chapter two

Antonia

I brush my hair looking at the mirror, my weekend has been annoying cause of the rooftop guy, still haven't given him a name yet, come to think of it he's a blessing cause on a normal day I'm a lonely person, Tony doesn't have my time and we hate each other so the rooftop guy is my company

"where are you going this early" he ask, I look at him through my mirror, he seems to be fond of my couch

"I'm wearing a uniform so where do you think I'd be going to" I retort

"I've been through different places in this world, I've seen gentle ladies how come you're different, a simple question is all I asked"

I scoff turning to face him. "do I look like a gentle lady to you, I'm not one to be gentle, you can help yourself with one of those gentle ladies and ask them where am headed" I say packing my school bag

"I know already, besides they can't see me, it just had to be someone like you that can see me" he huffs

I roll my eyes backing my bag. "I'm off for breakfast, come along to have some, do me a favor and don't make me look like a psycho" I say

"I'll try my very best" he smiles, I could hear the sarcasm in his voice, I groan walking out of my room

"hmm this is tasty mom" I smile

"of course it is, why won't it" Tony snaps

mom nudges Tony hard. "it's not your business Tony, thanks sweetie" she says

"I love this flavor" the rooftop guy says

I turn to him. "you know she can't hear you and why are you talking"

"I have every right to lassie besides you shouldn't mind me" he shrugs

"mom I didn't tell you, we have a psycho in the house" Tony says mockingly to mom, I turn sharply to him with a glare

"oh shut it!" mom snaps at him then turns to me. "are you sure you're alright hun, did you hurt your head" she asks in concern

"I'm pretty fine mom, you don't have to worry, I'm done here"I say rising up going upstairs, I grab my bag, kiss mom goodbye and walked out of the house, I usually leave before Tony cause he's always late, according to him, he likes to make a grand entrance, he's every girl's dream guy in school, if only they knew he's not the charming guy they think he is, an arrogant jerk is more like it, he uses girls and dump them, it's surprising they still run back to him, no self respect

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Mr Edwards is just ranting on and on about the story of his life, at least that's what I think, I'm not the school type of person, I look around the class all the intelligent or let me say the bookworms are concentrating so hard on what Mr Edwards is saying unlike me who isn't a book person besides book or studying is not for everyone. I sigh wondering what the rooftop guy would be doing, he likes meditating on my couch, he must be doing that now

"I'm not, I'm right here, it's good to know you're thinking of me", I sharply turn to see the rooftop guy smirking at me

"you read my thoughts and what are you doing here" I snap

"Antonia, are you talking to me like that!" Mr Edwards snaps at me

"no I'm not, I'm sorry sir" I say, the class turns to me then back to Mr Edwards, I turn sharply at the rooftop guy

he shrugs. "I was bored is a good reason right"

I groan internally picking up my phone from my bag placing it on my ear so it would seem like I'm on phone, I don't want to be labelled a psycho in school just like home

"this is my class for goodness sake, you shouldn't be here" I drawl out

"I go anywhere I please, get used to it"

Mr Edwards clears his throat. "no phones allowed in class"

"can I be excused sir"I ask standing up from my seat, he waves his hands signifying i can go, it's clear I have frustrated him enough by breaking a few of his rules, I walk down the walkway to the staircase side

"hello"I call

"I'm right behind you", I turn to see him resting on the wall

"how come you can do that," I say feeling a bit guilty, I mean he's so cute, literally the most handsome guy I have ever seen so I have been fantasizing things about him also when I'm frustrated with him I say mean things in my head

"well just once in a pink moon, the ability comes when it feels like and it happened to come when I was beside you"he explains

"hmph" I sigh. "didn't know the moon was pink this morning" I roll my eyes sitting on one of the stairs

"you're always hardheaded" he sits beside me

"and you're soft headed" I say sarcastically but am I really hardheaded, of course not I'm a sweetheart, I just like being defiant around him, it's cool when I frustrate him at times, well he does more of it

he looks at me earnestly. "aren't you going back to class"

"I don't want to, it's annoying in class you know, can't get it" I say

"Tonia", I turn to see my friend, well she's not my bestie but we act like one

"hey I say smiling at her

"why aren't you in class"she asks wanting to seat on the same spot the rooftop guy is sitting, he quickly leaves the spot then she seats down

"same reason as always"I say then smile at the rooftop guy's expression for her taking his place

"why are you suddenly smiling"she asks oh right I almost forgot, her name is viona

I shrug. "just thought of something in my head" I lie, the rooftop guy smiles at my lie, he's not bothered he's making me lie

"it doesn't seem like Mr Edwards would leave the class soon enough so I excused myself, he's in the mood today" Viona says

the rooftop guy tries touching Viona's hair, "hey stop that"I snap, he stops turning to me

Viona flinches a little. "who did you snap at" she asks looking around

"oh I was talking to the bug that wanted to touch your hair" I say arranging her hair

"oh" she mouths

"who's a bug" the rooftop guy snaps at me, I glare at him before turning back to viona, I sure won't allow him make me look like a psycho in front of viona

"look am a king and a god, you can't call me a bug, I can kill you right now if I want to" he rants on, I won't say a thing, he sounds serious about the king and killing me part, he certainly won't kill me even if he's a king or he has powers I know nothing of, I still deserve respect for being the only human that can see him

miss Flora passes by us when she got to where the rooftop guy is she looks at him like she could see him, he also looks at her in somewhat surprise, okay what's going on, she walks away

"did miss Flora see something there" viona asks

I clear my throat which seems to have ran dry for some reasons. "nope I doubt" I say with a forced smile, it's high time I give him a name, I just suddenly came up with one

"I want to go pack my books"viona says leaving

"don't you call me a bug again" he snaps in fury coming close to me after viona left sight

"and don't you touch my friend again" i protest moving closer to him too, even though he seems serious i also can get mad too.

he scoffs moving back to lean on the wall. "there was a bug going to her hair actually that was what I wanted to prevent" he says dryly

oops! my bad, I wont give in still. "I have gotten a name for you" I say changing the topic

"what is it" he asks, he seems eager to hear it

I breathe in and out. "ace I'd call you Ace".