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Sebastian had strategically seated himself a row behind Maria De Oliveira, one seat to the left of the student body president so that he could keep an eye on her. Sure, it was a little creepy, arguably a little perverted but he was a man on a mission. He’d spotted it before Mr. Schwartz had even stood from his desk to begin the afternoon’s class. A steel water bottle with a dumb sticker on it, notably belonging to Maria.
He hadn’t been paying as much attention to the class as he had been paying attention to his target; the water bottle, not the student to whom it belonged. He was going to swipe that stupid thing if it killed him. He didn’t really care who saw him edging closer to Maria’s desk, silently scooting forward every so often, whenever Schwartz was talking loudly enough to mask the sound. His hulking figure was difficult to miss from the view of the students at the back of the classroom but fortunately, Maria with her eyes glued forward and her attention devoted entirely to her education didn’t notice his antics. Sebastian managed to lean in close enough, stretching over the confines of his desk which was uncomfortably too small for him anyway, to grab the water bottle, stowing it away in his backpack as soon as he had a firm grasp on it. With that, he was satisfied and allowed Mr. Schwartz the privilege of his attention for the remaining duration of their class, even raising his hand to answer a question on not one but two occasions.
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“Maria- hey,” Sebastian called out to the brunette in the corridor as he jogged to meet up with her, “You left this in English,” he explained, presenting her with the water bottle and a friendly smile. “Looks expensive, you probably don’t wanna lose it,” he noted in addition. “Where did you get it? I’ve got this shitty old Nike bottle I carry around. I’ve probably had it like, two years and the top is all fucked and anyway, everybody keeps saying that plastic is bad for you or whatever,” he shrugged his shoulders casually, waiting for Maria to educate him or at least advise him.