"What are you going to do" Tara asked Daniel during lunch break.
"I don't know" Daniel sighed heavily as he leisurely played with his food."But don't worry,I'm gonna figure a way out"
"I've never seen you this excited.Pumped to go on your first ever date?"
"You don't have to say it like that. You haven't been on one either"
"Look at me,I've been on tons of dates" Tara said, smiling."I've devised a standard ,and for me to even think of going out with you,the date needs to surpass that standard" She teased,smiling at the expression in his face.
"I have my work cut out for me then" Daniel said softly.
"You can always reschedule our date ,and not everything's about money.You might spend light ,and I'll still have a great time" Tara said,heading to class as the bell went off.
"Great time" Daniel thought,heading to the class."I want this date to be perfect ,and rescheduling it would just be a big bust" He sat at his desk and decided that he would have to escape detention somehow or someway.
"Do your assignments.It's due first thing tomorrow" The teacher said as the closing bell went off."Your teacher said I should escort you to detention"
Daniel sighed heavily,packed his bag and grudgingly followed the teacher. Thinking back,this wasn't the way he'd imagined the day would go.Although he wanted to get out of detention,he didn't have a specific plan.
"This is Mister martinelli.I'm dropping him off for detention" The teacher said to her colleague in the detention room.
"Aye,nice looking chap.But you know looks can be deceiving" The teacher said,stroking his shaggy beard.He wore a white shirt with black trousers.The white looked more like brown on the areas under his arms .He had a round face with a huge moustache covering almost half his upper lip."Go sit with the other delinquents and think about your life"
Daniel sat in the corner.That way,he could see everyone in the room and also those leaving the school building.
He hoped to catch a glimpse of Tara and possibly convey a message to her.However,that task seemed impossible as he wasn't sitting anywhere near the windows ,and he didn't know anyone in the room.
"Hey,what you in for,nerd?" A guy spoke.He had flabby arms the size of Daniel's head ,and a thin face that made him look extremely weird.
"Uhm" Daniel gulped."I was late to class"
"That's baby stuff" The guy roared with laughter."Wanna know what I'm in for?"
Daniel thought of saying no but one look at those huge arms made him say the opposite.
"Yeah"
"My girlfriend was best buddies with this guy ,so I taught him a lesson"
"Why? He wasn't doing anything wrong" Daniel said before realizing who he was talking to.Now,the whole class turned to look at him."I'm already dead" He muttered.
"Who do you think you're talking to?" The guy rose with the flabs on his arms jiggling.
"Hey!" The teacher said, clearly not watching the students as he was supposed to."You sit down and the rest of you should look at the blackboard"
"But there's nothing there" Daniel voiced.
"Exactly! Just imagine you're staring at your failures"
"Sad old man" Someone voiced.
Daniel glanced at the wall clock above the blackboard.It read 4:51.
"She would've already gone home" Daniel thought.Detention was two hours long ,and he had only spent 36 minutes in the room."Sir" He said,raising his arm.
"What?" The teacher asked hoarsely.
"Uhm,can I do my assignments here?"
"Of course not"
"But why?"
"Because all of you are supposed to be thinking about your life and the failures that surround it. That's the sole purpose of detention.Anything outside of what I just stated is prohibited"
"Great" Daniel muttered."Things just keep going from bad to worse"
Daniel didn't know when he fell asleep as a loud sound woke him up.
"Detention's over,you failures" The man said,banging the desk with his huge palm.
Daniel rubbed the sleep off his eyes and rushed out of his room.He was about to leave the building but realized he left his textbook.
"Shit! I'm so late. She's gonna be so pissed" Daniel muttered as he raced to the class.
On getting there,he saw a girl with her head bowed on the desk.
"That's Tara's seat" Daniel muttered as he moved closer to the girl."Tara" He called out,recognizing her beautiful black hair.
Because Tara didn't budge,he called out again.This time lightly shaking her.
"What?"
"Why are you still in school?" Daniel asked, crossing his arms.
"Why?! You should be on your knees begging me"
"Oh,Don't get me wrong,I'm glad you waited,but I just wanna know the reason.Did you wait for me,perhaps?"
"Of course not" Tara snapped blushingly.She actually waited for him but didn't want him to know that."I just fell asleep.I wouldn't wait for you ever" She said ,heading to the door.
"Wow" Daniel said,grabbing the textbook."You didn't have to be that harsh"
"Shut up" Tara smiled as they left the building."So, what's your plan?"
"The date is still on" Daniel said,glancing at the setting sun.
"You know it's almost six pm ,right?"
"Yeah,I originally thought of an evening date ,but if you would be willing,I want to take you on a date at night"
"Night?"
"I'll come pick you at 8pm" He clarified.
"Uhm—"
"It's okay if you can't make it" Daniel said quickly,noticing the confusion on her face.
"No,I was just surprised that you want a night date" Tara smirked."Why?"
"Uhm,what I prepared would only work in the night"
"Are you sure?" Tara said,stepping closer."You don't plan on doing anything bad or naughty,right" She said in a raspy voice.
"No" Daniel gulped as their bodies touched.He felt a rush of blood go to his nether regions as red spread on his cheeks."I don't plan on doing anything like that"
Tara stroked his chin before turning violently."I'll be ready by eight pm.Your date better be good ,else..."