The Other Side

Part 2

Dedicated to Sy189r18

Nate

Since the incident at the parking lot today, everyone has been talking about it nonstop. In classes, hallways everywhere and I am sure it's going to be worse at the cafeteria during lunch. Let's hope it buzzes down but I highly doubt it will. Good thing tomorrow is Saturday, I need to relax my mind a little bit and think through everything that has being going on in my head and maybe... just maybe my heart too.

As I made my way to my final class before lunch my mind was clouded with thoughts. I have never been this disturbed before.

" I can't be distracted, I have worked so hard to reach here. Nothing and I mean absolutely nothing is going to take that away from me." I kept chanting in my head and nodding absent mindedly .

I had been thinking so hard that I didn't notice someone ahead of me. Then suddenly I bumped into someone. The impact was so strong that it sent me tumbling down the floor and falling with a thud books scattering in every direction.

' Ouch my butt hurts ' I grunted without really voicing my thoughts.

" Well well well ...... look who we have here." I didn't have to look up to see who it was. Who else if not the school's bad boy and quarterback Archie. He was accompanied by his minions consisting mainly of jocks.

" It's the ugly nerd isn't it?" his friend  Brent  says making the group to burst into a fit of laughter. I felt bile rising to my throat as anger coursed through my veins.

" Keep it , keep it down." I reminded myself before I do something stupid that I am going to regret later.

" Have I ever told you those specs make you look like a pig? Maximum the horse probably looks cuter." he pressed trying to get a response out of me.

This always happens when I cross paths with Archie and his group of friends. I don't know if it happens to everyone of my 'kind ' or they took a special liking towards me. They liked teasing me and enjoying my discomfort.

I ignored them and silently got up and started picking my books. Silence can be golden sometimes and right now I was grateful for that. I was just about to pick the last of my books when Archie beat me to it. I glared at him hoping he would understand that I needed my book and I was going to be late for my class.

People heading to their classes gave me awkward glances and those of my kind gave me sympathetic nods. I hated the way they treated us. Students in Starview had the notion that Nobody messes with the bad boy and it was sick. You can't just sit and watch others be mistreated just because of a stupid belief.

" You want this?" he asked referring to the book he was holding with the tip of his thumb and index finger as though it was filthy and it would contaminate his hands.

" Yes I want that ." I said obviously annoyed at his obliviousness to wasting my time. I checked my watch impatiently as I tapped my feet in frustration.

" Ooh so he talks." Brent said chuckling.

Brent was Archie's right hand man. They were always together. They were like supervillains. Always looking for trouble when they couldn't find any they created their own.

All in all the girls loved it. They were the school's players. With the looks and the fame people worshipped the ground they walked on. They loved it when girls fought for their attention.
They were good looking but I am afraid good looking is the only thing they can be apart from football of course.

I have had classes with them before and I know how they act . They wouldn't pay attention to anything because they knew that at the end of the day their parents would just buy them good results. Money could buy a lot of stuff in Starview high. I had  earned my own stuff even though my parents have all the money I could ever want. I learnt to believe that money can't always buy everything in life.

I was getting late to class and it was irritating me to the core.

" What do you want huh?" I ask. There was no point in fooling around if they didn't want something from me.

" Nothing can't we just mess with our favorite nerd." Archie says as he chuckles.

" You know what you can have the book, I can't be late listening to your nonsense." I snicker as I make my way to round the group to get to class. I was sure I'd be getting a detention.
' Good way to start the weekend. ' I say sarcastically and face palm myself.

As I made my way to class I saw Archie smirking at me as he dumped my book in the nearest trash can and disappeared. I made a mental note to  get it after class.

I thought I had been the last one to get to class when a few minutes into the lesson there was a knock on the door. Mr. Anton our Chemistry teacher who was in his late twenties went to get it.

" You have detention." he said without caring to look at whoever was at the door. This caused the whole class to burst into a fit of laughter. I would have been in the same state but Mr. Anton said I was a good student and he forgave me.

" Ooh pardon me, you must be Miss Clarence ," the teacher corrected himself smiling.

When whoever was at the door came in, every soul in the class  came alive. Even those who had been sleeping suddenly woke up looking excited. The buzzing started almost immediately. Everyone was talking eyes glued to the front. I didn't want to look or I'd get lost in those beautiful grey orbs. I blushed profusely at my own thoughts. I pretended to be busy with my books even though I was doing nothing, shy all of a sudden.
' Me Nathan shy, come on Nate don't be silly I said to myself raising my gaze to the front still not meeting her silhouette figure. As I looked around me , every eye was on her. The males were giving her appreciative glances and I felt a little something at the pit of my stomach. The females we're giving her jealous looks, some were admiring her . Zoe the head cheerleader was giving her a death glare and I chuckled at her jealousy.

" That's no way to welcome a visitor", Mr. Anton said checking out Ryn. The looks he was giving her disgusted me and I felt like throwing up. How could a whole teacher look at a student like she was a piece of meat?

" Miss introduce yourself please and tell us a little more about yourself please." he continued and the class went silent waiting for her to speak.

" Ryn Clarence ... I am pretty sure all of you know more than enough about me so I'm gonna go get my seat now." She said rolling her eyes.

' Wow that was ...rude. ' I thought.

But then again we're talking about the  bad girl here so anything is possible.

After an awkward lesson I was glad it was lunch time and I couldn't wait to get away.

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