The First Time I saw Him

I was standing outside our house waiting for my grandfather to arrive because he would take me to school. His job is to take students from Winter Academy and Spring Academy from their home to school and back. Actually I and my sister are the ones who should be waiting for him today but unfortunately, she got sick so I'm alone.

I gently kicked the rocks at my feet when my grandfather's bus stopped.

Unlike other yellow buses, the bus that delivers us is light blue with dark blue lining and on either side are the two shools that are allowed on riding it.

I quickly hopped in the bus and sit myself still at the very first row. At the back off the driver. Before I enter the bus there where noises but now all I can here is the air-conditioning blowing cold air. The aura is always like this whenever I enter this school bus. I don't know what happened to them or they are just not talkative.

"Where's Hanna?" Asked grandpa looking out house through the window.

"She's sick Grandpa. Fever last night." I tried to explain to him even though I don't like to talk much specially when I'm here.

Grandpa nodes and drive. I was looking outside the window when the bus stops. I look at the door of the bus confuse. I was the last stop of the bus but now I think there's new student.

A boy wearing the blue uniform of Winter Academy entered the bus and sat next to me. I was stunned for a moment because no one, as in, no one ever tried to sat next to me, just now. No one dares to sit next to me. But why is the reason he sat next to me? Didn't he notice me? Doesn't he know he has someone next to him like me?

He leaned his head on the chair and closed his eyes. The bus started moving and I was still staring at him. My mouth is gaping and its unbelievable. Surely, he didn't notice me. If he had noticed me earlier he would have moved to the other seat. But no! He didn't even budge.

He was wearing a white earbuds on his ears. And even though I was ten inches far from him I can here the song he was playing. It's Perfect by Ed Sheeran. Hmm I love Ed Sheeran.

Still!!

He can't seat next to me!

Pouting a bit I look at him. He has a fair skin and a messy look hairstyle. It's like he just woke up from a very nice sleep but suddenly got interrupted by someone. I looked at his nameplate. Hmm U.E. Salazar... I slightly move a little bit further from him.

"Isn't he the boyfriend of Sarah?" I heard someone talking at the back of our seat.

"I'm not sure about it. I didn't see his face clearly." Said the other woman.

Boyfriend of Sarah? What the fudge? I should really keep my distance. I almost glued myself on the bus's window just to not touch him.

"Do I have a virus and your staying away from me?" He suddenly talked.

And that makes me jump for a bit. Shocked! I look at him. He's eyes still close. Who is he talking to? I just look at him and continue to glued myself on the windows side. I will not assume and I will not think that he is talking to me. He might be talking to the one on the other seat or two girls at the back.

He opened he's eyes suddenly and looked at me irritatingly. He's brows creased and annoyance is evident on his face.

W-what?! Me giving him the expression.

He stared at me for a few seconds??? Minute?? Before he's hole his head and continue to take his nap. I sigh exasperatedly when he close his eyes but then I think he heard my sigh and looked at me. Now he's a bit angry.

What the hell? Why is he making me jumpy?

"Do you know me?" He asked me. Yes me! Me!

"N----no!" I answered a bit loud. Ahhh I think I shouted my answer because now I can feel the others students gaze at me.

I'm doomed!

"Then why are you acting like I was carrying a virus?" The guy beside me asked not noticing the piercing eyes looking at our way.

"I---I'm sorry!" I closed my eyes and look at the trees we passed by.

"Your weird you know that?" I heard him say.

I felt hurt because of what he said. Yeah I'm weird...

What can I do? I stammer every time I talk to someone not close to me. I imagine someone will mess with me and bully me. That's why as much as possible I don't want anyone noticing me. I always take this seat because no one sits here and I was the last student the bus will picked up. But then my situation changed in just a day.

Someone sit next to me. Someone talks to me. And everybody's looking at me. EVERYBODY!

"Who is that sitting next to him?" I heard someone asked.

"I think her name was Cassandra or something. I'm not sure."

"Yes,she's Cassandra Lana Ferrer Lopez. And the driver is her grandfather."

"Oh.."

No. No. This can't be! They are now talking about me. This is all his fault. I glared at the man sitting next to me. If this man didn't take the sit next to me my life is still peaceful. But hell! I wanna poke him in the eyes with my fingers!

I glance away when he looked my way. Will never make myself be caught by this man. I squeezed myself on the side and look at nothing but the green grass we are passing by.

I Need to Stay Away from Him

I hastily ran towards my next class. I was ten minutes late already. I was so engrossed on reading my new book and didn't think of the time. I'm doomed! Super doomed! And it's physics subject! My most hated enemy!

I'm in front of Grade 12 Class 1. I'm so nervous that I can't even lift my hands to open the door. I'm scared they might look at me and say something bad about me being late and be scolded by our teacher.

But what can I do? I'm just a student here. I don't have any right to complain about a punishment when I'm late.

I heave a sigh and with a trembling hand I opened the door. The room fell silent. I was looking at my beautiful polished black shoes. Thinking how sparkly it is. A minute later my classmates continue to make noises. They were talking about something like research paper or survey. They didn't even paid attention to me and I'm relieved because of that. But then curiosity gotten into me.

I slowly raise my head to look at what is happening. There are students from Winter Academy. They are six and my strict teacher isn't around. That's why may classmates so noisy before I enter the room. The beast isn't around.

And because they don't care about my presence I quietly went to sit on my chair. There's a paper on my desk.

"How old is the Universe?" I silently read.

There are other questions about universe. Are we gonna answer this? I look around and watched my classmates happily answer the same paper I was holding. Hmm.. So we need to answer it. But why? What is this for? Is it mandatory?

I think this is not mandatory. Gabriel isn't answering he's paper so I think its okay to just ignore this.

I was ready to put the paper under my desk when someone grab my wrist. I look up and its the guy from the bus. What is he doing here?

"What are you doing?" I asked him. Geeezz my voice sounded like a cat being pressed.

"Making you answer our questionaire." He simply answer.

He took my ballpen and placed it in my right hand. The paper was in my left hand where he was holding. He snatched the paper from me and laid it on my desk.

"Now answer." He's tone is a bit commanding.

"But Its not mandatory!" I protest. Puting aside the paper.

"It is. So please answer." He calmly said.

"No your just deceiving me to answer this paper for you. So nah." I shook my head with a stubborn expression. " Not gonna happen." I added.

"If you do not answer this I will report you to Mr. Salez for not doing his activity." Now he's a bit angry.

I glare at him. I was so confident on defying him because I know I've got a busy classmates so no one will notice that I am actually aruguing to this guy.

"You can't do that to me." I said a bit aggressive. Annoyed with his interference.

"Why? Im one of the supervisor here." He said and look around us.

"Even so! You can't just force me to answer that even though its not mandatory!" I slam my desk really hard. This time I'm totally annoyed! I was shooting deadly glare at him when someon shouted.

"What do you think your doing?" A girl approached us and that is when I noticed everyones looking at me.

Arghh! So much for being an invinsible girl! My classmates looking at me with their judgmental eyes. I know I can't judge them but its what I am. Its really hard to predict a persons expression.

I lower my head slowly.

"If you dont want to answer our questionaire just be qiuet. Some of your classmates are answering." A girl from Winter Academy is the one who approached us and bow she's like a teacher to me now.

Now I can say that a girl is really a nagger.

"Im sorry." I said meekly.

Tss. This is all because of this guy fault! I look at him and glare at him. He just look at me with a smirk on his face and an amused expression.

Why is he even amuse? Seriously the situation is not even amusing. I roll my eyes on him. He just smirk at me.

"Sorry? Your not even listening to me!" The girl nagging at me grab my shoulder for me to look at her.

She's angry at me. But why? I didn't even do anything wrong to her. Tss

Because of her aggresiveness I almost lost my balance if it weren't for the quick grip of one hand on my waist my face would would been glued on the floor.

"What do you think your doing Vanessa?" The one holding me said to the girl angry expression is evident on his face.

"She's not listening to me Usher so I got her attention to me!"

"By pussing her?" He asked aggressively.

"N-no. I'm not pushing her." She's explaining desperately.

It didn't even cross my mind that the guy who became my seatmate on the bus and whose name is Usher is holding me in his arms.

"Tss don't explain yourself I saw what you did." He's accussing her now e?

The girl name Vanessa was about to defend herself again but I wiggle myself on his tight hold on my body so that he can let go of me. But instead of loosening his grip he just grip my waist tightly. Because of that I forcefully push him to free myself.

When I was free from the tightness of his grip I gave him a bad look.

"I'm sorry. I'll answer the sheet now please." I sat on my seat and starred answering the questionaire.

Vanessa left infront of me because some of my classmates called her. But Usher remain standing beside me. Probbably not planing to leave. Maybe he really wants to be next to me. But I need to be sorry to him. This will be our last encounter ever! I don't want many people to notice me. And being close to him is definetly not the meaning of peacefulness. My plan to be an invisible girl will be ruine once I get close to him.

So... Nah ah. I even shook my head.

Why can't he leave me alone?!

"Do you really think that universe is 4M years old?"

"What came before Big bang? Your answer is 'the question is meaningless?' Are you sure?"

"Are you sure about this?" Usher ask pointing at the number 8 question where the question is 'What is inside the black hole?'

I signed and nodded my head. My answer is 'If you wanna know why don't you go to the black hole?" Yeah it's a perfect sarcastic answer I can have.

"But no one know how to go there."

I rolled my eyes at his answer. Right now Usher is bugging me for about a minute now. And I'm totally ignoring him. But he kept on asking me questions about the answer I made on the paper. Can't he just care about himself?

"You know that dark matter isn't made of chocolate right? And Milky Way isn't made of milk?" He said to me and gave me a look of 'Are you stupid?'

I glared at him hard. Why is he meddling with my business?

"It's none of your business."

He signed and pulled an empty chair next to me and leaned his head on his arm.

"You know if you are my student and I'll ask you these questions and answered it like these you are already in the detention room."

"I don't care. Please mind your own business." I said to him before I stand up and went to one of the Winter Academy student.

"Here's my paper." I said giving him my paper.

Usher is already at my back following me. Is he my dog or what?

"I'm one of them so why not submit it to me instead?" He said sounding offended.

The guy was about to take my paper when he snatched it from me.

"What do you think your doing?" I creased my forehead.

"I'm taking your paper." He said a matter of fact.

"But I'm giving it to him!" I pointed at the guy who looks like he's about to pee his pants.

Poor guy being crushed in the middle of our fight.

"You can give it to me."

"Your not even the one collecting the papers so why would I give it to you?"

"I'm holding a paper now? So..?" He said sarcastically. He's even showing my paper to me.

Argh!!! I'm about to lose my mind because of him!

"Whatever." I turned my back on him and went back to my seat.

I laid my head on my desk like I was sleeping. I hope he doesn't bother me anymore if I pretend I was sleeping. I wish our paths won't cross anymore. I need to stay away from him. The farther the better.

The bell rings and I grab my bag and hurriedly went to the to the school bus stop. I want to be the first one to take my seat. I wish I won't see him.

When I arrived at the bus stop the school bus already in there. The door is open so I just went inside. My grandpa isn't inside. I think he went out.

I took my seat and put my bag on the seat next to me. Hope that Usher will got the message of this seat beating occupied.

I was waiting when some of the students who are meant to ride the bus came. I put my ear buds on my ears and listen to the song of Selena Gomez Wolves.

My eyes were closed when suddenly my bag I felt my bag being thrown on my lap. I quickly look who it was and even though I was expecting who is it I'm still shocked it's Usher.

He face grim and dark. Oh bad mood you got there Mr. Salazar. But I'm sorry I think you will be more in a bad shape because of me. I smirk.

"Hey this seat is already taken." I told him.

He looked at me, " Who's gonna seat here? I'm the one who's sitting here in the morning."

" It's my sister. Please go find other seat. She'll be here soon." I said nonchalantly. Like throwing him away isn't a big deal. I'm also giving him my most honest face for him not to suspect me for lying.

He stared at me in the eyes and I was struggling to keep my face as honest as possible. If I pass this act surely I'm gonna burn my books.

"Lana your grandma said that give the porridge to your sister."

"H-huh G-grandpa?" Startled at what he said. I look at grandpa.

He point his fingers to the bag nest to his seat, "You give the porridge to Hannah so she'll get better soon."

"O-okay grandpa." I lowered my head and just looked outside the window.

Grandpa started the engine and the bus start moving. It been five minutes and I still can feel the glare Usher is giving me.

I bit my lip. I can no longer lie to him. If I lie on one person and the person caught me lying that person will easily see through me. That is exactly why I hate it when I'm interacting to anyone.

My plan on avoiding him today isn't a success. But my plan on avoiding him can continue tomorrow. I'll definitely find a new seat far far away from him.

"Lier..." He said under his breath.

Because of that I have him a death glare again.

"I'm not!" I insisted. Protecting myself on embarrassment.

"Tss." He sneered at me and shook his head.

Argh!!! What can I do for him to leave me alone!? Why can't he leave me alone?!! I want to choke him right now! But I can't be a murderer of this man. Just think of another plan Lana.