Chapter 18

23 more days to go....

Every man in their right sense will be attracted to you

"Including you?"

"Yes"

Yes

Yes

His reply was all I could think about throughout the weekend.

Does this mean he's attracted to me? The same way I am to him? Have my suspicions be right all along?

Can he be? I mean, is he allowed to? Considering the fact that he'll be a priest soon. I shouldn't get my hopes up anyway. He's just my teacher

"Ruby!" Jomar called but it was too late

The ball hit me right on the nose

"Owww" I cried out

"It's probably plastic" Mary laughed

"No. It isn't, you fool" I shouted

Coach blew his whistle in my direction

"Watch your language!" He scolded

"Sorry coach" I said

Did I forget to mention that we were on the soccer field for P. E class?

Yup. I'm thinking about my super hot teacher in the middle of an important class. That's why the ball hit me. Pretty interesting, yeah? No. It was a horrible idea. Now my nose hurts.

There were two team captains; Jomar and Mary. It wouldn't take a genius to know whose team I was on. Mary would never allow me on her team in a million years. I wouldn't even want to be on her team either.

Mr. Henderson stepped into the field and started talking to coach. My heart beat accelerated when I sighted him.

Isn't it surreal? I was just thinking about him and here he is. I feel so self conscious. He's totally gonna watch me embarrass myself.

Coach turned away from him and blew his whistle.

"Class is over"

"Thank God" I breathed

All students started departing from the field to the locker room. Anabelle patted me on the back

"Nice work Ruby" she said "you should totally consider a career in soccer"

Jomar laughed beside me. They high fived each other.

"I was thinking the same thing" he teased

I rolled my eyes. Hey! I tried my best. I don't even carry my plates to the kitchen when I'm done eating, let alone know how to play football. Football was Rainer's best sport.

I'm a princess. Princesses don't play sports. On a normal day, I would never touch a soccer ball.

"Bunch of fools" I mumbled

I caught Mr. Henderson staring at me. Coach was showing him something on a clipboard but he was smiling at me instead.

Do I look horrible? Is that why he's staring? I doubt I do. The look on his face is friendly

I smiled at him and waved. He waved back at me. I bit my lip and turned around into the school building.

After I showered and changed in the locker room, I went to my next class: Psychology. I sat next to Jomar in the middle of class. Anabelle was directly behind me.

The teacher wasn't in so I took a pencil from my purse, a piece of paper and started sketching.

Jomar looked over at my work. His face was full of astonishment

"Wow" he said "you're pretty good"

Of course I am. My brother and I used to do it all the time. My parents were barely home so we needed something to occupy our time resulting to me finding my talent.

"Thanks" I told him

Anabelle leaned in to to have a peak as well .

"Wow. That is good"

I was drawing a lonely princess locked up in a tall castle surrounded by a forest of trees and bushes. I was just finishing up when Mr. Henderson entered class.

Why is he here? We aren't having English. Maybe he's here to make an announcement or to address us on something.

Immediately he entered the room, every girl apart from Anabelle and I composed themselves .

"Thank God I'm gay" Anabelle muttered

He stood on the podium with easy confidence.

"Good morning class"

"Good morning, Mr. Henderson"

He looked so good in his fitted short sleeve tucked in with jeans. His muscles looked like they were threatening to pop out of his shirt. I couldn't help but see the noticeable bulge in his pants. Does he have an erection or is he that big?

I'm not a religious person. I'm not sure I even believe in God but I'd do anything to go on my knees and worship his body even if it's just for a night.

The space in between my legs got hotter by the minute. I wonder how he is in bed.

I bet he likes it rough like I do. Those tanned muscles aren't for nothing .

"He's a soon to be priest, you whore!" My sub conscious screamed "It's wrong for you to think of him this way"

John cleared his throat.

"Your psychology teacher; Mr. Tim, isn't around"

"Yes! A free period!" Jomar rejoiced "Thanks for passing the good news Mr. H. We appreciate it a lot. You can leave now"

The whole class burst into laughter. I slapped his arm playfully.

Mr. Henderson didn't find this amusing in anyway. He cocked his eyebrow in irritation.

"I'm substituting for him" he replied "until he comes back"

All the boys groaned. The girls smiled.

I'm not complaining and neither is any girl in the class. I wouldn't mind him teaching through out the day.

"Okay then" he wrote the topic on the board "Today's topic is simple. Let's just take a look at human psychology and behavior. How the brain works to be precise"

He turned around and faced us. He scanned through the class till his eyes landed on me.

"Miss Adams" he called

"Yes sir"

"Can you define psychology in your own terms"

Mary snickered "you're wasting your time sir. She's a blockhead"

She laughed

"Out of my class now" Mr. Henderson ordered

Mary's mouth hung open in shock. Everyone started whispering.

"He's never sent anyone out of class before" I hear a boy mutter

"What?" She couldn't believe her ears

"Now"

He held the door open for her. She stood up, glared at me, packed her things and left. He slammed the door after her.

"Told you he likes you" Anabelle whispered

"I will not tolerate any form of disrespect to your fellow students. Discrimination is not allowed. We are all equal. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir"

"Ruby please stand up and answer the question in the best way you can"

I stood up

Everyone was watching me. Even those at the front turned back just so they could get a clearer view

Cindy had an evil smirk which read out "I hope you fail"

I took a deep breath and answered

"Psychology is, in my terms of course, is the uh..um.. Oh my gosh"

I've never felt this nervous before. Damn it, I've never answered a question in class before in my entire life. Damn you Mr. Henderson for putting me in the spotlight

"Try" he encouraged

Get yourself together Ruby.

"Psychology is the science of the human behavior, brain and mind. I like to define psychology as a nature of humans. Every human has a unique pattern so its up to us to find out what it is and decipher their meaning by their body language. Thank you"

There was silence. Oh no. I totally embarrassed myself, didn't I?

I was so sure I had screwed up until someone clapped causing the rest of the class to applaud me as well.

John smiled proudly

"Well done, Ruby" he said "You may sit down"

"Thank you sir"

I sat down comfortably in my chair as Mr. Henderson carried on with the lecture. His teaching was effortless. The way his body moved so free when he spoke made me more interested in the topic.

He would break it down until everyone understood the concept of what he was saying, not minding the time or the pain it cost him.

Will he still teach when he becomes a priest? Or will he be posted somewhere else?

My attraction to this man kept getting stronger by the minute and with the way he would glance at me often made me think he might feel the same way.

Jomar tapped me then passed me a paper. I unfolded it to read the contents

Inside was a cute doodle of a couple kissing on a bench. Under the diagram he wrote;

If you wanna make out, smile when you give me back this paper

I giggled

"You didn't just smile, you giggled" he said "you're totally down to fuck"

I playfully rolled my eyes

"Oh please. Not in a thousand years"

"We won't live to see a thousand years darling. Why not do it now?"