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Chapter-Eight

Brandon's POV:

Laura and I were going to our class when one of her friends stopped us and started talking about the dance practice. Laura's hand was casually resting on my bicep while she talked to her friend. I was just standing beside her as a good boyfriend.

I ran my eyes aimlessly on the hallway looking for Jake. But my eyes caught Madeline and Connor coming out of Janitor's room. My body went rigged at the sight of them standing together.

Connor took the step closer her and tucked her hair behind her ear. I couldn't believe my eyes.

Why would she let Connor come close to her?

I was shocked. Then suddenly I wanted to go there and beat him for even crossing the same path as her.

He smiled at her and Madeline glared at him not looking bothered at his presence.

Then she said something to him and he gave her an amused smile. She was about to leave when he caught her wrist.

I removed Laura's hand and started to walk where they were standing when she stopped me

"Brandon, baby stop. Where are you going?" Laura asked.

"He is annoying her. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind." I said still glaring at Connor.

"Let her fight her own battles." She whispered in my ear.

I didn't think it was possible for me to let her fight alone after seeing her so fragile that night. I knew Madeline. She acts tough but she so fragile from inside. Her parent's death broke her apart and she was always trying to mend it by pretending to be fine.

"I'm letting her fight her own battles, Laura. But don't expect me to just stand here and watch her get attacked. I need to stand beside her as her ally." Iย  said untangling myself from her grip and walking towards her.

"What the hell is going on here?" I asked them.

Madeline's eyes widened and she looked nervous.

"Nothing, I was just leaving for the class," She said glaring at Conner.

"See you later, beautiful." Conner said with a smirk and left.

"What was he saying?" I asked.

"Brandon you're not my father. So stop pretending like one," She said and went to her class.

I was shocked at her answer.

I went to the class thinking that I would talk to her in the breaks. When the bell rang indicating that it was the break time I and my friends straight went to the cafeteria.

"Did you buy a lunch for me?" Jake asked throwing his arm around my shoulder.

"Why would I buy a lunch for you? You are not my girlfriend." I said shrugging his shoulder off.

"Mrs. Parker, what is he having for lunch?" Jake asked the lunch lady.

"The special Hamburgers," Mrs. Parker replied.

"You a**hole. You know we love hamburgers." Jake punched me.

"Can you please give me the hamburger as well?" He asked.

"Sure, Jake. But you've used the A-word while talking to Brandon. Now you need to pay double for the burger, my boy." She said placing the tray of food on the counter.

"Oh no, shi..." Jake said.

"Language!" We all said in unison making him stop before he could complete his sentence.

"No! I'm sorry" Jake whined.

"Boy, rules are rules" She replied ignoring his plea.

"Whatever, I'm hungry," He said picking his burger and walking away.

"Jake, money." Carl, Lee, and I shouted at him.

"Happy now!" He pulled out his wallet from his back pocket and threw it on me. I caught it and paid for the fine.

Carl, Lee, Jake and I went to our usual table to sit with our food.

I took the bite and enjoyed the savory taste of burger when my eyes landed on Connor and Madeline walking in cafeteria hand in hand.

The food I was chewing came flying out of my mouth and I choked on the remaining, coughing like a dying man.

Jake being an exceptional great friend scrambled away from me making a disgusting face. Then threw the water bottle at me.

I opened the cap and gulped down the water. My cough subsided slowly while my eyes stayed on Madeline and Connor.

"What the f*ck is happening?" I asked myself.

I glanced at Madeline and Connor, they took their trays of lunch and sat down on the same table while talking like some long-lost friends.

I glanced around the cafeteria and realized that I wasn't the only one in shock. All the other students were staring at them with their jaw slack.

My eyes were about to pop out from their sockets when Madeline shared her food with him.

"When did this happen? Madeline Hamilton and Corner Walker become buddies? Why didn't no one showed it on the news this morning?" Jake said in shock.

"I think my eyesight is getting poorer? I'm literally seeing two arch nemesis sitting on the same table and smiling." Lee said.

"Your eyes are working fine. They're really sitting with each other on the same table." Carl said.

"Are they friends now?" I heard the girl asked.

"What happened to their long-term fight?" Another girl asked.

"I think they're dating," Someone said.

The school started murmuring and the last statement snapped me out from the shock. I got up from the seat.

"Where are you going?". Carl asked.

"To knock some senses into my best friend's head," I said.

I made my way to her table and cleared my throat loudly. Madeline's head snapped up and her beautiful eyes stared at me.

"Oh, Brandon, I'm sorry. I'm not going to sit with you today. I hope you don't mind." She said with the smile on her face.

It was foreign for me to see that broad smile on her face and telling me sorry for not having lunch at our usual table.

"Why are you sitting with him?" I asked.

The whole cafeteria went silent.

"Well, we are actually discussing something about tonight." She replied smiling ear to ear which looked forced.

"I need to talk to you," I said keeping my voice low but from inside I was boiling with anger.

"We are talking. I'm busy here" She replied in a smart ass tone.

"I said I want to talk to you alone." I gritted my teeth.

"Okay, I'll call you after school," She said looking at Connor.

"No. I want to talk to you right now." I said in irritation at her nonsense attitude.

"Well, my lunch will get cold. Go back to your friends." She said ignoring me.

"Madeline, don't test my patience!" I yelled at her.

"If she doesn't want to talk to you then why are you forcing her?" Conner said standing up from his seat.

"Who the hell ask you to interfere in our conversation? Stay away from her." I pushed him back on the seat.

"Relax, Brandon. Keep your hands to yourself" Madeline said coming between us and placing her hand on my bicep to pull me back.

"Please excuse me, Connor. Let me talk to him then I'll come back" she said.

Connor glared at me said, "If you didn't come back in five minutes everyone will know how much I love you."

"Shut your f*cking mouth, Corner," I said.

Madeline took a quick look at my fury filled eyes and dragged me in the empty hallway.

"What the hell is your problem? Why were you sitting with him? Have you lost your mind?" I asked feeling angry.

"Calm down, Brandon," She said rolling her eyes.

"How can you tell me to calm down? Tell me what's going on before I lose my senses." I asked her in all seriousness.

"He stopped me in the hallway this morning. He apologized about that night again and again. He is ashamed of what he did." She said sounding nervous.

"Okay fine. I get he apologized. But what the hell was that holding hand and sharing food with him?" I asked her.

She looked down at her shoes like they were the most interesting thing in the world then she mumbled, "He said he loves me"

"What?" I asked her, going out my mind.

"He loves me from the day we first met. He wanted to impress me always and he asked me out so many times but I refused. He still feels the same about me" She said looking at the door of the classroom.

I was appalled after hearing her and shouted "Well, that's obsession, not love. He's obsessed with you!"

"Brandon, shut up. He loves me. And I know how to protect myself so don't worry" She yelled back.

"He needs medical attention not your friendship, Madeline. How can you forget that night?" I asked.

"I'm not trying to be his friend. He loves me and I trust him" She replied.

"I think he has drugged you with something. You are not yourself." I said glancing at her face.

"I'm myself. I'm giving him a second chance." She replied again averting her eyes from me.

She was confusing the sh*t out of me.

"What type of a second chance? You're putting your life in danger by believing him and welcoming him to repeat that night." I said.

"Just stop right there, Brandon. If you will say one wrong word we might never become friends again. He loves me and asked me out. We are going on a date tonight," she said.

"What? You are not going anywhere with him tonight or another night. Do you hear me, Madeline Hamilton?" I yelled in anger at her.

"Don't shout at me. My ears are bleeding from your loud voice. This is my life. I can do whatever I want. You have no right to order me around." She said rubbing her ears.

"Tell me this a f*cking joke before I would reconstruct that bastard' face," I said expecting her to laugh but her face remained the same.

She stayed silent like my words were not affecting her a bit.

"I can't believe this," I mumbled in aggression.

"Brandon, you're overreacting. People date each other all the time, it's no big deal." She said shaking her head.

"It's no big deal. Are you stupid?" I asked her in disbelief.

"He loves me. Just like you love, Laura." She replied.

"Don't compare me with that bastard. I'm nothing like him. He tried to force himself on you. I never did something like that Laura." I shouted at her feeling out of my mind at her absurd thinking.

"It was in the past, Brandon. I have forgiven him already and moved on. I suggest you do the same." She stated that and walked away leaving me stunned in the hallway.

I wasn't ready to believe that it was Madeline. That bastard had already kidnapped her and this was her doppelganger here.

That made sense.
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Hello lovelies!!!

The chapter is shorter than others I guess๐Ÿค”.

But you guys can go out and have fun ๐Ÿ’‘๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ

Oh on Valentine's day Madeline got a boyfriend?

QUESTIONS:

What do you guys say? Is she really doing a right thing? Or it's something else??

Published date: 14-Feb-2017

Thanks for reading ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜

~S.Sonysa_Ivan โคโค

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