Fear

' You are next '. It read in bold letters and Diva subconsciously dragged in her breath.

She turned to face him again in confusion, awe, and mostly fear. She knew it. Fear was something she was trained not to exhibit. It was a weakness, her father had told her. It can be controlled and it can control. It was a weapon. When sighted by the enemy, it can be used against the person.

She had tried to hide it, probably with the courage of looking him in the eye, but then again only his aura was intimidating. Imagine what will become of her if she looked him in his eye. He had always held her gaze and she was always trembling underneath.

On his face was a devilish smirk that Diva had the urge of slapping away. She sighed and was just turning when the teacher called her out.

' Hey, you...yes you. You with the brown hair. Yes, stand up '. The teacher's command got everyone turning to her and she heard Hailey suck in her breath. Her friend was scared for her sake.

Diva watched as the teacher neared her with the stiletto heels that kept clinking.

' Wow, what a pretty. I am finally going to have a beautiful face to stare at in the detention room '. Diva tried not to scoff at her words. ' And you look new. Too new to break the rules '. The sarcasm in her voice was pushing Diva to the edge.

That boy Emma was really up to now good. One minute she had turned to him and the next she is standing with all eyes on her. Where was that shovel?!.

' No ma'am. I just....'. The words had not even left her lips when the teacher cut her off.

' Are you amongst those girls that can't keep their eyes from Emma? Let me advise you '. Why was that word 'advise' sounding like a 'scolding' in her hearing?. 'Stay clear from Emma. He might play with you now, but in the end, his grades will be a topper'. Diva bit her insides to prevent herself from cussing the woman. Blood spilled out from the little wound on her flesh, she had to lick onto the one that was now on her tongue. That metallic taste reminded her of something. Withstand. She had to clench her fists tight to withstand the gibberish that was rolling off the woman's tongue.

Was she not on her own, when that boy threw the paper at her?. ' I will do well to check with that next time, ma'am '. She apologized with a smile on her lips. The woman was seen to be lips-tight for a while and Diva took the opportunity to sit.

From her thought, Diva reckoned with the fact that the teacher was dumbstruck from the smile that appeared on her face than the words that left her lips.

Blinking away the shock that filled her face, she walked back to the board and once more continued her lesson. Diva still retained her smile. She felt relieved with it on her face.

' Good one '. A paper was passed to her desk and she turned her head to Hailey who had the hand that was retracting.

' Thank you '. She mouthed and saw the girl widening the smile that was on her face.

Her eyes were fixed on the teacher and each time, the teacher faced her direction, Diva could sense her getting tensed up. Her beauty was the reason and the woman's thoughts affirmed it.

The closing bell rang in the hall and Diva was this time, excited to go home. More than five hours away from her dad and now she was missing the warmth of her bed.

' You seem to be in a hurry to get home '. She heard Hailey's voice and she felt the sadness in it.

The teacher had just left the class when Diva hurried to put the books in her bag. She was missing her home, so basically, she forgot about her friend that had been with her since lunch break. The one that unknowingly helped her escape detention by talking her to alertness during the lesson. Now she felt bad for even missing home in the first place.

' I am so sorry. I just em....'

' No hurt. I also felt like reaching home in one minute on my very first day here. But, don't worry, in time you will be wanting to be in school, even on vacations '. She laughed at her joke and Diva could still feel the sadness in her voice.

She didn't know if it was the sadness in her voice or the fact that she seemed to understand that pushed her, but she did. She was so fast and Hailey did not expect it, her eyes widened.

Diva circled her arms around Hailey, encapsulating the girl in a hug.