Chapter 7

Every was crystal clear to Emily now. It was Anna's plan all along . She deliberately invited them to her house to humiliate them. Emily was fuming with anger .

" Why are you lying Sasha you were the one who received us when we came here. We didn't even know Shawn was in that room ." Lucy was desperately trying to prove her innocence.

"Stop lying Lucy ! We've even got proof" Sasha said aggressively.

" Sasha is right. She was with us all night long and stop lying you attention seekers ! I saw you guys coming out of Jeremy's room .I happened to catch your mobile which you dropped when you bumped into me. Anna check this out , they really were taking pictures of Shawn ! There are many more previous pictures of him. They probably are his stalkers" Lily said as a support to Sasha's claims.

Lily had taken Emily's phone when she bumped into her earlier and she entered few of Shawn's pics into them .

Anna acted as she was stupefied "guys is that true ?why did you do that? "

Jeremy interrupted and said, "Isn't it obvious Anna, they wanted to seduce Shawn and land him. They are clearly some desperate gold diggers ."Everybody started giving Emily and Lucy judgmental looks.

Emily was speechless at how well they all planned it and were acting it out.

"wow just when I thought you wouldn't stoop lower, you continue to stoop even more .Don't you guys feel ashamed pulling such a dirty act just to insult us? You really are a..."

Before she could continue Shawn came out dressed up and interrupted her

"Don't you dare say another word against my friends " Everybody turned towards Shawn.

He looked at Emily and sighed." Disgusting . It is for Anna's sake that I am still being so patient with you guys if not for her , I would have already put you behind the bars." Everybody was dumbfounded and were scared to see Shawn reacting in this way.

Emily was not going to take anymore of this.

" So you put people behind the bars for standing up against bullies? Well I couldn't expect much from a bully's friend."

Shawn wasn't going to let a stranger talk badly about his friend. He quickly looks at Emily to stop her when he realizes that he had met her before.

"Wait weren't you the one who bumped into me today evening? Wow you sure do say shameless things just for stalking someone. Pathetic. Losers like you don't even deserve to be argued with. Get lost right now and do wait for restraining orders from my lawyers soon."

Emily was in disbelief. A random person was accusing them both of being stalkers and was threatening them for it.

"Wait this is a misunderstanding…" , Lucy tried to argue but Emily stopped her and looked at her .

"What next Anna want to accuse us of murder as well? How jobless are you to try and ruin someone's life for your stupid damn ego. Guess what ,your cheap tactics just show how insecure you are with your life. Grow up and understand your good for nothing attitude will only cause you pain and suffering one day.

Anna expected Emily to bawl her eyes out by now . Seeing her insulting her again and that too in front of Shawn , just made her even more furious.

"What the hell are you doing ? Haven't you learnt your lesson yet ? Get lost before I… " Jeremy came onto Emily aggressively

"Before you What ? Are you going to hit me? Try it if you dare to." Emily stood unflinched at his words.

Jeremy was taken aback by her words .He wanted to scare her off but she wasn't scared at all. He was so furious that he would've punched her if it wasn't for the crowd .

Emily took Lucy's hand and stormed off of there after throwing middle her finger in the air directed towards Anna.

Emily stopped a cab and they quickly got into it and Emily took a deep sigh. She was so disappointed and angry at herself for agreeing to go to the party.

"Are you happy now Lucy? Did you enjoy the party? I told you something wasn't right."

She turned towards Lucy and found her crying.

"Lucy…" Emily didn't know what to do. She was so furious because of what happened and ended up taking it all out on Lucy

"I'm sorry Emily you had to face so many insults today all because of me. I am such a terrible person . I should have listened to your words"

"Lucy it wasn't your fault . You are a good person and think everybody else is kind just like you. The reality is different nobody is kind to expecting nothing in return ,they either want to profit from you or backstab you. You just need to understand this."

Emily hugged Lucy and consoled her.

After reaching the dorm Lucy quietly went to her room without even saying goodbye. Emily felt it was strange but she thought maybe it was too much for Lucy to take in and wanted to give her space to get her thoughts in place.

Emily changed her clothes and laid down on her bed tired and dejected

"What is happening.This isn't how I planned my high school life to be like."

It hadn't been two days since she entered Harbor High and it was already way too much for Emily to take in. She wondered how long this was going to continue . Anna's behavior just made her even more resentful in Emily's eyes.

She closed her eyes to sleep and suddenly hears her phone ringing.

She wakes up and picks up her phone .It was her grandma. Emily had forgotten to call her grandma with all that was going on. She felt terrible for this. She quickly picks up the call.

" Hey granny, I'm sorry I forgot my promise to call you daily ."

" It's okay honey, you must be busy adjusting in your new life. How are you doing? "

Hearing her grandma's voice made Emily emotional and she wanted to cry and tell her grandma all her worries . She then felt grandma might feel too stressed if she hears what was happening.

she controlled her emotions and said in a low tone , " I'm doing well granny don't worry about me. Lucy and I are loving this place and are getting along well with the others. "

" I'm glad you are well dear, since you've never been alone I was worried how you were doing but I guess my honey bun is a strong woman ." grandma said in a jovial tone as she was relieved that Emily was doing well.

"I wonder if I am as strong as you think granny " Emily said wondering how much more she can handle.

"You are just like your mother . Strong and fearless .She used to have a lot of fights with her peers .Her headstrong personality was always mistaken and she was wronged but she never gave in and fought back. If someone is bothering you don't step back and show them what you are made of honey ,don't feed someone's ego with your fear."