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His thick-rimmed glasses were sharp, along with his neat hair. Vincent didn’t look angry or upset. Instead, he seemed so emotionless, maybe bored.
Apollo stood up straighter as he looked over at Vincent. His body seemed to puff up as he cocked his head slightly as he looked between him and me. He seemed a little lost, but then he focused on Vincent with a smile that looked like trouble.
“You’re ruining our fun, Vincent.” He flicked his wrist at him, shooing him away. “Go and suck on principle Mason’s left breast. We all know how much you love to suck up to her.”
I gasped.
Vincent moved with speed that jarred me. Vincent had Apollo by his throat, slamming his body against the row of lockers making Apollo grunt. His group of friends behind me made noises of distress but no one moved to help.
Apollo became red in the face while Vincent looked calm. He wasn’t bothered by this. They both seemed to produce a type of fire between them as they stared at each other.
Vincent had a command I had never seen anyone hold before. He went close to Apollo’s face as he spoke low and slow.
“It’s funny that you actually believe that mouth of yours is smart. While in fact, everyone knows who does the most sucking in this school.” He whispered the last line so softly I just barely heard it.
I looked around. Shouldn’t someone get a teacher? But the entire group was tense as they watched the two guys. No one made a move to get help. Help for who, I didn’t know.
Apollo’s eyes widened before his redden face smiled again. I didn’t understand why he didn’t try and break out of Vincent’s grip. Didn’t people hate being restricted? But Apollo stood there as he smirked.
“You need to be careful, Vin-” he gurgled slightly as Vincent squeezed his grip before lessening. “Someone might think you love me.” Apollo laughed loudly at his own remark.
Vincent made a disgusted noise as he rolled his eyes, but he let Apollo go, who was still laughing. “Get out of here, Apollo.”
The group followed a laughing Apollo down the hall. Some gave a nervous chuckle while others shook their heads and proceeded to pull him away as he turned back round to shout down the hall, “See you soon, Guppy!” He looked me in the eye as they went around the corner.
“Idiot.” Vincent mumbled as he shifted his glasses up higher. He looked down at me. I wondered what I looked like to him. Lost maybe? Because I felt it, was this normal?
“So, you met Apollo.” Vincent gestured down the hall where the group went. “He is a loudmouth, so just ignore him. He loves the attention and would do anything for it,” he breathed with a shake of his head. He looked like he didn’t just hold another guy by his throat.
“Was that… normal?” I questioned, finally able to open my locker and put my stuff inside.
“Normal for Apollo.” He frowned at the floor as the silence came between us, thickening the air.
I didn’t know what to say, apart from a little “Thank you.”
He nodded as he adjusted his glasses again. Was that a nervous gesture? “If you don’t want anyone to touch you, you must voice it. But I will spread the word around that you’re… uneasy about being touched.”
His tone sounded bored, but I appreciated it, nevertheless. I had a slight doubt anyone would listen to him.
“Thank you,” I said again. My cheeks felt hot with embarrassment. I didn’t know how I felt about Vincent looking after me. It felt uneasy but reassuring at the same time.
Vincent looked at me for a moment, his gaze was stern, but his eyes looked over my face. I tried to read what he was thinking, but his face was blank, and I didn’t know what he wanted me to do or say.
“I appreciate you helping me, but I don’t want to burden you.” I said filling the thick silence. I couldn’t even meet his intense steel eyes.
“If you appreciate it, just say thank you and be done with it.” He snapped, making me jolt back at the change of his attitude. He then left me in the corridor without looking back at me, his head held high. My stomach clenched as I clasped my hands together. So, I guess that answered what he was thinking, I was an inconvenience.
What a jerk.