It was the most unexpected thing that could have happened. Cassandra had only ever heard him reply to his name in registration extremely quietly before. So hearing him shout aloud and storm around was a slight shock. He seemed like a different person than he was at school.
Plastering on her award-winning smile, Cassandra turned to Zethes mother. "Honestly, if I'm going to be a bother, I can..." but she was interrupted but the loud tutting of the round woman "I told your parents that you can live here and that's just what you'll do." She said, bustling Cassandra into the kitchen "Now get some breakfast or you'll be late for school."
Cassandra stood alone in the kitchen, she picked up a slice of toast from a plate and took a bite, then placed it back down. She heard a muffled argument between mother and son and then a shout through the door- "Zethes is going to walk you to school"
Cassandra sighed. She was not only going to have to walk next to the guy who apparently has multiple personalities, but she was going to be seen with him too. My friends will make so much fun of me, she thought. Slinging her pink backpack over her shoulder she prepared for the day ahead.
Stepping out into the hallway she noticed Zethes and flashed her smile again. "You don't have to call me Smith, silly. How about you call me Cass? All my friends do." She hoped her simpering grin and tone would put him off spending any time with her. If she was lucky he might walk slightly ahead or behind, so it could look like she wasn't with him. And so the two stepped out the door and into the outside world.
