STARING CONTEST CONTINUATION
LEO'S POV
My legs were still crossed on the table, I was enjoying the quietness, I wished the whole school could be like this always. My eyes were closed as I thought about a lot of things. After few minutes, I heard footsteps that bugged me because they were so loud, I put down my leg which had been crossed on the table. Closing my eyes, I placed my hands on the table. All of a sudden, I couldn't hear the footstep again, it was quite suspicious and unusual, so I had to open my eyes to check it out, just incase I was being attacked.
It was Jack, he stood like a tree, looking at me with fear, and to make matter worst, he was with the Clara girl again, I noticed he was holding her hands but when he saw me, he let go of her hand. Ever since she came to this school, Jack and I haven't spoken to each other. He was always avoiding me, even when I summoned for him the other time, he never came, I didn't bother to tell him anything. I expected them to move to another sit, probably in another corner because I was sitting where they had hoped to sit. As long as I don't give anybody the permission to come or sit close to me, they don't, not even my only friend, Jack.
Jack stared at me for few minutes, before he was interrupted by the Clara girl who had just noticed I was the one sitting there, she bit her lips murmuring before whispering to Jack. Her whisper was loud enough for me to hear, maybe she doesn't know how to whisper. Jack who had froze when he saw me, turned to look at her, opening his eyes and mouth in bewilderment, before turning back to look at me.
" Leo, this thing just called you a monster and you are still sitting here looking at her" The devil in me was speaking, while I sat just sat there with my fist cluthed. I was trying to control my anger, which is something I never do. She was about to say something nasty again, but Jack ran to her, covering her mouth with his palm. Immediately he removed, I could see his sweat round her lips, she cleaned it, with her face squeezed looking in disgust. I heard Jack telling her to come along with him, this clara girl is so stubborn, she refused to go with him, calling me a monster again. Jack, who had suggested that they sit in another corner, left the library leaving her alone with me. He didn't want to disobey the rule by staying around me.
She sat on a chair which was about six feet away from me, which is what nobody has ever done, not even Jack. We were literally facing each other. Just when I was finally about to get up, in order to let lose of my anger specifically on her, she looked up at me. Her eyes met with mine, I wasn't quick enough to remove it. I felt so stupid, she must have thought that I had been staring at her. To my surprise , she rolled her eyes at me and continued reading whatever she was reading. I couldn't help it but stare st her, thinking about a lot of things. I had stare to hard that I didn't know when she looked up again and our eyes met the second time. Now she didn't remove her's, she kept on looking at me also, I had an urge to remove mine, but it was so hard for me too. It was quite funny how we were staring at each other without blinking. She was talking to me rudely but I wasn't bothered, instead I continued to stare.
My anger had subsided and I didn't even notice, not until the bell rang and it was time for the next lecture. She stopped and left immediately without looking back,, more like she was running away from me. "Was she scared of me now?" I thought.
"I must say she got some nerve" I muttered, pressing my lips. My fist firmly clutched. I was raging in anger now that she has gone. This was the first time, someone is sitting so close to me, even though it was about six feet away. Apart from Mrs. Kate that comes close to me when serving my food, no one else does. I was starting to think that this Clara of a girl doesn't know who I am, or was she trying to act fearless? I was definitely going to teach her a lesson she would never forget.
" This is unlike you, Leo. Teach her the lesson now, since when did you start waiting to deal with people who trespasses? " The devil in me was speaking again with rage this time. I took in a deep breathe and started walking slowly to the class, the chemistry teacher was already in the class and had began to teach. I walked in, passing the front, where the teacher was standing, he shifted back gently to make space for me to walk through.
" Start all over again " I said sitting on my chair. Nobody said anything, not even to mummer, instead the teacher started again. I quickly took a glance of Clara, who was sitting beside Jack. She had a disappointing look written on her face, I smiled and Jack noticed it.
" What am I doing? Shit" I was angry with myself for being so cool towards Clara, did I just smile at her. I was so lost in my thoughts, I wasn't even hearing what the teacher had been saying. " Start again" I said angrily, running my hands through my head slowly. The teacher looked at me before starting all over again. Even after telling him to start again, I wasn't still listening. Minutes passed and I became bored, I put on my earpiece before closing my eyes. After one more lectures which was held in the laboratory, we had a long break, the whole class we out to eat at the cafeteria but Clara didn't go instead she remained in the class, even after Jack suggested they go together. I noticed she squeezed her stomach as a sign of hunger, and was at the verge of crying. She brought out a bottle of water and finished it. I wondered why she would be suffering herself like this, when she could just go to the cafeteria to eat. Well I didn't care, that was her problem, until ulcer comes knocking on her door, then she would know why it was necessary to each every morning. I turned around again to look at her, she had placed her head on the table. After the break, every one was beginning to enter the class, one by one, some in groups while other in a pair of two.
After hours of being in this school, it was finally time to go home. Immediately the bell ran, Clara ran out. She must have been waiting for this moment, why did she starve herself when she could just go to the cafeteria to eat. I headed to my car, while I was, I heard someone calling me, the voice was way too familiar , it was definitely Jack. I turned back to look, he was the one. He stood far away from me, apologizing for what had happened earlier today, I didn't reply. I got into my car and drove off, the traffic on the way was bad and I hated it. There had been an accident ahead, which was the cause of the traffic.
After waiting for about an hour, I was tired of sitting in my car waiting for road to be free. I picked up and dialed my bodyguard number, I instructed him to send one of the drivers to come and meet me with my power bike. I turned on my car location so that it would be easy for him to locate me, few minutes later, he arrived with my bike. I got down from my car, I noticed everyone was staring at me with fear, if looking at someone could kill, I would have probably been dead by now. If only they knew I was the one inside, they wouldn't have probably honked loudly there by bugging me.
I collected my helmet from him, ignoring their deadly stare, after all they had the right to stare. I drove off speedily, leaving my bodyguard behind, he was going to bring back the car. By the time I got home, I was totally exhausted because of the ride, I walked straight to my room. I walked to the window, removing my shirt which was soaked in my sweat.
" What! " I shouted, someone had just entered the house, what was surprising was that the person was wearing Royal Height uniform. I could tell it was a girl because of her hair. I became curious to know who it was, I was sure she would be a maid because she had entered with another maid and they were talking to each other, laughing loudly.
I was going to find out who she was, but that would be another day, for now I was very tired and famished. I was waiting for my food to arrive before I would sleep off. I had a meeting to attend by 10:00pm.