42.Danny Cunningham

Although Sam had told me briefly what exactly was going on with the sudden influx of people interested in me, it was no where near comfortable. On top of that, Ashton being suspended for the next three days was going to be a wild ride. As of now, it was the creepy teacher's assistant that seemed to be lingering around me. He'd usually be clear across the room staring at Ashton and I, but now that he paced around my desk, I felt almost trapped.

Luckily, before the bell even rang, Sam waved at me to hurry to him. When the assistant teacher had spotted Sam, he went back to his usual place on the other side of the room. For the last three minutes of class, I could feel the obsessive stare from him making me suddenly miss whatever word Vincenzo had put out for people to stay away from me. Finally the bell rang.

As I headed towards him three girls stood in front of me.