Chapter 36

Drew

"685"

"690"

"695"

"700!"

"Yes!!"

Leslie and I High fived each other. We were at the library counting money.

Most people were in class, I figured we should come to a quiet place where no one would notice us.

Just in case news gets out. The last thing I want is for my girlfriend to start feeling insecure again

I sighed, happily relaxing further in my chair

"Just three hundred to go" she squealed

"I can get that this week"

"Great. I've already ordered her gifts"

I arched an eyebrow

"Gifts? As in plural?

"Yeah. She's my best friend. She deserves the best"

"Thought you were broke"

"Well my parents found out bout what happened between Eric and I. I explained everything to them, apologized now they took my back. As soon as I got an allowance, I went to buy her a gift"

"I'm happy for you"

"Thanks"

''By the end of the week, I'll go to the store to pick up the dress"

"Alright. Wish you the best of luck"

"I'll need that"

"How did dinner go?"

I sighed

"You wouldn't wanna know"

She laughed

"Horrible, wasn't it?"

"Very"

"That was what I expected. No offence. I mean, you and Damien in the same room, things are bound to get messy"

"Tell me about it"

Bella

"Breathe"

I tried to calm myself down as I stood in front of Damien's door

I need closure. I need him to know that I'm with Drew now and that's not gonna change so he can stop all his crafty antics because they aren't going to work.

The butler opened the door

"Hello miss Martin"

"Hi, is Damien in?"

"Yes. In his room"

'Thanks"

He shifted to the side letting me in. I made my way up the stairs.

I could have easily used the elevator but I wanted to prepare myself for what was about to happen

Damien isn't one to give up without a fight especially when it comes to something he wants. I remember one time I was in the tenth grade, Joshua; the son of one of my dad's colleagues liked me. I mean all boys liked me but his was pretty serious. Damien had him beat up by a gang and warned him never to get close to me again

Joshua never talked to me since then. He even moved away from town out of fear

This reminded me about Drew telling me he got beat up by a gang the other day

I doubt it was Damien cause Drew said it was his fault. He said he saw something he wasn't supposed to.

But what if? Anyway, I'll figure that out later

I knocked on Damien's room door. I could hear him whine from inside

"What do you want Collins? I'm tired. You know what just go away. The mission is approved. It commences next week. Tell the other boys. Now leave"

What mission?

"Its Bella"

"Huh? Come in"

I opened the door and entered the room. He got up from his sofa and came to hug me

"Ma Cherie, how are you?" He placed a kiss on my forehead

"I'm fine thank you"

He raised my chin up and examined my face

"You don't look it. Is everything alright?"

"Yeah"

"Please sit"

I sat down on the bed looking around. Nothing has really changed

Memories of what we've done in this room came into my mind

I almost puked at the thought. There are so many things I wish I could take back

He opened his fridge and brought out a bottle of champagne and two wine glasses from the cupboard.

.

"What brings you here my love?" He asked handing me a glass

I took a sip. It was really good

"I came here to talk"

His face lit up instantly

"You finally found out that the pauper isn't good enough for you? You've come back to beg for my forgiveness, yeah?. I knew it was only a matter of time"

What a cocky bastard. What did I ever see in him?

Oh, I remember. He's hot and rich. The two major things I was always after

"Of course I forgive you" he continued sitting near me

"I forgive you because I love you" he tried to kiss me but I lightly pushed his chest

"I came for the opposite actually"

His face dropped

"What?"

"I came to tell you to get over us. I'm with Drew now. Nothing is going to change that"

"I don't understand"

"That's because you don't want to"

He stood up. Anger was evident in his face. I

"What does he have that I don't?"

"My heart"

That's when everything went downhill. He threw the bottle on the wall

I had to cover my ears due to the sound. The floor was covered in glass pieces

He breathed heavily. I silently packed my bags

"I think I should go now" I whispered standing up and tip toeing to the door.

No doubt, I was scared for my life. I mean, who wouldn't be?

'No! We are not done here"

"Its over, okay? Move on. I beg you"

"How do you expect me to? I'm fucking in love with you"

"I'm sorry"

"I am not giving up on you"

I ran my hands over my face in frustration. Does this boy ever stop?

"What can I do to fix this?" I sighed

"Leave him and get back together with me"

This boy clearly doesn't understand a single thing I'm saying or said previously

"That's it. I'm done"

I was ready to leave

"Don't walk away from me?! "

He grabbed my bag. I quickly snatched it away from him

"I already am"

I ran out of the house and got in my car to drive off.

Damien could be really scary when he's angry

Wel,l that wasn't what I expected. I actually didn't even know what to expect

My head was in a whirlwind if thoughts. Who knew my past mistakes would catch up with me later.

I'm scared for everyone's life at this point. Damien can be very stupid when he wants something badly

I was so caught up in thinking I didn't realize what happened next

The next thing I saw was a boy on a motorcycle flying over my windscreen

I screamed

Moral lesson boys and girls: don't think and drive

''Oh my god''

I rushed out of the car and went to his side. I squatted to his level

He was lying flat on the ground groaning and turning. Oh god I feel so bad right now

He looked about my age or maybe a few years older.

He had biker hair with a very cute face. I mentally slapped myself.

Now's not the time to admire him, you just ran him over

"I'm so sorry, are you okay?" I asked

"Do I look okay?"

I rolled my eyes

"Well excuse you"

He got up holding his arm in pain. I stood up and dusted myself

"I'm really sorry. How much can I give you to fix yourself? Or can I drive you to the hospital? Um will 100 dollars do?"

He laughed

"Typical rich kids"

"Excuse me?"

"That's how you all are. You expect everything to be fixed by money. Why not just be careful so you don't get into trouble? What if you hit someone as rich as you that can't be bought with money or worse, a cop?"

I was silent, letting his words sink in

"Keep your money. I don't need it. Have a nice day"

He got on his motorcycle and took off while I stood on the road thinking about how this stranger could have possibly changed my life in less than ten minutes

Drew

"Great game today boys" Steve; the football captain said

We were in the locker room changing after an hour of football practice

The room was full of sweaty muscular boys and steam from the shower room

I just sat on a bench arranging my things

I was tired and bored. I hate anything that has to do with people but to enter the college I wanted, I need a non academic sport. As you can guess, football is probably the best option since I'm very bad at basketball.

The only thing that creeped me out about here is the fact that this Eric dude would stare at me for a few seconds, chuckle then look away.

He's done it five times. It's really starting to irk me

"Yo Parker, can I ask a question?" Aaron spoke

Wait... The most popular guy in school is talking to me

Not to sound gay or anything but I find this very surprising

All eyes were on me

"Um sure" I responded

"How did you manage to cuff Bella? I mean that girl is bad as fuck though-. Am I right boys?"

The room was filled with shouts and wolf whistles

Steve raised his hands up signalling them to keep shut which they did

This guy is really powerful in school, he doesn't even have to say anything

With a look on his face or a simple action people obey his commands

"She's so sexy bruh. I've been dying to get that girl for years. All I could get was a one night stand then she dumped me but! I am proud to say it cause its Bella Martins"

Everyone clapped

"I'll be happy to touch a strand of her hair" one guy said

"So" Steve continued "tell us the secrets, help your brothers out. Maybe we could use em"

Eric's laughter was heard from the other side of the room

What is up with this boy? He was laughing so hard

"Yes Drew" Eric said "tell us the secret"

"What's so funny?" I asked him very annoyed at this point

"Eric's a fool" Steve said "pay attention to me"

Everyone was silent waiting for my response

I scratched the back of my head unsure of what to say

"There isn't any secret, it just sorta happened"

"We know, how did it happen?"

"I don't know"

"Oh, I'll tell you how it happened" Eric said grinning widely