Chapter 7

~Scarlet POV~

The class erupts in snickers as Mr Anderson discovers that, the lower buttons of his shirt had come off revealing his potbelly. Way to start a class! This is fun! Mr Anderson chuckles nervously and turns around to button them with the class still laughing their balls out. He leans against the wall after finishing off with his buttons.

“An A grade in English to everyone if you don't spread it around, he smiles at us and wipes the sweat off his forehead. “A deal huh?

“I think we can live without an A in English but thanks for offering". Nick hollers from the back and slaps his hands against his buddies as the class snickers loudly including me.

“Fine, do whatever you want” Mr Anderson rolled his eyes and starts droning on and on about Sherlock Holmes. The only sound I could hear coming out from his mouth was him blabbering as my mind wandered in its own wonderland. It was the same with the previous classes I had before English class.

“Should have told him off before leaving”

I grit my teeth just thinking about it.

I felt something hit me slightly before hitting the ground. I looked in the direction it came from and Selena waved at me with a sheepish smile plastered on her face.

I arched my brow and looked at the teacher. When I noticed he wasn't looking, I took the note from the ground and unwrapped it.

“After class I'm all yours. You are not thinking about Gorgeous are you?...lol.” I shake my head and rolled my eyes at her.

I turned back to look at the teacher with the intention of paying attention, but I got nothing and exhausted the remaining time in my own thoughts.

The school siren wailed signalling for the close of school and God I was glad. Nothing sounded more pleasant to my ears in this school than the sound of the siren. I grab my backpack and head straight for the door.

“Miss Scarlet” I heard Mr Anderson call my name. Everyone else was going out of the class and I really wanted to join them.

I went to where Mr Anderson was standing near the desk and raised my brow slightly not enough for him to notice.

“You haven't been paying any attention during class today. Is everything okay?” He looked at me with curiosity.

“I am good,” I gave him a short answer. I was one of the best English students in his class which makes my negligent behaviour during class questionable by him.

“Okay, if you say so but don't forget the tests are just around the corner” he said not asking any more questions.

“ I am fully aware Mr Anderson and thank you for the thoughtfulness,” I said to him and proceeded to leave the class.

Immediately I came out from the class, something ticked me. I didn't see Selena evacuate the class with everyone.

I twist my head in wonder.

“Maybe she left when I wasn't looking” I concluded.

Seeing as she was so persistent to know how I got to know Mark, I didn't think she would leave my side until she gets the information she wants to hear.

“Good luck” Mr Anderson said and went the other way when he came out of the class. I assumed he was going to the teachers staff room.

“You too” I yelled after him.

I turned and walked toward the parking lot.

After taking a few steps I hear footsteps right behind me. Before I could turn, the owner of the footsteps decided to talk.

“Girl, I have a lot of questions for you but I will prefer it if you tell me everything yourself without leaving anything out, starting from how you know Mark.” She said the second she caught up with me.

“You never cease to surprise me,” I said shaking my head. And here I was, wondering why I didn't see you go out of the class.

“You know me, I ain't gonna give up that easily” she chuckled and flipped her blond hair back.

“So are you gonna tell me now or what?”

She said referring to her earlier request.

“Fine, but there is not much to tell though"

“OMG! I forgot the errand I have to run for my mom!” I shrieked.

“Hey, why don't you stop by my place later and spend the night at my place, and I am going to tell you everything you want to know I asked her.

“Umm... if only you would bring your mom make those cupcakes of hers” Selena said after a little thought. I rolled my eyes playfully.

“Well you are in luck because she baked some this morning and since I skipped breakfast, I'm sure she put it in the refrigerator” I said

“Perfect " she slapped her hands together cheerfully. I laughed at her exaggeration.

“Who do we have here” I heard a familiar voice from behind us.

Selena and I turned in the direction the voice came from and there they were, all in their numbers and suddenly destroying our mood. Dilan's arm hung around Eva's shoulder while Eric and Britney both stood beside Dilan and Eva's left and right side respectively. We were all back gathered at one place again. Coincidentally, we were the only people in the hallway. The only person missing was Ian. I heard he didn't hang around them as much these days.

Since the day I polled them about the note found in my locker, I haven't seen much of them let alone speak to them.

I don't know how it happened, but somehow we have all forgotten all about the bizarre note from my locker.

“Where are you guys off to?. I am sure it's not to get ready for the party since you guys do not party now like some geeks” Dilan smirked.

For some unknown reason, Eva seemed calmer than usual. She just kept glaring at me. On any regular day, she would have joined Dilan with the mockery, but she didn't.

Eric slaps Dilan's on his back laughing as if what Dilan said was the funniest joke he ever heard.

“What a dick!” I thought to myself.

Eric had always agreed with whatever Dilan did or said, good or bad. Like some mummy without brains. My eyes whirled at his stupidity.

“What is it to you?” I answered Dilan with a glare.

“Well for starters, we share the same big secret. How's that?”

My heart missed a beat the moment he finished the sentence. Eva's discomfort didn't go unnoticed by me. I felt a wave of guilt wash over me. A feeling I had been trying to dismiss since she died.

Just as I was about to open my mouth and put Dilan to his place, my eyes confronted a familiar eye with only half of the individual's head in view. I couldn't figure out who it was since the person was a bit far from where we were standing. The head pulled out back to where the rest of the body was when the individual saw me looking.

“Hey!” I shouted.

I sprinted past everyone standing there and went in the direction I saw the figure. I got there and there was no one there. Just the silence. For some foreign reason I felt goosebumps on my body.

“Why did you dart off like that” I heard Selena's voice behind me? I didn't even notice she and the rest came after me and stood behind me.

“ Someone was watching us” I said plainly still looking around.

“Maybe you saw a ghost. You know whose ghost I am talking about, dont you” Dilan said and burst out laughing.

“Jerk! I know what I saw” I fumed.

"I have to go" Eva unexpectedly announced, walking away.

"I think she knows something about it". I reckoned. I have got to ask her what she knows.

"Wait!" I yanked her arms back and she halted in her tracks.

" You know something, don't you?"

She hesitated which confirmed my speculation.