Chapter 1- Crush

                                    

                                          
Me and Aurora rush through the hallway, trying to make it to the main hall so that we're not late for assembly. On any other day, I usually wouldn't care if we're a couple of minutes late but since it's the first day of term, it's probably best that we're on time. 
"Fucksake, that was close." Aurora whispers as we both walk through the doors of the main hall. 
We both quickly find two seats and sit down, putting our bags beside us and taking a breath. In all fairness, this is completely our fault. We were the idiots that decided to stay out until late last night just before the first day of term. 
"Welcome back, everyone." The deputy head says, walking onto the stage, "As you probably have all noticed, our old Principal had to leave us before summer due to some personal issues. I would like you all to give a warm welcome to our new Principal, Professor Olsen."
Everybody around us starts to clap as Professor Olsen walks onto the stage, and my jaw almost drops. I internally scream, feeling my stomach drop a few metres downhill. She's wearing a suit. Fucking hell. 
Her blonde hair is pushed over one shoulder, and she walks to the front of the stage with a smile on her face. She takes the microphone into her hand, looking around the room slowly. 
"As it was just mentioned by our deputy headmistress, my name is Professor Olsen and I will be your new Principal. It's absolutely amazing to see all of you this morning, and I'm very excited to start this new academic year with you all."
As she's looking around the room, her eyes meet with mine for a second. I quickly look away, my face turning bright red and butterflies filling my stomach. 
Fuck. 
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I open the door to my literature classroom before immediately stopping right after I've walked in. Miss Johansson is sitting at her desk with Professor Olsen sat opposite her, and it looks like they're both finishing up a meeting. 
"Sorry, Miss, I'll wait outside." I say quietly. 
"That's okay, Izzy, I was just having a quick chat with Professor Olsen before our lecture. You can come in and take a seat." Miss Johansson smiles, and I walk in slowly. 
They quickly finish up their conversation before Professor Olsen stands up to leave the room. She walks past me on the way out of the door, giving me a small smile as she walks out. Butterflies fill my stomach again, I can't seem to shake away the feeling. 
I find my usual seat, taking out my notebook and resting my head on the desk for a moment. Although literature is my favourite class, there are a few problems which make it a little less enjoyable. 
The first reason is that Aurora doesn't take literature, so I don't have any friends here. In all honesty, that's not a major problem since I prefer to sit by myself anyway, but I would rather if she was in here with me. 
The second problem is that I've had a crush on Miss Johansson for the past year. As bad as it sounds, we are both over the age of 18 and it isn't illegal, but I'm sure it's probably not allowed since either way, she's still my professor. 
Miss Johansson has always been there for me if I've been going through a hard time or if I need somebody to talk to but sometimes, she can be pretty cold towards me. It's like she switches from time to time, and it's honestly really confusing. 
It explains why I was so annoyed at myself for thinking that way about Professor Olsen in assembly this morning. It's not brilliant to have a crush on one of your teachers, but to feel the same way towards your Principal as well is even worse. 
"Alright everyone, I'm going to hand out some textbooks for you all which will last you up until Christmas, and you can use them for your revision towards the end of the year."
I let out a sigh, trying my hardest to think about anything but the two people in my mind which are making it incredibly difficult to focus on schoolwork right now. 
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Putting on the last layer of mascara and lipstick, I stare at my reflection in the mirror. It feels good knowing that I'm going to be able to take my mind off things tonight. 
But I can't help but think about them both. I know how wrong it is, they could both get into serious trouble if anything ever happened. However, it's not exactly likely that anything would ever happen, they're two professors that work at my school and I'm just a girl who has no clue what to do with her life. 
I take a deep breath, shaking my head to get rid of those thoughts. The whole reason I suggested we go out tonight was to block them out. 
"Finally, you took forever in there." Aurora laughs as I walk out of the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I grab my handbag, checking that I have my phone and keys before we leave the dorms. 
I try to clear my head as we walk down the street towards the club, although it seems pretty tricky to get them out of my mind. I can't let myself hold onto those thoughts tonight, I promised myself that I'd let go of them and so that's what I'll do.