunette guy continues for her. She raises her head to find a guy with a smug on his face. Recognizing him to be Derrick,Blake's other friend.

"Oh that one"she nods."The foolish one"she smiles to herself while thinking of those things. Irye takes in a short breath and speaks"what do you want?". Derrick just stares at her teasingly and blinks lovingly. His actions take Irye aback before hearing a voice.

"Sorry, he's just a little too helpful"Irye recognizes it to be Blake's."Let me drive you home"he continues possessively.

Irye stands there for a moment wondering what is going on before following Blake and his friends.

At the parking lot,she stops Blake who has already opened the car door for her.

"I brought my car"she points out."Thank you but no". And with that, she turns and begins walking towards her car. From the back, Blake could see the big smirk plastered on her face.He must have been too much in the moment not to remember Irye having a car. He could just stare at her till she drives away.