The Strange Boy

Thea was walking home from school alone again. She thought about having friends and how it would be like but she told herself “No, I don't need them”

“I am used to being alone anyway" she thought as she walked on the pathway.

 The path infront her was crowded with children from her school with some classmates scattered among them, but only around her there seemed no one. From behind her she heard footsteps coming her way and looked back. She only meant to turn briefly but she ended up freezing and then staring at a boy. He was looking like he was going to fall and she couldn't just do nothing so she dashed, and with amazing speed, she pulled the boy towards her and into his friends who was standing behind her, leaving the boy with his friends before he can even say thank you.

“If I didn't catch him he would have fallen down the hill. He must be more careful. Anyway I should hurry, I have work to do when I reach home plus I have to walk to school tomorrow" Thea thought as she walked away from him.

The boy just stared at her as she hurrily left and smiled.

His friends ,worried, asked him if he was ok but his focus seemed to be on Thea.

The next day when Thea was walking to school, she saw the same boy from yesterday waiting for someone. She tried to pass him but as soon as she got in his range of sight he yelled,“Hey, you!" so loud that it almost made her deaf.

“Is he calling me?” She thought to herself. Thea looked at the side of her and saw a girl and thinking that he was calling the girl, she told the girl,“Excuse me, I think that boy over there is calling you” as Thea pointed to him. Afterwards Thea left. A little while later, Thea felt a soft tap on her shoulder.

“Sorry, I think you have the wrong person” She said.

 “Nope, seems like I have the correct person” the person replied.

 “I heard that voice before” She thought, slowly turning around. His blonde hair was like a Kiskedee’s belly and his baby blue eyes reminded her of the sky. It was him, the boy from yesterday.

 “Hi, my name is Mal”

“I was calling you before but it seems like you thought I was calling someone else” he said.

 “Why do you want to talk to me?” Thea asked not expecting him to say, “You remember me, don't you?”

“I wish to tell you thank you for what you did yesterday” so pleasantly.

“You don't need to thank me” she said, walking away afterwards, leaving him behind yet again.

 “How did  he know that I walk to school in the morning? ” she thought as she takes a few peeks at him before walking away.

“ Huh, She picks up things fast. ”

“I guess I have to try to harder to hide it” He thought and chuckled.

“Hey, wait for me!” he shouted happily as he hurrily caught up to Thea and entered the school grounds.

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