Chapter 3 CRAZY TONY

An angry Elena comes at me and yanks my hair. "You!!!"

"Hey!! What's going on here" a woman's voice chimes in, a loud bang on the door, all eyes move from me and tony to where she was standing. She has light brown hair pulled up in a neat bun. She's probably in her late twenties but her glasses make her and Juliet look like sisters.

Elena lets go of my hair, not without giving me the This-ain't-finished look.

I took a step back from tony. Does he want to kill me with those eyes? And sat down on a seat behind Juliet at the back close to the window.

"Good morning and welcome to your first AP biology class. Senior year huh, I'm missing Sarah and I will be your tutor" miss Sarah sits on the edge of her desk

"So that means you will be stuck with this pretty face and I will be stuck with your not so pretty faces" she smiles, picking up a folder and opening it

"I believe we have a transfer student in our midst... Um mm, grey Cruz?"

"Yes, that me" I signified with my hands.

"Well please introduce yourself," she said waving her hands as though setting the stage for me.

Awkward. All eyes turned to me wanting to know the girl who made tony stone fall on his ass.

"Hi, my name is grey Cruz. I'm from the Philippines, my dad and I recently moved here umm umm" I did not know what next to say and everyone's gazes were still fixed on me

"I love painting, K-pop...BTS, Blackpink, and I hate jerks who enjoy bullying and issuing death threats" I declared.

"Say no to bully ok that's nice," Miss Sarah said nodding. She takes out a handful of paper rolled up in small pieces from her bag as she begins to walk around, handing each piece out

"Do you know the first thing I smelled when I entered this class today?"

"My Chanel perfume?" Rayna said fondling her hair.

"No not your suffocating excuse for a perfume" miss Sarah said bluntly. "I smelled energy, so this is what will happen each paper roll contains different topics which you guys are going to research on and present before the class"

Some students gave a disapproving groan

"Shut up! I'm not done talking, this research is going to be done in pairs that means right now two people have the same topic on their paper roll" she stops over at Elena's seat. "For example, Elena what's your topic?".

"Concept of homeostasis blah blah blah"

"Do not blah blah blah in my class and take off that sunglass, you have eyes to see there is no sun in here" miss Sarah frowned at her. "Now who got the same topic?" Her eyes search.

"Me," said a guy with a nerd look.

"Great Jefferson meets your new lab partner" she pointed at Elena.

"Nooo" Elena cried

"Yes," Miss Sarah said.

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I sat still on my seat while students move from one seat to another finding their partner.

In front of me, I could already see a love seed blooming as Juliet is paired with mike. She just could not stop blushing and it's so obvious. My gaze turns to tony stone sitting idle.

"I pity whoever is his partner" I muttered turning my gaze away.

"You can't find your partner sitting down" Juliet whispered.

Tell that to tony stone

"What's your topic," She asked

I look down at the crumpled little paper "Genetics huh effect of genes during sexual reproduction"

"Oh my oh my such a nice topic" she flashes a smile at the mike.

I lean an elbow on my desk and stared at tony stone, my gut told me he is my partner seeing that he still hasn't gotten a partner or maybe his partner is chickened somewhere unable to approach him.

Miss Sarah began her teaching and it just went on and on until the sound from the speaker ended the long torture class. As I walk out of the class with Juliet by my side, miss Sarah informs me that the principal wants to see me. In response, I gave an okay nod.

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TONY STONE POV

PE was the last class I had to endure. I sat down on the benches with a basketball in hand. I thought about what happened in class, the humiliation I had to endure from that transfer student. Oh the nerve, making me fall to the ground like that. I had to make her pay if not people will think I have gone soft. My reputation will be tarnished. I need to show I am still in charge.

I glance at mike exercising, preparing for dodgeball. Then at the mark as usual entertained the girls in their white sleeved top and cute blue gym shorts with his fucked up jokes. I still don't understand why they always laugh at his jokes either they are stupid! or just being foolish.

"So um you and Elena huh" Mark smirks. He comes and sits next to me after amusing the ladies.

"What do you mean me and Elena," I asked, mimicking his expression.

"Marriage," he said.

"What marriage," I asked, staring at him.

"Elena is going around the school talking about you and her getting married after college".

"What? That's more of my dad, not me, he wants to have business ties with Elena's family sealed with marriage" I said

"Oh so it's like an arranged marriage kind," said Mark.

"Are you going to marry her?" Mike chips in.

"I don't know" I mumbled.

"Have you gotten a partner?" Mike said, laying down on a mat doing push-ups.

"Nope"

"What are the chances that you are paired up with grey Cruz," mike said mischievously.

"Who, the transfer student? Zero to none" I replied.

"Well get ready to be shocked, she still hasn't partnered up and you also," mike said, laughing.

"Grey?" Mark asked smiling " I like her she's fierce" he purrs. "And your type," he said stroking my back

"She is not my type!" I said clearly "there's nothing attractive about her, if she was a gift I'd return it".

" she has pretty eyes and face," mike says surprised. "And she is not attractive?"

"I kind of enjoyed seeing her making you fall on your ass" mark chuckles.

"Don't you think she looks like that girl who almost bit off Tony's hand when we were little" mike said to mark, rubbing his chin

"I don't think so," I said.

That girl was my first love, I think I was six when I met up with her professing my love with a made-up paper ring instead of accepting my love I got a biting from her deadly sharp teeth.

"Think of it the same grey eyes, bangs, and anger issues," mike said.

I shake my head "no she isn't the one, I hate that girl she's like a ticking bomb"

"Well, she hates you too" mike and Mark crack up.

"let's pick our prey" I changed the topic. it is a term we use when we play dodgeball. We pick a vulnerable person that would take a great percent of the hit. We find it amusing picking prey after analyzing everyone surviving skills. And right now our eyes are set on Jefferson who is sitting all alone with no backup, flinching at every sound.

Well, dodgeball was exciting not until mr peter, the PE coach who is standing by the door gave the come here signal. Instantly, I jogged over. I took in deep breaths "sir"

"The principal wants you in her office" he folds his hands and sighs.

"What for?" I asked because I haven't done anything at least not yet.

"I don't know, better be on your way." He pats my shoulders "I heard she doesn't like to be kept waiting. Alright boys" he claps for all the student's attention.

I never expected to be called into the new principal's office on the first day of school. Surely, Someone must have bad-mouthed to the principal. But who would dare to? Everyone knows it's suicide to cross my path. I knock on the door and was ushered in by a voice from inside. I slowly entered the office and behold, there the newbie was sitting directly opposite the principal. They seemed to have been engaged in a serious conversation but stopped the moment I stepped in.

So grey Cruz was the one.

"Thank you, I will be on my way" she spoke so politely not like the beast she was this morning. We both exchanged looks as she passed by me, leaving the room. The room is silent her eyes focusing on me as though trying to get into my head.

"Do you know why I called you here" she finally said.

"No, I am kinda expecting you to tell me"

She smiles softly and starts going through a document. "You've built quite a reputation here at greenside high Mr stone"

I know right. It wasn't easy but it was worth it.

"Reputation? I think you have me mistaken for someone else, I am just a normal student who wishes to graduate with honors and get into the university of my dreams" I acted innocently.

She relaxes her back on the chair "so you are in denial running a secret society"

"Secret society!!! Oh my God is this what grey said just to get back at me"

"No grey never talked about you" she pauses "why did you think she did," she asked curiously.

What was I thinking, it couldn't have been grey she just got here. Then who told the principal about the secret society.

"Well we had a brief encounter yesterday and I have been meaning to apologize but she won't let me. She's just too upset"

"Oh I see"

"I can assure you ma that the only thing I run is my social media account with over two million followers" I pick up a pen and paper to write my username CRAZY TONY. "yo-you can check it out. I promise if I hear anything at all I would notify you"

Seeing that she got nothing, she placed her hands on her forehead "alright you can go"

"Ok thank you, Mrs?"

"Miss Richards"

"Bye" I closed the door and heaved a sigh of relief. "Well, I did not expect that now where is that sister of mine" I whispered. Speaking of the she-devil, I sited her coming down the hallway, engrossed in her phone. I casually walked up to her before pulling her into an empty classroom.

"What?" She asked startled.

"Remove these glasses, you don't know how you look like right now" I took off the glasses. "I just came from the principal office and she knows about the secret society"

"How? Are you telling me I got a mole"

I nodded in response." well you can calm down, she doesn't suspect you. She thinks I am running the society".

She laughs out loud. "Well, I just wanted to tell you to keep me out of your business, okay?" I said.

"You don't have to worry about anything, I will get rid of the mole" she smiles and puts on her glasses "I am Juliet stone, everyone loves me" she opens the door and leaves.