Jaan

Part 15- A Killer

Adalina's POV.

"Adalina, Aslan" the math teacher called for our names.

"Here" I confirmed.

Hold on, why did she say our names together?

"Both of you have been absent three times in my class—that leads me to have no choice but to dismiss you from my class today and send you guys to do some chores to compensate for it" she explained.

How is this possible?! I thought my absences were verified and approved. Were they not? Ugh.

Aslan stood up and left the class immediately. I got up after him and left the classroom. As soon as I stepped out, I saw him leaning against the wall on my right side. He almost scared me.

I pretended like he wasn't there and walked past him as he followed.

"Don't get too close" I whispered. I saw him slowing his pace to let me be first.

"Stop right there" we both heard a female voice. I turned around and saw Zahara coming our way.

She walked up to Aslan and grabbed his arm.

"Let's go" she said dragging him with her. Why didn't he stop her?

I followed them as we made our way to the janitor's office. I can't believe this. I already cleaned the whole house with Ammi Jaan during the weekend and I will have to clean the school as well? We stood in front of the old-looking man in his blue cleaning uniform. He weirdly stared at us.

"Grab some cleaning tools from here and then start by cleaning the gym and then get outside to clean the field" he ordered before eyeing us up and down and then leaving the room.

"I can't believe I'll have to clean" Zahara was complaining.

"Then why don't you go back to class?" Aslan asked her.  She held onto his arm tighter.

"I'm not leaving you anywhere" she said.

Why is she being this way? And why isn't he telling her to let go of him?! Hold on, am I being jealous right now?

I grabbed a mop and the huge rolling bucket as well. I dragged it out with me and made my way to the gym leaving these two alone. I just need to finish cleaning and then I can go back to class. I started mopping the whole place. I was trying to do it as fast as I could. Aslan and Zahara joined a few minutes later. She was holding a big garbage bag and a broom while he was holding a sponge mop.

She made her way inside the PE teacher's office to clean it I guess. Meanwhile, Aslan joined me to clean the floor.

"It's all good, I'm doing it already" I said keeping my focus on my mopping.

"Come on, don't be upset you know how she is" he said.

"I don't know what you're talking about" I replied.

"Adalina, don't be mad" he said.

"I'm not" I retorted.

"I know you are"

"I'm not" I snapped.

"Then why aren't you looking at me?" He asked.

"I said I'm not mad!" Shit, I yelled at him.

"You see, you're mad" he approached me.