The Curse Of Artemis

Chapter 5

The class ended.

Aril swallowed her throat suddenly turning dry

She should apologize to him, right?

He had come to her rescue when Simon went all testosterone-fueled maniac on her though she was sure that despite his getting into her face and angry screaming act to scare her she could have done something to him like maybe sock him in the nose or the classic knee to groin but things hadn't come to that because of Harold, and now he was paying for it. The very least she could do was apologize for all the mess.

She silently looked up from her desk. He was shoving books into his bag while talking to Blackslee . Half of the students have left the classroom and if she doesn't move now he too would be out. She stood up taking a nervous breath.

She didn't know exactly why she was this nervous. She was going to apologize to him not confess to him about some crime but still.....

She swallowed maybe it was because she was going to talk to this absurdly handsome guy for the first time and no less for getting him into trouble because of herself.

Can things get any more embarrassing?

She walked up to his seat and uneasily cleared her throat to get his attention since he was still talking to Blackslee and his back was to her.

Blackslee raised his eyebrows but walked out without saying anything. Aril was quite sure she saw an amused expression on his face.

'why?'

She failed to see any humor in this situation.

But right now those captivating silver eyes turned towards her and she felt a jolt of electricity run through her body.

" Umm....I need to talk about what happened in the morning" She blurted out "I mean to apologize about all that mess" She said hurriedly correcting herself as she felt her face go warm.

"It's no big deal," Harold said smoothly picking up his bag.

"It is" She insisted " You got into trouble because of me"

A corner of his mouth curled into a smirk as he fixed his eyes on her "I guess the trouble is worth it" He said in that amazingly smooth confident voice of his and then walked out.

Aril stood rooted to the spot for how long she did not know.

Blinking slowly she looked around the classroom, It was empty.

She wasn't just imagining things in her head.

Imagination doesn't have the power to make someone's heart beat like this.Right?

I guess the trouble is worth it

She rolled her eyes walking out of the classroom. 'What does that even mean?'

But a small smile she wasn't even aware of was playing on her lips and a strange warmth was glowing inside her.