Erin The Fire Goddess: The Beginning

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  At lunchtime it was raining outside, so I went and sat at a table in the far corner by myself, ignoring everyone looking at me. I knew eventually they would get bored and find some other monster to stare at. Well, I hoped so anyway.

  I had just finished my lunch, and was thinking about how I would get through my lessons this afternoon. Science followed by P.E. Not my favourite subjects, to say the least.

  “No oranges today?” I jumped and looked up to see Sean standing at my table.

  “N-n-no.” I managed to stutter, as my cheeks flushed bright red. I looked past him to see most people staring and whispering.

  “I suppose that’s a good thing.” He waited until I looked back at him, “We don’t want any more oranges being murdered now, do we?” He tilted his head to the side and smiled. It was the first time I’d seen him smile. It made his eyes sparkle. He was even more beautiful when he smiled.

  I nervously glanced down at the table. When my eyes returned to his, the smile had gone, but his eyes were still warm and inviting.

  He continued to look at me, like there was something he wanted to ask.

  “Jacko?” Someone shouted from the other end of the lunch room, making him look behind him. He was about to walk away, but slowly turned back to me.

  “Nice seeing you again!” Then he turned and walked away.

  I was still staring after him, when I noticed Kasey-Ray trying to catch my eye. She smiled, waved, and then pointed to her watch. I looked down at mine and saw I had just five minutes to get to class.