Chapter Three

The lesson seemed like it was going on forever, Tom would start to make conversation with me the whole time, which wasn't new but it meant I kept having to make eye contact with Charlie. I mean it wasn't a bad sight to see but still not someone I wanted to interact with, we've all heard the stories about what he and his friends do. I mean they're still only young, just imagine what else they can get up to in their lives, I just want to stay away from that at all costs.

The lesson just wrapped up and I was making my way out the room with Lily when my arm is grabbed and I'm held back. Lily continues to walk and talk but stops when she saw me.

"I need a quick word with Miya, so go away," Tom tells her, he still had a strong grip on my arm which prevented me from moving.

Lily seems to get nervous looking at me, I send her help with my eyes where she slowly nods. She starts to make our way away from the door and down the hall, leaving me in the doorway with Tom.

"We're buddies right?" He asks, I give him a look slowly nodding, I didn't know at this point if it was a good thing me agreeing with him "well my other good friend has taken a liking to you, come on you probably felt his eyes on you the entire lesson" he says, which confirmed he was talking about Charlie Wilson.

I was about to tell him I didn't want to mingle with his friend but said friend was starting to make his way over causing Tom to smile.

"Charlie, meet my good friend Miya, Miya meet my other good friend Charlie" Tom smiles, pointing between us as Charlie comes to a stop beside me "I'll leave you two to get to know each other" Tom smiles, taking steps backwards leaving Charlie and me alone.

"So Miya, are you new around here? I haven't seen you around" he asks, wow that shows how successful my attempts to avoid him have been.

"Oh no, I've been here since year 7" I smile, I pull my bag tighter around my arm as he looks at me "I tend to stay away from any attention, I like to blend in and cause no drama" I explain, looking down at the ground, talking to him is really causing some drama.

"Well walking in the class like that didn't help your case" he smiles, I just nod starting to walk out of the class where he follows me "well I'm sorry I haven't noticed you so far, I tend to draw attention to myself which makes it hard to blend in" he smiles, I nod laughing a little as we went, wait am I getting along with Charlie Wilson?!

I turn to look at him standing by the doorway, he stood with his hands in his pockets smiling. We all have to wear a uniform but he wasn't, I think the teachers just want him in school so they probably don't want to kick up a fuzz about what he wears. He wore black jeans, with a loose white top and a black jacket coat thing over the top, he actually looked quite hot.

Before we could talk anymore, I hear a familiar voice start to shout down the corridor. Marley was marching towards us, his friends and Lily close behind.

"Know him?" Charlie asks me, I turn to look at him then whip my head back around to Marley.

"He's my twin brother," I tell him, just as Marley makes it fully over to us where he pulls me behind him, it sucked a little cause I was kind of enjoying that conversation.

"Stay away from my sister" is all he says before he takes ahold of my arm and drags me away.

Before we turn the corner I turn around to look at Charlie, who makes eye contact with me, I send him a little smile before the wall blocks my view of him. Marley doesn't release me from his grip until we get outside, where he turns with his arms crossed.

"Why in the hell were you talking to that guy?!" He asks annoyed, his friends stand near him while Lily was beside me.

"It's not like I asked to speak to him, he was the one that stopped me in the hall and started the conversation, which was actually okay so you had no reason to come in and drag me away," I say, also crossing my arms to match the way he was standing.

He looks at me like I'm crazy running his hand through his hair, yeah I also couldn't believe that I was okay having a conversation with Charlie Wilson, but when we were talking he seemed like a nice guy.

"You've heard all the stories about what he and his mates do, so you're okay with talking with the biggest gangster there is!" He begins to shout, I look around to see people were starting to look our way.

"You know I don't have to answer to you" is all I say, I begin to walk away Lily behind me when someone else joins our conversation.

"That's it Miya, stand up for yourself" I hear Charlie say, I turn back around to see him and his group of friends stood by the door.

"Didn't you hear what I told you back there? Stay away from my sister, before I have to show you how to do that" Marley growls, Charlie just laughs his hands still in his pockets.

"Alright whatever your name is, I don't listen to wannabe hard men, if I wanna talk to your sister I will, was and am" Charlie smirks, I just look to Marley who smiles shaking his head.

"Listen to this," he says, before anyone could move he swings a punch to Charlie's face. 

"Finally, talking in my language" Charlie mutters, before he too throws a punch at Marley's face which sends him flying to the ground.

They begin to have a full fight on the ground, Charlie had the upper hand mostly with Marley getting a few hits in. I look to Marley's friends who were just watching the whole thing unfold, I send them a look but they just shake their heads, I thought football players in school were meant to be tough.

I walk over to stop them but I'm grabbed by one of Charlie's friends, I didn't have a clue who it was so I begin to fight back.

"Hold still," he says, I look around to see a glass plate sat one of the tables beside us, without thinking I pick it up and smash it over the guys head, immediately he lets me go and it even stops the two fightings on the floor.

"Now, we're all gonna stop or a few more plates are gonna be smashed off a few more heads" I shout, Charlie was the first to listen to me rising to his feet.

Marley slowly picks himself up, his face was pretty bad with blood everywhere. I walk over taking his hand pulling him away, once we were out of sight I wrap my arms around him.

"Don't you ever do something like that again" I say, he holds me tightly without speaking, but it didn't matter I just needed to know he was okay.