thirteen

"Are you guys ready?" Ashley asked, opening Michael's room door slowly to check if we were ready.

All four of us were going to a shop that Logan said was nearby to get our handcuffs off. I was happy that finally I will get to go anywhere I want without Michael clinging to me.

We both walked out of the room to see Logan standing out with his arms crossed across his chest and a bland expression on his face. He was wearing a brown leather jacket with a white t-shirt inside and baggy jeans. Ashley wore high waisted shorts with a white lacy crop top and her hair was in a high ponytail.

I was wearing a strapless crop top, after all that's the only thing I can wear with handcuffs on and a pair of dark blue skinny jeans. Michael wore nothing on top, as usual and my eyes suddenly went to a net like tattoo on his forearm and I was shocked, how come I've never seen it before? He just wore a pair of khaki shorts which ended below his knees.

"Lets go" Ashley said and all of us started walking towards the main door, when suddenly a shiny black Limousine stopped in front of the entrance and it didn't took me time to realise that Jerico Robins was back.

Jerico came out of the car and I had a bland expression on my face, but suddenly it was changed into a smile when I saw Maria coming out of the car as well. Jerico's eyes landed on Logan and Ashley and he furrowed his eyebrows.

There was awkward silence, but finally Maria broke the ice. "Sierra, who are they?" she asked with a smile.

"Mari, these are my friends Logan and Ashley." I said pointing towards them.

"The question is what are they doing here?" Jerico said, giving them a glare and Michael cleared his throat.

"We were going to take our handcuffs off." Michael said, raising our arms, showing the handcuffs

"Handcuffs?"

"I'll explain it to you, sir." Maria said. "Kids, you can come in." she smiled.

Ashley nodded, but by Logan's expression it was clear that he had no interest in walking inside the mansion once again. Maria walked towards us before taking out a small key and unlocking the handcuffs. "Hope you both have learned a lesson." Maria said, chuckling while Michael stood their staring at me. He wasn't talking to since last night and I really didn't know what I've done wrong.

Jerico walked in and suddenly Michael pushed by me, spinning me a bit and walked inside behind his father. Ashley and Logan walked inside with Maria and me. Maria offered them drinks and sat on the couch. "Mari, how's your mother?" I asked and she smiled.

"She's totally fine, hopefully." she said. "You both would've missing your friend?" she smiled, widely at Ashley and Logan. Ashley was as usual smiling, but Logan was taken a aback by Maria's sweet behaviour towards them. Ashley started talking to Maria. While I was staring at my wrist, that wrist which was connected to Michael's wrist this past week, there was little cut and a scar. I touched my wrist feeling the cut.

I lifted my gaze again and saw Ashley still talking to Maria, but all this time Logan was staring at me. My eyes drifted towards him, there was a little smile on his face and I smiled back at him. "Mari, I'll just come." I said and she nodded.

I started walking upstairs to find Michael. When I reached his room there was nobody it was empty, suddenly I heard muffled voice coming from a near by room. I started walking, following the voice, I finally stopped when I saw Jerico talking to Michael. I pressed my back against the wall and started listening to whatever they were talking about.

Sierra spy Ventresca. I pursed my lips to control my laughter.

"Please, dad" Michael said and I furrowed my eyebrows.

"No, she can run away any time if I let her go to school." Jerico said and that's when it hit me. Michael promised me that I would be able go to school again and apparently Jerico was talking about me.

"Don't worry about that." Michael said, a little smile was on my face. He was keeping his promise.

"What do you mean?" Jerico asked.

"I'll go with her." he said and my eyes widened.

"To school as a student?" Jerico asked.

"Yeah, I was expelled from two schools one by one because of my behaviour, it would be a great opportunity to complete my studies." he said and I was still smiling like a perverted person.

"You're doing this for your studies?" Jerico laughed. "Or for the girl?"

"I don't do stuff for girls, you know about me dad. That's wastage of time." he said and there was no smile on my face this time.

Jerico laughed bitterly. "Finally my nineteen year old son has some brains." A tear rolled down my cheek. Michael was only doing this for himself?

Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming towards the door and I hurriedly started walking towards the stairs. I turned my head slightly to see Jerico going the other way and I sighed in relief.

Michael walked out of the room and his eyes landed on me. I walked down with a bland look on my face, so he doesn't have any clue that I heard the whole conversation and I know what kind of person he really was.

Watch out Michael Robins.