TROUBLE AT SCHOOL

LEO'S POV
Clara jump out of my car hurriedly, nearly falling off, but lucky for her she was able to regain her balance quickly. As she ran towards the maids quarters without bothering to look at me nor thanking me, talk more of even saying a word. It made me wonder if I did something wrong to her and she was angry. The way she jumped out seemed to me like she was avoiding me."But for what reason?" I thought while walking briefly to the mansion. The maids greeted me while I walked in but I didn't respond to their greeting as my mind was pretty occupied. The moment I opened my room, I was pleased with the new scent I perceived. It was as if Clara was in my room, I could perceive her fresh scent in every corner of my room. I inhaled deeply before moving over to te wardrobe to remove my uniform.
For a few minutes I sat on my bed, wondering if Clara was going to come to my room or I should just probably go to meet her at the maids quarters. "No, I have given her enough trouble in school by forcing her to sit with me. If I go to the maid quarter, it would be another problem here at home." An hour passed of waiting, hoping that Clara was going to show up but she didn't, I became angry with myself for not stopping her when she was running. Maybe I should have given her an order to meet me in my room later. " This is annoying" I shouted hitting my hands on the pillow continually when suddenly I heard a light knock on the door and sprang out of my bed, running towards the door with my healing leg.
"You should have just told me to come in, why worry you self?" These were Clara's words immediately the door opened and our eyes met. My lips was locked in a smile while I ushered her in. The happy smile on my cheek vanished the moment Clara said she wasn't coming in. According to her, she was reading and came to borrow one of my textbook which I gave to her willingly, although I wished she could read in my room but I didn't want to insist. I was so exhausted and the moment I hit the bed I slept off instantly.
I didn't see Clara till the next day, she didn't even bother to check back on me after she left. She might probably be mad at me, which might be a good reason for avoiding me. I woke up this morning feeling so energetic unlike other days. I was happy for no apparent reason while preparing for school. My breakfast was already served when I got to the dining. While I was eating. I hoped to get a sight of Clara but I didn't, which made me wonder if she didn't work in the morning anymore. "Speaking of working, it been a while since Clara cleaned my room and I haven't complained for once.
"Wow! Leo, just wow" I spoke to myself, leaving the spoon in my mouth for few minutes as I was lost in my thoughts, thinking of how blinded I have been all because of Clara. Never have my room gone a day without cleaning, but it hasn't been cleaned for few days. "Was I suppose to be mad? But at who?" Lot of thoughts ran through my head in a flash, which slowed me down while eating as I kept on : leaving the spoon in my mouth, turning it around constantly or hitting the edge lightly on the table or plate.
The edge of my lips, moved slowly into a smile the moment I thought of using the whole cleaning situation to make Clara spend the remaining hours of the day in my room after we got back from school. I became tired of eating as I was already full, I picked up my bag from the chair beside me, leaving the left over open. More maids greeted me while I headed to the door, they had their head bowed until I passed each and every one of them. "Clara has never greeted me this way" I said aloud with a smile on my face, wondering why it made me smile instead of angry. I step into my car and start the engine when I saw Clara coming out from the maids quarters with her head down. I noticed she was looking at her shoe like something was wrong with it. Clara looked up and saw my car, she immediately turned back to hide but I honked continuously and she suddenly froze. Clara didn't move from where she was, so I got down from my car and walked over to her.
"What are you doing" I asked, tapping her lightly on her shoulder but she almost lost balance. "I must have pushed her with force" I thought. Clara looked up at me and gave me a fake smile before greeting me casually unlike the other maids. She began to walk away but I grabbed her hands and dragged her closer to me with force. Clara's hands landed on my chest while she looked at me with shock all over her face, her mouth wide opened as she struggled to breathe properly. Minutes passed and Clara still stared at me until I let go of her hands and she moved back, moving her hair scattered at the front behind her ears. Clara folded her arms around herself with her face down, she was clearly embarrassed. No maid was around to have seen what just happened so why would she be embarrassed? "Get into the car" I shouted at her, leaving her behind while I walked to the car hurriedly. Clara didn't follow me, neither did she move from where she was. When I noticed she was still was interested in going to school with me, I drove off in anger.
As it was meant to be, I got to school before Clara. She came in when the first lecture had already began. The teacher was known for walking out any student who comes late to his class, but he didn't, maybe because he knew Clara was now sitting with me. I was quick to notice that Clara had a long face and her moist eyes, she looked so sad and was at the verge of crying. My mind flashed back to when Clara opened to door, I saw some student at her back laughing profusely. As Clara got near, I noticed her uniform was soaked but I couldn't tell if it was water, drink... Immediately Clara buttocks hit the chair, she placed her hand on the table and began to sob. I was convinced by now that her uniform was soaked with water, but I wondered how. Asking her questions on how she got drenched might be bothersome, she needed to be calm first.
"What's wrong? I asked her while I stroke her hair slowly with my fingers. I kept on consoling her but it seemed like the more I did that, the more her sob became louder and constant. Clara raised her hands up and removed my hands from her hair, throwing it in the air forcefully. I could tell she was upset with me, but I was clueless about her reason for being angry suddenly. I looked round and saw everyone eyes on me, they were all threatened to laugh but they knew the consequences if any of them dared. "Shut up and leave" I shouted at the teacher and he did as I instructed without saying a word. Like sending the teacher out worked magic, Clara rose up her head looking around the class with confusion before fixing her eyes on me for minutes.
While I kept on looking at her, I felt the urge to kiss her as she was too close to me. "Who are you? " I heard Clara whisper. Before I could give a reply, she turned to pick up her bag and got up to leave. "Where are you going to? What's wrong?" I asked her, preventing her from moving any further, but she forced her way out. Clara turned to me and shouted "I'm tired! I'm tired of getting bullied because of you, stay away from me please" She walked and sat beside Jack who welcomed her openly, with an encouraging smile on his face. I was so devastated and embarrassed.
"Have I suddenly forgotten who I was? How dare she!" I said within me, folding my hands into a fist with my blood boiling in anger. The whole class began to murmur loudly in an annoying way. "One more word from any one of you and you will be dead!" I shouted and the whole class became as silent as a graveyard, to the extent that the drop of a pin could be heard. I looked at Clara again and saw how frightened she was, but the moment our eyes met she hid her face behind Jack's broad shoulders. I noticed she asked Jack a question, but he didn't reply after he looked at me. The next teacher didn't come after the bell rang so majority of the students went out of the class, while the serious ones stayed back to read. Clara also went out of the class without Jack, making me curious to know where she was headed, but it was none of my business anyways. Like a flash, I suddenly remembered her talking about being bullied. "Those animals most have gotten her mood like this" I thought and sprang up from my chair immediately.