Dramatic Monologue

He was an ex-baseball player, wasn't he?

Nolan narrowed his eyes at me, ready to retort but suddenly he shut his yap staring past me. I glanced over my shoulder and spotted our principal, Kay Pal, and his daughter, Janine. Next to her was a tall guy with black hair and dark blue eyes. I recognized him as Kayden Adams, Janine's boyfriend, according to Instascam--I mean Instagram.

There was an announcement for everyone to settle down. Instead of sitting on the bleachers, Nolan dragged me underneath them! There was enough room for both of us, but I didn't understand why he dragged me there.

"What are we going to accomplish under the bleachers?" I asked.

"I have a plan," he whispered. I held my groan. "Kayden will break up with Janine when he sees how she cares about the competition more than him!"

I brought myself closer to Nolan, pretending to be afraid. I laid my head on his chest, wrapping my arms around his neck. He slowly stood up, taking me along. It was hard containing a smile. I fake sniffled as he stared at me. The crowd's eyes were on us. Some people whispered saying "the girl has social anxiety."

"Helen, dear, we came here to enjoy, remember?" Nolan said in a sweet tone.

I blinked rapidly and bit my lip, looking around nervously. He was going to sweet talk me to stay. I let out another scream. "Too many people!" I said and clung tightly to his stiff body.

"Dude, stop scaring her!" someone said. "Take her out of the crowd. She's obviously frightened!"

Nolan gave a swift nod before turning to me. "Let's go," he said with a false reassuring glance. He knew what I was upto. We plodded out with people giving me a lot of room to get out from. Nolan's arm was around my waist. I kept a tight hold on his arm in case he ran for it.

Once we were in the hallways, I let go, but he didn't.

"I'm done with the drama," I declared but he kept his arm wrapped around me.

"I'm not."

What did he