I awkwardly stare at the table in front of me. I could sense his gaze on the side of my head but I didn't want to face him. Not after what he did. He had crossed the limit.

The whole class was grouped into pairs, we were supposed to make models of human organ systems. Zach and I got the circulatory system. I always did my projects on my own, for obvious reasons.

No one wanted to be partnered with me. Perhaps, my life would go this way, without friends.

The intensity of his stare increases. I look at my wristwatch, the class is almost over. After our last encounter, I don't want to even look at him.

"What's the big deal about it?" his voice is low, huskier than ever. I feel an odd feeling at the pit of my stomach. I meet his eyes, making sure my face is blank of any emotions.

"How would a girl feel if someone pulled up their skirt?"

His face falls.

The bell rings on cue. I gather my belongings and stand up, not looking at his face once. I don't have the energy to go through more.

"I'll do the project by myself," I say without facing him and leave, all while feeling his stare on me.

. . .

I smirk at my handwriting in the walls of the bathroom. I hear a couple of girls come in so I hide in one of the other cubicles, listening intently.

After exactly three minutes, a gasp resonates through the walls. The door opens and I hear whispers and more gasps. Guess my plan will work, I again smirk to myself.

Zayd was so going to regret messing with my headscarf.

Once the bathroom is empty, I walk outside and catch my reflection in the mirror before walking outside, a grin permanently etched on my face.

Let's see how long it takes.

I walk to my locker and take out my books for the next class. I hear whispers around me as I walk to my calculus class. It's really difficult to not smirk, believe me.

The class is plain hilarious. Everybody is whispering and the teacher, Miss Pearls looks like she's about to cry. I look at my nails and act nonchalant while all I want to do is laugh my heart out.

He hated it when I made comments on his "masculinity".

"Zayd? OMG really?"

"How did you know?"

"Kasey caught him kissing Theo."

I almost lose it when I hear the last one, that wasn't even my doing. You know what they say- truth travels by bike, rumours travel by plane. And, people sure loved adding spices. I'm so going to enjoy this.

By the time the classes are over, the whole school is talking about the same thing. I catch the sight of a very red guy next to the stairs and I feel guilt seeping through my veins. Poor Theo.

Though I wasn't the one behind it, I felt bad. I never wrote anything about him.

Everyone is looking at him and whispering things. Shit, he had never done anything to me. Just when I'm looking at him, he turns and looks at me in the eye. I look away.

The crowd goes a bit silent and I know something's wrong. I hurriedly put my belongings in the locker, grab my bag and am about to leave when a hand grabs my bag.

Please don't be Zayd. Please don't be Zayd. Please don't be-

I turn around in slow motion and heave a sigh of relief. Well, that's a first, I smile nervously at the guy in front of me.

Oh no, does he know?

"You spread the rumours, didn't you?" This guy, Theo, has a deep voice but doesn't have that huskiness in his voice, I realize. I didn't just compare him to Zayd.

I gulp and try my best to look dumb.

"What do you mean?" I even tilt my head to the side. His brown eyes shine and he chuckles silently. He's a foot taller than me and looks intimidating as hell.

I heard he was a nerd and couldn't hurt a fly, for God's sake? He looks like he's about to eat me alive!

Now I know not to trust the rumours. The irony.

"The rumours about Zayd kissing me," he grits out through his gritted teeth and his lips are pulled into a sinister smile. What? I wanted my revenge!

Some girls whisper as they walk by our side.

"Are those rumours? Haha, I thought they were true!" I exclaim cheerfully. A bit too cheerfully. Making Theo look at me suspiciously. I need to get out of here.

He continues to look at me knowingly. I heave a sigh.

"How'd you know?" my voice comes soft.

"For starters, I didn't kiss a guy and you hate Zayd's guts?"

I smile at him sheepishly.

"I swear I only spread the part about Zayd being gay. The part about you guys kissing wasn't my doing. Anyways, I'm sorry," I mumble apologetically. Theo's eyes move behind me and I turn around and see Violet glaring at me and Theo, her minions by her side.

Now I have the Queen Bee of the school glaring at me? What did I get myself into?

"Let's make it even," Theo's brown eyes move back to mine and I gulp. Oh no, what is he going to make me do?

"Theo, it wasn't me who spread the rumours about you. I swear."

Theo licks his lips and again looks at Violet before looking at me. Perhaps he wanted to make Violet jealous? The queen bee and the nerd, never heard before.

"Kiss me."

"Um.. what?" Did I hear him correctly?

Theo rolls his eyes, his eyes again move back to Violet. Oh, he wants to prove that the rumours aren't true!

"Why don't you ask someone else, I'm sure other girls would be super willing to kiss you. I don't owe you anything," I give him a charming smile and turn around to leave.

However, Theo again holds my bag and I grumble under my breath. The hallway is starting to get empty.

"Other girls? I'm gay, remember?" he turns me around and says mockingly.

"But-" "Please."

"Okay, but-"I'm cut off by his lips. In a second, Theo's lips cover mine and it leaves just as soon as it comes. I don't feel butterflies on my stomach, I was supposed to, right? There goes my first kiss. I guess I made a new friend, yay me.

I'm going to hell at this rate.

"Not that difficult now, was it?" Theo looks at me before looking behind me. I turn to look behind me too, still shocked to what was happening.

Violet and her minions are nowhere and in her place is Zayd. A very pissed off Zayd, I've never seen him this angry. I'm about to smile at the thought of my revenge working but, he looks.. pissed off.

Oh my, could it be that.. Zayd really liked Theo like that? And he was jealous because I kissed him?

There goes my first kiss and revenge plan- down the drain.

No mean comments please, they're hurtful :)

Btw, the second book in the series is Theo's :)