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SEBASTIAN 

Green eyed boy.

That's who took my sister's place. The boy who's life I saved. The boy I thought I'd never see again

But it doesn't make me hate him any less

If anything,it's his innocence that annoys me the most. 

“Bastian! Wait up.”

I stop and turn,waiting for my best friend,Zander, to catch up.

“How'd it go?” He says,throwing his hand around my shoulder 

“He said there's nothing he can do about it.”

“That sucks,man.”

“Tell me about it.” I grumble as we make our way to our first class

“I mean,Fairmont Academy isn't bad at all. But it's not here and they're also our rivals.”

“No shit.”

“I hope they don't give her shit. Since we always kick their ass on the field and all.”

I clench me teeth,angry At the idea

“They better not or I'll kill them. I'll make sure she gets her spot back.”

He stops walking,Hastings me too and staring at the side of my face.

“And how do you plan to achieve that?”

He asks slowly,sounding a bit worried 

“By getting him kicked out.”

I say,shrugging,still not looking at him

“What?” He shouts loudly,drawing attention to us

 I elbow his side,shushing him

“How the fuck are you gonna do that?” He whispers dramatically. He's always been dramatic 

“I'm not sure yet. But I'll let you know when I get an idea.”

I drag him along when he keeps staring at me

“You know you could get into a shit ton of trouble if the right person heard that right?”

I shrug again “ Nothing I can't handle.”

“Have you forgotten who your parents are?”

“I haven't. And that's why this will be possible. They'll be furious,but they won't let me drown.”

I say,cringing when the word “drown” brings the green eyed boy to mind. 

“You remember the guy I told you about? The one who was drowning that night and I saved?”

“Yeah,I remember.”

“He's the one taking her spot.”

He gasps loudly,slapping his hand over his mouth.

See? Dramatic 

I roll my eyes when he stops walking and I forge on

“Hey,wait!” He jogs to catch up “Did he recognise you?”

“I think so. He looked like he did.”

“Well?”

“What?” I snap,definitely not wanting to talk about him

“Did you talk to him?”

This time,I stop and stare at him like he's grown two heads 

“Did you not hear the part where he took my sister's spot? I'm not gonna talk to him.”

“But it's not his fault.”

“I don't care. It's not my sister's fault either.”

Then I stop off dramatically. Urgh

____

Zander and I are seated at the back of our next class when he shuffles in.

The green eyed boy. 

His backpack and his shoes makes it obvious that he's the new scholarship student.  

All the students talk and laugh at him like he's not in the class with us,and if it wasn't for the fact that I didn't like him,I would’ve felt pity for him. But I just watch.

“That's him right?” 

 Zander asks,nodding subtly in his direction. 

“Yupp,that's him.”

Then he does something I don't expect. 

He waves green eyes over like they're long time friends 

At first,green eyes hesitates,but he comes at last,probably acknowledging that he wouldn't find a place to sit on his own.

“Hey,my name is Zander and this is my best friend,Sebastian. But everyone calls him Bastian.”

All this time I'm in shock,watching the interaction 

“B-Bailey. My name is Bailey Sawyer.”

Zander flashes him a wide grin,making green eyes- Bailey’s shoulders relax a little. 

“You can sit here. No one will bother you.”

Zander says,pointing at the seat in front of my desk table. 

Bailey peeks at me from beneath his long lashes,as if checking to see if I'm okay with it before he mumbles a thank you and sinks into the chair.

That's when I snap out of the shock and glare at the traitor sitting beside me.

He shrugs,putting his hands in the air. I shake my head at him,wondering what he's planning to achieve with all this.

___

By the end of the class,I've got a plan to start with. 

I grab my books plus Zander's and drop them on Bailey's desk. Then I lean down and whisper in his ears.

“I saved you once and I can do it again. Be an obedient little boy for me and I'll have your back here. Or you can disobey me and be my enemy.”

His shoulders slump as if he knew this was coming. It bothers me a little,but I shove the feeling away. 

“Deal?”

“Deal.” He whispers

“Carry the books and follow me.”

Zander stares,mouth agape as Bailey does what I say,and I wink at him,a smirk on my face.

He mouths “What the fuck?” but I ignore him,signalling Bailey to follow me as I leave the class.

I'll make the school his personal hell until he chooses to leave. And I'll make sure he makes that decision quickly 

My sister's spot here depends on it