LILY
I made breakfast earlier today to avoid him. After last night if he so as much as catches a glimpse of me, I'm dead. I stayed locked in till 8, that's when classes start but I'm willing to take a few warnings from school, they should be proud I'm applying concepts taught in school to real life, I'm literally practicing opportunity cost here,
One has to be forgone
I heard the door clanked shut by 8:30, damn from here alone to school is a thirty minutes' walk, I'm a goner. I'm already dressed up so I would have to hurry up with the dishes and dash out. My injuries are healing a bit it still hurts but its not as worse as yesterday
So walking was not that much of a bitch
I had to begged the school guard to let me in when i arrived, which he did after a mean scold, and I practically ran to class its 9:20 already, second period is about to end
" Really you just had to ring at that moment" I said in disbelieve after the bell rang 'kay second period has ended, break ongoing at the moment
Out of breath from running, I pushed open the door to my class just to be met by a large number of eyes from the student and a controlling one drowning the rest of them on me
"A whole two period missed, see me now" Mr. Gabriel said as he walked right past me
There goes my attempt to avoid him after last time,
hop top Lily, you really scored this one
Tired already I had to drag my feet to my table at the far end of class and hanged my bag over my chair. I just had to start my day with a lot of scolding's, you know i think i should just rob a bank i mean school isn't always the way
My legs involuntary heads for the door I was blocked by some weird looking girls in tight fitting clothes by weird I mean pretty but I'm not gonna admit that
They are your typical Queen Bees in all those movies you see
But to me they are just a bunch of attention seekers sharing one brain and the cause to why my life in school isn't as peaceful as it was before
"You're doing it on purpose aren't you" the one in the middle said, the prettiest of them all. Mal with her rich golden wavy locks dancing over her shoulders and her short pink summer tight dress exposed at the back with sliver expensive necklace dangling at the V of her neck
Those black heels how the hell does she walks in it
"Come on tell us we won't snitch" the freckled face ginger head spoke at the left, her outfit as revealing as Mal, the whole school knows Hailey to be the cutest among the three, but I won't fall for the baby act, she is an unforgiving witch
"Please like as if the whole school doesn't know she is a slut" Rina the rudest among them spoke from the right. I fear neither of them only Mal she's the devilish one
I tried to leaving again not really up in the mood for their bully and Mr. Gabriel asked to see me, that means i have to leave now he is known for his harsh demeanor and i don't want to be in that list of students you have landed in his bad side
But I was pushed back with force causing me to stumble, this girls won't let me have today huh?
"Please not today" I stand no chance against the whole three, my body can't even stand on its own talk less of going against the whole three
"After school the boys are waiting be there on time our usual venue" Mal spoke firmly her eyes never leaving mine before turning and left, the others followed
I forgot to mention I only like school because the demons here aren't as bad as the one I have at home. How I became their target is a wonder not a surprise Its like as if my life is a magnet for deranged people
I will worry about that later I have to meet Mr. Gabriel now, how exhausting life is
This school is large in its own way. Different building designated for different purposes. Like the sport building filled with large halls where games are held like basketball, volleyball, etc. Football is the only sport held on the ginormous field which makes sense
The music building, the arts building and so on. Classes are held here and high-ranking snubby teachers' offices are also here. It wasn't like this before arrangements were made last year because they were awaiting a very promising teacher that is still unknown to us students, I wonder who he is?
I stop dead in my tracks. Wait it can't be him, right? Mr. Gabriel? Nah it can't be just because of one man the whole school had to go into renovation and that man can't be Mr. Gabriel
Getting lost a couple of times I decided to seek directions from the teachers finally ending at a deserted hallway at the top floor. Those stupid stairs I see why people don't come here. I landed on a very large black modernized door and placed soft knocks on it
"Come in" a deep vice resonated through me sending little tingles down my lover belly, um... weird
I pushed the door opened and what my eyes saw was crazy, hell more than crazy. I swear this office is almost the same size of my bungalow house. I stepped inside and shut the door from behind taking in the scene Infront of me
A mini chandelier dripping crystals placed at the center of the room emitting dim orange lights making the office welcoming
Couches that I have never seen this good-looking placed at strategic positions, giving room to the round wooden table at the middle. A long mahogany desk coupled with an office chair both at the front for the teacher then back for visitors like me
The walls of this office painted with a rich dark blue color, I couldn't stop my eyes from bouncing from paintings to paintings, bookshelves, and another door probably the restroom then a liquor shelf it was hard to pull away because it frightens me
It reminds me of my dad
"Are you done staring?"
That same voice silencing my demons again brought me back to life how….. does he do it? "You called for me" I utter shyly. Being around him makes me feel weak or scared or i don't know
"Thirty minutes ago," his gaze still clinging on to the documents he is writing allowing me to shamelessly admire him
"I'm sorry"
"Doesn't look that way to me" he countered
"I swear I just got lost on the way and something held me for a while" I hope reasoning with this man is possible I've heard he is strict about issues like this. God why did it have to be his period? Why not Professor Planks history class the man rarely comes for it only to administer test for us aside from that he is like a ghost
"Something more important that this?" his eyes finally met mine and despite the strict demeanor he is putting on I find a little warmth in his eyes, weird again.
"No, no it wasn't"
Satisfied by my response the sound of his pen hitting the table filled the air earning me his full attention "Good. Now give a solid explanation for your tardiness in a minute"
The hell?
"Your time is ticking" his keen gaze dead set on me watching or more like waiting for a suitable response. Well, that wouldn't be hard
I was scared of being abused by my father and the only way to avoid him was by hiding resulting to my lateness "I overslept"
A nod was all he gave and I don't like this quietness it edges me to have an episode one I have never had and will never have in school "if its detention I'm more than willing to do so sir I just don't want it to show in my attendance" To get a scholarship I need to have a perfect attendance record to tag along with my straight A's gaining me a full and free ride out of the hands of my father
"Detention doesn't do it for me Lily" that statement made me feel there was another deep, dark meaning attached to it and the dark flicker that passed through his eyes never going unnoticed by me solidify my suspicion. I stopped a shiver mid-way
Why my body is malfunctioning today I don't know
"Then what does?"
"Write a seven-hundred-word essay expressing apologies for your tardiness throughout this week one must be submitted to me at the end of each day handwritten. Failure to do so would administer an F in your course"
"What?"
"Shut the door on your way out" he didn't even give me time to process the bomb he just loaded on me. An essay? I'm not some kindergarten kid I was about protesting till I remember a gossip I stumbled upon yesterday about him
This punishment he gave me is by far the leanest one ever given if I knew him better I would say he was being pitiful for me but I highly doubt that is the case
As each moment pass by I realize me standing here won't unseal my faith so I eventually left the office casting one last glance then went down the "stairs of hell" praying the rest of my day goes silent
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School has ended and I waited for the school to be somewhat empty by writing my essay before I go to the "usual venue." At least I was able to write two before 4pm reached. Trust me I wouldn't have to go if not for last time Mal went all bunkers and turned the whole school against me.
It was bad like becoming a punch bag to every senior in school. The juniors weren't involved but they were allowed to watch and ridiculed the "x" student. High school and their silly games except the games weren't so silly; they were the epitome of madness and to make it all end I had to fulfill three wishes from Mal and apologize half naked in one of her parties
I did everything
It nearly broke me when they still kept on disturbing me after everything. That day was the first day I attempted to kill myself, I can't even remember what stopped me and I can't say I'm glad. The back of the sports building is the shittiest place to be in really
This is where all the cool guys and girls drop their cigarettes bun; plastics littered everywhere, gross substances in a puddle, the filth goes on. My tracks were stopped dead when I came to the end of the pathway.
It's far cleaner than the beginning of it. Couches and chairs were put in a ring like form leaving an open space in the middle; I have a very bad feeling about this. It's already past 4 when I last checked the time but I already called Cary to tell her I won't make it today and she understood I thank God for her
"The bitch is here"
All eyes were on me.
Yeah this will be bad.