Knight in Shining Armor

After skipping a whole day of classes, Alexa felt like she wasn't herself. She never expected that even once in her life she would have to skip school for a whole day. She could've gone back after lunch break was over, but Alexa chose to stay at home.

She spent the rest of the day lurking in her room, reading and thinking about all sorts of stuff. But she did not want to think about her best friend, so she kept herself busy until she gets distracted and forgets about that terrible experience.

It was a quarter to six in the evening and Alexa was still lying in bed, staring at her cellular phone. She wondered who that mysterious person could be. She felt a shiver run through her spine by just thinking that somebody actually sees her in that kind of perspective.

But who could that be? Who is that person who's willing to protect her and figure her out? Alexa felt her cheeks heat up, so she stood up and went to face the mirror. She was blushing. She has never felt like this since the last time she had a crush on a boy, which was way back in elementary school.

Alexa wasn't used to being admired in this sort of way. Sure, she was popular in school. But nobody really showed her genuine interest like this secret admirer who just texted her hours ago. It was always just Stacy who receives texts like that from random guys at school or from other institutions. Stacy was no doubt a charmer.

Holding her phone against her chest, Alexa thinks of a reply.

"May I know your name?", she murmurs while typing the words.

After hesitating for a couple of minutes, she finally had the courage to send that short reply to the mysterious person. Alexa waited, walking back and forth in her room, hoping that that person would reply the soonest.

"Miss Beatrice, it's time for supper", Beth knocks on the door.

"Okay, I'll be right down", she replied loudly.

As soon as she sat down in front of her parents, Alexa noticed that the two of them were awkwardly silent. She didn't want to engage in conversation, so she just ate. After what seemed like an eternity at the grand table, Alexa was about to stand up when her father spoke.

"So, what happened earlier at school, Beatrice?", Conor asked sternly.

"It was nothing serious, dad", she responded, avoiding eye contact.

"I've always suspected that friend of yours to be rather unstable", he exclaimed.

"What do you mean?", Alexa asked.

"Your mental, emotional and physical state is of great concern to me. Therefore, I don't want you getting near that girl ever again. Do you understand, young lady?", her father declared.

"Ye-yes, dad", Alexa tried her best to hold back her tears. "Understood"

Marzia just sat there quietly, silently pitying her daughter. They all know that when the alpha talks, everyone should listen. If Conor says Alexa shall never be friends with Stacy again, she will abide by that order, regardless of her feelings.

Alexa went to sleep with a heavy heart that night. She did feel hatred and disgust towards what Stacy did to her, but she didn't particularly hate her best friend. It will have to take a million reasons for Alexa to disown Stacy because that's how much Alexa cared for her.

The next day, Alexa got into her other set of clean uniform early and arrived school thirty minutes before classes starts as usual. Everybody else in the classroom didn't try and force her to tell them what had happened yesterday and she liked that. It was a normal day for her.

But as their first subject commenced, she noticed that Stacy still wasn't on her seat. She didn't come later than thirty minutes after the first subject starts. It made her worry and wonder at the same time, distracting her from the discussion.

In the middle of her teacher's lecture, Alexa suddenly raised her hand up. All her classmates turned to look at her when their teacher looked at her, puzzled. She slowly put her right arm down and inaudibly asked permission to go out.

"You may go", their teacher granted.

All eyes were on Alexa until she got out of the classroom, but she didn't have time to think about that. She knows that Stacy is a happy go lucky type of person, however, she never skips classes. They both had promised each other that they would do their best every school year and that only fevers could stop them from going to school.

As Alexa was roaming the hallways searching for where Stacy could be, she felt her heart pound against her chest. She just felt like something was wrong. She began to run all around the school premises. Then finally, she spotted her best friend making out with some guy whom she did not recognize.

She was about to call her attention when she realized that Stacy was being kissed by force, and that her best friend was struggling to break free from his grasp. This part of the school is always empty, only the janitor and some other school officials pass by this hall going to the storage room.

Alexa panics and looks around for something she could throw at Stacy's molester. When she finds nothing but dust, she decided to get her left shoe and yelled, "hey" at them. Stacy seemed to look shocked upon seeing Alexa, but she didn't look directly at her.

Throwing her shoe at the guy, Alexa shouted at Stacy, saying she should run as soon as the guy let her wrists go. Stacy did as she was told. But when she got to where Alexa was standing, she pushed Alexa further into the pervert's arms before completely running away.

Helpless as she was, all Alexa could do was cry. She didn't have the strength to fight back and her tongue seemed to have betrayed her. She couldn't muster even a single word. The guy's grip on her arms went tighter as he dragged her to the darker side of the hallway.

"Who do you think you are, hmm? How dare you disturb me with my business", the pervert murmured.

Just as she was about to try and shout, his big hand covered her mouth. She was the one struggling this time. She couldn't even breathe well with the guy's hand on her face. Alexa felt like fainting, until the tight grip on her arm suddenly disappeared and she fell to the floor.

Everything started to look blurry around her. But before completely blacking out, she saw the pervert being beaten up by another guy. His face was a blur but his figure was familiar. Alexa wanted to stand up and run, but her body just dropped down on the cold floor, leaving her unconscious and vulnerable.