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Apart from the lunch on the school's roof, the day was uneventful. I was in a convenience store to buy some groceries to make dinner at home. I had to admit that my home is far from decent because I was doing most of the chores and trying to avoid being molested by my so-called lazy Uncle. 277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRHOA2PzIP
He is not really my Uncle, he is just my Aunt's boyfriend who loves to cheat on her and drink beer. My Aunt was a hairdresser with a smoking and drinking addiction so she only yells at him and kicks him out of the house. Then he comes back all sober begging her to forgive him and they make up.
I sigh thinking about it because it's like a never-ending cycle. Sometimes she blames his cheating antics on me because my boobs are bigger than hers. I ignore her. She says that when she has too much to drink.
I walk into the apartment building and hear yelling coming from our room. They were fighting again. Opening the door, I walk inside the room and head straight to the kitchen.
'Maybe she will kick him out this time.' I thought as I unpacked the groceries. Today's dinner was instant noodles with a twist because the ingredients were cheap. I hum a little tune as I put the noodles in a pot of boiling water and chop the few vegetables I could buy while they yelled at each other. Then my Uncle walked into the kitchen.
"Did you buy beer?" he asks.
I shake my head while stirring the pot. He cursed and opened the fridge and slammed it shut in rage. I jolted but refuse to look at him because of the tension he created but felt his hand snake around my waist.
"You know you are way better than her," he murmured into my neck. "You never fight, you never argue heck you are just pliable."
A shudder went up my spine as he inhaled my scent.
"I can't stop thinking about you." he continued letting his hand trail downstairs. I push him off and go grab the bowls.
Then my Aunt walked in. "I knew it! I knew you were cheating on me!"
He groaned. "What I'd do now?"
"You were touching her!" she screeched grabbing her hair. "I knew it! You are sleeping with him behind my back!"
I turn off the stove. "Dinner's ready."
We ate at the kitchen table and the tension seemed to relax until my Aunt stirred the pot.
"Your twist on instant noodles? You are a disgrace to the company making them." she sneered.
"At least it is better than the TV dinners we keep eating." I calmly reply.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaAs1jHxrF
Then Uncle said, "And it better than the cr!p you cook too."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUjKj5wBcs
Aunt got mad. "You mean to tell me my cooking is crap?"
"Yep." was his reply. My Aunt looked around for a while, grabbed her cup, and flung it at him. It missed him by inches and shattered on the wall near him. He retaliated by picking up his plate of food and tossing it at her. She cowered, he smiled and sat back on the table.
Everything was quiet until my Aunt called him a 'Wuss'. He threw the cup at her and missed as she began to insult him. I see this it was not going to end well, so I scoop the last morsel of food into my mouth and run to my room. Tucking my head under the sheets, I hear screaming and yelling followed by the sound of things breaking. What can I say this was normal right?
Morning came and I decided now was the best time to use the window to sneak out of the apartment. Over the years, I had learned to lock my room and climb down the building. We live two stories up so it was not that hard. Setting my foot on the ground, I go to school, put some of my things in my locker and look at my class schedule.
'My class is starting at 9 AM.' I tuck the schedule into my bag. 'I can explore the school and see what the clubs are like. According to the map, they should be at the second block by the right.'
With that in mind, I go there and see there were a few clubs; Martial Arts Club, Cooking Club, Sports Club, and the Drama Club. There was no Music, Gaming, Science Club, or Student Council.
I smiled. 'Thank goodness there is no Student Council Club because I do not want all that drama that happened back in my former school.' then I think for a moment. 'Why isn't there a Student Council Club?'
I decided to check out the Martial Arts Club first and when I got there I see Andrew sweeping. "Good Morning Andrew"
He looked up at me. "Hi, Emma what's up?"
"Nothing much," I reply. "What are you doing?"
"Cleaning up the club room." was his reply.
I see the room was littered with wraps of chocolate bars, soda cans, and even school bags. "Can I join you?" I ask politely.
He gave me a nod and handed me the trash bag. I picked up the garbage and we were done in no time.
Andrew tied up the last bag. "Thanks. You really helped me."
"What happened here?" I ask.
"Some idiot left the window open and some of the Spots Club Members snuck in and littered the place." He said with a frown. "Sometimes they act like jerks!"
I understood how he felt. My Aunt and Uncle left a huge mess yesterday and they will be waiting for me to clean it up. I bet they are still fighting.
Speaking of fighting, "Hey Andrew, can I join the Martial Arts club?"
He smiled. "Yeah. You can and it is about time we had some new faces here. I will tell Sensei so that he can register your name."
"Great! When do you have your club meetings?"
"We have our club meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays so you can start tomorrow."
"Then it is a deal!" I say giving him a thumbs up. Then the bell rang and Andrew left to go to class. I still had thirty minutes left of my time so I went off to explore the remaining clubs. The Cooking Club room was close to the Martial Arts Club and I meet Aubrey there.
"I want this place to be cleaned from the top to the bottom do you hear me?" she ordered.
The rest of the club members groaned while I shuddered. I look down and notice they were wearing a different pair of shoes and were scrubbing the place like it was the end of the world while she supervised them.
'Gee Brianna was no joking when she said Aubrey was a cleanaholic.' I thought inching away from the door. 'This is not the right time...'
"Can I help you ma'am?" a male voice boomed behind me. I turned and was smitten by an extremely handsome boy with dark brown shoulder-length hair, blue eyes, and a charming smile.
"I...I am sorry. I am a new student. My name is Emma Cross-wood." I say twiddling a strand of my hair.
He was surprised. "I am sorry. I did not know you were a student."
I gave a shy laugh. "I look older than my age don't I?"
"Yeah but you sound younger than your looks." He replied with a wink.
I felt my heart flutter. He looked like all those guys you see in soap operas and he was taller than me with long hair. The two favorite things I like in a guy.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKelOssqGEp
"I'm I missing something here?" Aubrey asked looking directly at us.
"Oh good morning Aubrey. This young lady wants to join the cooking club." He said gesturing to me.
I blush and nod. What? He said I was young!
Aubrey glared at me. "Sure you can join but we want someone interested in cooking. Not fashion, music, or boys."
My heart sank because I knew what she was talking about. "It is a good thing I don't have any interest in that. When are you guys open?"
"Only on Tuesdays and Thursdays." She replied turning her back to me. "And please do not crush on our Club founder. We have so many girls wanting to join the club because of him."
'Wait, club founder?' I look at the guy and he looked back giving me a cheeky smile.
Yep," he said with pride. My name is Alex. I am the founder of the cooking club and a teacher teaching Home Economics. I can teach you how to cook food that tastes like it was straight out of your mother's kitchen."
My fantasies immediately shattered when he said. He was a teacher! This means I was crushing on a teacher! I am so ashamed! How can I be crushing on my teacher?277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCreRBMWnE
The bell rang and looking at the time, I see it's 9 AM. 'Shoot I am going to be late for class and on the second day too!'
I bid them goodbye and run back to the main building. I was just coming down the stairs when I bumped into someone.
"Ouch!" a male voice said while I was trying to recover. It was a tall boy with long black hair but I had no time to pay attention to him.
"I am so sorry," I say picking myself up. "I was rushing to class so I did not see where I was going!"
I help him up to his feet, apologize again rush to the main building. I get to class just in time for the lesson. The teacher scolded me but didn't punish me.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3jceYVNnV
'Phew! I was just lucky' I say sitting on the chair. 'I promise not to make that mistake ever again.
During lunch, Aubrey told them about the incident that happened in the morning. We all laughed at me crushing on a teacher but I could not stop thinking about him.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLce2O1PYVd
'He looked so young that I could not believe that he was a man and he is a teacher yet he greeted us with formalities.' I thought blushing. 'He is so nice! No one has ever called me 'young lady' before. Was he complimenting me?'277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRZbPd5O3m
They say a crush is nothing but fleeting love but I couldn't stop thinking about him. The next day I was thinking about him again and looking forward to joining the Cooking Club to see him. 277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG3kLeOj9K
It was official, I was in love.
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