5.My hero

I looked at the image once more and then said. "I... don't know" It was a stupid answer but an answer anyways!

But the girl seemed offended. "What? You don't know? You take me as a fool?" She took away her phone and then grabbed me by my black long curly hair.

"Ah!" I cried out but she didn't care less.

", Just a new girl and you dare to mess with me! I'll teach you your place in this school and tell you never to mess with me or get close to Ryan!"

She yelled as she pulled me by my hair, dragging me out of the class. it hurt, it did but I just couldn't fight her off. She was way stronger than me!

I was pulled in the hair by her and then taken dragged through the hallway for a long distance. We were later out and she kept pulling me along heading to what I think was the garden.

Her two friends were behind us, laughing and enjoying the scene. I was bittered by all this but as I said, I couldn't fight back do myself! This was one of my weaknesses.

We arrived at the garden and she finally let go of my hair. I should be relieved at that but I wasn't because I knew what was coming next.

The three girls surrounded me with their leader slowly walking up to me. "You...You just came yesterday...and you have guts to go on a dinner with him?! what did you do to him?! who are you and what right did you have to dine with him?!"

She yelled at me but I didn't have the answer to that so I didn't bother replying to

"Okey.... you're gonna be mute right?! Right?!"

The next thing I felt was her hard slap on my cheeks! she had given me a slap that sent my hair covering half of my face. It was indeed a hard one that got to me!

"You ..you little witch...Making a fool of me?!" She slapped again on my right. I was deeply bittered and regretted coming to this school! All I wanted was to study peacefully! Never did I want such attention!

"You little witch! Still won't talk right?! She raised her hand, this time higher for another slap.

I closed my eyes to receive it but suddenly nothing came.

I waited a while but saw no hand coming down. I wondered why as I slowly opened my eyes and looked up only to see another tall male Student who was dressed in a decent black overcoat, holding The girl's hand I was relieved that someone had come to my rescue!

"Ken?" The girl whose hands were held up asked, looking surprised.

The gentle-looking guy whose name ld be ken smiled as he slowly brought her hands down. "Lea, You still have this bad attitude of yours. When will you stop bullying the weak?"

"I'm not bullying her...I'm the victim here... She's the one who went out with my Boyfriend"

Ken looked at me, his wonderfully perfect smile was both gentle and human "Hmm...Does Ryan get a new taste in girls?"

"Ken! stop teasing me," Lea said

"Ok...You should leave her alone... it's not her fault...ask Ryan yourself. now go" Ken urged.

The girl seemed reluctant to leave but left anyways with her friends. I was relieved at that. I then looked up at ken who had both his hands in his overcoat pocket.

"Thanks," I said the obvious.

He smiled" No need. It's my job to clean up Ryan's mess"

For a while, I was confused at his statement. Clean up his mess? what was he trying to say? I was his mess or what??

"I'm sorry... don't get me wrong. I was referring to Lea. Whenever Ryan does stuff like this...She always ends up doing this in one way or the other...so I end up settling it."

Now that made much sense "Okey ..so you know Ryan?" I found Myself asking

He looked at me without replying. He simply brought his hands closer to my face. I felt awkward at that. why was he bringing his hands to my face??

Gently, he stroked his hands on my cheeks that were still in pain of Lea's slaps. He smiled. "Does it hurt?"

I should have said no, it was kinda embarrassing saying it does hurt but in a situation like that where I was extremely nervous, I found myself nodding like a fool.

"Okey... follow me," He said taking my hands and waking away. If this was a fairy tale, then this man was just prince charming!

He had taken me to the infirmary and had requested the nurse to give her things. The nurse who Seemed to know him well gave it to him and then he led me into a room in the infirmary where I sat down on the bed. He sat beside me as he began applying the ointment to my face.

I was as nervous as ever! It was the first time a guy had helped me apply this apart from my dad. And this feeling I felt was strange.

He was being gentle at it. And I could steal as much glance at his gentle face as much as I wanted! It was just beautiful.

He smiled after he was done with my cheeks" You're Plumpy... It's cute"

The compliment got me in the air! It was the first time a guy complimented me this nicely! and it made me smile.

He kept the ointment back in its kit and then kept it aside. "You wanted to know about me and Ryan right?" He looked at me and I certainly nodded.

With a smile, he sighed. I couldn't get why but the next thing he leaned closer to my face. His face was just too close...close enough to hear him breathe.

My heart was What does this guy want?

He looked right into my eyes. As if he was going to read my heart through it and then he asked..."Tell me....do you like Ryan?"