"Well time to get this hell started", I mutter to myself. I take the first turn by my right with all confidence that a few doors down that hallway was my first class for the day or so I thought.
Thump Bang Bum and there goes my alone time.
I abandon my thoughts and I realize I'm falling, how did that happen? Last I remember I was walking to my class, so who could be the idiot that ran into me? And didn't have the courtesy of apologizing, as if on cue I hear someone talking or should I say swearing aloud talking about glasses, and I turn to locate the sound….. Holy crap who is that?????
"Okay he might not be the one who hit me", I'm thinking to myself with my ass firmly planted on the ground cos I literally have no center of gravity, but then again he was the one talking about glasses wasn't he? But why did he have to be so cute..... Okay timeout Asha, time to give him a piece of your mind which he well deserves, not too much, but just enough to let him know you're not in need of glasses… he is.
"Um excuse me… you know you ran into me right?", I say accusingly and it doesn't faze him at all instead he replies with a smug smile and says, "Yes, I realized that but I'm sure it wasn't all my fault you had a hand in it too". Okay now this dude must wanna die, "Wait a minute, I was walking in the direction of my class and you clearly ran into me, so how is it that it's not all your fault?" at this point I'm trying really hard to keep my anger in check. I mean he's cute and all, okay maybe not cute… HOT!!! But the point is you don't get a nice pass just for being hot, you step up and accept the responsibility and you apologize. I just don't get this dude.
"Well I was also walking in the direction of my class, and if you had been paying attention you would have seen me and avoided experiencing the great fall", he says this time with a smirk plastered on his face and for your information I really might just kill this guy hot and all. I'm just kidding myself, it's my first day in a new school, new place and I'm already considering getting myself expelled cos of one crazy fool hmm.. hmm.. not happening. "I don't even believe my ears. You know what this...whatever this is I'm done with it. It's clear to me that you don't have the maturity required to accept responsibility for your actions so thanks and bye". Right now the look of shock on his face is just enough to make me feel really proud I took the high road and acted as the adult, now let's see you try and come back from that, shamefully if I may add. Ugh I'm wicked but nobody needs to know that right?.
I was so engrossed in my mind celebration that I missed his next words and it wasn't until I noticed him staring at me like he was waiting for a reply that I realized he was actually talking to me but crazy Asha….. Yup she didn't catch shit.
"Um you said what?", I questioned innocently. He just stared at me for a few seconds like he's tryna figure me out and I mean that's impossible, even my mom hasn't succeeded and he thinks he can, not happening.
"I said you should wait a minute… just one minute okay…", at this point I'm pretty sure the look on my face says 'I don't believe one word' and I think he noticed cos he continues by saying " jeez I was just messing around with you. Damn girl you got a lot'a attitude, I'm sorry alright. And I wasn't lying my class really is this way, I was just lost in my thoughts..". 'Wow and you tried to place or should I say share the blame', this dude really is something else. I don't say that out loud though, cos I gotta keep being the bigger person but because it's just who I am, I have to rub it in just a little more…. just a tinnie little more.
"Well next time please keep your thoughts in your head and your eyes on the road". Oh don't even think about making me feel guilty he started it alright, I'm just going along with it. "Wow you're really not gonna let it go at that", he seemed really surprised that I didn't drop it but its good, he's not making any move to say any more. "Well no problem, I understand you clearly, alright". 'Really' that's in my mind. You gotta understand I'm so close to insane all I need is the white uniform for those psychiatric hospitals and it'll be legit but back to him. "So now that that's outta the way, my name is Justin and yours if you please?"
He must think we're friends now since he's moving on to introductions, but going with the flow I tell him my name. It's just a name right?
"Asha that's the name and if you're done with the formalities I've got class to get to".
"Nice name, but you're not from around here are you?" he says waving his fingers around as if to help me understand better, I take that as an insult but keep quiet. "Cos I have never seen your face before here, you look oddly familiar though and from the way you lashed out at me, I'm pretty sure you're new here".
Wow he must be some prince to have such a bloated ego, seriously who does he think he is… not my business though. "Like I said I have class to get to". With that I walked right past him and from the look of disappointment on his face I'm guessing he was expecting the conversation to go further but I'm not about to leave a terrible impression on any of my teachers. Like they say first impressions matter right???
***A half hour later***
Okay now I've come to a conclusion that I must be cursed because that is the only explanation for how I managed to miss the direction to my class, waste like fifteen minutes tryna locate my locker then retrace my steps to finally locate my class almost thirty minutes into the lecture. At this point I'm sure even the angry looking dude staring at me who so happens to be my teacher will not let this slide. "Oh God, please don't let him give me detention", I really really would love to forget all about that word. The teacher, I think his name is Mr Mathews just smiles wickedly at me then turns to his table and next thing I know I 'm staring at a detention slip.
Wow way to go Asha, this is what you get for being independent. But wait a minute isn't detention too much of a punishment for just late coming, I do have a valid excuse and I'm a new student that should count for something right, 'HELL YEAH', the monsters or should I say devils in my head reply and before I can overthink it I open my mouth.
"Um Sir, I think there's a little misunderstanding, I'm a new student here and I lost my way, that was why I was late to this class in the first place. Now I understand you feel the need to punish me but I think detention is really overdoing it, Sir". Remember that decision I made to open my mouth, well let's just say I regret it dearly when I see the look on my teachers face go from angry to livid. I do know how to piss people off a lot it's kinda like second nature to me which is why I avoid people.
The students in the class were hooting and making so much noise and I make out some words like "she's dead….", "bitch is badass….", "what a hottie…..", "damn I'd love to bang that….". Now when I say I make out words, you've got to understand I've got like very sharp ears and the noise in the class right now is loud enough to cause a massive explosion in my brain. The students here really have got no manners I mean this is their teacher for the love of God, I don't give a damn what anyone thinks of me, it's not like it affects me but I really don't like it when my mouth starts something like this, so to help out I decide to offer something close to an apology, it's the least I can do.
Just as I open my mouth to speak, Mr Mathews shuts everybody up by giving a quiz literally, and just like that everyone forgets what they were commenting on a while ago and now they're pleading for the quiz to be postponed. I might just end up liking Mr Mathews, he's badass.
"Now you", Oh no he's looking at me squarely now, jeez Asha must you always say what the devils ask you to, seriously. "If you think detention is too much to be considered punishment for late coming then I don't think this school is meant for you. I decide what punishment to give as recompense for whatever offense and if you're not content with that you can change schools. Now get going to detention young lady", Mr Mathews says with a tone of finality which I guess is to inform me that there will be no arguing or speaking after that.
Woah rude much, I roll my eyes in my head, squeeze the detention slip he placed in my hand a few minutes ago and make to leave the room when he interrupts me, "introduce yourself to the class, I won't be giving you that opportunity again after today", he says curtly. Whatever did I do to make this guy hate me so much in just a few minutes, Asha what happened to first impressions? I have to say I was tempted to just walk out on him right there in the class but that would only get me more trouble right? Aw my life sucks.
"Let's get on with the introductions", I say to myself and with that turn around to face the stream of eyes all focused on me from every corner of the classroom. "My name is Asha D. Carter", I say counting the seconds it takes for realization to dawn on the whole class. One... Two... Thr…"Oh my goodness are you the daughter of the Maya D. Carter?", someone says among the students and the rest of the class are just in plain shock.
Cue the gasps, the coughing teacher and wait a pair of staring grey eyes?. Before I start overthinking those eyes, I turn around and walk out of the class.