Chapter 33

"Make your pick" Maria laid five dresses for me on my bed to choose. My mom ordered them yesterday

"Can't I have all of them?" I smiled widely

She laughed

"No, you have to choose one"

"This is so hard"

They're all so pretty I couldn't choose any of them. Why can't I have them all?

I have only a few minutes to decide because I have to get ready for school

"Uh.... I choose the pink one"

"Great choice. It will look lovely on you"

"Duh? What doesn't? I look perfect in everything"

She put the pink one in a black dress bag and gave the rest to the maids to keep

Someone knocked on my door

"Come in"

The butler came in

"You sent for me ma'am" he bowed

"Yeah. Deliver this to my boyfriend's house"

"Yes ma'am"

I handed him the suit and gave him Drew's address

When the maids were done cleaning ,I started getting ready for school

In the middle of curling my hair I received a text from Drew

Babe❤️ : Thank you love. It's really nice. I'll see you in school xx

Me:😘😘

I told him about the event yesterday. He eventually agreed with a little hesitation so I ordered an Armani suit for him.

Damien's parents have one of the most powerful companies in the world

No doubt, lots of executives will be at the party. I don't want Drew to be under dressed or for him to feel insecure

In an hour, I was finally ready. I grabbed my bag and made my way out of the house where the driver was waiting for me.

I got in the backseat of the car and plugged in my earphones as he drove

Bestie❤️ : Good morning sunshine 🌞

Me: What do you want Leslie?

Bestie❤️ : I can't believe how low you think of me. I can't say hi to my best friend?

Me: You want to know what happened yesterday, don't you?

Bestie❤️: maybe 😁

Me: Nope

Bestie❤️ : Pleaseeeee

Me: Nope 💃

Me: Are you in school?

Bestie❤️ : Yeah I kept a seat for you. We have first period together

Me: Thanks. I'll see you in a few

Ten minutes later we had arrived at school. I walked through the hallway humming to my music and waving to people till someone stood in my way

The least person I expected to see; Eric

I totally forgot about this guy. I haven't seen him since what happened that Saturday

"You're still alive?" I raised an eyebrow trying to figure out what he could possibly want now

"Yup"

"Alright. I've noticed you now get out of my way"

"I need a favour from you"

"Sorry I don't do favors. Now move"

I tried to walk away but he blocked me again

"Can you leave me alone?" I whined stomping my feet on the ground

I just want to go to class and gossip with Leslie

"Not until you give me what I want"

"Which is?"

"I want Leslie back"

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me"

I laughed loudly

"So you can have her as your personal punching bag? Uh no I'm not helping you with that"

"Help me or else .. "

He had an evil smirk on his face as if he knew something I didn't

"Or else what?"

He bent down to my ear level and whispered

"I'll tell your boyfriend all about your bet"

My eyes widened in surprise. How did he know about that?

"I don't know what you're talking about"

He chuckled

"Yes you do. I was at the opposite table when you guys were talking about it. I brushed it off then but now I can use it against you"

"You have no proof"

"You think?"

"I don't care. I'm not helping you with her"

"You will do as I say" he growled holding my arm tightly

Now I understand when Leslie says Eric hits her, its true. I tried to wiggle of out his grip

Everybody was busy talking to each other to notice what was going on

"Let go of me" I cried

"You heard her" Drew said from behind me

I felt so relieved he was here

"And if I don't? ". Eric tightened his grip while staring at Drew. I winced in pain

Drew pushed him off me. Everywhere was silent, all eyes were on us now. Are you fucking serious? Eric basically assaulted me without anyone noticing but when a fight is about to start then suddenly they became interested

Society is a fucked up place.

Phones were up recording what was happening

"Hit me back I dare you" Drew said going closer to him. They stood there eye to eye till... The bell rang

Eric didn't say anything else, he just left

I sighed happily. Drew took a look at my arm

"Are you okay?" He asked, his eyes full of concern

"Yeah. I'm fine"

"It's bruising"

"It'll be fine"

"I'm sorry you had to go through that. I wish I was here sooner"

"Don't be. Its not your fault"

"Do you still wanna go to class?"

"Nope"

*****

I poured whipped cream on Drew's nose

He breathed heavily trying not to do something to me

"Fight me. I dare you" I mocked him

He laughed

"Eric was lucky though. I would've beaten the shit of him"

"You would have gotten suspended"

"I don't care. Nobody messes with my girl"

I smiled widely. "My girl" call me that again

"Say that again"

"No one messes with my girl"

I grinned like an idiot. Drew and I were at a diner, not too far away from school.

I didn't feel like attending classes

The waiter came with a large bowl of different ice cream flavors. I was confused, none of us ordered ice cream.

"For you" he said giving me the bowl

"I didn't order this"

"I know. Its my treat, for your eyes"

"Um thanks"

"You do know her boyfriend is here right? " Drew said

"Yeah whatever" he dropped a piece of paper then went away

I opened the paper, it was his number I rolled my eyes, typical.

"What's in it?" Drew asked

"His number"

"I'm reporting him to the management"

"Calm down"

I love how possessive he is. It low key turns me on

"You're having dirty thoughts in your head, aren't you" Drew teased

"How do you know?"

"I can see the lust in your eyes"

"Hmm maybe"

"Don't test me"

I was about to respond till my phone rang. It was Leslie

"Hello" I answered

"Oh my god, I've been looking all over for you. Where are you?"

"I'm with Drew"

"I heard about what happened with Eric. Are you okay? "

"Yes, thanks for asking"

"Alright. Just wanted to see how you were"

"Thanks babe"

"Can I come over to your place after school today?"

"Yeah of course"

"Later then. Have fun with lover boy"

"Alright babe. Bye"

I hung up.

"That was Leslie. She wanted to find out if I'm okay" I told Drew

"Let me guess, she heard about what happened?"

"Yeah"

"News travels fast"

He bent his head to use his phone. I noticed something on his eye, it was sweaty and coming off like make up

It kept coming off, there was something red underneath it

I brought out a wipe from my bag and reached out to clean it off

He screamed in pain holding his eye

"Oww. What did you do that for?"

There it was, an injured eye. I cleaned the other one, the same outcome

It looked so bad like he'd been beaten up

"What happened to you?"

I almost cried at the sight. It looked so painful.

"I hit my head on a pole" he answered

"Try again"

He sighed

"I got into a fight"

"How come? I left your house around 7pm yesterday. What time did you have to get into a fight?"

"Long story"

I touched his left eye gently, it looked worse

"Ow it hurts"

"Sorry. Does Sharon know?"

"Yeah I used her make up"

"I'm so sorry. How did the fight happen?"

"I went to take out the trash and I saw something I wasn't supposed to see. The gang involved beat me up"

"Poor you, you have to go see a doctor"

"Its not as bad as it looks"

I felt really sorry for him. He's been through so much in his life

"Stop looking at me like that" he picked at his fries "I don't want your pity"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I didn't want to bother you"

"I don't want us to hide anything from each other, okay?"

"Okay. I'm sorry"

I pouted

"I wish there was something I can do to make it fe better"

"Wel,l you could give me a kiss"

. I leaned over the table to kiss his lips and his eyes

"Better?"

"Yes"

"You dirty child"

"Thank you again for the suit"

"You're welcome"

"I'm kinda nervous about the party. I mean look at how dinner turned out, imagine what's gonna happen at a party"

I reached out over the table to hold his hands

"I'll be by your side the whole time"..

"Promise?"

"I promise"

***

Leslie screamed

"Yup"

I told Leslie about everything that went down between Eric and I including the part of him wanting her back

We were on my bed talking

"What the fuck does he want me back for?"

"I don't know. I think he has problems"..

Her phone rang. Her face turned pale when she looked at the screen

"Who is it?" I asked her

"My mum"

Oh no

"Hello" she said "I'm at Bella's house. Yes. Now? I'm on my way"..

She hung up..

"What's wrong?"

"She said she wants to see me now"

.

"I think she knows Eric kicked you out"

"I have no idea"

"I wish you the best. Your mom is very difficult "

"Thanks"

She hugged me

"I'll call you to let you know what went down"

"Okay bye"

"Bye"

She left my room. I laid down facing the ceiling. I suddenly felt so alone

Well, since I'm not doing anything I might as well take a nap

I put on a slow song and closed my eyes

This is a hymn for the hymnless kids with no religion

Yeah we keep em sinning

Yeah we keep em singing

Sorry if you're starstruck, blame it on the stardust

I don't know how long I had slept till someone came to shake me

I got ready to punch the person cause nobody wakes me up like that

To my surprise it was Gerald. Not like I can't punch him right now but he looked worried..

I jumped up in panic

Mom got jumped" he said

"What? Where is she?"

"In the living room. She can't move. She's still in shock"

We ran downstairs to the living room. My mom was on the floor with her knees hugged to her chest rocking back and forth

Steve was by her side trying to calm her down

"What's going on?" I screamed

"Your mother almost got kidnapped Steve explained

"By who? "

"A gang. According to the bodyguard they were on their way home when suddenly two cars blocked them on the road. The guys came down and started shooting guns. They tried to take your mom, the bodyguards took action. Unfortunately two guards died, only one succeeded in protecting your mom"

I covered my mouth to stop the sound of my cries

First Drew, now my mom too?

She looked like she had seen a ghost. Gerald hugged me whispering reassuring things to me

I felt so bad for her. If they're out there it could be any of us

I don't want to live my life in fear

Why is this happening?

Drew

I laid on my bed thinking about last night's events

*flashback *

I went outside to take out the trash. I smiled as I walked thinking about Bella, I'm glad our relationship is going well

I was about to turn to go back home but a hand covered my mouth

I felt dizzy like I was under a spell. The person dragged me to the corner of the street

I couldn't even fight back, I felt so weak

There in the alley were a group of three guys, he dumped me in the middle

Who I'm guessing is their leader came forward, they were all wearing masks

"Attack"

They started beating me up. I don't know why though. I just laid there, too weak to move, letting them hurt me

When they were done, the guy dragged me back to my door post

At least he was nice enough to do that. I was outside for a while till Sharon came to look for me

"Drew! What's taking so long?"

.

She rushed over to me when she saw me on the floor

"Drew"

That was the last thing I heard before blacking out

*end of flashback*

I sighed. I wish I knew who it was at least

My door opened quietly, I thought it was Abby

"Abby, what are you doing up so late?"

I got a closer look

"Bella?"

There she was in her pajamas and a bag

"Hey" she whispered

She looked like she's been crying

"Babe what's wrong?"

She came to lie beside me. I cuddled her

"My mum got jumped"

"What?"

She told me everything that happened

"I just need you right now. Hold me please" she was sobbing

"I'll be here baby. Go to sleep"..

And that's how we spent to night holding each other