four

Once I was done with showering and making the pancakes, it was almost 7 so I decided to wake Jim up or else he'd be late.

"Jim, it's almost seven, wake up, we'll be late for school." I say loudly and open the curtains so the sunlight hits his face but he pulls the comforter over his head.

"Jim, you have fifteen minutes to shower and come out, I swear to god, I'll punch you in the face if you don't," I say through gritted teeth when he doesn't get up even after I threw pillows at him. He groans getting up with tousled hair and quickly signals for me to leave the room.

Once we both had breakfast, it was almost eight so I hurried us to the car.

"Don't be nervous around Jae, you're the bravest person I know, don't let this get to you." I pat his shoulders and dust off the jacket he had dropped while getting off the car.

"I won't. You should go and check for the announcements."

"Right. Bye!" I say running off to the announcement room next to the principal's office and gasp for air when I finally reach it.

"Oh dear, are you alright Mia?" one of the teachers standing there asks and I nod smiling a little.

"Any new announcements for today?" I ask folding my hands in front of me.

"Oh, No, none for today. I might need you around after school to help me with a few papers."

"Oh that would not be a problem, anytime you'd like me to come," I say politely and turn around to go to class that starts in around 10 minutes. I usually end up late due to the council but it's not an issue.

I go up to my locker to take out my books for the first class which is, Math, great. I unlock my locker and bang my head repeatedly on the inside regretting my life choices when somebody shoves into me lightly and mumbles a small 'sorry'. My heart jumps to my throat when I catch a familiar scent. Why does it appear around me so often these days?

I turn around looking for the owner frantically but I can't spot the blonde guy through the huge crowd of students. Blowing a piece of my brown hair away from my face I make my way to class. When lunch came, almost all of my energy had been sucked out of me by maths and biology class. I walk to the cafeteria with slumped shoulders and take my heavy jacket off leaving me in my thin sweater but it'll be manageable due to the huge crowd of people that will fill the cafeteria. My phone dings making me smile. I unlock it while slowly walking to the cafeteria.

Nathan: sit w us for lunch?

YOU: kay

I quickly exit Nathan's texts and open Jim's conversation to check his messages.

JIMY: don't steal my friends Mia

YOU: what did I do Jim

JIMY: you stole Nathan

I roll my eyes and lock my phone laughing when he leaves it on read and enter the crowded nightmare. I look up and cut through the crowd while greeting people along the way. My eyes land on Jim and his friends making me smile and I head to them.

I come to a halt just a table ahead of theirs where nobody except a blonde boy sits and my eyes widen more and more as recognition hits me because of his scent. I snap my neck to the side to look at him but his face is hidden partially by his cap and partially because he's looking down at his plate of food. I was about to open my mouth to talk when I heard Jim call me.

"Hi Ma." Hie says waving repeatedly. I quickly run upto the table, sitting beside him.

"Hi, do you happen to know that guy?" I ask pointing to the blonde boy and Jim looks at him, then squints and his face shows an expression of recognition.

"That's the new boy. He transferred two weeks ago. Why? Oh god, is he that guy?" He says wiggling his eyebrows suggestively making me nod.

"His name is Sam," Jae says from across the table. Hearing his name, the said boy's head shoots up and his eyes lock with mine.

Oh, sweet mother of Jesus.

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That man is one full-course meal.

It's been two days and I still cannot muster up enough courage to go and ask Sam about the perfume. Jim has explained that I should start the conversation without mentioning about the perfume in order to prove to him that I'm a sane person not some yandere.

"Okay Mia, you're good at making friends, be brave, he's alone, don't be awkward." Jim pep talks me, massaging my shoulders while I twist my neck a little to the sides jumping on my spot.

"She's not going to fight him, calm the fuck down." Jae says throwing a fry in his mouth and I stop jumping on my feet while Jim groans tiredly making Jae smile which I'm sure he thinks no one saw.

"Okay, I'm going in." Jim nods sternly and pats my back.

I walk confidently towards him and putting my hand on the table I softly tap it with my fingers and he looks up at me with innocent eyes.

Oh no, I'm freaking out even more now.

He's so beautiful from afar and now that I'm closer he's even more beautiful. Such beauty, clear like glass, so fucking handsome. Is he a god or something? His visuals just blew me away. Such perfection, even his eyebrows are perfectly angled. His eyes are a deep shade of brown, is he wearing lenses? And oh the broad shoulders, this is just him sitting around eating his lunch, or pretending to. Also to top it all off, he smells too fucking nice.

"Hi!" I wave at him smiling and he smiles at me to return the politeness but I could tell it was forced to hide his surprised expression.

"Hello?" He says with unsurity clear in his tone. Probably wondering why a weird girl suddenly showed up at his table.