Chapter 30

　　He pulled his arm back from my hair in a flash, like I'd stung him. Huh, weird? Did he find me so ugly that he recoiled from me in disgust?

　　"I gotta go now", I said, hurriedly, too breathless to continue this conversation and tried to walk past him.

　　"Hey, wait up." He suddenly caught my arm, making tingles shoot up my hand just as I was about to brush past him.

　　"Am I really that annoying that you're so eager to get away from me?" He mused, giving me a lop-sided grin. Making my heart melt.

　　"If you haven't noticed, the corridor is empty. And if we both don't go now, we'll be super late and I really don't wanna get on the bad side of some teacher on the first day." I completed as I drawled further,"So…. I'm gonna get a move on."

　　He still didn't let my arm go.

　　I fixed him with a hard stare but he just smirked back, not fazed in the least.

　　"The least you could do is give me your name." He reprimanded, still holding my arm in a light grip.

　　"Maybe next time." I said, teasin