Rebirth: The Awakening Of A Witch by Jessica S. Quinn Read Free Book Online

exact reason why he appeared so… appealing. There’s just something about him that I can’ t quite piece together.
     
    When Calculus finally ended, I waved Anne goodbye and was about to leave the room when I remembered something. I turned around to where Adrien sat to give him his pen back, but he was not in his seat. I instantly scanned the room and found him leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed, whistling to himself. I went over and gave him his pen back. He just shook his head, sending his long dark brown hair in a mild tossing motion. My heart stumbled on its beats again. He pushed the pen back to me.
     
    “You still need that for the next class,” he said and started walking. I was left there standing with a surprised expression on my face. Ugh! He i s so confusing. “You coming? We’ll be late for Social Studies. Mr. Roberts wouldn’t be happy , ” he said, clearly bored and annoyed about something .
     
    Oh crap! I hurriedly ran past him and I instantly f elt happy about that small victory . This is just childish . Really, Skylar? You’re that bothered with him, huh.
     
    “Thanks for the pen, by the way,” I called out , staring straight ahead as I was briskly walking to the classroom .
     
    When I reached Mr. Roberts’ room, Nick was already there. He turned around and raised his eyebrows when he spotted us walk ing in . Please don’t let the atmosphere turn out the way it did this morning. I’m not sure how much self-control I had left to keep Nick out of trouble and leave him to do whatever he pleases with Adrien . I smiled at Nick and went to place my things on the empty seat beside him. I was shocked when I s aw them shak e hands.
     
    “ Nick Adams. ”
     
    “Adrien Fields . ”
     
    “ Yeah, I know, ” Nick paused. “Thanks for helping Skylar out at gym class this morning,” he said, cocking his head to the side and using it to point at me.
     
    What the—? He knew about the gym incident , and yet he acted so innocent that he didn’t see me play. Another traitor.
     
    “No problem.” Adrien smiled. “I was just lucky to be standing near her.”
     
    “I hope she didn’t bother you much, though,” he joked, immediately shielding his head as I mildly slapped the back of it.
     
    “Pig,” I declared . And they both just laughed at me. I sighed. I’m surrounded with traitors. First Anne now Nick.
     
    Social Studies was a bore as usual, but I managed to make it through with my eyes wide open, which was a first. I was still bothered with Adrien’s presence, and that made it hard to focus on anything else. Despite being troubled by him sitting right next to me, I was also becom ing weary of him . I feel like I’m throwing away precious energy at being constantly on my guard around him.
     
    Finally admitting to myself that I was that bothered by hi s presence felt like a release for me , and I instantly felt lighter . I somehow felt normal… much more normal than I actually was before I met him.
     
    The last time I felt like this was when my parents were still alive. Sure, I have Nana and my friends with me. And I always thought that was enough. But when my parents left, I felt that some part of me died along with them, like half of me got disconnected with the rest of the world. Now I could feel that connection again , despite how unhealthy that bond might be. I was completely perturbed that the mere appearance of this boy could have this much effect on me.
     
    I risked glancing at him from the corner of my eye. He was resting his chin on his hand as he focused on what Mr. Roberts was talking about. I was silently thanking him in my head, not giving him the satisfaction of knowing that he just had a great effect on my life . I was somehow grateful for his sudden entrance into Rattford Cliffs … e ven if his appearance did bother the hell out of me.
     
    I watched as he drummed the desk with his fingers and stretched his legs out under it . When I dragged my