Chapter 9 SLOANE
Chapter 9
SLOANE
I grabbed my bags, I just finished class for the day. “Hey, Sloane.” The girl sitting next to me was called, Daisy. She is so beautiful, calm and collected, the kind of girl, Jasper likes.
“Hi, Daisy.” I waved back. Daisy and I are not more than seatmates. Thanks to my connection with Jasper, half the girls in the school hate me. One they believe I do not deserve to be friends with Jasper because he is hot and everyone’s crush. Two, … You know what… they just hate me… and I don't care. It’s not like their liking me would add any interest to my life.
Daisy and I rarely talk so I am sure there is a reason she is talking to me now.
“Uhm, Rave and I are starting a group study for our upcoming test, we notice you mostly study alone and since we sit together, we thought we could ask you to join us.” She said politely, looking at me with her flickering eyes.
Daisy and Rave. My department's most popular duo. Daisy is a fashion icon. Dresses smart, like today, she is wearing black pants, a shirt with a back top top on it, she is also wearing a tie, her hair let down, slick and shiny, her makeup, subtle and calm. Daisy is beautiful and calm, collected, and smart. And her friend Rave… she is like the wave of the sea. A tomboy. Dresses in a way that makes it hard for you to tell if she is a boy or a girl. She even has a pixie cut and damn… I tell you, it’s hard to think you are straight when you look at her.
She is drop-dead gorgeous. I’d be Les for her. She is beautiful and crazy and she dresses fire too.
These two are not just popular because they are opposites but because they make their friendship work and they would not stand and allow themselves to be trashed talked by anyone.
And now, these girls want me to join their study group?
Do they not realise that the girls hate me? And the boys are only coming to me because they want to get acquainted with Jasper so they can get a free ticket to his game she act like they know him?
I am the lone wolf of the school, I am the.., oddball… the nerd no one wants to talk to… well, the nerd part is only a facade but still.
“I know what you are thinking and I don’t care if you are fucking Jasper or not…” Rave blurted. Of course, she is raw with elegance.
Ugh… take me away girl!
“—-The point is, Daisy and I are smart, obviously but you’re smarter. We love each other but we also want to grow and in our department, you're the smartest, even though you don’t talk much.” she finished.
“So please join our study group, you don’t have to be friends with us and if you want to, we won’t stop you and just to clear the air, we are in no way interested in Jasper.” Daisy finished.
Oh là là la. These girls are on fire today.
“May I ask why the sudden interest?” I asked.
“We are having a guest professor next class.” Rave sighed, leaning on the table. She looked so cute and beautiful… I want to touch her face.
“Yeah, I saw that on the notice board,” I answered.
“Yeah, I heard from our lecturer, the professor would only be around for a month but during that month he would be here to evaluate and push us to our limit. I heard from the seniors that it’s not his first time here and he is tough. If you think you are smart wait until you meet him.” Daisy’s first clenched and I could tell she was serious.
Huh?
Is he really that tough?
This is our second year in this school so we are not novices, and if I were to rank our class. I’d be the second after this ice-cold guy, whose name again? I think Zanders or Zeck? Or Xavier? Oh boy… anyways, he is smarter than I am next and then we have Rave and then Daisy.
If Rave and Daisy think we need to form a group study, does that mean this professor is a big deal?
There is no harm in having a study group. It would be nice to make new friends. And besides with Xaden falling asleep in my room last night, I need to avoid him.
My lips parted to respond when someone sat in front of me, his eyes distant yet he was staring right at me then Daisy then Rave then back to me then to Daisy then to Rave then back to me again.
This guy, dressed in his regular white shirt, blue pants, a laptop bag, and his nerd glasses and his odd tie…. Why is he dressing like a geek?
“Who are you?” Rave was the first to ask, breaking the silence.
“Isaac.” He said.
Oh! The top guy in our class.
“I know who you are, I think what Rave meant was, why are you sitting in front of us?” Daisy muttered, I turned to her because I was sure I didn't know who he was until he said his name. I assumed it was a nice save so as not to make him feel invisible but when I looked at her, she did recognize him.
Oh my…
“Oh, I overheard that you wanted to start a study group… since you three are among the top students, I thought to ask if I could join you,” he said politely.
What the hell is going on?
Why does everyone want to be in a study group?… Just how intense is this professor?
“You’re smart… you’ve always been smart, you don’t need to be in our study group so why do you want to?” Daisy fired at him, the heat that flowed through her mouth was evident.
I took a peek at Rave. She placed a finger on her lips and mouthed, “Shhh… do not get involved.”
Huh?
Did they know each other?
Daisy was silent, she kept glaring at him.
“If you don’t want to, I can just leave.” Isaac blurted, grabbing his bag.
Oh God, his dressing is an eyesore.
“Stop!” Daisy fired.
Then she turned to me, “Tell me you are free today.” she muffled, taking my hands.
Huh?
“I guess.”
“Great, we’re going shopping… You too Isaac, you brought your car right?” Daisy blurted.
Okay, I take it back, Daisy is not calm!
Wait, we’re going shopping? I have never shopped with girls before…. Aside from my mum… but my mum doesn't count… does she?
Oh fuck, I’m going to embarrass myself!