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Ethan's POV

I know. The fact that I knew about the project and asked Ms. Sliders to pair me up with Alexa really does portray me as a creepy freak.

I had too! Mr. Summers depends on me and I can't let him down, after all he did give me lots of money.

Alexa's reaction really got to me. She was horrified that she had been paired up with me, but I did what I had to do.

"Okay class! So this project is going to be on Shakespeare as we have been learning about his plays etc., and you have to make a presentation about Romeo and Juliet and you guys have to pick out a part of the play and present it in front of the class-"

"We have drama for that." Alexa interrupted, twirling her hair and looking at Ms. Sliders menacingly.

"Yes, I know Alexa, but I want to see your acting skills and presentation skills, alright? More information will be on the school's homework page." Ms. Sliders finished just as the bell rang.

I picked up my bag from under my desk and slung it over my shoulder, wanting to leave the room as soon as possible.

Just as I opened the door, a hand grabbed the back of my bag and pulled me into the classroom again.

"What-"

"Shut up. Follow me, and don't be too obvious." whispered a person behind me, but I knew who it was. Alexa walked past me briskly and a few seconds after she had left the room, I followed her.

She walked around a few corners and through a couple of doors, but she finally led me through to the back entrance of the school.

"Look, please don't talk to me and I can't believe I'm talking to you right now, but come to my house in an hour," she started, her back facing me, "And please spray something on yourself, I don't want you to infect my house."

I stared at her.

I walked up to her and turned her around. She squealed at my contact and slapped my hand away.

"What do you want, you freak!"

"I want you to stop treating me like shit. I want you to realise that I'm not any different to all of your 'friends' and that I've had enough of having to put up with you. You don't even know why you treat me like this. It's because I'm not famous like Grayson, but that doesn't mean you can't even look at me. Why do you think your better than everybody else? Am I some homeless person to you like all the other 'worthless' people? If you don't start to treat me differently, you can do this project by yourself." I spat.

She stared at me in complete awe and I turned around to leave. The only noise present was the sound of the leaves swaying in the wind.

Just as I was about to go back into the building, she called after me, "Wait!"

I sighed as I looked back at her.

"P-please don't leave. Please just help me." I looked deep into her eyes, and behind all the annoyance, I saw concern. I couldn't believe she had actually said please to me. I hoped that her actions towards me would change after all.

"Fine." I mumbled and disappeared through the door.

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