9. The Arrogant Bastard

Tessa's POV

I couldn't sleep the entire night as I tossed and turned thinking about Ronan. His dangerous look and the way he looked at me made me stand in front of him in shock. I was so worried about going to school today that I wanted to ditch.

My mother came inside the room when I was getting dressed as she sat on the bed and looked at me with an unreadable face.

I looked at her with a shrug as I asked her, "What?"

"Nothing, you just look very tense today. Is everything okay with you?" my mom asked with concern, lacing in her voice.

As much as I love my mother and the way she worries about small things, however, now is not the right time to tell her what went down. It had already messed up my mind enough. I don't want my mom to worry about me because she already has a lot of things to take care of.

"I am fine mom, how's your new job?" I asked her with a fake smile plastered on my face. This is the first time I have hidden something from my mother. I usually tell everything to her.