by ToxicShadow » 02/28/2018 2:44 AM
Hearing his apology, Iris stopped and abruptly set the electric mixer back down, not concerned that she hadn't exactly mixed it for a full two minutes, like the recipe had called for, so she could face him, too. She didn't think he would have been so concerned about what she said, what the teachers said, otherwise, she wouldn't have brought it up at this moment.
But, then, what he said next made it evident that it wasn't only the teachers that favored her that were saying things about them. There were certainly teachers that liked him better, so it made sense that they had said something to him about it, too.
She shook her head, and her waved her hands, dismissing the idea. "No, no, it's nothing much. I just think the teachers were worried, since... they already know I don't exactly get along with any of the other students, so they just assumed the worst. And they know I'm not really into football or anything, so it just... " Iris broke eye contact for a moment, as she gathered her thoughts. She actually felt guilty about it, since she was positive that it was at least partially her behavior toward others that made them so concerned. "You know. They thought we weren't compatible."
After saying these words, she met his gaze again, and then closed the space between them, reaching out for his hand to hold. If it wasn't for being in class, she'd have done more, and was still actually considering it. "I assured them, though, that you're a good person and wouldn't do something like that. And that you treat me well and... that I like you very much. I told them to trust my judgement, because I knew what I was doing, and to leave it alone." And while the teachers may have been skeptical, she supposed they decided to trust her judgement, since she was so insistent. Or maybe they fully trusted her, once they heard her answer. If they were really too concerned, they could have easily contacted her mother, too, and then her mother would have just gushed to them about how fantastic Maddox was.
"So... People have been saying things to you about me, too? Aside from the most obvious?" No doubt Kaellie and at least some of the cheerleaders were not exactly thrilled about Iris having 'stolen' Maddox away, nor was she surprised to hear that others made comments, too, because she was the weird girl that didn't have any friends and he was the popular jock, but she was curious.