22. Ditching school.

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"I think he's way out of your league, and you should dump him," Maria spoke out of nowhere, eyeing me with concern. "I mean, come on, he's in love with Regina, for crying out loud. He's bound to dump you anytime soon and get back with her," she finished, trying to appear sympathetic.

After the party had ended last night, Maria came to apologize for what happened. She explained that she was just frustrated with things not working out with Scott, which I understood. Perhaps I should talk to Kristen about it.

"You think so?" I asked, insecurities instantly flooding my mind. "I wouldn't go as far as to say he's in love with her. It was just a fling," I tried to defend.

"Look, he's been with plenty of girls before, and yet Regina and Kristen have always gotten back together in the end after he got what he wanted," she explained, placing her hand on my shoulder. "It's just a matter of time before he does the same thing to you. I'm only trying to protect you, Anna... think about it," she said with a concerned face before walking away.

"You shouldn't listen to her, you know. She's a very jealous and bitter girl," Vicky said, stepping into my room after Maria had disappeared. "Follow your own heart, child. You might end up regretting it in the end."

"But what if I follow my heart and end up getting hurt?" I asked, my voice filled with uncertainty.

"Well, no one knows what might happen," Vicky shrugged. "Anyway, I didn't come here just to talk about matters of the heart. I want the full scoop about Kristen!" she exclaimed, her eyes lighting up with curiosity. I was relieved to share how I felt for the first time in the next half hour.

"We made out!" I squealed excitedly.

"Tell me everything!"

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"Regina, what is it now?" I asked, feeling aggravated with her constant pestering over the past month. She just couldn't get over the fact that Kristen no longer wanted her and had moved on with me.

"I want you to stay the hell away from Kristen," she demanded, though her conviction seemed to waver this time.

"Can't you just get over the fact that he no longer wants you!" I screamed in frustration.

Hurt flashed across her overdone features, her eyes darting around the hallway, avoiding direct eye contact with me. Then, her gaze fixated on something, and her eyes widened significantly. Before I could turn around to see what had caught her attention, her hand angrily made contact with my face.

"Kristen will always need me, you just wait and see. I'll have him begging to get back with me by the end of this month," she smirked, flipping her hair and strutting away.

"And what if he doesn't? What will you do then?" I smirked, knowing I was absolutely right.

"Simple, I'll make your life a living hell," she replied viciously. "Just do yourself a favor and leave him because you're clearly not worth it," she spat, before walking away.

I sighed, leaning my back against the wall. The best moments of my pathetic life were the ones I spent with Kristen. Would I throw that away just because of some stupid insecurities? Or because Regina said so?

Quickly wiping away the tear that threatened to spill, I ran off in the direction of the bathroom before Kristen or the others could see me foolishly crying over something so trivial.

Why can't I just be strong like the others!

"I did warn you," Maria said, handing me a piece of paper cloth to wipe my eyes. "Between you and me, I think you deserved it. It really shows how pathetic you are. Regina's always humiliating you in front of everyone, and even knowing she's right about everything, the only thing you're left to do is run off to Kristen about it just so he'll stop his loving girlfriend from hurting you," she mocked, openly disregarding my tears pouring down.

"I've never cried to Kristen about anything, and I certainly never asked for your opinion," I angrily told her.

"Fine, be a bitch about it. That should teach you to keep your paws off things that don't belong to you," she sassed, walking out and slamming the door.

What the hell is her problem now?! I've never kicked her when she was down, so what right does she have to?

I slammed the paper cloth down and redid my makeup to cover Regina's fingerprints. Composing myself, I made my way outside to get to my next period, but the uneasy thought of dumping Kristen still lingered in my mind. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea. Maybe I'd get some peace from Regina and her posse, not to mention Maria.

I was almost at drawing class when a hand swiftly covered my eyes and mouth. I felt myself being lifted and carried away, my muffled pleas falling on deaf ears. Fear spiked within me.

What if it's Regina seeking revenge? Kidnappers don't normally roam around on school premises, do they?

My lower body collided with a soft cushion, bringing tears to my already puffy eyes. As I felt the sensation of movement and the hand of my captor being removed, I swiftly attacked, hitting everything in my path with my eyes tightly shut.

"How dare you kidnap me, you disgusting morons!" I yelled, my rage fueling my actions.

"Woah! Bella, it's me," Kristen's gruff yet sultry voice said.

My movements ceased as I froze, my hands still raised in the air. "I told you she had great reflexes," I heard the driver, Steff, say with a smirk.

"What the fuck is this?!" I yelled angrily.

"I'd advise you to lay off the curse words with this one. She's already vicious enough as it is and unfortunately rubbing off on you," Steff told me, ignoring my previous question.

Kristen's husky laughter filled the air as he spoke. "We're ditching school today, princess, and you're coming with us."

My gaze then landed on the twins, who were smirking, and Kyle, who was busy texting on his phone. "Why couldn't you guys have gone without me?" I scowled.

"I thought it would've been a good idea," replied Kristen, and I glared at Steff. "And because you're now part of the gang."

"I'll make it up to you, Steff... believe me," I smirked, planning my next attack. "Where are we going?" I questioned as Kristen positioned me on his lap.

"We're going to rob a bank," Maurice replied.

"What?!"

"He's just joking. We're heading to an underground boxing match," Kyle clarified. "Don't worry, you'll love it, baby girl."

I'll love it?!... I'll love it?! How the hell am I supposed to love people trying to kill each other?

"I think her brain's trying to process everything. It does that from time to time," I heard Steff say.

"W-will there be blood?" I questioned, feeling Kristen tightening his grip around my waist.

"Fucking dib shit, shut it," Kristen said, shutting down the conversation. "It's nothing for you to worry about, Bella," he assured me, and I started to calm down.

"We're gonna have to put this cloth over your face, baby girl," Kristen said, wrapping a thick material around my eyes.

Five minutes later, I felt the car going over a bumpy road, and then I was taken out of the car and led inside a building. Kristen removed the cloth, and I found myself surrounded by a group of security guards.

"Mr. Slovac," they bowed, opening the door for us to enter.

"Are you that popular?" I asked, surprised by the attention he was receiving.

"Oh, he's very popular, love," a middle-aged man said, shaking Kristen's hand. "Any bets today, sir?" he questioned.

Kristen opened his school bag and took out what appeared to be a stack of money. "Yes, I'd like to make a bet on Demon Ray," he replied, pulling out thousands of dollars.

What the hell?!

"Very well, sir," the man said, taking the cash and leading us to a massive closed door. He opened it, revealing a large arena filled with thousands of spectators.

"Drinks, sir?" a black-haired, skimpily dressed woman, whom I presumed to be a prostitute, offered, making googly eyes at my boyfriend. I glared at her in response.

The hell!

"Let's go, princess," Kristen said, taking my hand as we made our way to a more luxurious seat above the spectators, as if we were in first class.

The two opponents soon began to fight, and strangely enough, I wasn't freaked out by what I was witnessing.

Time to start embracing my inner badass!

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