"I don't know".Leyla said,still on the floor with maximus still laughing at her
"You don't know how you fell down".Maximus repeated what she said and burst into laughter again
Surprisingly,she enjoyed the sound of his laughter as it echoed on the walls.It made her feel safe in a weird way
"c'mon".He said his arm outstretched.she was stunned for a few seconds,what she imagined this morning was coming true
"ok thanks".she replied meekly as she placed her hand in his.She stayed there for a while, relishing that feeling of comfort his hands brought
They were neither big nor small just the perfect fit for hers
Maximus was also feeling it while they were walking he planned to leave his hand by his thigh and see what happens but now.It was handed to him on a silver platter and he took it with no hesitation
"Let's get you up".He said as he helped her up
As she got on her feet,she lost her balance again and almost fell down but this time on maximus
Maximus quickly caught her and now his hands were wrapped around her back and her forehead was on his lips.She felt the sudden jolt of electricity that rushed through her as his lips came into contact with her head.she was sure he felt it too because he was as stiff as a board
Her breathing slowed and it was as if her heart wanted to come out of her chest
They remained there for seconds,none of them knowing what to do
Maximus' body wasn't following his mind anymore,like the power in his whole system had been shut down
All he had was his mind
Leyla's body was functioning just fine but her mind unlike maximus was blank.Every single thought vanished into nothingness
And just when either of them was about to make a move,the assembly bell went off.
"oh sorry about that ".Maximus said smiling cheekily
"No,I should apologize".Leyla said, scratching her head
"We should probably go for the assembly".Maximus said, grabbing the net that fell down with Leyla
"oh yes".Leyla replied and they left the storage room with each of them thinking of what just happened
None of them noticed how half of the school day passed by as it was lunchtime
Maximus grabbed his lunch and instead of sitting at the desk he usually sits then Leyla will sometimes come sit down with him.He decided that it was better to sit on the class table,it would be the whole class sitting there
Leyla also thought of the same thing and they ended up sitting at the same table
"Stuart"
"Phil".Maximus said sitting next to them
"could you please move?".Leyla asked a girl as she sat near her
Throughout the entire lunch,Neither Leyla nor maximus raised up their heads
They just ate and looked at their food
"This is absurd".Maximus thought to himself
"Where is my pride"
"To be this concerned about a girl".He said in his mind
But she wasn't just any girl,she was leyla