Chapter 3 His crush

The first day of school was fun but not totally fun. With Stephanie around he enjoyed that day.

Ryan had made so many friends than he had expected but Stephanie was the closest of all his friends. He walked out of the class heading home since school had closed, he had searched everywhere for Stephanie but she was nowhere to be found in school so he decided to leave but walking out of the school premises he spotted Stephanie resting on a black car with her phone in her hand.

"Stephanie!" He called out to her as he walked closer, she turned to see Ryan approaching her.

"Hey, Ryan" she paused and stopped what she was doing on her cellphone. " I saw you hanging out with Janet and the others, so I didn't bother to tell you I was leaving, I'm sorry for that." Stephanie explained and apologized before Ryan could complain.

"Ohhh, but you should have told me anyways but it's okay" he paused and look around. "Are you waiting for someone?" He asked as he slowly brought his gaze back to her.

"My mom, she came to pick me up today" she replied and then unlocked her phone.

"Okay. Hand me your phone then." he asked and she did without hesitating. She watched him as he typed his phone number, saved it and handed the phone back to her. "I've saved my number, call me when you miss me" he teasingly smirked at her and she grinned. "I have to go now, it looks like it about to rain" He said waiting for Stephanie to say something but she didn't

"Okay then, see you on Monday" he said, leaving Stephanie waving at him and he replied with a sweet smile as he walked away waving back at her.

Sarah walked out of the principal's office dropping her phone in her red expensive looking hand bag. She came to donate to the school to grant some students scholarship and to make some changes in the school and not only in school does she donate, also at the orphanage. She knew why she does that but Stephanie wasn't aware only her husband.

She walked out of the school to see Stephanie talking to a boy and waiting for their conversation to be over before she approached her daughter.

"Who was that?" She asked as she press a button on the car remote unlocking the car.

"He's a new student, he just got transferred today" she replied to her mom who was about to enter the car and followed her mom in. Stephanie really loves telling her Mom about things that goes on in school since she only had her Mom.

Sarah didn't reply, she started the engine and drove out of the school.

School has resumed and every student was seated in class as the mathematics teacher goes over the topic taken last week. Ryan had been shooting pleasant glances Janet's way, he had gotten her phone number from Stephanie when she called him last Saturday which was Janet's birthday, he called to wish her a happy birthday and apologise for not being able to make it to her party but it seems like she didn't care if he was present or not.

"Ryan" Miss Betty called bringing him back to class as she explained the topic taken that day. He turned and face the board, then he turned his neck left and right because it ache from turning to look at Janet here and there, he loved it when she smile, His crush. But when he gaze landed on Phil who was staring at Stephanie the whole time. The way he looked at her, like he was lost. She was concentrating on what the teacher was explaining and didn't know who was staring and who was not.

He definitely likes Stephanie he thought to himself and turned back to Janet only to find her staring at Phil. "Does she likes him? " He asked himself but Stephanie heard him and turned to him. "Did you say something?" She asked waiting for his reply.

"No" he said waving his left hand, he didn't know he said that out.

When he noticed that everyday, he was sure that Phil likes Stephanie. Phil was the baddest guy in class, he's always alone, he eats alone, he does almost everything alone and also good at bullying student but still girls crush on him. He was so handsome, his eyes were brown his eyebrows arched so perfectly, his eyelashes to long for a boy what many girls wanted, most of all his dimples when he smiles but not a cute smile, an evil smile when he bullies students and his hair dark.

Ryan was sad to see Janet having a huge crush on him, she tries to get close to him but he keeps pushing her away. Ryan could explain how she had been trying 'cause it was like he was her monitoring spirit, he knows her every move. He once tried his guts and confessed to her his feeling by texting her and her replied made his heart hurt. She wasn't even hiding it that she liked Phil and was positive he would be hers but Ryan wouldn't give up yet. She might actually fall for him too. He thought.

Several weeks had passed, Ryan was still trying to get his crush to date him. He had impressed her in so many ways with the help of Stephanie who hates it when he comes to her for idea, she bursted out in anger saying Janet will never fall for him and Ryan defended his feelings saying he would keep trying. "If you don't want to help me, then fine. She would be mine soon" he shouted at her leaving her broken. Stephanie has been crushing on him ever since he had resumed but he had never looked at her not even once.

Class was over and everyone went out for lunch, Stephanie was sitting alone because she had a fight with her best friend. It was alright eating alone until Phil came to sit down next to her, she stood up to avoid another headache but he stopped her by grabbing her wrist before she could leave the table, he held her wrist so tight and dragged her down to her seat. " Who do you think you are to leave me here eating alone?"

"You eat alone all the time so it's not something new" she said making him angry, he held her wrist tighter than he was before.

"Let go, you're hurting me" she said in pain as she struggles to pull her hand out of his strong grip but the more she struggles to pull out the more his grip became stronger. She had been avoiding this jerk for a long time now and here he was making her wrist pass through pain.

"Stop, it hurts" she continues to pull out but it was useless, he was stronger than her.

She almost burst into tears when he let go, she rubbed her hand with the other, stood up, took the glass of water and turned it over on his head, letting water flow down his face.