And so, Elise’s class welcomed a new classmate that day.
“Hello, everyone. I’m Danny Griffith, your new classmate.”
Danny flashed an innocent smile as he stood on the stage, single-handedly charming many of the female students in class.
“Wow! Isn’t he Danny from Class 12A?”
The girls in class exploded into discussions at once. Even Nicole Snyder, the number one student in school, gasped in awe and called him handsome.
Elise was initially sleeping face-down at her table, but she looked up when she heard a familiar voice. Discontent filled her eyes in an instant. How unlucky! I can’t seem to get rid of him no matter what.
“I’ll just take a seat here, Miss.” Danny started walking forward right after that. All the girls stared at him excitedly, until their gaze finally fell on the empty seat beside Elise.
How’s this possible? Why her? Did Danny request for a class transfer just for her? Everyone was in disbelief.
“Nice to meet you, my new deskmate.” Danny cocked his head with a mischievous smile on his face.
Elise fidgeted with the pen and paper in her hands, feeling utterly annoyed inside.
“Hey, Elise! Have you gone mute?!” Danny was furious at being ignored by Elise.
From that moment on, Elise no longer experienced a peaceful moment in class.
“Hey, did you understand everything the teacher said?”
“Elise, talk to me!”
Elise watched as Danny kept on waving his hand in front of her face, her only response being silence. It angered him so much that he couldn’t sit still.
His irritating behavior continued until they were having a mathematics class one day. The teacher announced, “Is anyone interested in signing up for the Math Olympiad this year?”
Danny spun the pen in between his fingers and asked, “How much Math Olympiad do you know, Elise?”
Elise replied impatiently, “Just a little.”
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