Chapter 14 - Why Is Everyone Looking At Me?

Ethan kept walking, ignoring the strange feeling, and approached his group of friends, where Jessica was also.

"Ethan! How are you?". Jessica approached him with concern.

"I am fine!". Ethan responded with a smile.

"Wow, Ethan, you sent a lot, huh? Stuffed the guys with a beating!". Mike said excitedly.

"Actually, I was beaten up." Ethan replied, laughing.

"Oh, don't be coy. The whole school already knows that you defended Jessica from two giant guys." Tyler commented, crossing his arms.

"At least it's for a good thing, all those stares and whispers." I'm just concerned that it might cause me any trouble. - Ethan thought.

"How did you do that? She said you just stared at them…" Angela said, a little confused by what she had just said.

"Well, how did you do that? Teach me! I also want to knock people out just by looking." Mike said, clenching his fists like a child enthralled with a favorite hero.

"Stop being an idiot." Ethan responded by laughing.

"But it's true… How did you do that? They were scared to death, Ethan." Jessica said, looking at him seriously.

"I didn't knock anyone down or anything like that." He said confidently. "They must have only been scared when they saw my mother running towards us, with her police badge in her hand.". Ethan completed, inventing a nice excuse to escape the situation.

"How strange… She took a while to show up… And she didn't have her badge in her hands either!". Jessica said, crossing her arms, doubting Ethan.

"You were all curled up in fear. You know you didn't even see what happened right... Ethan replied, mocking Jessica. "And it was also at night. I only noticed the badge in her hand when she went to see my wound". He completed, lying.

"Hm…". Jessica snorted, but she still didn't seem to believe Ethan.

"The previous story was much cooler. I will keep telling people about it!" Mike replied, crossing his arms.

"Okay haha! Just don't get me in trouble, otherwise I'll drop you in the eye too." Ethan replied, staring Mike in the eyes and closing his eyelashes, laughing right away.

"Get out! Don't look at me like that, not that I fall in love". Mike replied, being ironic.

Tyler, bored, throws a piece of the candy he was eating towards Bella, who was leaning against her car, reading a book and listening to music.

"Oh Bella!" Tyler yells.

She turns toward their group, who look at the girl with welcoming smiles, inviting her to join their group. But she just points that she's reading and turns back to her previous position.

"What does she have?". Eric asks, confused.

"She's nice... But if you want to stay studying, better leave her". Tyler said, going back to munching on one of his candies.

They continued talking until the bell rang. The students entered the school and walked to their respective classrooms.

Ethan walked into history class, where he found Angela sitting at the second desk, cleaning her glasses.

"Hey". Ethan said, shyly.

"Hi Ethan." She replied, with a cute smile, but soon returned her gaze to her glasses.

He sat down on the table beside her, turning his body towards her to make conversation. Until she raises her hand and interrupts him quickly:

"Ethan, I think you're really cool, but I know you talk too much in class. So if you distract me, I swear I'll kill you." Angela said seriously, glaring at Ethan.

He just looked at her scared, and turned his vision to the blackboard, avoiding eye contact with Angela.

- Do I talk too much?- He reflected, while remembering the moments he couldn't stop talking to Mike, Jessica and Alice in class.

The teacher entered the room, with a serious expression on his face and, without much ado, said:

"Turn to page 23! Did you do the job I asked? I want everyone here at my table."

Ethan raised his hand slowly and said:

"Professor, I am a new student. I haven't taken your class yet. I didn't know I had a job."

The professor looked seriously at Ethan.

"You should have known about the assignments, Mr. Coleman." He said seriously.

Ethan just remained silent, staring at him.

"I'll give you a separate job for you to do. He wants it delivered to me next week, without fail!" He completed, writing down some information on a sheet. "And… I'm Mister Ramsey. Welcome to my class!" The teacher completed, with a not very inviting smile.

Ethan nodded and decided to just keep quiet for the entire class.

A few long hours later, the bell rings, indicating that the break is about to begin.

Ethan gets up to leave the room, but stops at the door, waiting for Angela to get her things.

"Now may I address the floor to you?" He said colloquially, teasing her.

"Stop being silly, Ethan." She said, walking past him. "I just can't let you distract me, because Mr. Ramsey's class is so hard. I can't get a low grade in his class. It would ruin my school record." Angela said, as they walked to the cafeteria.

"I can give you lessons if you want. I was always great at history at my old school." Eta said, bragging.

"Oh no. It's because you don't know Mister Ramsey. His exams are extremely difficult." Angela said, frustrated.

"Let's do it like this, then. If I get a higher grade than you on the next exam, you let me help you." Ethan replied, smiling.

"Okay, but what do you get out of it? Are you going to teach me for free?". She said, laughing.

"I was going to teach you purely through the power of friendship, but now that you've said that, I'll think of something as payment." Ethan replied, laughing.

"Oh! I will not pay you with anything intimate!" Angela replied, mad at Ethan.

"What? YOU ARE CRAZY?". Ethan stopped in the middle of the hall. "I WASN'T GOING TO ASK YOU THAT, ANGELA. STOP BEING WEIRD." he shouted, indignant.

Angela frowned in annoyance, but then a relieved expression appeared on her face and she laughed.

They walked to the cafeteria and saw the group of friends gathered at the same table they always sat at.

Looking a little closer, Bella looked very depressed in the corner. He didn't talk to anyone, he just read her book and listened to music on his headphones.

Ethan looked around, trying to understand what had happened, and then it was clear. Edward hadn't been to class that day, his seat at the Cullen's table was empty. She should be pissed off by imagining that she scared him the day before.

Still looking at the table, Ethan ended up exchanging glances with Alice, who gave him a shy corner smile. She then took out her cell phone and sent the boy a message:

"I heard what happened yesterday… It was very sweet and brave what you did!".

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