1 Chapter 1

Arrggghhh...why does Penny always have to break up with Noah! They were both so perfect for each other! All this misunderstanding...its killing me! The author didn't even publish the second book yet.

I groan inwardly, wondering why I had to torture myself by reading the book over and over again, knowing full well how much it affects me.

I yawn, covering my mouth as the tears prickle my eyes. I had sat up last night reading GIRL ONLINE , falling head over heels for Noah Flynn once again.

As much as I know how much it messes up with my sleep schedule and grades, I couldn't help but read books and watch k-dramas into the night. I just loved the boys that were in it, they had the perfect character that all girls would fall for- a tsundere personality.They would show a cold exterior to the others,but when it came to the girl that they liked, they would be a shy mess.

I squeal , thinking of Noah and they way he looked at Penny. If only there could be someone like that in real life...how nice that would be...staring at you from across the class...blushing as you approached him...shyly confessing his love...holding your hand tightly as you went on dates...

"-zel .Hazel? HAZEL FAITH!" I was suddenly brought back to reality , as the pain of the sharp pinch throbbed my arm. I wince and and bring my hand up to ease the pain, as I glare sharply at Fawn who was seated beside me.

She widens her eyes, as if trying to tell me to look somewhere. I raise my eyebrows in confusion, as I try to think of what she was trying to tell me. She slowly moves her gaze towards the front of the class, where Ms.Jackson was standing, tapping her foot impatiently.

I slowly looked forward, seeing disappointment etched on Ms.Jackson's young face. She sighed , rubbing a hand over her face. I bite my lip, knowing how much of trouble I was gonna get in.

"Looking at how you are completely lost in thought, I'm presuming that you are thinking of why the poet is using a raven to express his feelings? Hmm?"She says, looking like she knew what was going through my mind. She raises her eyebrows, giving me a questioning look as she crosses her hands.

I grit my teeth, trying to think of what I was supposed to say. I slowly look over to Fawn, trying to tell her telepathically to help me. She just shrugs, a frown on her face,as she slowly shakes her head. Great! The both of us are dumb.What a duo!

I look back to the front of the class, looking at Ms.Jackson nervously,as I tapped my fingers on the desk. I tried to think of something...anything..to say , but my mind was blank.

Ah right! I always had a habit of reading the textbooks whenever I got them at the start of the school year, so I remembered what the answer was. I slowly raise my hands up to answer,when I hear a noise behind me.

Heather suddenly stood up, a smug grin on her face. I look at her confused, wondering why she stood up. As if answering my question, she spoke up,"If you had for once stopped day dreaming about those weird Chinese boys you always see, maybe then you would be able to answer her."

I look at her shocked, wondering why she would ever say such a thing. She acts surprised, a fake gasp as she widens her eyes innocently. "Sorry. I didn't know the whole class would hear it." I bite my lip, trying to stop myself from punching her teeth out.

I feel a hand on mine, instantly knowing that it was Fawn's. I look at her as she slowly shakes her head, warning me to not do it. I inhale sharply, trying to cool down my anger.

Heather was our friend, she hung out with us during lunch and always walked along with us, but whenever there was a crowd or even a group of people, she would suddenly change her behaviour towards us, trying to act all cool and superior, as if she had someone to showoff to.

Her behaviour these past weeks was getting worse and worse, to the point where even my calm friends Fawn and Saige were getting pissed off.They always held us back, as much as me and Ayla wanted to punch her. We didn't know why she would do that,and every time we tried to ask her to talk to us if she had something going on, she would shut us off, telling us that we were getting too nosy and were prying into her life.

I had tried to put up with her all these weeks, nodding along as she gossiped and flirted with the seniors,even though I shouldn't have . I should have dropped the act a long time ago, but seeing how my friends were happy, I didn't mind to go along with the act.

But seeing her do this, facing me off in front of the class, publicly humiliating me, I had it. Just as I was about to think of doing that, a weird prickly feeling went over me.

I stop still, suddenly being conscious of all the eyes of my classmates on me. I could hear them talking, their voices getting louder, the grins stretching wider,as they kept whispering. I felt goosebumps form on my skin, my body suddenly rigid.

My breathing started to get erratic, as I tried to take shallow breaths. My chest was pounding against my chest, the voices getting louder and louder."Hazel? You didn't answer my question. What is your opinion on-" I hear Ms.Jackson's voice from the front of the class, but it was faint against the loud thudding against my chest.

I felt Fawn suddenly straighten up, as if she understood what was going on. I heard Ms.Jackson talk, but everything was getting blurry.

Air. I needed air. I had to...I had to get out.

My breathing kept being uneven, as I tried to blink away the feeling, but I still felt all of their gazes on me, their eyes as wide as saucers, as if trying to remember how a person looks like when they are vulnerable.

S-Stop. Don't look. Look...Look away...Please..

I heard the teachers voice faintly, but I slowly opened my mouth, my mouth feeling dry."-shroom." I croak out. I couldn't stand being in this room anymore.

I had to get out.

"I'm sorry. Could you please repeat what you jus-"Ms.Jackson started, but I heard a sudden pang of the chair hitting the ground beside me. Fawn stood up, her hand tightly wrapped around mine, trying to hold me up. "She needs to use the washroom!"Fawn says loudly, startling the class.

Before the teacher could say anything, she had already shouldered both of our bags, and helped me to slowly walk out.

As soon as I hear her close the door, I let out a loud breath that I didn't know I was holding in. I breath heavily, trying to take deep breaths to cover up for the ones I had lost. I feel her slowly walk me to the washroom, leading me towards the wash basin.

I slowly open the tap, feeling the running flow of the cool water on my hands. I wash my face , trying to ease my racing heart. Fawn was standing beside me all the while, ready to help me. As soon as I felt my breathing get back to normal, I close the tap, leaning my weight on the wash basin.

I see her pass me some tissues, and I take it from her, wiping my face. I finally look back towards her, seeing her look at me worriedly through the huge mirror,as she bit the inside of her cheeks.

"What?!"I joke, trying to ease her worry, as I threw the tissues away.She doesn't say anything , still looking deep in thought.

"Don't you have to get back to class?" I ask her. She shakes her head."Class is gonna end in ten minutes. No use going back in now."She says, as I nod. She was still looking at me worriedly, her green eyes clouded in thoughts .I sigh, tearing my gaze away from hers in the mirror, turning back to face her.

"What is it Fawn?"I ask her exasperated. She leaned away from the wall and started to walk towards me. Her green eyes were fixed, as if she had resolved her thoughts, as she stared into my brown ones.

I felt like I was in some kind of an interrogation room, with the inspector questioning me even though she knew the answers. Fawn was still looking at me, and then sighed loudly, her gaze dropping to the ground. "This the the third time this week Hazel! The third frickin time! And its just Tuesday."She says, looking at me exasperated and sighing in defeat.

"What's going on Hazel? What is it?"She says suddenly, her voice soft, as she looked at me with worry. I bit my lip, and tore my gaze away from hers, staring into my image in the mirror.

My wavy brown hair was curled up, some of the strands sticking up in corners. I put my hand up to comb it a bit , but I sigh, as my fingers get tangled in it. I slowly remove my fingers, keeping my hair in the same tangled state.

The black top with a Checkered yellow shirt on top of it was making my chubby face look even more bloated. I gritted my teeth, looking at my brown eyes.

I looked like a walking corpse, death energy lurking around me. Sleeping late the previous night made me get dark circles , making me extra grumpy looking. I sighed louder, hating what I was seeing in front of me. "I really think you need to visit a doctor." Fawn says, suddenly sounding serious . "What!?" I exclaim, as I turned to face her.

She runs her hand through her naturally red hair, her green eyes darting around, as she paced the bathroom floor. She was just 2 cm taller than me, but she looked like a proper girl, not like me, who looked like a troll. She stopped pacing and turned towards me , one of her hands on her hip as the other was on her hair, as she sighed.

"Hazel. I could have let it off before because it rarely happened . But look at you now! You're having a panic attack more often and its getting worse. I was lucky to be beside you this time but what if I had some other class and wasn't by your side? What would have happened then?" She says, her eyes widened.

I lightly grin , trying to shrug it off."Relax dude. Its not serious. And-" I was suddenly interrupted as she put up her hands in exclamation. "Not serious?! Are you kidding me right now Hazel? How can you say that its not serious? Its happening more and more.Who knows what will happen if-" A sudden noise outside stopped her.

We both looked at each other, as if debating what to do, before turning our gaze towards the door. I slowly walk towards it, Fawn right behind me, as we peeked out slowly.

The cold air from the corridor made me stumble a bit, but I caught the door for the grip. For a second, I imagined that I heard the noise, but Fawn suddenly tapped me, signalling me."Look over there."She whispered, as she pointed to the far end of the corridor where our lockers were.

I peeked out a bit more, trying to see the end. I suddenly stop moving as I spot a group of students, as they lingered around the lockers. I squint my eyes, trying to make out who the students were. I suddenly widen my eyes in shock , feeling even Fawn go suddenly stiff , as we made out the students standing. We stared at our seniors with wide eyes, seeing some girls chewing gum while the others were laughing loudly. A couple of boys were also there, talking along to them as they leaned on the lockers.

But I wasn't shocked seeing them.They were a group who always caused trouble, so I wasn't surprised that they were skipping class.

No. The reason why I was shocked was because my eyes were on a particular black haired boy, his dark bangs falling on his eyes covering it, as he laughed with them.

"Umm...Tell me if I'm wrong but is that-" I started but Fawn spoke up,"Ryan."

I look at her, but she wasn't looking at me, her green eyes fixed hardly on the black haired boy, trying to bore a hole through his head. I look back at the group, seeing him stand in the centre, towering over the other boys, as his hands were in his pocket, laughing and slapping another guy's back.

Ryan Jacobson. Football quarterback. Young genius. School heartthrob.

And also Fawn Emerson's cousin.

I look back at her, seeing her eyes go red with fury. I didn't know how they were related, looking drastically different from each other, as Fawn had red hair and green eyes but his with black hair and eyes. But they were related, first cousins actually on their mother's side.

I know that not all have good relationship with their cousins, but Fawn's hatred towards him was on another level.She looked like she wanted to drag him by the face every time she saw him, as if he had done something to her that made her so spiteful.

We had asked her what it was, but she said she would tell us when time comes, but to this day, we didn't know why she hated him so much. But nothing mattered to me. Fawn was a level headed person, rarely getting angry and always being calm even in the worst situation.

For a person as calm as her, getting so angry even at a sight, he must have done something horrible to make her like this. I was ready to do revenge on him, anything that made him regret whatever it was that he had done to her.

Suddenly they started walking towards us, their footsteps getting louder as they approached the door, as we hid inside the bathroom, crouching near the door and listening to their footsteps.

For a minute , they stopped right outside our door, talking loudly as we both sat still, not making a sound. But then they walked away, their footsteps retreating as they pushed open the exit door ,walking out.

We waited for another minute , making sure that they had actually left before getting up from crouching. I looked at Fawn who was brushing her jeans, as she stood up.

Suddenly an idea popped up , and I started grinning , a mischievous grin playing on my lips. She looked at me, raising her eyebrows up in confusion.

"What?"She asked me, trying to figure me out. I shook my head, the grin still plastered on my face. She walked towards me, looking at my expression."What Hazel?Why are you smiling like that?"She said, already knowing that I was up to something. I shrugged , trying to cool it off, but the plan was getting better the more I thought about it, resulting in my grin to grow wider.

She gripped my shoulders, tilting her head to the side as she narrowed her eyes at me. "What are you thinking? And don't even think about lying." She said, as she looked at me with her narrowed eyes.

I grinned cheerfully, my teeth in a full wide view,as she slowly backed away, her grip loosening as she looked at my crazed grin.

"Oh no. Not that. Not that face. I know what you are thinking of when you pull on that-" she started but I walked towards her, my hands stretched out as she backed away .

"So I was thinking-" I started but she suddenly spoke,"No. Whatever it is, you're not doing it." She said, shaking her head in defiance. I smirked and crossed my arms."Who said I was doing it alone? I need your help." I said , smiling gleefully.

She widened her eyes, fear going through them as she thought of the trouble I would be putting us both in. "No way! Nuh-uh. I am not joining you in your attempt at killing yourself. No thanks! I'm outta here." She said, looking like she had made up her mind.

"Ha. Well , I guess this is it then. I'll have to do on my own. Go on then.Leave me.Goodbye." I said, trying to sound as sad as possible. I peeked over me shoulder , seeing her look at the ground, her face looking guilty as she bit her lip.

I looked away when I saw her lifting her head, already knowing what she was going to be saying next."As much as I hate you and your dumb plans, someone has to be there. I have to drag your ass away if someone happens to walk by." she said with a shrug.

I jumped up in joy, as she shook her head with a smile. I finally stopped and looked at her, as she walked towards me. "Okay what do we do first?" She asked, crossing her arms.

I grinned, finally happy to be able to put my plans to action." First things first, I need a pen and a paper." I said. She nodded and took out a small notebook and a pen, handing them over to me.

I took it from her, and placed it on the counter top, already starting to write. I heard Fawn gasp from behind me, as her eyes scanned over the page. "Oh no. No no no. This is too much. We're gonna get in so much trouble." She said, as her hands pulled her hair back, as she paced back and forth nervously.

I finally finished, closing the pen and handing it back to her. I read what I had just written, a satisfied smirk on my lips. Without another moment of hesitation, I grabbed her hand and stepped out of the bathroom, the letter in my hand.

We were going to get in so much trouble.

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