After It Happened

Kelechi’s pov.

Step one of my plan has been achieved. It was easy to convince Denise to be my partner. Too easy. You would think she wanted to work with me. Now I just have to make her warm up to me again. That will be the difficult part. This Denise is as stubborn as a rock.

The doorbell rings which means Denise is here. I quickly look at the mirror and run my hand through my hair to give it that messy look before running to get the door. Operation become Denise's friend again is a go.

When I open the door, Denise is too busy looking for something in her bag to notice me. Not to mention she has her headphones on. I tap her gently and she jumps before glaring at me. I move aside to let her in before shutting the door after her.

When I turn to face her, she is holding her headphones in her left hand with her purple knapsack in her right.

"Just so you know, I know nothing about Transition metals."

them." I laugh when she scoffs at

go to my

a boyfriend. You remember that,

my eyes

mess in the sitting room. And

I made when I first came here. A boy who seems to be made of fire is kneeling defeatedly with his head up. Tendrils of darkness surround him almost totally consuming the fire boy. I first made the mural after my father's death but the darkness in the painting hadn't gotten so close to the boy. Now, most of the darkness had seeped into him consuming some of his fire but

know you

me. Well the me after I

hands on the

"I don't know. Maybe."