Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Daniella’s POV

Both of them stared at me with an open mouth of disbelief. Gareth leaned closer to me, shoving the locker door against my shoulders, he had a sneer on his face, “And when could I have known? Did you ever tell me and can you prove that?”

Freya’s voice became louder and suddenly the whole hallway was looking at me. I flinched back in disbelief. “Do you understand what you are saying? You’re saying he knew you were allergic with something and deliberately had you poisoned. You could have died. So you’re saying he could have tried to kill you”

Suddenly the noisy hallway fell quiet and if people weren’t looking, then everyone else was right now. I wanted to force myself into the locker and as if Freya knew, she shut the locker, leaving me exposed. 

“Is that what you’re saying?” Gareth asked.

I swallowed hard, the confidence I had before had disappeared and so had my anger. I knew how wealthy they both were. If I made too much of a mistake, it would cost me everything. As I felt the bile in my throat start to rise, I forced the words out, “No, its not. I’m not trying to say anything”

He nodded, both of them sporting a smirk on their face, “I thought so. You would have to prove that in court and we both know how it would have went”

“She’s such a clown, she really thinks she could accuse you like that?”

Before either of them could speak, a deep voice came from the end of the hallway. We all looked over to find his familiar tall and commanding figure standing there. Professor Kent had a frown on his face, his lips pursed together told me he wasn’t in a good mood. “Why is everyone gathered there?” he asked.

Freya and Gareth moved away from me, an innocent look on their face. “Nothing sir, we were just trying to see how she was”

It was then he looked at me and for the first time in weeks, our eyes met. His held mine for longer than I expected and there was a small lifting in his gaze. He walked up to me, an action that surprised me as well as Freya from the way her breath hitched. “How are you now?” he asked when he stopped in front of me.

Somehow, his voice sounded even more better than when I had last heard it. There was a freshness to how deep it was and how smoothly it sounded in my ear. I looked away, “I’m much better now sir”

He cleared his throat, “I’m happy to hear that. I would like you to come to-” 

Just before he could say anything else, the bell rang, breaking everyone up. I shifted away from him, the sound jolted me back to my senses. By then he was already as far away from me as he could be.

A shoulder pushed into mine, pushing me ff balance and causing my books to fall on the ground. When I looked up, it was Freya walking away from me, her brows were knit together and I already knew my day had just gotten worse. 

Somehow, the day went by quickly and soon it was time for my last class, the one Professor Kent was taking on behalf of another professor. My cheeks had already flushed red as I took a seat close to the front but not too close. Someone sat down beside me, the strong scent of their cologne broke into my nose.

I turned to look and saw one of the most handsome men I had ever seen in my life if I didn’t count Professor Kent. He had blue eyes that shone in the class, jaw as sharp as a blade. When he smiled, his teeth were so white they lit the room up. “I’m Logan and you are?” 

His voice was just as honeyed as everything else. “I’m Daniella” I said quickly and I was about to turn back around when I looked down to see his hands extended. I took it, pushing smile on my face to match his, “Nice to meet you”

He was just about to say something when the door opened. The silence that fell immediately told me it was him even before I looked. I turned towards the front and there he was, already looking at me. His jaw tightened and I wondered why, didn’t he want to see me so closely? I felt my cheeks redden with embarrassment, of course he didn’t want to see his one night whore.

He cleared his throat and turned towards the board, “Welcome class, this is your second class with me and already you’ll be getting a short assignment” groans followed, “Yes, yes. I know how much you all hate it but unfortunately, it is part of the process. It shouldn’t be too difficult any way. All you need to do is give me all your attention for this class” 

He wrote something on the board and turned around to face the class. His eyes met mine as he added, “All your attention”

I wasn’t sure why but it felt like he was talking directly to me. 

A hand tapped me and I looked to see it was Logan, he had a confused look on his face, “I’m new so I have no idea what’s happening. Could you give me some of your notes?” he had a pleading look on his face that I couldn’t resist. 

Just as I pushed it over to him, Professor Kent’s voice, suddenly louder than it had ever been, broke the silence, “Turn to the fifth page of your textbook. Let’s see what important philosophers in history think about statistics while making criminal decisions”

Class went by relatively quickly and the time had come for me to make my move. I hadn't forgotten my goal in coming to school, to tell him. As I packed my books, I tried to imagine how I would do it but I wasn’t sure. 

Just as I finished, I heard him speak from just in front of me. When I looked up, he was standing there, a blank look on his face. 

“Come to my office”

Then he was gone and I was all alone.