Chapter 26: Restart (His POV 2-7)

Hazen's POV (Chapter 2)

I enter the class and they start staring at me.

The teacher introduces me to the class and tells me to sit beside a girl who is smiling too much.

"Hi! I'm Lia the monitor of this class, if you don't understand something you can ask me."

Why is she speaking in English? I can speak Spanish.

Whatever, she must be a nerd, all excited to be here.

I take my phone and start texting as she continues to blabber about something.

And continues…

Still talking…

Can she not stay quite?

"Hazen?"

"Leave me alone."

Maybe now she'll stay quite.

(chapter 3)

I know i'm way too attractive but at least she could try to hide that she's staring at me.

"What?" I say.

"Oh nothing I was just looking at your earring that's all."

"You want my earring?" I tilt my head.

"What am I gonna do with your earring I don't have my ears pierced."

"You're a girl and your ears are not pierced?" I say in a mocking tone.

"Who said i'm a girl?"

"Huh?"

"Ahem, the teacher is gonna scold me if I don't help you."

"That's not my problem."

I start typing on my phone again.

I think she's just mentally not good.

"I'm trying to help you and you keep ignoring me? the teacher told me to talk to you it's not like i'm free I have work to do."

Being too nice for no reason.

"That's again, not my problem."

"HUH?! Qué idiota quien piensa que es algun príncipe?" She starts talking in Spanish.

*("HUH?! Such a jerk who does he think he is some kind of prince?")

I'm no less than a prince.

This is funny, does she think I can't speak Spanish?

Bell Rings

And as expected all the girls started talking to me.

It's best to ignore these mites.

And after some talks another teacher walks in.

My screen lights up as a message appears on it.

Mom : You should at least come at his birthday party.

Same shit again, If it was not to impress her 'friends' and 'family' she wouldn't care.

Mom calling

Why doesn't she ignore me like she always did?

Sigh

I leave the class and pick up my phone.

"Yeah?" I say, my tone sounding uninterested.

"Listen to me once Hazen, it's your dad's birthday, if you won't be here what will I say to my friends and family?"

"I don't want to."

"People already ask me questions about your brother since he left us, now they also ask things about you. Sam and Sana will be there you also need to be there."

This is so annoying.

I hang up.

Why does she taunt me about her oldest son? it's not like I told him to leave. He left because he wanted to, he wouldn't if he ever cared about me— about us.

Everyone is just selfish.

(chapter 4)

Next day (At home)

"Why didn't you go today?" Sam asks.

I am on my 84th push up.

"Hazen?"

"I didn't want to." I reply as I keep doing my push ups.

"But why?"

"That girl talks too much, she almost made me go crazy." I sit down. "And you know what? she thinks I can't speak Spanish, she keeps cussing me thinking I don't understand her."

"Did you talk to her nicely?"

I take my water bottle and take a sip.

"Hmm, as I thought. What's her name?" Sam sits on the edge of the bed.

"I don't know, Nia- something. By the way when are you going there?"

"I have to do some paperwork with my friend then I will— where are you going ?"

"Shower."

"Will you go after—"

"No. I'm sleeping after."

Next Day

"Hazen get up!"

A lizard-looking thing is waking me up— oh it's my brother.

"What! let me sleep!" I pull the blanket over me.

"You will get bored at home." Sam continues.

"Aghh— so annoying."

"Are you not going because you are scared of that girl?"

"Huh?!" I sit up straight.

"Yeah, if not, why else?" He taunts.

"You think i'm scared? Me?" I get up and walk to get my towel. "You're wrong. Actually she's scared of me or maybe has fallen for me like every other girl."

"That's good, I mean she shouldn't be scared you, try to be friends with her—"

"Hell no!" I enter and close the bathroom door.

Friends? Her? Never.

1 hour later

I enter the class and sit on my seat.

Again the teacher is spitting some nonsense.

"Here, we can share my book."

Trying to be too nice for no reason as always.

After some silence she starts to mumble something.

Is she possessed?

(chapter 5)

"Who are you talking to?" I ask.

"I was just talking to myself."

I was right, she was possessed.

"Así pasas tu tiempo, hablando con tú misma?" I say.

*("Is it your hobby, talking to yourself?")

She'll definitely go crazy after hearing me speak Spanish.

"No…I was just— hm? wait…did you just speak Spanish?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Noo— but…but the teacher told me you can't speak Spanish…?" Her voice getting softer each sentence.

Pfft. Is she embarrassed?

That's right, she should be.

"I never said I can't speak Spanish."

She quickly looks away.

Yeah, be more embarrassed.

I like to see that, she would never shut up and now look at her can't even say a word.

It's gonna be peaceful now.

I want to embarrass her more.

It's fun.

Next Day

I sat besides her, I can see she's still embarrassed about yesterday.

"Good Morning." I say.

I want her to look at me so I can have a proper look at her face.

She's trying to hide her gaze.

She's taken aback.

"Good? Morning?" She avoids looking at me.

And after this day we started talking.

She's not that bad, if she keeps her mouth shut.

Next Day

The teacher was handing out the results to everyone.

And as expected I passsed every subject.

After all this is kids stuff for me.

He's blabbering about something.

A party? tomorrow?

Great.

At home

I was on my bed watching a documentary on the tv but someone had to disturb with a call.

I pick it up without looking.

"What!"

"Hazen it's me, your mom, you will come tomorrow right?"

I sigh.

"I told Sam to make sure you're here at the party."

I hang up.

As if.

I don't like orders.

I'll go to that school party. That would be much better.

Next Day

I put on a casual suit that I found laying around. Right now i'm sitting here.

This is much boring than I thought.

cough cough

Who the f*ck is coughing on m—

Lia.

She looks…different.

What is she saying?

…

Clearing my throat I look down.

"Lia, quieres bailar conmigo?" A baboon asked.

*(Lia, do you want to dance with me?")

She puts her hand forward.

I get up and grab her hand.

Now why the f*ck did I do this?

"Uh I can't dance." She says.

"It's ok just follow my lead." I Iead her towards the dance floor.

-'t's ok just follow my lead' Really? Who are you?

It's ok. I was just being nice.

- Being nice? Ha.

Shut up. Stupid brain.

She is actually following my lead.

But it would be nicer if she stopped stepping on my foot every 3 seconds.

Where is she looking?

Dammit, focus on me.

- She's actually not good at it.

It's ok she's at least trying.

I never looked at her face properly.

- Stop staring!

I'm not! I'm just looking.

I can't even turn off this brain. Keeps talking by itself, i'm pretty sure if it had arms and legs I would get beaten everyday.

Oh. It's done.

And she's already leaving?

No wait.

- She can't hear your thoughts you idiot.

I go after her. She looks back.

"You…uh you're looking pretty."

"Oh thanks…" She answers.

'Oh thanks'??!

'Oh thanks'!!??

And I look pretty stupid.

- that was embarrassing.

It's your fault.

(chapter 7)

"Hazen?"

I look back. Oh, Sam.

"What?" I reply.

"Why didn't you go to Dad's birthday party? I was waiting for you."

"I already told you I didn't want to."

"Hazen."

"If you are gonna start an argument again, don't talk to me."

"I just want to talk—"

"You want to argue and I don't."

Always the same thing.

Next Day

I am in class, looking at this girl who's sleeping.

She looks like a boiled potato while sleeping.

She suddenly opens her eyes.

Did she hear my thoughts?

"Good sleep?" I ask.

"Hm? haha." She replies, giving me just a glance.

"You looked quite relaxed, didn't sleep last night?"

"I was not sleeping I was just relaxing my eyes."

What an excuse.

"I slept late last night so thats why…" She continues.

"What were you doing?" Why did I ask this.

"Huh? Oh I was talking to Marina."

Marina or a Marino?

That was not funny.

Time passed and Sam is here.

He also starts to blabber about something.

Is she always this attentive?

"What are you thinking?" I ask.

"Nothing." She replies. "What are you thinking."

- Tell her.

Shut up.

- Tell her you want to burn this school down.

Shut. Up.

I seriously need to control my thoughts.

"Lia can we talk." Sam asks.

No, why?

Why?

What? Why?

And she went…?

5 minutes later

Is he gonna tell her?

No, he wouldn't.

We had a good conversation after years yesterday.

What's taking so long?

I get up and walk towards the door opening it.

"-der brother."

"What are you talking about." I ask Sam.

He stops talking.

"Nothing, i'll go" Sam leaves.

Good.

As soon as I open mouth the bell rang.

"Bye." She says and immediately leaves.

Huh?

Bye? That's it.