The slave contract

I quickly turn forward and hold my book up halfway in my face, hoping to hide the blush that must have formed. why did he keep looking at me and the most important question, why am I blushing?

" With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out " he starts and even if I hate this book, I can't help but listen to the way he reads every word from his lips, they sound so soothing.

" And what love can do, that dares love attempt, therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me " he continues reading and I give into the urge and look back at his face. now that I look at him, he was handsome and he reads well, I pictured him to be a dullard. his voice sounds so sweet that I want him to continue reading further, it was pleasing to the ears

" Thank you Noah, you may have your seat " Mr Edwards stops him before he can speak any further, it saddens me.

I should hate him but I can't help it, he helps me and then acts weird again. I glance over my shoulder once more and catch his eyes, he is looking directly at me and it makes my heart beat just a little bit faster than usual..

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After a few more people read a few more pages of the Romeo and Juliet, there is a class interaction and discussion as usual as to whether Juliet should have agreed to marry Romeo or not. as usual, I shrink into my chair, not altering a word as others give their intake in the discussion. I sit quietly at my desk, staring at nothing in particular but the whiteboard in front, and I do not contribute at all .

Mr Edwards sensing my lack of contribution, throws a few questions my way , but I answer them as quick as possible without thinking before returning to my silence. I am still in shock actually. I just can't believe that no body would bully me anymore just because of the intervention of a mere guy

Are you forgetting he is a bad boy

But still how could he have impact on people but what about that list he gave me, is he also going to bully me in their place

Lost in thoughts, I accidentally knock over my pen which lands on the floor with a quiet thud. a few faces turn to my direction to see what has happened as if I had dropped a nuclear bomb or something.

Oh stop looking at me as if I am a criminal, it's just a pen. I roll my eyes and pick the pen up.

" Now that was a nice discussion " Mr Edwards says and everyone murmurs, I don't know if they were happy or sad.

" Okay homework everyone " he says clapping his hands together in excitement. I groan along with the other kids in class. not that I hate assignment but we have been getting a lot of assignments and projects lately I might just go crazy soon.

I seriously don't want homework right now, nor do I even want to go to school. I just want to go home, hurdle up on my big bed and roll into a ball and go to sleep.. Forever

I turn to the first page in my book and write homework down, under the things I had scribbled down earlier when he wasn't in the classroom.

" So since we are actually on the discussion about Romeo and Juliet and love, I want you all to write your own view of their love, you can pick from both perspectives. you can either write from Romeo's view or from Juliet's view. and I want it to be three pages each " he starts and I am too worked up to even complain because I just want to be out of this hell hole and go home.

" It should be written without any assistance,no parents help " he says

Well you shouldn't be bothered about that because both my parents are too busy to help me anyways

" No internet " he draws out as he stares at all of us.

Here goes my chance to sleep this evening.

" It must be under the genre of romance. I will see you guys on Friday " he says and people groan again, he was just giving us three days to write this homework without internet.

" Class is dismissed " he finishes and then picks up his brief case before leaving the class.

I start packing up, returning my stationary into my pencil case, sliding Romeo and Juliet back into my bag. I push myself off the seat and walk right in the middle of the roll, only to freeze in my place, I look at the boots in front of me, and then slowly look up to meet Noah's emerald green eyes, not that I hadn't gotten the feeling that he was the one even without seeing his face.

" Hey nerd " his voice brings me back from my thoughts and I look down at his lips, where yet another smirk had formed.

His friends stood by both of his sides holding equal expressions.

" Whatttt..do..you..want " I stammer trying to hold the gaze

" Relax I don't bite " he says as if feeling my nervousness, his friends laugh

" I..have to go " I manage to say and try to move out of his way, he steps in the way again

" What " I say, almost losing my senses. I am tired and stressed out and I even feel a headache waiting to form. I just want to go home.

" I hope you didn't lose the paper I have you this morning ? " he asks, his smirk replaced with a grin.

Okay looking at him up close makes me realize that he is so handsome. you shouldn't be thinking that, you are about to be bullied again.

" I don't know " I say truthfully because I don't even know. whether I still have it or not.