First kiss

During assembly the following day, I scanned the hall for Evan and spotted him in the same sit he was on the first day of our school gathering. I excused myself at Abigale and matched towards him not waiting for her to mention a single word.

As soon as I arrived, I sat by him not asking his permission and he looked down at me due to his length. I don't say a thing till he greets "Good morning my general" I bluff giving him a long and cold stare "What is good about the morning?" he narrows his eyes at me "Are you ok?"

"It's good you asked. I'm not ok." He doesn't look surprised "I thought as much with your manner of plunge…you surely must catch fire" he looks ahead as though my words didn't touch him. I hit his arm hard and he sarcastically sobs in pain almost making me cockle but I put on a much more formal look.

"That hurt you know that?" he adds and I roll my eyes "You have work to do for me"

He gives me a side look as Jessica walks towards us just at the wrong time "What's up with you, chick? This is my seat" she says resting her tiny hands against her waist and I don't even pick her height as I stare ahead waiting for her to leave because there's no way I'm shaking from here.

"Don't you get me-" I stop her instantly "Fuck off bitch! Don't you see I'm in the middle of a talk?" I say and those who heard me got startled

Jessica stares at me in astonishment and wrath peeking my features from head to toe about to utter when Evan stops her "Jessica, we'll talk later"

She breaths out heavily looking in between us then back at me before striding away. I wasn't expecting Evan to call her off but if she stayed longer, I'm not sure I could have contained myself due to how impairment I am when angry. I guess Evan had sensed it because he kept giving me a worried look.

"You're alright?" I stare at him and nod as my breath returns to normal "I've never seen you like this…that was impressive" I lift a brow and he nods "So tell me, what makes you so vexed?" he says almost in a whisper.

"My homework" I respond naughtily "Homework?" he repeats "yeah…I didn't do my physics homework because of your distraction"

He chuckles "How is that? You had the rest of the night to do it"

He wastes for me to burst out because I was already about to but due to his intense stare, my eyes wander around unsteadily lowering my blood pressure.

"I'm not asking your opinion, Evan. You have to help me out! You're my only hope right now if not the physics teacher won't let me attend his class"

"Are you going to hypnotize me to do that?" I bring back my eyes to him "I know better than that Evan…" we give each other a long weakening look so much so that I don't realize the proprietress was already in the hall until she cleared her throat and I felt like she was seeking for our attention as I flinch looking ahead. To my shock, she kept her gaze on us including Mrs. Jana causing I and Evan to stare at each other with uneven brows then back to their unsettled profile.

"I was amazed when I walked in and found the hall full of students dressed neatly. You guys should clap for yourselves" the proprietress lets out the whole hall applauses except me and Evan I guess and she stares back at us furiously and I begin to wonder if we've met before or could it be the video clip from the footage.

I gulp holding Evan's hand unconsciously and he doesn't pull away as he let me access this palm by intertwining my hand with his.

"But I've been getting some really bad news from the resuming school party and decided to come to pick whosoever involved out for disciplinary" she continues still not taking eyes from me especially "Why the fuck does she keeps staring at me?" I panic and Evan squeezes my hand gently "The same question I've been asking myself but do not worry, they won't call you out. I had everything under control" I look at him "Trust me" he says and I smile gratefully then roll my eyes at our patterned hand biting my lower lip. Surprisingly I position my hand more comfortably in his suppressing my fears.

"And guess what, I'm hardly at school during this period so my presence here will certainly be a turn to someone flesh if they scroll any law." She adds living me in more suspense than ever but Evan doesn't let it ignite more fear as he rubs my hand in the process.

"I want to begin with congratulating whosoever had the footage well captured because we have a full record of all of them and we will hereby, play the footage to disclose the identity of the unlucky one to the entire school"

The footage was played and I was amazingly calm due to Evan's assurance which I believed moreover this woman who doesn't seem to keep her eyes off me.

Just as empty footage was shown off just a silent hall before a shadow passed with great speed causing everyone to gasp in fear. Mrs. Jana commanded for the footage to be stopped and it was ASAP living the students mouthing towards each other.

"Uh…the is a mix up somewhere," Mrs. Jana says then whispers to the proprietress. I turn my gaze to Evan whose countenance is unreadable. Did he have something to do with this?

Just as though he heard, he rolls his head towards me "You'll be the first person to know if I ever did something like this" I nod breathing out a sigh of relief.

The whole exposure thing was finally canceled and assembly was about to end when Evan said "Don't go just yet when this over. I have something to show you"

The student was now going to their various classes but I and Evan walked towards his locker and opened it. Removing a ledger from within, he unveils it and portrays a pic that instantly triggered my mind to the tormenting vision I had yesterday.

"She-she is the one. She does look like her" I mentioned "You mean the girl you saw yesterday" I nod staring at the girl's pic "She's the same girl we saw in the abandoned chamber" I recalled and he held the pic "Yeah she is…"

"I don't know why but the corridor on the footage this morning looks familiar to me" I stare at him who is inches away from me "It has to because it's the same corridor in the chamber" he tries to give me info with his eyes but I don't descend as I stare at him more confused "That corridor is the one in Mrs. Jana's office."

"How do you know that? All the doors in her office are always closed"

"Exactly! She does that so no one knows what's beyond those doors." He says and I wait for him to complete his words "But I did. And that's how I found out a passage towards that chamber" I touch him instantly checking if he's for real "And you came out alive"

He chuckles "Of course I did. I'm a hard not to crack" I rest my forehead against his chest in relief "Thank God you're not a ghost too" he laughs under his breath and I could feel his chest rising against my forehead.

After silence grew around us, and he didn't seem to want to move me away, I sniffed his colon with my hands still positioned on his arms "You smell so good" I said "I know right" he responds. Suddenly I fell his hand on my waist robing slowly making me so conscious of his action but I couldn't dress back. It felt so good that I hummed completely forgetting that we were in the school corridor and our class was just a few feet away.

"And we meet again love birds" Mrs. Jana's voice causes me to pull away with the speed of light while Evan wisely shoves the book containing the ghost pic into his locker and closes it before she mentions anything "Once again both of you are supposed to be in class but here you are curdling each other"

"Sorry, ma'am I was about-"

"You don't have to explain anything. Just head to class now" she commanded and I did as suppose submissively.

I don't know what she told Evan but I heard her say something before he joined me afterward.

Unfortunately, I had physics after the break so Evan helped me out with the assignments and not just that but with every other subject. It was then I got more close to him and realized he always topped the class with his intellect. He was indeed brilliant altogether. Apart from that, he was more fun to be with than his brother who never stopped quarreling with Abigale for some odd reasons. I started to think they were both enemies who tried to get along but now they can't resist sides anymore. I've been observing her for some time now and discovered how strange she reacts when Johns is with some other girl. I don't know if I have been missing this from day one but it does seem familiar. Recalling all the times John talked with me close to her, he doesn't stop glaring at her even when he turns to stare at the supposed girl he seems attracted to. I decided I will question Abigale what's wrong and I hope I get a reasonable response.

During the break, I search for her since she left the class earlier. She wasn't in the cafeteria and not in the school field either. That seemed strange because she doesn't go anywhere father than that without letting me know and by the way, I can't say she's in the dorm because we're not allowed to get in the dorm except not well. So, where could she have gone? Heading back into the cafeteria, I notice Johns is nowhere to be found as well. I know he is unsteady but this moment feels really strange to me.

Just as I was wondering, a sudden thought came to me that I should head to the school side field where someone could stand and see the neighboring land whose boundary is fixed with ours. Well, Abigale had once mentioned that place but I wasn't clear exactly because my head was fixed on something else. If she isn't there which I'm very certain she will, I'll stop looking for her till classes resume.

Just as I walked towards the area, I kept hearing loud voices echoing the complete silent and massive environment. At first, I thought it was students conversing but when I advanced it sounded more like a quenelle between two people. And I knew exactly who they were. It was Johns and Abigale. I paused inches away trying not to be an introvert as their vocal echoed to my hearing…

"Ok so you had the right to peek into my relationship but I don't have the right with yours!?" Abigale mouths bringing Johns to complete silence for a while "What are you talking about?" he lets out

"Of course you know what I'm talking about. You threatened Jon to stay away from me just because of your selfish desires towards other girls"

"And where did you get that from?" Abigale walks closer to him "Look at me in the eye and tell me what I said was bullshit" Johns freezes looking into her eyes unsteadily then rolls his away into the vast nature around.

"I thought as much. You can't even face me" he rolls back his head towards her in determination "Yes I did. And that wasn't all. I whooped his ass, spoiled his already ugly face so he doesn't even outstare the courage to face you. Not because I need those flicking girls but because I didn't want you hurt. He was a spoiled slot and the was nothing you could do about it so do not make excuses for my actions towards him for your never existed love life" they both stared at each other not minding even a fly that passes by them.

I'm I part of those flicking girls he just called? No, no I'm not. He's sure referring to those bitches. By the way, this sounded to have happened years ago and I wasn't there so I'm out of the list.

"You asked for this Dyer. I didn't. But that doesn't mean I don't care about you. You just don't see it"

"No one in my shoes will see if you actually care about sleeping with Koryn." He becomes speechless before words generate "Why does it bother you so much?"

Abigale is left dumbfounded by his words this time around as she looks away from his gaze

"I thought you'll be in the best position to understand this though we're no longer together. She came to me when I was drunk! You know I'm naturally a guy with a lot of anxieties. I couldn't control myself when she sat on my groin-"

"I-I don't want to know what trespassed. Reserve it for your future wife and kids. All I know is you slept with your brother's girlfriend who was partially drunk just as you claimed to have been-"

"You haven't answered my question Dyer" he cuts in

"Stop calling me that! You no longer have-"

"I gave you that name so I have every right to call you that and no one else!" she steadies her gaze on him "You know I have no feelings for all those girls, you alone know I'm a big-time flirt and they adore me for that. You choose to stay away and not me. You have no idea how crazy I've been after that night! No idea" he finishes and walks away living her gazing his back short of words.

I'm startled when Johns almost stumbles me to the ground with his wounded appearance. He pauses for a second finding me there but silently walks past me living me more confused than I am already.

Just as I am about meeting Abigale, Abigale comes forth at my face and we both stare at each other with wide eyes.

"I guess there's an explanation to this" I speak first and she blinks her eyes at me severally before breathing out exhaustedly "Yeah…I guess"

We had less time to talk about it then but after preps that night, she settled on my bed and we talked the entire night.

Her and Johns have been a long time best friend. They were always together, ate together, shared every little thing but when Johns became so eye-catchy in school, she became insecure with their friendship because of his massive popularity. He still was always there for her and never missed any of their moments yet, she told him off. She had already developed feelings for him and was scared she won't be able to bear it if she finds him with other girls. And her worse nightmare came to reality the day he slept with Koryn. The news spread like wildfire even to the disciplinary but they did less about the issue since his dad was an ex-student here. Though they were no longer together by then, she could bear the pain. She cried every night and in those moments of depression, she found Jon who is now her ex.

He was like a lifesaver to her. She knew she had found the right match but that only brought more torment to her already torn heart. Jon was found flirting with every girl at school but she was always in the back of his illusions. Just some close friends of hers notified her but she didn't believe it. She knew Jon is not that type of person and had so much confidence in him. She was scared to live him even after knowing he met with Syrah in the same dorm she lays in presently.

She never wanted to confront him and he didn't either till suddenly, he became more strange. He avoided her, didn't talk with her until the day he broke up with her at the party.

All those times she was in that already sore relationship, she realized she was still battling with her feelings towards Johns. He respected her decision of being away from her and she claimed to play along and was a very excellent actress in that but only she knew what transfigured in her pieced heart.

Every acting was going so well until she got a gossip that Johns was the final bus stop to her previous relationship. He had threatened and even beating Jon up because of his cheat on her.

It got her so mad that he was an introvert into her life even after the agreement they had. She still wished she managed her previous relationship because Jon was not that popular and girls were not so much into him as compared to Johns who she couldn't breathe peacefully by. She put all the hurt, blame on Johns for being possessive over his best friend which she was.

She challenged him several times from that moment whenever they were in a gathering with the girl involved bringing up a notice she and Johns shared something in the past and that she was still on it. But guess what, John was already fade up with her acting and kissed her in Jon's presence and his friends. I guess that's why I had no notion of it because she was the only girl in their midst.

Rumors were not spread but Johns had already marked her in front of all the guys and that was all he wanted.

She was now on a stay still because no guy could ever gather up the courage to come close to her after getting the message Johns passed. But John still had access to all the girls and even if she tried to show off, she wouldn't be any different from them because they had it in the back of their minds that Johns has no lover.

And she is not ready to end her acting because according to her, she had already ended the friendship but what she failed to catch was that Johns wanted her back and even more. He cared less about all those girls and he had never been the same since she left him. Now she got what she wanted since she is very much aware of his feelings though he hasn't confessed it to her directly. Yet, she keeps being scared of a future she hasn't seen not wanting to get disappointed. She's scared of trusting him and that's a big problem she has to fix if she wants him back.

It's been three weeks now and we have extortion which has been announced by some of our teachers. It will be for the seniors alone but we will be in separate groups.

Evan has never stopped searching for evidence and I too started keeping a watching eye on Mrs. Jana since then. I told Abigale everything that has been trespassing and she has been giving me a helping hand and also covering up for me in several ways and I'm so lucky to have met her. My mom called several thinking I and Evan are a couple and the fact that Mrs. Jana sees it wrong for me but not for her granddaughter or other girls is strange and not fair at all. Not as if I care.

I've also been having weirder and horror dreams that every night before going to bed, I make very long prayers before going to sleep but all that goes in vain.

Today is Saturday and we had super. Some are already asleep while other is chilling but I decide to sit by the window in the dark where just the moonlight is my lamp.

It's been a while I've been sitting so I decided to wake up but my butt is stuck. My heart skips for seconds and I retry yet to no avail. I stare down at the height where I was the position and my heartbeat accelerates. All at once with the fear, I try to force my way but feel a strong force pushing me over, I resist and almost cry for help just when I'm about to fall and a hand grips me tight raising me to the corridor ground. I almost stumble due to the shock and drunken eyes but this person holds me firm to my feet positioning me against his casket as I raise my eyes to meet Evan's own breathing like a buffalo.

I was still in a panic trying to speak but couldn't find words "Calm down…you don't have to say anything" still, I couldn't see myself slowing my breath as the thought of me almost dying just now running through my veins. The anxiety was at its pick; I was as pale as a beating snake.

Just as I was about stammering something, I felt soft almond lips on mine. It was gentle but very striking sending a signal inside my marrows through my spin, entire system into my brain delivering to me that Evan just kissed me.

His lips were still on mine moving slowly and I found my body weakened and every scary anxiety vanished. I tugged the arm of his cloth into my tiny hands and he slipped his fingers in my hair robing my scalp from behind my head. I've never kissed someone before but I found myself kissing him like a professional. Or should I say he kissed me like the amateur he is?

"Hmmm" I hummed in his mouth and he gently let go. That was a quick but best kiss of my life.

I was completely calm as I slightly part my lids capturing his alluring sparkling eyes which are still filled with lust. He gave me a soft gaze resting his forehead against mine "That's better" he utters still staring into my eyes and I bit my lip before he then hugged me tightly. We stayed in each other's embrace for a long time and I felt myself falling asleep.

He didn't go to his dorm that night because we were kind of mixed up due to a coming public holiday. Though my roommates got jealous except Abigale who went blank seeing him with me, I really didn't have time for that. I needed someone to hug for the night after what happened to me and he was the only one I needed. He slept by my side, enclosing his arms over me as we faced each other. I laid in his embrace holding him tight while he robbed my hair over till I went completely out of the earth.

To be continued…