Chapter 8 Late

Celeste woke up to a bright morning to find that she had overslept.

She turned to the clock: it was past 7:00.

"Shit! Class starts at 7:30!"

She scrambled out of bed and ran to the bathroom.

"Why didnt mom wake me up!" She grumbled as she quickly got out of the tub. She quickly ran to her closet on wet feet, careful not to slip. Grabbing her uniform, she took off her towel which was wrapped around her body and put it on.

She shouldered her bag and phone and ran outside the room. On her way to the stairs, she took a quick look in her parent's room to find it empty. They were already gone. Running down the stairs, she quickly went for the front door, putting on her shoes. Their was no time for breakfast since she was already as late as she was so she ran out of the house, fixing her hair on the way to the bus stop.

She yawned tiredly as she kept her eye on the incoming bus.

I'm tired, she thought as the bus stopped in front of her. She got on it and found herself a seat at the back. She leaned against the window and turned on her phone.

Kwan

20+ Missed Calls

Her eyes widened. What does he want? And how does he know my number?

????

She didnt know what else to say. She was about to turn off her phone when it suddenly rang. Wow, I didnt expect him to reply this fast.

She answered his call and gently pressed the phone against her ear.

"You finally know who I am?" Came his voice at the other end.

"Yeah," she answered. "I get why you were sò surprised I didnt, though."

He chuckled. "Well do you want to meet later? After school?"

"Huh?" That was very unexpected."W-why?"

"I want to talk to you about something. About last bight. You mind if we meet? At the book store?"

"Well, alright." It couldnt hurt anyone, she thought.

"See ya later. I gotta go now." With that, he hung up.

Celeste sighed. I dont know why I even agreed. I dont know much about him, except for the fact that he's the mayor's son and some kind of high school celebrity I just knew about. But...it couldnt hurt anyone. I just need to make sure no one from my school sees me with a City High student...or I'm dead.

Suddenly the bus came to a stop. She looked out the window to find that she had reached her destination. She ran out of the bus and into the school gates.

No one else was out now.

Gosh, I'm damn late.

She scurried into the building, making sure she didnt encounter any teachers as she made her way to her classroom which was unfortunately on the second floor.

She ran upthe stairs and turned to a corridor. When she finally reached the classroom, she found the class in the middle of a seriiuss disscussion.

She gulped. I am so in trouble.

She embarrassedly she knocked on the door to catch the teacher's attention. Everyone turned to her as she kept her eyes on the floor, her face turning red.

"Mrs. Celeste Pearl Johnson, what excuse may you have for coming to school at this hour?" The teacher Mrs. Richards, gave her a stern look. Celeste stole a glance at the clock behind her. What does she mean at this hour? I'm just 4 minutes late!

She tried to hide her anger as she humbly listened to Mrs. Dallin's scolding.