chapter 14

As I walked back to my dorm after taking my backpack from the hall, I tried to blink back tears from falling.

Several girls gave me weird looks as I walked upstairs in my soaked shirt.

" Hey, Coco, guess what I just heard." Sid said, coming out of her room and meeting with me.

" Not now Sid." I snapped. Walking angrily to my room.

" What's wrong." She asks.

" Nothing. I'm fine." I said, closing the door and locking it behind me, tears immediately streaming down my face.

Fuck!!

I can't believe I'm crying over a boy!

Just who does he think he is?!

Few minutes later, I stood up and stripped, tying a towel around myself and taking my bathing kit from the drawer, I heard a soft thud and craned my neck to see what fell down.

It was a little Red Book with pink bow in front.

I dropped my kit and opened it, it was a diary. My diary, opening it, a lot of memories came rushing through.

My father had gifted me the book along with the necklace around my neck that had a red ruby-like pendant.

I was six at the time, I think and I loved it so much that not a day went by without me writing in it.

After he died I just... Stopped writing but I didn't take off the necklace, it reminded me of him, it was like, he was with me or something.

I wiped a tear from my right cheek as I read a particularly funny entry about Ian.

I laughed. How I miss him.

How I miss my father.

It was suddenly as if I could hear his voice around me..

' cheer up, princess. Wipe those tears. You're gonna be fine. '

He's right. I will be alright.

Closing the book and setting it my reading table, I picked up my kit and headed out.

 *******

 As I walked out of the bathroom, I saw two girls whispering in a corner and occasionally glancing at me.

I ignored and walked past them.

Wait, aren't they Kiara's friends?

I wonder what they are up to now.

Minutes later, I had changed and sat by the window, reading the little Red book when I heard a knock.

" Come in." I quickly hid the book under my desk. Sidney walked in closing the door behind her.

She stared at me for a while before speaking,

" I heard what happened."

" What happened?" I asked, genuinely confused.

" On your way back... sorry your shirt got... ruined." She said the last part with a smile. Oh that.

Well, She'd always hated that shirt.

" I know you're not actually sorry." I say, moving to lie on my bed.

" I have no idea what you're talking about." She feigned ignorance, sitting on the other end of the bed.

" Shut up." I threw a pillow at her.

" I'm Sorry I...yelled at you earlier." I apologized.

" No. It's fine. It's not your fault," she smiled.

" Exactly. It's not. It's Xavier Cage's fault!. I've never met a bigger self-absorbed, obnoxious, annoying prick!" I say, Sid rolled her eyes.

" What did he do this time." She asks...

 ******

I don't even blame Mondays for bringing the start of a new week anymore,I blame my unfortunate luck which brought me to Mt olives in the first place.

Three hours after dinner I walked to block B for the most confusing calculus class ever. I don't know if it's just me or Mr pierce was suddenly teaching in Latin.

I had no idea what TF the class was about.

90 minutes later, it was over.

" I expect you all to be done with the assignments by tomorrow.." Mr pierce says.

And the whole class grumbles, ha! I'm not the only one who found it confusing, he was definitely teaching in Latin!!

" Now, now, future leaders of tomorrow, there's no need to be grumpy about it, like I always say, if you believe it, you can do it.

Now I wish I could cut out a part of my excellent brain and share with you lovelies but, sadly I can't...." He says

Paris groaned softly,

" I wish you'll fucking shut up..." and I chuckled.

" Miss Millers! Oh how I love a comic relief, how about you graciously share with the class what you find so amusing." Mr. Pierce's daunting eyes landed on me.

" Nothing much, just the fact that you think you could share your brain with us all and still have a useful portion left, sir." I said, sounding very respectful. The whole class laughs.

I half expected him to send me out of his class or give me detention for the rest of the semester but he only chuckled.

" Nice observation, you're smart. And on that note, I think it would only be wise to put that smartness of yours into good use," he smirked, I was lost.

" The whole chapter of the topic we're studying, work on it and I want the answers by next week." He finished and my eyes widened.

"The whole chapter?! That would take you more than a month to teach!" I said.

" It would, wouldn't it? Now take the challenge, chicken." He said and most students chuckled.

Was that some kind of inside joke or something??

Okay, I'm officially quitting school.

" Class dismissed!"

" Hey, uh, I think I left my highliter under the desk, I have to go get it, are you fine with walking alone?." Paris said with a sweet smile and I know it was just code to go back to probably the dark haired senior, who i eventually knew was named Eugene Kravitz. The same one who got beat up.

" Go on, girl." I winked at her and she rolled her eyes with a smile, wishing me a good night before leaving.

Just then, I saw Kiara Jones and her minions walking in my direction, what were they doing out by this time.

" Hey, boo boo." Kiara said, smiling at me creepily when we neared each other the two girls I saw earlier, standing behind her like a pair of wings.

This better be good.

" What do you want, Kiara. What part of leave me the fuck alone don't you get." I said, I really don't have time for this.

" Awwn, don't say that, I brought you something" she said, stretching out her arm to show me her phone.

And what I saw in the screen made me freeze.

" W—what? H—how.." I stuttered.

" What's wrong baby. Isn't it cute, or is the angle wrong?" She said.

I felt my heart thump in my chest...

This can't be happening..

" What happened, coco, cat got your tongue?" One of the girls spoke and the other high-fived her.

" What do you want from me?!" I said, my blood boiling, it was all I could not to punch her in the face right now.

" Hmmm, that's a good question.. now let's see....oh, how bout you do clean my shoes for the rest of the year, Oh! Or maybe you pick up all the dirt on our floor with bare hands ...or maybe even clean my room for the whole year? Ohhhh so many ideas!" She squealed and clapped.

It was as if my world was spinning, I couldn't even find the tears to cry.

" In your fucking dreams, Kiara." I snapped.

" You're right. I've dreamed of this moment since the first day we met, my dream has finally come true." She smiled.

" How could you Kiara? How could you stoop so low? This shit is illegal... you're a girl too, how could you do this?!" I said.

" Oh you want me to explain how I did it? Why it was quite easy, really, I just told Darcy to—"

" shut the fuck up Kiara!" I cut in and she laughed manaicly.

" I told you, Collette Millers, but you just don't listen do you?" She said, dangling the phone absentmindedly and I used the opportunity to quickly reach to grab it but she flung her hand backwards quickly, causing the phone to fall back.

She reached to grab it but someone else beat her to it.

" What's this?" An all too familiar voice spoke.

Great.