Episode 3

In cafeteria

Zoe and Chris both were too invested in their phones to notice me I turned to get my food myself and almost walked into James again

"you almost beat me" he smirked

"almost is not enough" i glared at him

"lily" i turned right away

"Chris"

The cold look she always seemed to have for James vanished instantly and then the worst part is he always noticed

" did u already order your lunch?"

"yeah as long as we are not eating near someone who thinks being smart is everything" James laughed

"still talking about me"

"you wish" that said lily walked away with Chris and somehow that annoyed James

"You handled James well"

"i always do"

"but you argue like an old married couple" lily nearly choked on her drink after hearing what Chris said

"absolutely not"

"i was joking" lily rolled her eyes

"he gets on my nerves"

"but you always smile and you don't realise" Chris said putting the plates on table and lily slammed her plate onto the table

"what?-"

"what does he think of himself?"

"why is everyone talking about James again" Zoe said without looking up

"don't tease her Zoe" Chris said

"apparently our school's soccer team won the match again because of him" Chris said taking the bite from his plate

"Congratulations to him" i said unbothered

" you sound thrilled" Zoe said eating..

"oh I'm ecstatic can't wait for him to bring it up to show it off to me" chris sighed

The day could've ended smoothly but my fate needed something interesting to entertain me....

Later that afternoon

The Teacher walked in class with a folder in his hand

"i have an announcement to make"

"the Academic Research Project Challenge will be held in two weeks-" everyone shouting with excitement

"silence! this is a good opportunity for you to win a scholarship and recognition from top Universities around the world, participation is mandatory and there is one condition" students exchange glances

"time is short to complete the project so you can only participate in pairs and I have already assigned the list of students who participate with who" excitement faded as i groaned

The teacher started announcing the names and there were only two names left .... Our names

"Lily and James"

"no.... Absolutely not" i whispered

"the pairing is final"

"no way... I'd rather work alone-" i said

"the feeling is mutual" james shrugged

"since you clearly enjoy competing with each other, you'll work on this together and if the two of you win first place,.I will personally recommend both of you for a good university"

silence was all it left because neither could afford to miss the opportunity because it was the opportunity of lifetime

"they're going to kill each other" everyone whispered

"i need popcorn" someone whispered as i stood up immediately as james leaned back in his seat failing to hide his grin

"I'd like to appeal-" the teacher adjusted his glasses

"Denied! if you are truly concerned, i suggest you to take the lead on the project, end of discussion" everyone laughed

"And i have mentioned all the details about the project on notice board everyone can check what they need to do" he said continuing with the class as i sat back on my seat, arms crossed tight

The bell ring and class ended everyone went outside and made the crowd near the notice board and i shoved my notebook into my bag with way more force than necessary

"so when do you wanna start?"

"start what?"

"our project, the one you're so thrilled about"

"i don't know what game you're trying to play but i won't let you get ahead of me"

"ouch you really think that little of me" he smirked

"just do your part and that's it and i swear to god if you-"

"you'll what? yell at me more, i kinda like it when you're mad at me" he stepped closer

"you're impossible james" my face burned

"and you're dramatic, but fine we can start today" i blinked

"Today?"

"after school unless you're scared"

"of you? please"

"then it's a date"

"it's not a date" i turned around

"sure" he winked and walked off

The hallway was quiet as half of the students were staring at us, great now we had an audience....

"what was that about?" Zoe appeared at my side

"my nightmare" i groaned

"Whatever I'll deal with him later" I rolled my eyes, as we walked to check the notice board and......

"Just fantastic" i read the paper, sighing

"karma love me" my heart froze as I felt his touch on my shoulder and he moved his hand forward to check the paper

" you sure it's not punishing me?" i didn't turn

"could be both" he said whispering in my ear

"if we survive this without killing each other" i turned covering my ear

"I'll be Impressed or maybe we will make a great team" he said leaning toward me

"yeah in your dream" i said glaring at him

"like petrol and fire explosive chemistry" he winked, smirking

"Shut up you-" he laughed, walking away leaving me staring at the notice.....♡

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Hey guys!! I'm back again with something new this time Thank you for giving this story a chance and i hope you all will fall in love with James and Lily and enjoy every second of the story, Thank you for coming by and reading. I hope you like the update and don't forget to like, vote and comment ❤️😘

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