is on the soccer team that I

llhole I could be stuck with

and heard. I'm not one to judge but there is seriously nothing good that c

erson I wanted to

"What can I possib

aw the agitation hiding behind my eyes.

to say because this

led, almost no

sement as he saw the stunned look on my face. He til

now?" I

dded,

l of my senses once agai

rm and stopped me. "Don't walk away from me." His

snap at him or tell him that I could do whatever I wan

eep myself calm. I clenched my

ded his head towards his car

s, "I told you, I

ed, quirking his ey

when I didn't have a respons

e turned and started walki

him. "I have my car,

't say anything else. He turned around and headed to his car, not giving me a chance to have a say. Bec

ant, cocky, constantly-smirking self had vanished. Now he was cold and distant, emo

d got out without saying anything to me, so I follo

mumbled softly, my voice

tremely uncomfortable and awkward, I at least tried to speak to him

hing to me. He started walking so

r drink?" He asked, not lookin

as thankful for. I couldn't help it �� who would think Zac had t

red my throat,

ter and then walked right past me. Quickly turning to follow him,

e what I would

he room with a flat screen on the wall across. There was a dresser against a wall. Two recliners that

I expected. It was mature an

and walked into the room, Za

ryly as he walked over to his bed and

ng arrogant and annoying, smirking and amused by my annoyance. Then all of a sudden, he's

n his bed, a foot away from him

aled. "Balanc

here Zac started throwing chips at me while I was trying to explain things to him. He got bored and spent an

ained and groaned the whole time about how he doesn't understand anything I'm sayin

in my backpack. "This was... progress. Kind of. You sti

is face leaning in the palm of his hand. He looked at me with

es and ignoring his comment. H

rty, arrogant self. I wanted to ask him why he turns his personalit

" He asked me calmly,

. "What? We're

, "Right, but you haven'

lin

ticed

or words. I don't know why small things abou

his eyes narrowed. "Right...

eading chemical compound names. How are you suggesting we conti

a lot of work to do." Again, his tone had shifted to a more monot

have to be somewhere," I sw

od up when I hea

he would act like he couldn't bother to give me a se

our busin

didn't think you were one to be out right now... nerd."

ryone, Zac saw me as nothing but a nerd. It bothered me but it was somethin

can also have a life." I shook my head a

, "I guess you do learn something

him as I slipped my shoes on. He sto

? With

ed to look at him with a very clearly annoyed expression.

His eyebrows p

nerd, he would assume I would never go to a party. God forbid a "ne

ly in my chest. Whenever I felt myself being too sassy or forward with

d at almost everyone else. I had seen him push multiple kids against lockers,

h me and do something like that. E

to say something but refrained from doing so. He took a momen

g?" I ask when he w

tly, not emotion in his tone as he he

alk," I

the car,

It's fine.

annoyed now but remains low. He stands by the driver do

sm

ed me by my name. Except for wh

dn't understand. He was annoyed at me which worried me

l," I spoke softly, my voice quiet and h

than the school was. I was already afraid of making the wrong move around Zac, the

head, "Give me

schools only a

e me your address, Bloom. It's

... con

he just wants everything to go

ly having learned that there is really

use. I turned to look at Zac who had a blan

he muttered, loo

around, I guess." I started to get

For tutoring me." Zac looked away to avoid my g

icked his words causing a small smile to twitch