Chapter Three

8:07 am

The teacher came into the class and stood behind the lectern.

- Teacher: Good morning class

-Students: Good morning Mr. Mckingly

"I suppose you're the scholarship student," the teacher asked as soon as his eyes dropped on me.

"Good, everyone knows I am a scholarship student now," I said under my breath.

"Yes" I nodded

"I am your mathematics teacher, Bob Mckingly. Call me Mr. Mckingly. Would you mind introducing yourself to the class?"

"Do I have to?" I whispered to Sophie.

"Yes get up" she whispered back.

I hesitated for some seconds then stood up. "My name is Tonaya Whitley, am fourteen years old, and I graduated from Bookhill Middle School"

"What do you want to be in the future" Mr. Mckingly asked.

"Uh...uhmmm.."

"No future for ghetto girls" someone shouted and the whole class busted into laughter. It was so embarrassing, I felt like running out of the class.

"Quite" Mr. Mckingly ordered.

"Miss Whitley, you can seat now"

"Don't worry, they are just a bunch of jerks" Ezra whispered to me.

-Mr. Mckingly: Miss Whitley, you missed a whole semester. You'll need to work very hard this semester to avoid a carryover. We don't let go of bad marks here.

"Ok sir" I nodded.

Right after, another student walked into the class. He was tall and white, his eyes were sizzling. He had a straight face and jawline. His blonde hair was glistening obviously wet from the shower, It was styled in a whiff with one loose string down to his thick brows. "Holy smokes! Who is this Greek God?" I whispered

"That is Khaleel Kamara"

"KHALEEL KAMARA!?" I repeated in a low and gentle tune trying to process everything into my brain.

He and Mr. Mckingly talked for a moment and he walked down the middle row. I got lost in my thoughts, I could not feel my heartbeat and I got some sort of butterflies in my stomach. The whole class disappeared from my view. There is only me, him, and a smooth soothing jazz music. He walked past me and said "Hi", that was the end of my concentration, I went mute throughout the class.

9:00 am

I, Sophie, and Ezra went to the locker, they seemed to be close, and yes I got jealous, but Ezra is such a sweetheart and funny, unlike the other students.

Lockers were in alphabetical order so Ezra's was first then Sophie's, then mine.

"what other rules do you have?" I asked Ezra

"Drinking, smoking, drugs" he answered

"That does not mean they don't do it" Sophie added

"Ohk"

Ezra received a text from his friends and he left, while I and Sophie walked to the ladies lounge.

Just in, we met Ava Melania at the lounge. I forgot she goes there. I, Sophie, and Ava used to be friends in middle school before she starts mingling with the wrong crowd. She was transferred to a private school in third grade and she felt like she's not our class anymore. I was her competition back in middle school though she never beat me.

Ava Melanie is short and curvy, she changes her hair like every single day. No offense, she's a queen of fashion.

-Ava: [Smirked] "Tonaya Whitley"

It was surprising how she talked to me in front of her gang, I don't imagine her talking to a scholarship student.

Ava: So you're the scholarship girl?

"Yes, Ava! So what?" Sophie stepped in.

-Ava: [Scoffed] and who ask for your opinion?

She turned to me and added "Good luck you will need it" and bolted out of the room.

She is crazy rude.

Sophie: Are you alright?

"Am I the only scholarship student in the school?"

-Sophie: No.

You'll blend. They will forget about you in some days.

She went to the mirror fixing herself and I sat on the chaise lounge behind her.

"So...who is that Khaleel Kamara?"

"Khaleel is the most popular guy. He's not just handsome, his grandparents are crazy rich.

" what about his parent?"

"Them I don't know, but he lives with his grandparents...at least that's what I heard.

" okay"

"Gurl, you better not be crushing. Khaleel is a hit and every girl in this school is hitting. Trust me, even the seniors. Rumors have it that he and Ava are together."

9:15 am

The way to class was just a long journey, the hallway take forever. I suggest they should have a pickup that takes students around.

-Sophie: So ton what's all that about Khaleel?

[She made her annoying goofy face]

"Nothing, just asking" I chuckled nervously

-Sophie: Well, that's not what I see in you.

I thought you don't do popular guys remember? You don't trust them.

"I said I don't trust them not I don't crush them"

Sophie gasped "Who are you?"

"Hey, it's just a crush" I smiled.

"Yeah I know"

"He said hi to me in math class"

"Ton, you better keep that as just crush cuz you canon compete with all the girls hitting on him"

"Okay" I rolled my eyes.

"Talking of the devil" Sophie said when she saw Khaleel in the hallway. God! He's so handsome. He walks like a model on the runway.

He was walking towards us and it looked like he was coming to us.

"Hey, Sophie do you think he is coming to talk to us?"

"Stop your stop your stupid imagina...."

"Hi, Sophia!"

OMG, the Greek god was actually coming to us. I nearly passed out, couldn't even breathe.

Sophie squealed

"What's wrong?" Khaleel asked

"Noth...nothing. Hi...khaleel" she answered

He turned to me and asked "are you, Tonaya Whitley?"

I literally froze at the moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing was working in my brain.

-Sophie: TONAYA

"[Gasped] What...what happened?"

"Are you sure everything is fine?" He asked

"Absolutely fine" Sophie answered.

-Khaleel: I assumed you are Tonaya Whitley, the scholarship student?

"Yes baby, yes" I said in my thought.

"Yes" I nodded

-Khaleel: Great! Ms. Grace wanted to see you in her office.

"Ok...I will be there"

He nodded and disappeared to plane air. That was the most awkward moment of my life.

"I guess am not the only one crushing" I turned to Sophie.

-Sophie: [chuckled] who wouldn't want a handsome husband?