A playful grin crept onto my face when I was matched with a boy that I just requested to start a chat with.

This was my first time using a dating app. Lyla told me to try and meet some new friends.

My heart started pounding heavily when I clicked onto his profile picture again. It was only showing his chiselled side profile and his muscular figure. His pants were hung loosely around his tiny waist. Apparently, we could upload an audio on this app. Curiosity took over me and I clicked the play button. My eyes widened in surprise when I heard his voice. It was soft and dulcet. His voice was almost angelic. It was hard to believe that such an euphonious voice belonged to the guy that I'd just seen.

Perhaps he's a singer?

Romantic.

I bit my lips when I saw him typing.

Bennet

You look hot in the icon

Aria

That was aggressive

Bennet

Always

I'm just gonna ask

Aria

Yes?

Bennet

Down to fuck?

Aria

Wow so I met a fuckboy here?

My lips twitched, boredom was back haunting me. I guessed I might just block him like what I did to the other boys.

Aria

We'll chat later

I'm gonna have lessons soon

Bennet

Lessons?

Aria

Yeah

Bye

I threw my phone away and sighed. I closed my eyes trying to take a 5—minute nap before my zoom lesson later.

And, I forgot to block him.

I groaned when I heard two knocks on the door.

"Honey, what're you doing? Your lesson will start in a minute. Go take your books out! Sit in front of the table. Change into something appropriate. Hold your pen!" She yelled.

"Calm down mum," I murmured and finally left my warm cosy spot. I took an oversized black hoodie and throw it over my head lazily. I sat in front of my table and took out my biology books.

"Can you leave now?"

"I will but," she exhaled, "I tried so hard searching on the Internet and finally found this one tutor. His academic results are excellent. So please be polite to him. Behave yourself later okay?"

"Yes mum."

"Okay good. Oh and he's called Mr. Bennet."

I frowned.

"Bennet?"

My mum nodded.

That's a familiar name.

My mum left the room when my laptop received an email. It's an email from the teacher. He sent me the code and password for the zoom meeting.

I took a deep breath and entered the information.

Where have I heard the name?

I mentally shrugged leaving the question at the back of my head. I entered the zoom meeting. None of us turned on the cameras. It was a dead silence.

"Hello," he politely greeted.

Okay he sounds familiar.

I shook my scary thought away.

"Hey," I smiled even though he couldn't see it.

"So I saw all your reports and tests. You're not very good at biology are you?"

"No, I'm actually very, very bad at it."

He softly chuckled.

"It's okay. I'm here to help. I've attached a set of test paper to the email. Can you finish them in ten minutes?"

"Sure I'll try."

"Cool. Start whenever you can. Tell me when you're finished."

"Okay."

I opened the document and started scanning through the questions.

It was a bit awkward when both of us stopped talking, merely to hear each other's slow breathing.

But not until a loud ding was heard.

I turned to my phone.

[An unread message]

Bennet:

Hey babe, I'm having my lesson now. What're you doing?